The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-15
ELKS' DRILL TEAM
EXPECTED TO Win
Major Edwards Needs
Five More Men to Make
Company Complete.
Calendar.

Monday-Atlantic City reunion
committee meeting, p. m; drill
team. Maj. Edwards commanding, 8
p. m.
Tuesday-Membership committee
meeting, 1880 p. m
Wednesday-Regula session of
the lodge. 8 p. m
Thursday-Regular dance, 8. p. m.
Friday-Band rehearsal, 8 p. m.
Mai. Edwards, commanding officer
Of the Elks' drill, team, who In days
gone by was ever victorious as Of
ficer in command of the Washing
ton Fencibles, has collected body
of men. all members of the lodge, to
act as the representatives of No-,I5
at the great convention of the order
this coming July at Atlantic City
in the drill contests. Mai. Edwards
command had their first real drill
last Monday night, and Judging from
the material on hand Washington
lodge will ffll another mich in its
handsome mahogany case of
trophies. The major Is making an
earnest appeal for volunteers, being
IN need Of five more men to make
his company complete. The per-
sonnet to date is thirty-five, and 1t
hCNCocdIy thdl aTcepoHSc DC
made from members who. are in
terested. The drill nights are every
Monday night at s o'clock, where
enlistments can be made.
Recently the Atlantic CITY re-
union committee forwarded through
the malls a QUESTIONABLE card. The
chairman. Edward J. Murphy, asks
each member to I'LL out this form in
order to intelligently plan for the
event. His committee must have the
necessary data as to the number
who expect to participate and who
wish to make this trip. 1t is ex-
pected that 500 members together
with the Glee Club of forty. the
drill team of forty, the Jolly
Corks" with twenty and the band of
seventy-five men will Se in line of
parade on, that occasion. 1t is the
hope of the lodge that No. Is, stand
ing as it always has prominent in
bringing back trophies well earned
in their various trips to conventions
will have the hearty support of
every member who is urged to en-
roll in the Atlantic City Club and
to boost the contestants in their
endeavors to bring back the coveted
prizes from the convention at At
lantic City this coming July.
As an aftermath to the recent
beefsteak dinner given New Years
eve the comments of which were so
favorable to the committee In
charge, the board of trustees, Messrs.
Richards, Brahler, Farrell and Fred
j. Mersheimer, the chairman of that
committee, have been requested.
and 1t is hoped that at a near date
they will again repeat this enjoy
able affair for the benefit Of those
who did not attend. and for those
who enjoyed themselves so greatly.
There was held in Chicago Octo-
Der Is and 16 meeting of all dis
trict deputies together with the new
membership and social and COM
munity welfare committees of the
grand lodge at which meeting a
definite program was worked f~out
and adopted for the >co-ordination
of the efforts of the subordinate
lodges in establishing themselves as
potent factors in the life of their re-
spective communities.
At the meeting of the charity ball
committee held Tuesday night the
officers were appointed:
Past Exalted Ruler How
ard NJ. Peter; vice chairman, Frank
A. Brown; secretary, William s.
treasurer. NJ. g, Mccormick;
Arthur A. Riener; floor
James A. Balderson; re-
ception, Exalted Ruler Patrick ].
Callan; music, Lee Sanford and Her
bert Leach; tickets, James A.. Far
rell. This, the annual charity. bali
of washington Lodge No.s is. will
be held at the New willard Hotel
Tuesday evening, February 81. Ar
rangements to have the entire Elks
Concert Band of seventy-five, under
of Arthur s.. Whitcomb.
has been completed This band will
give grand concert prior to the
dancing, after which they will split
into two bands. assuring continuous
dancing. An elaborate buffet sup
per Will be served. The member
ship is, advised that this dance is
Tor the benefit of the charity box
Of the lodge. and the proceeds of
the same will be used for cha irritable
purposes only. The tickets can be
procured from any member of the
All Elks are invited to
bring their many friends to this the
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