Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
.ELKS FINISHING PLANS
FOR SPRING FESTIVAL
Indoor Celebration Will Be
Marked by Many Unusual
Features.

With the Elks' spring festival but two
weeks of. the committeeman of Washing
ton Lodge in charge of the affair are busy
putting the finishing touches to what is
planned to be most unusual indoor cele-
bration.
Following the meeting of the board OF
control last night Chairman Samuel
Richards stated that the program for
the eight days Of the festival provides
for change of features daily. The en-
tire Elks' building, at 919 H street north
west, is to be in use.
Permanent Improvements now are being
made. on the first floor of the building,
which will increase the floor space; like
wise the basement of the clubhouse is
being fitted up There will be no amuse-
ments, however, in the Elks' lodgeroom,
this apartment being reserved for the re-
ception of distinguished guests Hugh F.
Harvey, past exalted ruler of Washing
ton Lodge, who is chairman of the recep-
ton committee, is arranging for an OPEN
ing ceremonial, with distinguished men
in public life, many of them Elks, in at
tendance.
Will Aid Charity Fund.
While the festival will serve to give
the public peek at the improved Elks'
Home, 1t has a more practical end in
view-an addition to the lodges charity
fund.
In the Elks' public hail, on the third
floor. the dancing committee, Herman
Richards, chairman, will hold forth. An
o'clock to midnight each evening. The
vaudeville and festival spectacles will be
staged on the enlarged first floor and in
the basement.
Wives and daughters of the Elks are
taking a big share OF the burdens of the
festival. They have organized, with Mrs.
John c. Wood as chairman; Mrs. John c..
Maxwell. vice chairman. and Miss Sadie
Julia Gompers. secretary.
Forces Are Divided.
The women assisting have been divid-
| ed in groups, representing the various
| countries. as follows:
United States-Miss Ethel " Benton,
chairman; Miss Nellie Ballenger. vice
chairman: Misses Nora w. Payne, l. v.
McCullum, NJ. V. O'Donnell, May B. Nc
Carthy, Mary Beers, Theresa Richmond.
Josephine Richmond, Guenn Donohoe,
Lillian Brown, Gertrude Kelly, M. Jack
son, Mary Wise, Kate Katz, Bessie Vo-
gelson. r. Conner, A. c. Mcnamara,
Dorothy Elsie, Annie Steele. Carrie Nor
rison, the Misses Curtis, Mrs. A John
Powell.
Elkdom-Mrs. Charles Utermehle, chair
man; Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Gompers, Miss
F. Gompers, Mrs. Levy and the Misses r.
and 3. Levy.
To Represent Ireland.
Ireland-Mrs. Harry Essex, chairman !;
Mrs. w. L. Belt, Mrs. E. ]. Dolan, Mrs.
Seymour Biondheim, Mrs. A. ]. Schwartz,
Miss M. Miller, Miss Margaret Boswell,
Miss l. Zimmerman and Miss ]. Zim-
hermann.
Germany-Miss NJ. Hermann, Mrs. Leo
Zwissler, Mrs. J. Healy, Mrs. McEner-
ney,. Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. Rau, Mrs. Tanner
and Mrs. Fischer.
Japan-Miss Wood, chairman; Miss
Burch, Miss K. Hardin, Miss NJ. Wood,
Mrs. Fred j. Mersheimer, Miss Lillian
koechling, Miss Helene Hoff and Miss
Belle Mcdonald.
Spain-Mrs. William Finkelstein, chair
man; Mrs. Rayerman, Miss 1. Finkelstein,
Miss 8. Finkelstein, Miss S. J. Gompers
and Miss Warner.
Holland-Mrs. Simpson, Miss Dunn
Mrs. John S. M. Zimmerman, Mrs.
O'Connor, Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Scher-
merhorn.
The ladies' committee will meet again
Tuesday night, when the committee and
groups will be further added to and new
ones created