The Washington times., 1923-02-18
ELKS WILL REPEAT
ALEXANDRIA VISIT
Washington Members to Be
Guests of Virginia Lodge
at Barbecue.
CROWD SAW INITIATION
Many From Capital In Party at
Exercises Monday
Evening.


Of Washington Lodge, No. Is, &C.
companied the chair officers to
Alexandria Monday night, where a
class Of candidates was initiated
Accompanied by q large represen-
tation Of the Elks' band, under the
leadership Of Director A. s.. wit.
comb, and the drill team, under
Major c. Eugene Edwards. the
party was conveyed there by spe.
cial cars.
The proposed torch-light process.
sion in Virginia was abandoned
owing to inclement weather. After
the initiatory exercises, the com.
pany sat down to q cold luncheon,
In the course Of which the band
gave numerous selections and Di-
rector Witcomb solos on the cornet.
WILL RETURN VISIT.
Next Thursday, large number
of Elks will visit Alexandria again,
to take part in the Washington
parade and exercises. They will
be the guests Of Alexandra Lodge.
No. 758, at a barbecue, "Dr." J. j.
Carney, exalted ruler of Alexandra
Lodge, having condemned the cow
which will be killed for the &C.
casion-at least so he announced
to the party Monday night.
The band announces a benefit
performance Of "Buddies" at the
President Theater March /, for
which tickets may be secured from
A. s. Witcomb, director; =. s. Frick,
secretary-treasufer, or Herbert G.
Leach, president, Of the band. The
band will have rehearsal Friday
night on the ballroom floor.
The weekly dances in charge Of
James A. Balderson, are maintain
ing their high standard and con-
tinue to prove a drawing card for
the younger, as well as the older,
element in the club.
The Atlanta Club, of which John
H. Ontrich is chairman, is rapidly
developing into a good live institu-
ton and from present indications
Washington Lodge will send a depu-
tation to the annual convention in
July worthy Of its nearly 5000
roster.
VISITORS MANY.
Out Of town visitors from sister
lodges who visited the club and
registered during the past week
were. George Parsons. San An
tonic; J. l.. Goodman, Austin:
Charles c. Flynn, New Haven; J. A.
Baxter. Nashville; H. H. Newcomb,
Milford, Mass; A. A. Gates, Balti-
more; @. r. Ruickold, Bridgeport;
Roy j. Bates and II. A. Aronson,
Chicago; Joseph Fezza, Patterson;
err, Charles r. ChamutZ, Herber Fix.
"a nwaa~ Nanyin pfsot l..
Schuster, Monewsen, Pa; M. c..
Fealey, Yonkers; Robert e. Lang
ford, Binghampton, N. T.; G. B.
Pierce, jackson, Mich; ]. o. Chan
der, Baltimore; Lewis Golden, Ak
ron; Samuel J. Roberts. Sorner-
Vile, Mass; J. l.. Patreased, Day
tona, Fla; A. Alberg, Fargo, N. D.;
DR.. r. e. McCray and French Nc
Cray, Fairmont, w. Va; Gus Man
ton, Philadelphia; J. B. McGarry,
Providence: Lewis Fritz, Michigan
City. Ind.
Wednesday night, being past ex.
allied rulers night, the chair Of
exalted ruler was occupied by
Judge Robert e. Mattingly. who
was assisted in the initiatory serv-
ices by P. J. Callan in the chair
of leading knight, Frank Kidd In
the chair Of loyal knight, and Sam
uei Richards as lecturing knight.
J. L. Ward officiated as chaplain.
Joseph Burkart as treasurer, and
Fred Mereheimer as secretary, A.
A.. Zimmerman and August Beck.
man being color guards.
A class of twenty was initiated
into Washington Lodge and three
candidates for sister out-of-town
lodges received baptismal introduce
ton to Elkdom. The new members
Of Washington Lodge are: David
Cohen, Benjamin F. Edwards, John
H. Peak. Clifford Knutson. Robert
F. Crowley, Aaron M. Cohen, Rob-
ert B. Johnson, Leon Haislip, Oscar
q. Fetterman, jeremiah c. Brod-
erick, Patrick J. Flannery, David
Rose, P. H. Coundie, Roy M. Perry,
Alfred L. Boyce, Thomas M. Ma.
haney, Napoleon j. Cartier, George
e. Sullivan, Nathan wager, and J.
K. Finneran. The candidates in
itiated for sister lodges were Paul
H. Burgdorf and Maurice ]. Lovie,
for Brooklyn Hyman H. Gold.
stein, for Boston.
Following the initiatory services
a luncheon and entertainment was
furnished, the ball room being
utilized for the purpose. Motion
pictures were shown and the fol.
lowing program furnished unlimited
amusement for the guests: BABY
Levy, the child wonder: Billy Dale,
novelty juggler; comedy, courtesy
of First National Bob Millikan.
monologist: Zeitler & Zeitler. in
singing, dancing and talking spe.
cialty, and Ida Clark, pianist. Abe
Dresner was chairman Of the enter.
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