The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-08
tLKS' ELEGANT EVENING
DcaIa Bills u Hundred Strong Gathered
Together for an Old Time
JOIIificaffoA

prevailed and the many good things
TO smoke, eat and drink supplied by
the committee were partaken of. The
refreshmeht feature was a continuous
performance and walters passed around
to the tables scattered all over the big
/ lodge room and served refreshments
all during the evening, so that no Elk
was allowed to grow hungry or dry or
become faint for lack Of nourishment.
Many interesting clippings were
read number of good speeches made
and many short. impromptu toasts
! given at the request Of Toast Master
/ DR.. VIM. Anderson. Good fellowship
| and good cheer flowed freely and
mingled in the proper proportions all
| through the hours and the closing,
| / o'clock a. m. more than fifty were
still present.
There was some good music supplied
! by Messrs ". X. Condor. c. V. Miller
u. S Woodrow. DR.. F. f. McClane and
others. which was much appreciated
| by the Elks.
| The brothers We're disappointed that
the big delegation from Dunnellon did
not come up, but there were a num-
| Der of out Of town members and visit
| ing Elks present and these formed a
most pleasing impression of the Ocala
lodge.
The brothers did not take the state
ment seriously that they would be sent
for, if they were not present, some
of them were shown. The sheriff with
his posse secured the big three-ton
auto truck and it's driver and started
out to do his duty. Among others gar
nered in from their warm beds were
Messrs. T. H. Harris, S. T. Sistrunk and
II. NJ Hampton. These gentlemen. to-
gether with half a dozen members of
the city council who came in late, and
several other members of the lodge
were tried when court convened after
the lunch had been served, for failing
to come, others for being late and yet
others on divers and sundry charges.
| The proceedings of the court were
broad and liberal, the dignity was
sometimes ruff1ed and roars of laugh
ter and means of protest often dis
turbed proceedings, but the court new
er turned a hair, never lost its head
and there was no appeal from any of
its rulings and the verdict rendered by
the jury might as well have been
sterotyped, it was always the same.
viz: I'VE, the jury, find the prisoner
guilty" Harry Clarkson was foreman
of the jury till he became exhausted
when another was secured. Judge
David S. Williams was the Judge. Mr..
Ted Drake the clerk, DR.. VIM. Ander-
son the prosecuting attorney and Mr..
Galloway the sheriff The fines as a
rule We're 81 each and the sheriff did
not fail to collect them. Later on
when the machinery of the law became
warmed up. the sheriff went out into
the highways and hedges (the body of
the court room) and collected fines on
: pile of money in front of him that he
could scarcely see over which was
turned over to the charity fund Of the
lodge. After the fun of the evening
is long forgotten the good these dol
; lars will do will be felt. When court
had adjourned big Juror Smith of Cen
ter Hill threw his dollar on the table
stating that he thought the jury should
be fined, too, and the other members
followed suit.
. The rule of the court was that il
We're better that all were found guilty
than that one innocent man esca pc
There the utmost good feeling
. throughout the evening. Many Elks
: were there who had not been out fol-
a long time before and the smoker will
long be remembered one of the
bright spots in the career Of the lodge
Some serious and sensible things were
said and done and every member was
benefited mentally and physically by
having been there.
Following is an original paper read
by Mr.. Billingsley during the evening
Welcome to the members of Two
Eighty Six,
Members of the city and those Of the
StiX.
Visiting members. to YOU the glad
hand,
But members one and all, please un-
. The names of our members may lead
. you astray:
EHaVe good time, but be careful Whai
you say.
This is a smoker, a stag party. judge
by the name;
Still YOU Will see on the program &
perplexing thing, you can't get il
, right,
Though you work all the day and par
: Of the Knight.
The old are Young. the Crook i,
straight:
, Faski not lazy; he's right up 4
date.
Hocker'S got money and doesn't have
Neither does Williams. Davis nor Mac
Kay.
i Woodrow wouldn't. 'twOuld blister his
hands.
\ coon does that while Woodrow
would sell Woodmar Woodlands
1 |
1 Just beautiful growing on land vel
4 titled
1 Roozer is a banker. president a that
4 Follow his instructions and your stock
1 will wax fat.
4 Webb is not webby, he just needs g
4 shave.
4 Contribute a nickel apiece and see hin
Il rave.
He'd clean up the place
1 If We mentioned a haircut on his ace
1 He'd Chase YOU q block. 'twould pay
you to Hyde.
1 To swear TO anything, even swear
4 you'd lied.
1 Tydings of JOY: ha. Carroll will sing.
/ Now Hunter is all right, just the thing
/ Very appropriate and not a bit
1 strange:
l He'll find her. too. if she needs a gas
range. There's a Crom
l In our lodge and there Is q Miller.
there's a bum.
] Bear with this wind hemorrhage ".
/ See the good in it, not just the bad.
. Put on a smile like Crazy kihler:
m not a writer, only a Scribbler.
When refres hmentS are ready an,
jt< time 10 Crook your elbow. Hunte'
over Tucker in. take Chaser. III
right up to your AdamS-apple. Pay
no attention TO Ben Rheinhour or any
other hour: the Bell iS broke any way
Dunnelonites, cut out Your Grum BILE
fill your Harry up and he'll soon Peter.
out. Now what viii YOU have COffe.