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Show ELKS ENTERTAIN IT II FINE BANQUET AND DANCE In appreciation of their assistance in the 1914 dramatic production ol Ogden lodge No. 719. B. P. O. E., In the cause of charity, the cast and chorus of "The Chinese Honeymoon' of recent memory together with all who were directly concerned In mak ing the production a success, were tendered a banquet at the Weber club and a inception and dance at the Elks' club last evening. The affair was one of the most enjoyable ever held in the rooms ol either club, every detail of the pro gram being carried out with delight ful Informality. At 6:30 p. m ., the guests began to arrive at the Webei club and at 7 o'clock marched intc the brilliantly lighted dining room, tc the strains of "In Ylang Ylang" the opening chorus of "The Chlnest Honeymoon,' played by Crawford'.5 orchestra. The tables formed a big "U" around three sides of the room and had beer made unusually attractive by severa I of the lady principals of the cast, as eisted by Elizabeth Huth. Running 1 through the center and connecting nil three tables was a long streamei of purple chiffon of an artistic pat tern, with large bows of white chif fon setting it (iff at proper apacea Those colors those of the Elks lodtjc were used in several other charm ing ways; the place cards being t violet on a uhlte card, while eact young lady was given a fragrant bou quet of violets and each gentlemai a white rose. At the side of eact plate also, was a red. white and bhu spinning top. this favor being th idea of "Noodles" Clark, of the Elkf trio of chorus singers. Dainty fernt set oft' the complete decorative scheme to a nicety and the first ev of it was sufficient for all to knovv that a tempting repast was to fol low: As the sue6t8 were seated they tooh up the words of the chorus that wac being played by the orchestra and tc tho same accompaniment, the greater portion of the opera was sung before the banquet was over. The singers too, were In too joful a rnood to be content with a single rendition of the more popular numbers and 'IBs a Long. Long Way to Tipperary," "On the Mountain Trail," "Chinatown, My Chinatown" and others were sung again and again, the assembly being lh-d by T. Earl Pardoe, Mrs. Agnea Warner, Jay Glen, Gus Sander and C. O. DeWolf, while Toastmaster W. E. Sanderson smiled his approval. The banquet proved all that had been anticipated and was excellently served by the attaches of (he Weber club The menu was a follows: Blue Points on Shell Celery Hearts Ripe Olives Roast Young Turkey Cranberry Jelly Potatoes au Gratin Fino Peas Plum Puddlns Hard and Brandy Sauce Toffee Each course was an appetizer and By the time the coffee was served, all present were satisfied to turn I their attention to the strictly serious i and strictly humorous part of the program This was carried out under the direction of Exalted Ruler W. E. Sanderson of No. 719 and he proved to be a toastmaster of enviable ability, abil-ity, civinC to each introductory speech a touoh of humor and choosing the subjects for the speakers with a view to having the speeches make a fitting appeal to the banqueters. In his position as exalted ruler, he occupied a few minutes' time before calling on other members of the as-sernbh. as-sernbh. his purpose being to express tho thanks of the lodge to those who bad participated in the 1914 show. He stated that It would not be possible for the lodge to adequately repay the players for their work in making 'The Chinese Honeymoon." the artistic ar-tistic and financial success it had proven to be. The three productions, he continued, had netted $1500 and In addition to this had for the first timo given complete satisfaction to the lodge members, the director, the players play-ers themselves and th public, having hav-ing been in fact, the most finished amateur dramatic production ever staged in the city. This, he said, had been proven by the fact that every ev-ery member of the cast and chorus had sustained his or her part in a manner that gave thorough satisfaction. satisfac-tion. Continuing, Mr. Sanderson stated that It would be pood for thoee who had contributed their time and talents toward the show, that the fund derived de-rived from it was to be used for charity char-ity and that the names and addresses of 200 needy families in the county had been secured from the county authorities. au-thorities. On t'hrisrmas eve members of tho lodge will visit these families and will take with them enough of th necessities of life to keep them in comfort for n time and enough of the things that go to make a "Christmas" to win back their faith In a "Santa C!aus.:' For makinr this possible, he said, he wished to sincerely thank all who had contributed in any wa to the success of "The Chinese Honeymoon," Honey-moon," on behalf of the Elk? lodge In closing his talk, the toastmaster Itated that the success of the production pro-duction was largely due to the generous gen-erous support of the newspapers and he then called on Alonzo West to speak on the subject of "Why did the Elks show get so much publicity." A brief response waa made, in which the speaker said that the