The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-18
BANQUET
WAS OCCASION
|0FMUCH0RkTORY
s0lrE OF FLORUA'S BRlGHTE91
LIGHTS AROUND THE BAN.
QUIET BOARD.
Session Came to . Successful Clsss,
Adjourning to Meet in
Miami.
(By Legislative Bureau.)

(By Legislative Bureau.)
Tallahassee, Fla. APRIL ls.-Ths
very biggest thing in Tallahassee ID
not the Legislature-it 10 the Elke
convention. The banquet with
which the convention was concluded
included number Of the best known
SPEAKERS in the State. with Frank
Winthrop presiding az toast-mastsf.
The first speaker introduced was
Dean Spencer. who has recently been
appointed special agent to the Sem
inOles OF Florida, and In his speech
last evening he referred to the Sem.
inoles as his special wards. and said
that he thought they would all make
rood Elks. Dean Spencer takes up
Ills work as Seminole agent In the
very near future.
The next speaker introduced was
Fred 7. Myers.
! There was some incidental refer
ence in his introduction to the fact
that Mr.. Myers had been solicited to
appear before the House committee
in tho interests of telegraph conn
ranies against the Stokes bill, which
has come to be known as the "men-
tai anguish BILL" and Mr.. Myers
took occasion to refer in facetious
manner to this hearing which he
+, was asked to attend, but which. AZ
a matter of fact. he didn't make an
appearance at, and used the cudgel
OF sarcasm to lambast the Legisla-
ture Of Florida, which was evidently
enjoyed by many members Of tho
Legislature who were present and
heard the speech.
When this splendid gentleman
who was himself once \ candidate
for governor Of Florida? referred to
the necessity that the recent enact.
ment Of the House placed upon him.
ne the legal representative Of various
corporations, to register and get tho
permission Of the House to appear
before q committee Of the House In
the interest of the corporations at.
tackled by bills pending. Mr.. Myeis
was enthusiasticall applauded. the
demonstration in his behalf exhibit
ing a personal feeling for him quite
apart from that attaching to that OF
the ordinary public speaker.
Kenneth Mckay, brother Of tho
mayer of Tampa. was next intro
duced by Mr.. Winthrop. and he dc.
l:vered a very valuable speech on
tie work OF the Elks, and their
ideas and institutions, and made
several practical suggestions relat'
ing to the betterment of the work OF
the order. Mr. McKay's remarks
were received with marked atten.
}. tion, and II there is any opportun.
I Try to incorporate his ideas into op.
q crative reforms there is real probab-
l;ty that his suggestions will b
adopted.
The next speaker was J. II. Trump.
OF Quincy, who spoke for the good
OF the order. His speech was well
received.
/, A, M. Taylor Of st. Augustine.
a proved to be the real post-prandial
A artist OF the evening 10 elaborated
upon the composite associated ideas
1 CT altitude, chicken, and the price ot
ccca-cola in a manner 80 delightful
trat he was voted the prince Of tho
species. Without anr facial distor.
, ton or sign whatever. he disposed
Of the keenest witticisms to the posi-
1 tive delight of everybody present,
n end caused the assembled diners to
;. egree that Mr.. Taylor easily won tho
!. trize of the evening for his delight
' full persifage.
!, Mr.. winthrop as toastmaster in.
: trnduced william c. Hod"eS ex-can.
d;date for governor OF the BuA
Moose ticket, and made humorous
reference to the DISTINGUISHED orator
, Who followed him. Mr. HODGES in the
r.ost happy manner a,l"ded to the
Introduction Of the toastmaster, ana
n ir the course of his -er,'rks he in
d ccrporated very Appropriately the
n immortal poem of John j. 1ngal!a
( entitled "Opportunitr."
l. Mr.. Hodges speech v-'s the last
s-eech of the evenirr. IA the sew
n e~al hundred Elks disae-sed after
d drinking a toast to Miami, the next
meeting place.