The Washington herald., 1921-11-06
TOTEACH MANUAL
OF ARMS TO ELKS
IN SNAPPY DRILL
A. Durkin, Glee Club
Leader, Urges Mem
bers to Join.

Tomorrow night Maj. Bdwaros
win give Instructions 70 the mem
bers Of the drill team in the manual
of arms, this being the first meeting
Of the team, members are requested
to be at the club At .. m. Ambrose
Durkin. leader Of the Giee- Club,
needs more voices. This club 10
rapidly getting in shape. and prom
ises to eclipse all other organiza-
lions Of its kind in the District.
The EIks concert band gave
great welcome TO Director Arthur
s. witeomb upon his return from
six weeks vacation. These must
cians VIII render the musical pro-
gram during the entire carnival
week. An important rehearsal and
business meeting will be held next
Friday evening at sp. m. wednes-
day, November 1s. there viii be no
regular session Of the lodge; upon
that date August Brill. who 10 chair
man Of q committee which have
made arrangements for . return
visit to Baltimore Lodge No. Z. an
nounces that his committee expect
500 members to go to Baltimore
upon this date. The preparations Of
the Oriole City lodge for our recep-
ton have been completed, and they
promise some time to all that at
tend
Every member should attend
wednesday nights big Initiation.
Big talks, big eats, together with
hearing the ritual expounded by the
chair officerh whose work has gained
the praise OF the grand lodge, assure
members who do not attend meet
ings Of this character an opportunity
to know what Elkdom means to all
mankind.
President Edward H. Neumeyer,
jr.. Of the Elks baseball team. and
Clark Griffith. manager Of the Ma
tIonals, are arranging details for
the coming season. wherein the
Elks will play semi-professional
ball Saturdays. Sundays and all
holidays when Manager Grifflth's
team is out OF the city.
The Presidents contribution to
the great Elks carnival was a very
beautiful picture of the White
House, signed by him. This picture
is mounted in a handsome frame,
and will be on exhibition at the club
this week. Well earned praise is
given James A. BaIderson and his
committeeman in the conduction Of
the regular Thursday night dances
at the clubhouse. These invitation
dances have the highest class of
patrons. whose. appreciation for
clean dancing and good music is a
matter of comment over the entire
city.
With all the activity at present
in the lodge, Chairman Neumeyer
calls attention to the membership
drive. This item should not be over
looked; his goal is set TO have 1000
more members before February l,
1922. APPLICATION blanks can be OBJ
tanned from Secretary William S.
Shelby. or from Chairman Edwin H
Neumeyer.
The ladies carnival committee
have appointed the following ladies
to act as captains for the booths
that will come under the charge Of
NHlo MISS OGOTRle hGO-
man. Mrs. Gressett, Mrs. NJ. Bowman,
Mrs. A. o'Brein, Mrs. A Hollander.
Mrs. c. E. Stanton, Mrs. Arthur S.
Witcomb, Mrs. A r. Zimmerman.
Mrs. Lydia Doyle, Mrs. E. Brown,
Mrs. Lattemer, Mrs. Graham. Mrs.
Baum, Mrs. Kober. Mrs. Meechum,
and Mrs. J. c. Wood. Secretary
Lydia Doyle and her assistant, Mrs.
A. F. Zimmerman, are completing all
all details necessary for the as
signments Of the other members OF
this committee. Vice Chairman Mrs
James A Balderson, has appointed
Mrs. James A Farrell and Mrs
Howard NJ Peter In charge Of the
first floor; for the second floor Mrs.
W. ]. White, and the third floor Miss
Laura Dulaney and Miss Ursla
Syers.
Chairman Samuel Richards and
the executive committee of the car
nival. which is an undertaking that
is the largest affair of its kind that
the lodge ever pulled off, reports
great progress in tho work Of his
committee in shaping matters In
such form that all who attend win
be more than satisfied in the beauty
of the booths and the nature of the
gifts that will be distributed. There
will be grouped In the club on four
floors forty-eight booths, all taste
fully decorated. with handsome
young ladies as attendaurs toReth-
er with an old-fashioned rathskellar,
where the good things to eat ana
drink can be obtained.
Chairman Howard N. Petsr. in
charge Of the details pertainina 10
the memorial services, which will
be held At the Central Hirh School
Sunday evening, December a AZ q
o'clock. has completed all NJ, ar
engagements The speaker uron that
occasion will be the Hon. John a
Price, attorney general OF tia STAT.
OF Ohio. A soloist OF national ren,,e
and the Elks octette, dfrectIon of
Ambrose Durkin, together with one
Of the finest orchestras in the oItv
will participate in the ceremonies,
The Hon. John K Tanner. renre-
senting the grand lodge, and ali the
members of the B. p. o. Elks viii
place a wreath upon the rrav. ~
the unknown soldier at ArlIn0tnn
November IL At the regular ses-
sion Of the lodge lase wedn.sday
addresses were made by N. ] we,t.
colt, of Hampton, Va, and Charles
D. Garfield.of Juno (Alaska) Lodge
No. 40.
The lodge has accepted ths invi-
tation Of the Spanish War Veterans
to attend their carniva ami Coney
Island bazaar, to be held at Conyen-
ton Hall. December . has been Sc
lected as Elks' night. The Elks'