rep-Deaentatlvei rep-Deaentatlvei or the press liked to write of the Elkn dramntic productions, produc-tions, because they could say good ihlngs with a clear conscience. That, he said, accounted for the publicity given the show after the first public presentation. The publicity civon before be-fore tho presentation, he said, was due lo (he fact that the wipe had an excellent, ress. agent within its ranks. "Ell;? shows," he concluded, "really need no outside publicity, as they speak for themselves" Harold Packer was the next "victim" "vic-tim" of the toastmaster and In Introducing Intro-ducing him. Mr Henderson Bignffl-cantly Bignffl-cantly sahl that there had never heen an Elks show given, but a roiamee had bloomed between persons associated asso-ciated with It. He then a-sslgnod to Mr. Packer the subject of 'Why Are Romnneef)" The tenor of the response re-sponse did not follow the subject called for, owing to the speaker's being be-ing caught unawares. His talk was on timely questions and was met with applause. Jay Glen was called on to explain "How Long Is It to Tipperary," but not before the toastmaster had twitted twit-ted him In a humorous talk for being tho only one present who had dis- obeyed instructions and appeared at j the party in a full dress suit. The popular thesplan first explained that be had worn his "other" suit in the show and therefore did not want to appear before the crowd dressed as he was on the stage. He continued along a humorous vein concluding with an imitatory speech of a soap i peddler, that caused much merriment and applause. Mrs. Agnes Warner was introduced as the official mother-in-law and askod to explain "Why Parrots Talk?" Being the only lady called upon during dur-ing the evening, Mrs. Warner scored for all the members of her sex in the party, making a speech full of wit and each statement neatly placed. In it uhe explained the action of her poll parrot, which interpolated a couple cou-ple of lines In the "Chinese Honeymoon" Honey-moon" which made a big hit, by say-inp say-inp that several "Elks" had been rehearsing re-hearsing the. bird in the wings before it wi a carried before the footlights. T. ' " n rl Pardoo was reciuested to talk on "AmaUnrlsh Efforts." He first stated that the toastmaster had changed subjects on him and In explanation ex-planation as to why he had chosen the "Chinese Honeymoon" this season, sea-son, he said that he bad seen no Elfciis of a romance coming up, so mode it possible for all to participate In a "honeymoon " As to "amateurish eiforts," he stated that the success of an amateur production depended j only on the desire and willingness of i the players to succeed He had neer worked with a hotter set of talented people thun those in "The Chinese Honeymoon" and for its success he personally thanked the company, the press and the show committee. Dr. MacMurdy answered his call with a monologue that could not all j be heard, for the laughter it created and finished up with a rendition of George M. Cohan's talking song, "Life's a Funny Proposition After All," that proved the best thing of the evening. The compliment he received re-ceived an attentive silence that was not broken until the conclusion of the number. Robert Hoggan made nn "actions speak louder than words" effort in answer to the toastmnster's call, being be-ing too non plussed to do anything else. Cleve DeWolf made a hit with a talk on "Datcholora" and Leo "Noodles" Clark spoke on behalf of the chorus, paving a neat compliment to the non-members of the lodge. At this point an adjournment was t.:Ker, and the merrymakers marched out singing "Its a Ivong, Long Way to Tipperary." Within a few minutes ail were at the Elks club and the remainder re-mainder of the evening was delightfully delight-fully passed In dancing A fine program pro-gram of dance music was played by Crawford's orchestra. In addition to the pleasure it gave durin? the service serv-ice of the banquet, In playing the score of the "ChlneBe Honeymoon" aud other aelectiona. The following partook of the Elka' hospitality at the banquet: Mes-dames Mes-dames Kalhryn Bassett Pardoe. Edna Healy Smyth, Agnes Warner, Bemlce Glaxter. W. E Sanderuon, Jay Glen, James Simpson, Drew Marshall; Misses Bessie Blair, Merlo Anderson, Emer Snnford, Glenna Wotherspoon, Lulu Thatcher, Madellno Lcuzon, Mildred Mil-dred Pardoe. Florence Wt. Delia Williams, Myrtle Unsworth. Delia Tracy, Helen Moyes. Jnlla Moyest Ruth Pardoe, Edna Kohn, Virginia Stevens, Edith Banford. Alice Gray, Martha Wallace. Vera Bitton. Lillian Scott, Louise Pierce and Miss Carpenter; Carpen-ter; Messrs. T. Earl Pardoe. W B. Sanderson. C. O. DeWolf, Albert Greenwell, Robert Hoggan, Dr. MacMurdy. Mac-Murdy. Harold Packer, Drew Marshall, Mar-shall, Irving Poulter, J. Glen. Robert Biunle, William Greenwell, John Bowtn. F jo Clark, Adolph Miller Herbert Her-bert Hiuley, Harold Ba Dinger. Lee Purnngton. Vlonzo West, Walter Smyth, Willard Gardner, Joseph Williams, Wil-liams, Gus Sander, Lawrence Herdti Lloyd Canfidd and Charles Glazier Miss Florence Browning, the "Fi Fi' of the cast joined the party at the Elks' club, as did also a number of other Invited guests. nn , |