Putnam patriot., 1929-05-29
MANY GUESTS AT
 ELKS LADIES NIGHT
Supper Served By Grill Com mittee. - Vaudeville and
 Dancing In Armory
Ladies Given Pretty Souvenirs.-Ex.
 cslIent Music

Putnam Lodge of Elks held another of it's delightful Ladies Nights, Thursday evening, starting with a supper in the banquet hall of the order in Elks' block. Main street, and terminating in a dance at the State Armory, foot of Main street, at a late hour
 Guests began to arrive from the towns and villages over which Put nam Lodge has jurisdiction and by eight o'clock the club rooms were fill- ed with chatting groups when the call came Co proceed to the banquet room upstairs.
 The supper provided by the grill committee, J. A. Gagne, chairman, Mark Gallant, John Maynard, Frank Warren. s. E. Watson, Joseph F. Mil Ter, Leon Talbot, Wiifred Benoit and Joseph Giraca, was. as usual, well pre- pared and efficiently served. The menu consisted of fruit cocktail, lob ster salad, buttered Parker House rolls. salted nuts, ice cream, assort- ed pastry, fruit and coffee.
 Good Vaudeville
 When the last of the guests had been served and the gathering assem- bled at the armory a very neat and varied vaudeville performance of five acts was put on by Tom Muigrew of Providence, well known locally as an entertainer and proYider of whole some amusement.
 The bill was headed by Frank La Flamme, a versatile musician, whose playing of the xylophone was above the average. His unique perform ance with an ordinary saw and a vio- lin bow, with which he reproduced sound like the human voice was clev- erly executed.
 Miss May Hughes, soprano soloist sang two numbers and responded to encore. She has a voice of wide range and round fullness.
 Miss Estelle Ralston, down as the versatility miss, was generously re- eeived in her effcrts with the saxa- phone. ocarina, harmoniea and other instruments. She had a dialog to introduce her numbers and made quick costume changes behind screen Her last dance numbers brought spontaneous applause.
 Herbert A. Clark, international comedian, was decidedly clever and high class. His several songs in dia- feet. his Scotch songs and jokes, and his negro bits, being especially ap- preeiated, were exceptionally well dcne. It pleased the audience to see him change his character makeup be- fore their eyes, as this mysterious art of the stage is always interesting to the layman.
 Lewis and Barton did a dancing and singing duo act and rounded out an excellent entertainment. The audi enee demanded Tom Mulgrew him self and he told one humorous story in his nimitahle way before saying Good night" lt would be highly neg ligent not to mention the fine work of Jack Clarke at the piano. He has made many Putnam appearances and his ability is well known to Putnam audiences.
 Gives II o'clock Toast
 As soon as the entertainment was concluded the floor was cleared Tor dancing. It was then eleven o'clock, that mystic hour in elkdom, and there was a pause while the eleven o'clock toast was drunk. The toast was well given by Exalted Ruler Lionel Char ron.
 Ellisons orchestra of Goodyear furnished the music for dancing and each number was spontaneously ap- plaudcd. A young lady who played the concertina, her name was not an- nounced, added materially to this or ranization's work. She also presid- ed at the piano.
 During the evening every lady was presented with souvenir in the form of glass and silver bonbon dish with silver handle. Approximately 800 en- loved Ladies Night of 1929.
 The members of the committee were. Keyren Il. Cotter, chairman Edward Gagne, Arthur Duyert, Noel Dupre. James J. Charron, Sydney r.. Marland. Joseph Burke, Allen Mop six, A. J. Dery.