Telegram-herald., 1888-06-12
THAT PRIZE BANNER
Hev II was Wss and Received ~
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the Daisy Lodge-Jhs
Other LodgeA

Messrs. McWhorter, Chose and Killesn
and Secretary chsuneey and Exalted Ruler
Breeze returned from Cincinnati Yesterday
morning. and the Elks Of Grand Rapids who
went forth and conquered are ali not al
home. Grand Rapids people have very
little idea OF the extent Of the enthusiasm
generated Ia the Queen City by tbs Eiks
reunion there last week. The parade on
Friday afternoon was pronounced one oil
the most novel parsdes ever witnessed n
this country. The Pittsburg lodge which
numbered something mor@ than dozen
more than Grand Rapids lodge, went 10
Cincinnati with q band which cost them
$500. They wore white busters and tall
white hats and carried canes. Detroit was
there in strong numbers with black silk
hats gorgeous red badges boutonnieres and
canes East Saginaw had large sun shades.
white busters and white silk hats and car
ried huge bouquets. Dayton. youngstown
and Cincinnati made fine appearances, and
Indianapolis carried japanese psrasols. The
Grand Rapids boys wore daisies in their
button holes. carried gay colored japanese
paraso!s, which they manipulated skill
fully. They wore white cotton gloves and
had about ten minutes drilf under Captain
Judd before starting out on the parade.
Alderman Saunders carried the lodge ban
ner at the front.
The speech of the Grand Exalted Ruler
at the banquet at the Highland House will
appear in the next SUNDAY TKLEGRAN
HERALD. At its conclusion, the Cincinnati
Enquirer says:
Brother George A. Clugston. of Mans
field. District Deputy for Ohio, next took
the stage and announced. with fraternal
feeling, that the Judges had awarded the
h~p mi ip,o a, ~
Rapids Lodge, No. As. There were loud
calls for Lloyd Breeze. the Exalted Ruler of
that lodge. and one of Michigsn's most
popular journalists. In accepting the ban
ner he spoke as follows:
Never before have so strongly realized
the awful mistake Grand Rapids made
when it elected . newspaper man to the Ex-
alted Rulers chair. Sometimes the good
| God in His great wisdom makes a man
who can both write AMI talk. shining
| example ie before as in the brilliant brother
who presides here tonight. am not like
| him; / can no. talk, and there are many
| who believe can not write. but ii you wait
until / get back TO Grand Rapids and get
| over the headache that / know | snail have
| tomorrow morning will write a speech
acknow Lodging this beautiful banner, print
| it in the TEIkGRAN- HERALD. and send you
all q copy of it. To say to you that | am
surprised, That OrAnd hapiot, NO. 40, is sur
| prised, feebly expresses it. Up in the pine
woods of Michigan we have a besutifu.
city of eighty thousand inhabitants. and
a lodge of E.ks numbering more than
two hundred. We had no thought of
| competing for this prize until yesterday
when We sent out and ordered some daisies
| for our button holes; and, brother.
honestly believe the Cincinnati daisies won
the banner. But. Mr.. Chairman and
brothers, let me thank you. Let me thank
| that able and fearless journal. the Cincin-
natl E,,q,arer-the friend of the Elks, the
champion of the people. Our worthy
| Chairman, Brother Myers. has been one ol
| its editors, and there are half dozen Other
member of the staff who are good Elks.
| God bless the Enquirer As / stand here
under this new Star Of Bethlehem point
4 ing to the blazing elk to receive this prize
this is one of the proudest moments of my
| life. Our Grand Rapids boys would will
ingly walk all the way TO Michigan 70 bear
| this banner proudly through the streets d
the Valley City. Now. brothers, belr
Grand Rapids TO give three cheers for th'
Enquirer"
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