Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-04-14
BARABOO ELKS
ATTEND CIRCUS
Madison Brethren Extend Every
Courtesy To Visitors and Fine
Time Is Reported

Led by the Elk band, a herd of
about one hundred Baraboo Elks in
vaded Madison Thursday to help
make a success of the Elks Indoor
Circus and Merchants Industrial Car
| nival Exposition being given this
week by the Madison lodge at the
Four Lakes Ordnance Company build
ing The Baraboo Elks, headed by
the band of about thirty pieces, march
| ed from the local club rooms to the
depot where special coach on the
4:20 train was provided for their ac-
commodation.
! At Madison the Baraboo Elks were
met by reception committee of Madi-
son brethern and again led by the
| Baraboo band marched uptown and
ciEcled the square to- the Madison
Elks club rooms where they were roy
ally entertained, huge p1atters con-
| tanning many kinds of delectable food
F., being spread for the refreshment of
the visitors.
At seven o'clock two chartered
street cars conveyed the Baraboo
Elks to the eastern end of the city
where the circus and carnival was
being held, and here the boys enjoyed
themselves for the evening. Many of
the visitors from this city did not re-
turn home until an early morning
train, enjoying an hour or two more
! Of hospitality at the Madison Elks
club rooms before leaving the Capital
City.
There were many things to see and
do at the exposition. Many of the
Madison merchants had spaces for
the display Of their wares, there was
place set apart for dancing, a large
merry -go-round, side shows and other
attractions. Also ever so many places
to spend your loose change with
sometimes success. The Baraboo Elk
band played during the entire evening
and was the center of attraction, while
the vocal numbers given by Daniel
Roberts of. this city were muck ap-
preciated.
Side Lights On the Trip
Thursday, April 7, 1921, will be re-
membered as a red letter day in Elk
dom by the Baraboo Elks.
* * ).
The purpose Of the carnival was to
raise funds to send the Madison drill
team to the National convention at
Los Angeles.
R * s.
Several ladies accompanied the
BaraboO Elks to Madison, even join
ing in the march from the depot and
around the Capital square to the
club rooms. Some of the boys were
sorry their wives did not come too.
Others, maybe, were sorry they did
* * *
The Madison Elks declared en-
Enthusiastically that the Baraboo dele
had attended the carnival from any
of the other neighboring cities and
were loud in their parise of the Elk
band. The carnival folks also said
that they had made more money
Thursday evening than on any other
night. Were the Baraboo boys good
spenders or did it just happen so?
- * *
A large sign had been painted by
Myron E. Macpherson, a former Bara-
boo resident, and member of the local
lodge, and was in readiness at the
depot when the visitors reached Madi-
son. It bore the legend:
* X i: !H y y * s. 1 * 81 * =
g An All Elk Band *
y Baraboo Lodge s.
= No. 6S8
* ). s. ;. 81 * y 5: * 81 j. ss 81 5. 4
MAC Did 1t" The banner was borne
aloft by J. J. Pfannstiehl at the head
of the Baraboo delegation when the
march was made from the depot to
the club.
Mayor AdoIph andre, secretary of
the local lodge, was everywhere in
evidence, looking after the welfare
and enjoyment of brother Elks.
* = s.
Several from Baraboo made the
trip to Madison by auto and found
the roads good
* * s.
At the entrance to the building
where the carnival was held was hung
a sign bearing the words:
= * s. * - - * 81 s. :. 81 y - ). .
= "Hello Bill'' y
~ Welcome Baraboo s.
s. 688 =
81 81 * & & 81 a. * * * * * y
The building in which the exposi-
! ton was held is a mammoth affair,
and was put up by the government
! for war purposes. It is now unused
except for occasions such as the pres
/, ent, being too large and too distant