The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
ELKS ARE PREPARED
/. TO HONOR MASTERS
Plans Complete for Banquet
to Grand Exalted Ruler
Tuesday Night.
WILL VISIT ALEXANDRIA
Local Lodge to Conduct Ini-
tiatory Services for vir-
ginia Brothers.

Plans for the reception and BAN
0uet to be rendered Grand Exalted
Ruler ]. Edgar Masters at the Will
lard Hotel next Tuesday evening by
the washington Lodge, No. ID, 3. +.
o. :Elks, have been completed.
Although there win be many alb
sentees because OF the prevalence or
pneumonia and influenza, a large
and thoroughly representative gath
ering il expected to be on hand.
The reception COMMITTEES, headed by
Exalted Ruler Daniel Nihion, and
composed Of the chair officers and
past exalted rulers Of washington
Lodge, No. Is, win greet the guests
In the small ballroom OF the hotel
between Z and 1880 o'clock. Dinner
will be served at 7:46 o'clock. Many
agreeable surprises are promised by
Howard M. Peter. p. e. r. 20.
TO VISIT VIRGINIA.
The chair officers, accompanied by
many members OF washington
Lodge, No. 10, will journey TO
Alexandria February IL to conduct
initiatory services for Alexandra
Lodge, No. 75S. The delegation will
leaYe Twelfth street and Pennsyl.
vania avenue on special cars, and
on reaching Alexandria viii parade
through the town. The parade Will
be headed by the Elks band.
James A. Balderson, chairman Of
the. dance COMMITTEES, reported q
special feature for Thursday night
dancers.
The lodge voted unanimously to
contribute $50 to the Boy Scouts
drive for $40. 600.
Wednesday evening, February IA,
being the past exalted rulers night,
the trustees have been directed to
furnish q social session with lunch
con and program Of entertainment
for that night.
1000 ATTEND.
The get-together session staged
Friday night was attended by con-
siderably more than 1000 persons,
comprising Elks and the adult mem
bers OF their families. There was
not q, dull moment from the opening
Of the ceremonies until the final tap,
long after midnight.
Dinner was served In the down.
stairs dining room. The entertain
n1ent included motion pictures, q
monologue by George Levy, selec-
tons on the accordion by Ida Clark,
a yentriloquist act by Leon Toone,
stunts by q police dog belonging to
J. w. Staggers and trained and ex-
hibited by Charles w. Rose. The
clown band gave an interesting and
highly amusing program. The drill
team. under Major G. Eugene Ed
wards, showed evidences Of strenu-
GUS training in the difficult evolu-
lions they executed. After the en-
tertainment the ball room floor was
thrown open to dancing and the de-
voices Of terpsichore amused them
selves to the strains from the Elks
orchestra until the close.
MANY GUESTS.
The following brothers from out
of-town lodges visited and registered
at Washington Lodge in the last
week., J. A. Tierney, Taunton, Mass. /;
r. A. Austin, Jackson. Mich; F. H.
Marx, Oneonta, N. Y; r. J. Shugart,
8. p. Platt. Los Angeles; J.: J..
o'Brien, San Diego; A. Wander Nall
len, jr., Oakland, Cal; Frank x.
Haley, Pontiac; William Greenwald.
Philadelphia; Alvin Sloan, Mononga-
hela, Pa; B. p. Dooley, Martinsburg:
Lee Walker, Hornell, N. Y; Grover
A. Jehles, Buffalo: Carl l.. Johndahl,
Buffalo; T. F. Jones, Florence, Ala;
L. w. Harvey, Roanoke; c. M. Soil
day. FIT. Wavne; Edward A. Langert,
Portland, Ore: Louis Kuffernan,
Newark; Edward j. Hart, Jersey
City; James North, Tacoma; Joseph
III. Stone, Portsmouth. N. H.; w. r.
Quigley, New Britain, and o. b.
Krezdorn, Yoakum, Texas.