The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-04-06
ELKS' PARTY IS
A BIG SUCCESS
Local Lodge Entertains Their Many
Friends With an Interesting Pro-
gram-Breach of Promise Suit
Is Feature.

The Heppner Lodge of Elks held
their annual party in the l. o. o. F..
hall last Friday evening and it came
up fully to the standard of previous
affairs which this lodge has been
sponsor for. At the opening of the
program, H. H. Hoffman, Exalted
Ruler, explained the nature of the
entertainment and asked the visitors
to enter into the events with the
same spirit of the evening as the
performers themselves.
The first number on the program
was an instrumental solo by Mrs c..
l.. Sweek. Her work was loudly ap-
plauded but all efforts of the appre-
ciative audience failed to bring forth
an encore. Mrs. Sweek at the piano
was followed by "Das Quartette der
Elendtiern" who were Harry Laud-
err" "Chauncey Olcott," "Billy Muir
ray" and Harry Collins" or in other
words, the Elks' quartet consisting
of Nose Gambell, Otheo Crawford,
M. D. Clark and Gerry ingalls,. Their
first song "Po' Little Lamb was
so enthusiastically received that
these gentlemen were called back
again. They responded by singing
the chorus of the same song over
again. Mrs. Otheo Crawford ac-
companied at the piano.
Mrs. R. j. Vaughn sang Kentucky
Lady in very pleasing manner and
then responded with an encore.
Some wonderment was occasioned
when Exalted Ruler Hoffman an
nounced that Francisco Villa was
present and had planned to put on
little sketch with Venustiana Car
rama, but inasmuch as Carranza had
failed to appear, D. M. Ward, of this
city had agreed to go on in his place
Villa proved to be no other than Har-
ry Duncan, that well known "jibster'
and entertainer, who with his phon-
ograph and jokes kept the close at
tention of the crowd for some little
time. D. M. Ward rendered several
silent selections on the piano.
Mrs Ray Bonine sang two pleasing
songs, the last one, 1.-THE Rosary, y
especially bringing forth much favor
able comment.
A breach of promise suit, in which
Bob Young was the defendant, was
the feature of the evening in thai
farce entitled "Why Bob Left the
Farm" The case was one in which
one Nancy White sued Mr.. Young fol
total of $673S. The suit was made
up of two parts, the first for breach
of promise and the second on account
of the disgrace brought about by Bol
when he followed fashions decree
and began wearing tight-fitting ol
tooth pick" pants, as Nancy callec
them. The part Of Nancy was taker
by Chas. Cox and he certainly wei
looked the part. The case was tried
in Judge Frank Gilliams court, ant
"hissoner' was anxious at all times
to get at the bottom of the facts II
the case. billiard French and S. w
. Spencer handled the case for Name!
and Del Ward and Con Claud An
drews appeared for the defendant
The case had proceeded to consid
cradle extent before the suggestion
was made that the jury should b'
selected and clerk appointed. Th'
Jury was called at once, who wer'
put in charge of bailiff Duncan ant
Chas. Sperry Of lone, was appointed
clerk of the court. After witnesse
had been called on both sides AM
the Judge himself placed on trial, th'
case went to the jury A verdict II
the sum of $16.5S was awarded thu
plaintiff, and Judge Gillian handed
out some good advice to the defend
ant.
This part Of the program was con
cluded after the quartet sang Star
of the Summer Night" The remain
der Of the evening was spent in play
ing cards and dancing. Music for tn
latter occasion being furnished b.
Redifer's orchestra. Last, but no
least, were the refreshments serve'
by the committee in charge. Thes
gentlemen, who were largely re
sponsible for the success of the en-
tire affair, were Glenn Wells, ]. +
Vaughn and J. L. Wilkins. 1t wa
by far one of the most enjoyabl
events Of the season.