The appetite of the crowd may be
imagined by the following list of
food consumed;
Chinook salmon 3 tons, clams 3360
pounds, bread 66300 loaves, potatoes
2 tons, onions 500 bunches, radishes
500 bunches, celery 100 boxes, butter
426' rolls, crackers 146 boxes, coffee
100 rounds, beer 100 barrels, soft
dr'nks 300 cases.
Elks who are members of lodges
having a low initiation fee will be re
quired to nay the differential if they
affiliate with another lodge having a
high initiation fee, as a result of the
action at the grand lodge session.
Following its action at Atlantic
City last year in eliminating the
••goat” from the initiatory proceed
ings. the Portland convention took ac
tion prohibiting “horse play” at all
times, even at social sessions.
EPIDEMIC IS OVER
Small Pox Patients at Willimantie
Getting Well
The smallpox epidemic at Williman
tie is practically wiped out. There are
inly four patients at the isolation
lospital and they are so well that
:hev are working getting the hospital
•eady for the painters and paper
inngers. The patients have been
scrubbing the floors, packing up fur
litnre and tearing paper from the
ivalls. Thursday marked the closing
teriod of the epidemic. The number
>f days between the last case and the
ime when smallpox Is no more prob
tble passed Thursday. Now it vHH
te but a short time when the Isola
lon hospital will be closed and then
iainted and papered to be turned ov
;r to the owner of the properly.
Advertise in the Observer.
Have a cigar," said Senator George
A. Hammond to the Observer, as he
passed over a fragrant perfecto.
