The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-28
PUBLIC OPENING
OF EAGLES HOME
FINE NEW QUARTERS TURNED
OVER TO THE PEOPLE
LOCAL RED CROSS N CHARGE
Elaborate Entertainment Program
Meets With Generous Response
Carnival On First Floer-Dan-
cling In Lodge Apartments

eng IN Louge apartments
Oskaloosa Red Cross chapter, as
sisted by the local Aerie OF Eagles
gave a touch of life TO the opening
and public reception at the new quar-
tiers of the Eagles, the new home re-
placing the structure destroyed by fire,
December Is, 1916, that will stand as
a mark for future effort in the en-
teTtainment line Big as they are, the
apartments of the Eagles were not
large enough to house the great crowd
that turned out TO see the new home
and to help the Red Cross. At times
during the evening the rooms were so
filled with humanity that it was i'm
possible for more to get in until some
had come out.
At the entrance an admission of
twenty-five cents was charged, with
r. X. Davis taking toll. The first floor
progress with numerous specialties !
and features and the second floor was
devoted to dancing, at so much. per
dance and both floors were packed TO
capacity. During the afternoon the
lodge apartments on the second floor
was devoted to a card party and the
big rooms we're crowded and some
thing near $Io0 was taken in from this |
feature alone.
Public Was Generous
Entertainment and amusement therel
was an abundance for everybody Sol
crowded were the rooms at times that
the pop corn and refreshment girls |
specially dressed for the evening could |
not get about with their wares.
Ladies of the Red Cross organization
and members of the Eagles lodge
worked faithfully and industriously to-
make a success out of the affair and ,
the results exceeded iondest antici- |
patton. Arthur S. Shaw, Worthy Pres
ident of the Eagles and his corps of !
officers and assistants co-operated
with the Red Cross organization in /
the effort to make the affair a success
and the public responded generously.
Big Fun Program
The entire lower floor was filled
with booths of all kinds and discrip-I
tions. On the left, al the south end,
was the fun factory featuring Deacon !,
Turner the world famous fiddler in
old time songs that your grandfather
sang. In connection with the head
liner, the theatrical troupe of Crook
ham & Joseph put on a VAUDEVILLE that 4
would have made the Orpheum circuit
look cheap.
On TO the left was the booth of the
Sammies mothers selling pound boxes
Of candy and lump sugar for our boys
over there" They report sale of
275 boxes.
No show is complete without for
tune teller and the Eagles found a
seventh daughter of a seventh daugh-
ter of the king of Bagdad to tell the
: life history in the past, future and
present.
Mrs, Evan Morgan was in charge of
the record booth At this place phono !
graph records were sold TO be sent to |
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms at the national
cantonments. {
Introduced New Game
The Union.Monarch landry and dry !
cleaners gave away bill Of credit TO ,
anyone who guessed the correct num- !
Der OF objects contained in glass '
globe They also introduced the game
Of Winter Golf TO the people of 7
Oskaloosa.
The Auction Table, in charge Of Mrs.
NJ. J. CruZen. displayed variety of
goods ranging from Red Cross cakes
TO pictures and trinkets. Col. M. J.
Convey was the auctioneer and although .
the bidding was fast and furious and
far different from the sale of farm
goods, he handled it in fine shape
AT the extreme north end of the A
hall was a platform where the school '
children put on variety of free y
performances.
Next was Verne Silyerthorn in
charge OF the Jass Band and Athletic Y
show. This show was not far behind S
the Caddock-GlDbons exhibition to be
held Friday evening. I
Those Underwood Girls S
The girls of the Underwood Candy
Company were there in force and were 4
in charge of the show entitled The 5
Hall OF Mystery. This tent was filled
with thrills that can only De explained .
to one who experienced Them. The )
girls taking part in this program were:
Pearl Kilfoil. Bernice Hanzel. Mabel
Edwards, Velma Bennett, Blanche r
West Goldie Maffin, Irma Hayner, o
Grace Almond and Gail Miller
Fairies in the Well. for men only, J.
drew large crowd Of the masculine o
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show on the floor.
The Hawaiian Visitors =
On the second floor Miss Pigeon :.
Boyer's Ukulele Club furnished music. '
The girls We're dressed in Hawaiian
costumes which together with the
scenery and music would have made
a Hawaiian troupe jealous, The follow a.
ing girls took part: Miss Pigeon Boyer. o.
Lucile Holmes, Mabel Bell. Marjorie .
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