The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-11
ELkS HAD A WIDE
awake EVENING
Initiated Several New Members And
Furnished Lot of Lively Fun
To the People of Ocala

Beginning about four o'clock Tues
day afternoon and lasting until dusk,
there was much fun on the Ocala pub
llc square, it being furnished by Ocala
Lodge No. 266. B. P. o. E., with half
dozen candidates for initiation as
pieces de resistance.
They didn't resist much to speak of.
but seemed to enjoy the occasion as
much as possible. Lang Goodyear
was the most prominent figure. He was
dressed in clothes of ancient Roman
cut but Florida convict texture and
color, and was fastened with chains
and paddock to the big traffic marker
at the Main street and Broadway
crossing. Lang was equipped with a
red rag and was supposed to be a
traffic officer. but his chains hamper
ed him. fetching him up short when
he tried to grab an auto by the wheel.
He had the men drivers buffaloed, and
they kept their cars out of his reach,
but the lady drivers just laughed and
drove on by. They know Lang. He
also sold peanuts and did a thriving
trade until it was discovered that he
wasn't giving back any change.
J. A. Parham of Dunnellon was
dressed as lady vamp and attracted
great attention because his stockings
didn't match and the various funny
stunts caused by his unfamiliarity
with his clothes.
Fl. L. Coleman of Dunnellon wore
a convict stripe kimona, like to that
of Lang Goodyear's, and a similar
set of jewe1ry. He was equipped with
la crowbar, and with it had to roll
peanut from the Munroe & Chambliss
Bank to the Commercial Bank and re-
turn. This to the Star reporter look
ed very much like work. The crowd
was sympathetic and tried to obtain
for him layoff by stepping on his
peanut Or picking it up and eating it,
but every time he was thus relieved
his peanut was replaced by another
from bag carried by his guard, a
large gentleman with evidently much
muscle and possibly considerable tenn
per. Mr.. Coleman seemed to be en-
thusiastic about his task. He was
making progress at the rate of about
four feet every five minutes when the
reporter saw him last.
Geo. P. Webb of Dunnellon wore a
priZefghters costume, which display
ed his massive limbs to good advant-
age. He was assigned the job of
picking up a peck of peanuts while
wearing his boxing gloves, and work
ed at it faithfully, but it dawning on
his custodians that he didn't stand
much chance of finishing before noon
the next day, he was put in child
size buggy drawn BY a pony and di-
rected to drive around the public
square and be certain not to run over
any automobiles.
On this journey, he was accom-
panied by M. S. Johns of Dunnel1on
Mr.. Johns was decorated, not dressed
in -small-piece bathing suit
which displayed his Apollo-like figure
to the best advantage. He also wore
a most fetching turban. He was be.
sought to swim in the horse trough
but declared he was going to keep hi:
suit to wear in the Pablo Beach pa.
rade next summer. Mr.. Johns smash
ed many hearts that afternoon.
A. L. Neville of Dunnellon wa.
lovely in coat and pants suit with {
Ilady's hat, and had to be chaperonet
by Fred Malever who had hard worl
to keep him from being stolen.
After amusing the populace fol
quite a spell. the candidates and theil
custodians gave a street parade
: which greatly pleased all who saw it
: About 8 o'clock the Elks and thei
: prospective brethren gathered at tn
hall for one of those suppers that tn
Elks know so well how to prepare
: Il was fully enjoyed, not even the i'm
/ pending terrors of initiation bein,
: able to impair the appetites of tn
candidates.
After the feast came initiation, an
while it is to be inferred that the can
s didates had plenty of reason to laug
n at themselves, they were all alive an
: able to sit down when it was over.
The EIks is one of the oldest an
most influential lodges in the city
q made up of men who enjoy havin
y happiness themselves and spreadin
= it to others. 1t is steadily increasin
in membership and good works.