The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-02-05
ANNUAL SMOKER OF
ELKS PROVED MOST
ENJOYABLE EVENT
ABOUT 15o MEMBERS AND
GUESTS GATHERED AROUND
FESTAL BOARD.
NUMBER OF SHORT ADDRESSES
Prof. /. S. Duke Acted AS Master Of
Ceremonies and introduced the
Speakers-spIendid oyster Supper
In Three Courses Was Served.

Speakers-SpIendid oyster Supper
in Three Courses Was Served.
The annual banquet Of the Elks,
held in their club rooms Friday even
| ing, was not only the largest, but the
best that they have ever given. They
thoroughly demonstrated to the large
number of invited guests that they
were really the best people on
earth"
When the call to supper was sound
ed, there were fully $50 who took
| their places around the festal board
The large room on the second floor
was completely filled with diners,
Chairs and tables had to be fairly
edged together to accommodate the
"antlered tribe and their friends,
The speakers table was arranged
along the west wall, from which q
splendid view could be gotten Of the
rest of the large assembly. After all
had taken their seats and heard. the
words of grace spoken by Dr. w. B.
Kicks, a local photographer took sew
eral fash light pictures Of the crowd
The entertainment took the nature
Of an oyster supper, there being
three courses of them. In addition
each course was garnished with 9TH
er delectables, which left the diners
filled to overfiowing when the cigars
we're passed around about nine
o'clock.
For an hour or more there was a
delightful play Of after dinner wit
and humor. There were no set
speeches, but a large number were
called upon to make few remarks.
Prof. L. s. Duke, the exalter ruler of
the lodge, acted as POSTMASTER and
general master of ceremonies. He
proved a most admirable selection,
as he got off a number of clever hits
upon the different speakers. tae' j
Among those whom he called upon
during the evening were Mayor ]. N.
Dedman, one of the two gentlemen
who secured the charter forGthe 10.
cal lodge and also arpast exalted ruiz
or thereof, who spoke upon How 1t
Feels to Be a Grandfather" The
mayor was inclined to be facetious
In his remarks and told of the innu-
merable joys that were his since he
had become grandfather. w. P.
Boyd spoke upon the greatness Of the
Elk fraternity, its size and the prin.
ciples for which it stood. George T.
Hughes, Jr., as president of the Cen
fury Club, extended the fluctuations
of his organization to the Elks and
| pledged that the amicable relations
that had existed between them in the
past would continue in the future. He
also paid high tribute to the generos,
ity and charity of the Elks in making
! Christmas time joy and happiness
to the poor children of the city. Jas.
A Sloan spoke in his usual humorous
vein, taking number Of shots" at
the speakers who preceded him. He,
too, spoke Of the magnificent charity
Of the Elks in bringing Christmas to
about 400 Of the poorer children OF
the city. Prof. R. L. Harris, a recent
candidate for Elkdom spoke briefly,
saying that his horns were yet too
short and tender to lock with those
which had become hardened through
years of service in the lodge.
Andrew Zeitler was introduced by
the postmaster as ''the man who
came prepared to make a speech"
He made a short but very humorous
address. Capt. Morton, of the Mill
tary Academy, said that the only OBJ
lection he had to make to the Elk and
Century Clubs was that they made
too many bachelors in Columbia, for
club life was so pleasant that many
men did not care to marry. The
POSTMASTER retorted that he was of
the opinion that bachelorhood with
the captain was case of sour grapes,
w. E. McElroy, when called upon told
a very humorous story that convuls-
ed the crowd. DR.. e. A. Timmons
spoke at some length upon the prin-
| ciples of Elkdom, the fraternity of
the men in it, and the charities that
1t performed. DIR. Hardison, the last
speaker Of the evening, said that he
had enjoyed the evening so much
that he wanted to come back into the
fold again, If his brothers would as
sent, and wear once again the badge