The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-01
.ELKS B0QLA A SUCCESS
Many Valuable Prizes Awarded and the Enter.
tainments During Thursday, Friday and
Saturday Nights Very Pleasing Al. G.
Flournoy and His Assistants Deserve
Much Credit for Pulling Off This
Great Stunt. II"

The Elks' boola is pleasant
recollection only. After many
weeks preparation, hours of labor
on the part Of those who were
appointed to look after the vari-
Gus details Of the affair and ankle
ty on the part of all the local
members Of the order to have the
boola a complete success, all that
remains now is to ascertain what
the proceeds were. You can lay
a safe bet the Elks did not termi-
nate the boola on the wrong side
Of the ledger. The "Boys' made
perhaps 81 800, perhaps more; but
they are we'll satisfied. The pa
irons were we'll satisfied, too, and
the event will never be forgotten,
especially the feature of the last
night. Those wild scenes will
never be effaced from the men,
ories Of the participants. 1t was
no safe and sane affair. 1t was
not safe to 60 to the boola broke
nor nearly broke. 1t was to go
flush or stay away. Not that the
boys held anyone up, but the ma
yuma was handy article to have
around in case Of emergency. It
was not a sane affair because
along about 10 o'clock everyone
present was either crazy over the
success of the boola, crazy over
the bargains or just crazy because
these conditions existed in the at
mosphere.
Friday night was a good night.
1t was safe and sane. The men,
bers selected for the various parts
were just getting accustomed to
the situation they were placed
in. Those who were present the
previous night passed the word
along and the mazuma was easier
to get and the spirit Of the boola
had secured fairly good grip on
the city The hall wassjust cons
fortably filed. Brother Flournoy
gave the cue to the actors to
loosen up bit and the show was
on. This brother, while not a
member of the local herd, is the
best single-handed hustler that
ever sold cumberland other
things. He has not only a choice
stock of original fun, but a large
assortment of "salve' that is
pleasing and is spread in a very,
genteel manner. Virginia is for
tunate to have as a citizen "live
wire' of Mr. Flournoy' calibre
and we only wish there were more
of his like to make the world
seem brighter. AS LaBrosse and
his company Of musicians were
booked for the Oliver club dance
he gave the Elks an hours pro-
gram. 1t was very enjoyable,
and as Frank is an Elk he was
just as pleased to render a serv-
ice as the boys to receive it. He
played four splendid marches and
was roundly applauded after each
number. All the booths were
we'll patronized. Madame Chira
pleased long list of callers and
read many palms and sent away
each visitor much delighted with
encouragement for the future.
Tickets on everything in the fan
cy goods department and else
where went like hot cakes. Ev-
eryone was getting ready for the
"big night.' Mrs. E. l.. thinner
man sang two solos, and our fair
city has never been the bonfde
home of a soloist in it's years of
existence until this estimable ar
rived. She was introduced to the
public a stranger, and left the
stage popular artist. She pos
sesses very sweet soprano, pleas
ing appearance and surely endear-
ed herself to the musical, and
forced the musical to admit that
there was something to "singin -
after all. We all expect to hear
moro of NTrc 7;,n,oo,,>,
lections, as we surely will, as Vir-
ginia loves talent and this lady
surely has it.
And what of Saturday night?
Wow! It was sumner. And
such a crowd. And the mazuma
that was scattered around remind