Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-09
ICE CREAM Men
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band will be carried far and wide nv
the visiting ice cream men. The con
cert was given in the Ballingall hotel
commencing at 1880 o'clock and con.
tinuing until 8 o'clock. A program
consisting Of popular airs and marches
was rendered by the musical organlza.
ton. Each number was heartily an
plauded and the ice cream men de.
clared that they had not heard better
music in all their lives. "The OF
tumwa March," written by Professor
Worrell with the verse "We're from
Ottumwa" probably made the biggest
hit with the visiting ice cream makers
and the catchy tune was Immediately
picked up by the visitors and hummed
by them the rest Of the evening
While the band was the one big at
| traction, it might be added that the
exhibition Of William Ohlhaver OF
Aurora, ILL.,, attracted considerable at
tention. AS Wielder of the broom
stick the Aurora man stands in class
OF his own while his gymnastic tricks
were classy
Attend Garrick Performance.
After listening to the tuneful strains
OF the band, the visiting ice cream men
and members of the Commercial asso-
citation, 200 strong went to the Garrick
theater. Manager Ben Powell had re-
served 200 seats for the frozen
delicacies makers and the house was
crowded with Ottumwans who came to
witness the performance and to see
the fun. The Fifty-fourth band opened
the evenings program by playing a
selection from Madame Sherry" and
giving an encore. The raising of the
curtain with the band men on the
stage was the signal for a demonstra.
ton which did not subside until the
musicians had started on the selec-
ton. The mirthful strains from the
big musical production made one big
nit with the visitors and at the con-
clusion, they nearly raised the root
with applause. The second number was
patrol and with the playing of the
Star Spangled Banner part in the num-
Der, the huge audience rose to their
feet and showed their patriotism by
shouting which nearly drowned the
strains of the band. Despite the riot
of applause, at the conclusion Of the
patriotic number the band left the
stage to allow the program to go on.
The vaudeville program presented by
Manager Powell was greatly appreci- |
ated by the ice cream men and every |
number was applauded. Miss Cleota
Sutton scored the biggest hit of the
evening with her song Sugar Moon"
The young woman's singing so pleased
the Ice cream men that they called her
back five times. They joined in the
chorus by whistling the popular song.
An added attraction on the program |
was the monologue by Louie Lau,
some vaudevillian from Burlington
iowa. Lau is in class by himself |
when 1t comes to entertaining and he
had the entire house in an uproar.
The gentleman came to the city as a
special guest of President Claude
Myers and Tom Stodghill and while he
Is not maker Of ice cream he Is GER
tainly maker Of fun. Mr.. Lau does
German monologue. NJ E. Macdon-
nell did a female impersonation act
and lived through It all.
Elks Held Open House.
The Ottumwa lodge of Elks held
open house for the visitors following /,
he Garrick performance and all were
made to feel at home in the handsome
quarters of the Ottumwa lodge where
hey mingled with local Elks who did
possible to make their !
yisit in their home one Of pleasure. A
delicious stag lunch was given the !
,isitors in the handsome new grill f
DOM Of the club. The Ottumwa Harp
orchestra was present and rendered /
,retty music throughout the evening. a
after partaking of the appetizing re-
'ast, the visitors repaired to the par 9
ors where the orchestra rendered \
delightful musical program. The best \
eature of the evening was the in t
ormal program in which Louis Lau, F
>r. Eckert, Secretary Ross woodruff, s
t the national association, President
'laude Myers, Tom Stodghill, Jack II
'ogarty and others participated. 1t 7
onsisted of funny experiences and Ii
necdotes and If there was man pres
mt who did not crack his riblets by a
he did not recognize good a
omedy. DR.. Eckert started off the
IN. Louis Lau probably made the :
iggest hit with his German stories al =
nough Dr. Eckert was close second =