The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-02-24
THE ELKS
HOSTS AT
BRILLIANT
FUK"rInNS
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF Mde
AT AFTERNOON RECEPTION
AND THE SOCIAL SESSION AT
NIGHT BIG SUCCESS.
Pull OFF SOME GREAT STUNTS

The celebration by the members OF
Canon City Lodge No. 6lo. q. p. O. E.
on Tuesday in commemoTstton OF
washington's birthday and the fourth
anniversary OF tie dedication OF their
club building was largely attended
and was one OF the most elaborate
social functions in the history OF the
organization. The celebration opened
With reception for the ladies OF the
city from two TO three O'Clock in the
afternoon. followed by an entertain
ment program from three to four
O'Clock by a company OF thespians
under an engasement from Charles
Jacobs. the well known Denver thea.
trical manager. The floral decorations
were pink, red and white carnations
and the refreshments we're grape
Juice and waters.
The reception committee an. the
lodge members generally LEFT nothing
undone that would in any wise con-
tribute to the pleasure OF their guests
and wives. mothers. sisters. sweet
hearts and other feminine frienas OF
the Elks were given the freedom of
the club building and made the reci-
pienis OF every possible attention and
courtesy. The entertainment features
Of the afternoon were varied in charac-
ter and highly diserting and enjoyable
They we're put on by n regularly or
ganiEed troupe and we're very anus
inE. The stunts in the order in which
they were presented follow:
Songs. dances and musical selec-
tons by the ~sIideets.- Burkhart 4
Perry in singing and dancing acts
and Mumsord and Thompson IN
melanse Of singing, storytelling. With
cism and hamor. Every number VAS
rem OTsIlzy Kind and evoked sponts:
'neous and PROLONGED applause.
The -arIdsets- are a couple of dsmi.
nutive people, man and wife. OF the
Tom Thumb variety with taller, for
vocal and Instrumental music that Is
as wonderful as their iiiiiputian stat
ure In their speciality they are nrst-
class and never fail to arouse the en-
thusiasm OF their auditors. The sing.
Ing and dancing Of 3urkhart a Berry
Is great and must be seen to lie APP
preciated. They are professionals and
have hundreds OF admirers on the
vaudeville circuit. In their particular
rc.c Mumford q Thompson are super
iativcs; having few equals aud no sn.
;eriors anywhere. They possess m
unus IA natural cieserness as actors
and h.s. heightened their inacrnt
qualities by study and experience un.
III they have become the entertainers
par excellence. They received un-
stihtcd praise from their auditors on
Tuesday by the skin and superb char.
acter Of their work. Many people pro- |
nounced them to be the greatest fun.
makers they had ever seen
The evenings program was for
Eiks only and several hundred mem |
bers OF the antlered herd were In at
tendance to enjoy the festivities. In
addition to most OF the Canon City |!
bunch there were present about City !
members Of the order from Florence:
half y dozen or no from Westcliffe |
and the Wet Mountain valley and q
few visiting Elks from Pueblo. Den
yer and Colorado Sprlngs. The cele-
bration was In the form OF social ses- |
sion with \ smoker. vaudeville per.
formance. boxing bout and luncheon
as pleasing incidents.
Features OF the evening entertain.
ment were cigars. stunts by the "aIidg.
cts. ."~the Truth girl. Burkhart q
Berry. Mumford q Thompson. box
ing match between Kid Bailey of Grip.
pie Greek and Kid Torres of South
Canon and the customary II O'Clock
luncheon; gastronomic AFFAIR OF
generous proportions. The Truth girl
appeared in three acts. each time
with different costume She was one |
OF the favoriten OF the evening. In
the boxing contest the Cripple Creek
man proved TO be- more skiliful than
his opponent and was awarded tho
honors Of the contest.
After tho luncheon Mumfor6 4
Thompson entertained the kathelins |
for half an hour or 20 with q mum.
Der Of clever skits that addsd 70 lhe
sooa Impression that they had uaals