The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-10
HAMMOND COUNCIL HEARS (0 BUSBY'S TRACTION PROPOSAL
ORAK SHRINE
CIRCUS IS
GOING BIG

Orak Shrine's great winter circus
IS now in full swing 1t did well
the opening night but last night it
hit its stride
The crowd was even larger than
| Wednesday night Everything from
the Red Room in the basement to
| the Palace of Progress on the third
! floor Jared better
Tomorrow IS the big day the
youngsters have been looking for
ward to. Old Tllie. queen of the
John Robinson Military elephants. Is
going to put on her birthday party.
She will be l07 years old tomorrow
She was born in captivity Her mo-
ther belonged to the French govern
ment and had been used by the army
for years in African campaigns
Tillic was born in France About
/ he time she was cid enough to
learn tricks. elephants went out of
style as war equipment and she was
sold with her mother to a small
circus. Later she was picked up by
the John Robinson circus.
Mel Monnette has contracted for
i huge birthday cake for Tillie 1t
IS FIVE feet IN circumference Dec
grated with 1o7 candles ii will be
placed in the center of the circus
ring and Tillie and her three elephant
pals viii be grouped around II. The
cake VIII soon disappear.
This will take place at the after
Fr.,-
been delegated to cut the cake
Never has a group OF circus stars
received such applause as has been
handed to this years Orak aggre-
cation. The crowd started some
thing Wednesday nj ght when 1t made
Joe Hodgini do an encore. They
went wild over him again last night
The feature acts. the Mangeane
Troupe and the Valentines brought
down the house. The crowd clamored
for encores but is was impossible
to crafty the desire The members
OF these troupes work under such
great strain and their stunts are so
exhaustIng that when they leave the
ring they are dead tired
The Jack Moore Trio also went
over big with their tight wire act
F. NJ Barnes ard wife OF Chicago.
were among the nguished guests
last night Mike Tsarnes was with
him. They conduct the Barnes Chi
cago Booking Agency F. NJ looked
the show over and declared he could
not see how it could be done In a
city the size OF Hammond
The Jackson. Michigan committee
representing the Conopus Club went
home determined TO put on a circus
The deal was practically cinched to
book all Of the acts of the Ham
mond Shrine program. Detroit Ma
sons win also hear Of Orak's sue
cess. A representative from Loyal.-
Blue Lodge OF, that city decided that
If Hammond could do 1t Detroit
should be able to. The show will
be held there the week Of Decem.
Der 5th.
Tomorrow the Hammond Shriners
will entertain Potentate John Mel
nor of Murat Temple, Indianapolis.
Along. with him will be Past Imper
ial Potentate Jake" Jacoby. of In
dlanapolis. An interesting little
ceremony will be pulled off in con-
nection with the visit of Jacoby
The circus camel is the same one
used at indianapolis several years
ago in a big demonstration while
Jacoby was Imperial 'Pote" The
camel was christened Jake" in his
honor
Among the prominent visitors ex-
pected this evening are Dan Clark.
of Chicago, traffic manager of the
New York Central; Mrs. Fred Wae-
ner. wife of the manager of the Col.
iumbia thcater of Chicago Thomas
NJ. Hanks. president of the National
Printing Co. and owner of the Stud
7haiSer thoatre of Chicago: Mrs Geo.
Meyer. wife of the general mana ger
Of the American Circus Corporation.