The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-05-07

~Stupendous, amazing and mirac-
ulous were the attractions gathered
from the far corners of the earth
last evening for the entertainment of
the women OF the Eastern Star last
evening at Masonic hall. The hosts
were the men of the order.
All of the nature-defying curiosi-
ties, exhibits thai would turn Phineas
T. Barnum green with envy, were
there for the delectation of the guests
together with a riot of a~musements
that set the mark for carnivals Of the
burlesque type.
The entertainment, to which the
women of Starlight chapter had been
invited with considerable ceremony
and justification, proved to be a
burlesGue of a carnival or monster
~side-show, with all of the attractions
that have wheedled dimes from cred
ulous pocketbooks in the last fifty
years.
There IA Loretta, the fat lady,
who smiled with elephantine grace
upon her admirers. Madame Villa,
the Mexican snake charmer, charm
ed upholstered reptiles and feminine
audiences with equal dispatch. Grape
Nuts, the cigarette fiend, depicted
the awful horrors of Lady N~icotine's
friendship with a c~adaverous smile.
Montgomery & Stone, Honey Boy"
Evans, Richard Carxle and Geo. NJ.
Conan were put to shame by the sing
ing and dancing of the I'VE Should
Worry" quartet. Dora thrived ON her
meau of mud with all the sang froid
nG n ~ npinrprn r., L. .rrDct 49, 49,
in the world proved to be we'll mac
Grated and the monster of the deep
innocently swan about in its bowl.
II there was any curiosity lacking,
it was because it had not yet been
discovered.
Upon entering, the guests had the
opportunity of chatting with Minnie.
the missing link captured in Tobin's
park or having their fortune told by
the sylph-like Gypsy. A little Ger
man band was on hand to blare mu-
sic at every interval. Squakcrs and
whistles were o%btainable from a ven
der OF Hebraic extraction. For those
with pennies to throw away, they
could gamble to their hearts delight
with a wheel of chance, or throw rub
Der balls at, a Shine" with his head
peeping from a curtain. There were
canes to ring for those who thought
themselves proficient. And any dis
turbers of the peace promptly met
with m~isjustice from a solemn patri-
arch, ready to read the law to Of
Tenders brought forth by two sons
of Erin in poiicemen's garb.
The queen of the carnival was Mrs.
Frank A. Maynard, who guessed
within 500 of the number of beans
contained in a jar. The queen by her
coronation, received a ..tinsel crown
and sash of many colors. .s,... I'D, -,
~ Following the carnival of amuse-
ments, the guests, over 200 in num-
Der, We're served with a sumptuous
repast in the lodge dining room. Mu-
sic was furnished in the dining room
by the Maynard theatre orchestra.
The entertainment was unqualifiedly
one of the most successful of its
kind ever staged in Mitchell. There
were Al men required to put on the
entertainment.
X. c. Raines was chairman of the
entertainment committee, which
worked out the details of the enter
tainment. The other members were
Henry Herman, Walt Smith and Ed.
M. Clancy. Tho reception committee
comprised w. e. Upton, chairman,
and Sid w. Smith and d. T. Becker.
A. B. McKeel was chairman of the
refreshment committee, with C. B.
Wilt and H b. Rogers. DIR. r. J.
Lammei Aand twelve assistants all
barged in white, served the supper.
h supper was preceded by a toast
by Geo. A. Silsby, who praised the
women of the Eastern Star for their
loyalty to the order and welcomed
them in behalf of the men.