Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-02-09
MASONIC PARTY AND OPEN
ING OF CLUB ROOMS.
A Very Pleasant and Successful So
cial Occasion.
(By a Special Reporter)


ent.
The Preparation.
~onnths the Masonic bodies of
,rio.1c 1t have been busy erect
Ius ~ .ficent Club Room of
beautiful and attractive proportions.
The improvements were recently com
pleted, and the Temple proper trans
formed into almost new place, by
redecorating, remodeling, and con-
Meeting the Club Rooms building
with the Lodge room, Friday evening
came the grand opening.
The Dinner.
At $3.50 o'clock the dining hall was
opened, and the guests witnessed a
room beautifully furnished with
tables in a pleasing form, (seating
more than two hundred people, and
bending and creaking beneath the
load of delicious food. Around these
tables stood members of the local
Blue Lodge, in true Masonic dress,
ready to respond to the slightest wish
of any guest. No one arose from
table without an honest conviction Of
having been courteously entertained
and generously supplied with ma
lures gifts of sustenance.
These tables were reset after the
first avalanche of hungry people had
been satisfied. Due to the excellent
kitchen facilities, and conveniences,
over five hundred guests and mem
bers were taken care of in remark
ably short time.
The Entertainment.
AT eight o'clock the curtain arose
on an entertainment by local talent,
which was pronounced by many as
being as entertaining and pleasing as
any entertainment ever given by en-
tertainers from out of town.
The first NUMBER selection by
the orchestra, was followed by
pleasing male quartette composed OF
young members of the Lodge, whose
voices blend as voices must blend to
make good quartette.
The next number presented Miss
Jocelyn in twokpiano-loges, with Miss
Florence knight as accompanist.
Then Miss Helen Harker displayed
her talent on the cornet.
Next came a duett, by our local
teachers, Miss York and Miss McNutt
Brother George Crawford welcom-
ed the guests in a short talk, and
with a sincerity characteristic of him
The welcome was well received. The
speaker said that the Committee who
had in charge the work of enlarging
and beautifying the Temple were en-
titled to the thanks of the ,commun-
ity and Masons everywhere for their
untiring and successful efforts. At
this point Brother Schoenfeld arose
and moved that the Committee be
given thanks by a rising vote, which
motion carried unanimously, by all
standing.
Miss Huff then appeared in "a grace
full and pleasing interpretive Spanish
dance, which was certainly appreciat-
ed, if applause is a manifestation of
appreciation.
Wesley Martin then entertained
with a saxaphone solo. securing won
derful quality of tone from the in
strument.
Mr.. Charles DclezaI, science in
structor in our High school, closed
the program with two beautiful Woe
lin selections.
Much credit is due to Miss Marion
Huxtable, for the rendition of sever
al numbers as accOmpanist. Her
ability for that work is remarkable.
The Dance.
Immediately after the entertain
ment in the Temple, the orchestra
(Carmin's of Platteville), moved to
the platform in the dining hall.
Tables had been removed and chairs
pushed against the wall, and the
broad floor was free for action which
was displayed the moment the or
chestra began to pour forth that reg
ular time, suggestive of only one
thing in the world-the dance. Here
the younger generation starred; but
not for long; for soon the floor was a |
dizzy, swishing crowd of mothers,
fathers, sons, and daughters, laugh
ing and chatting in the same good /
spirits, which had prevailed through |
out the evening. This pleasure held |
youth, middle age and old age alike
until roosters were about to announ-
ce another day.
In the Club Rooms, great hearth
fire cracked sending out warmth,
and Pickering rays of light, which