Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-20
ELKS SALUTE.
March TO Enchanted City and
Speeches of Submission There.

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At 1910 the queen and her retinue
left the city and county building and
headed by platoon OF police wended
their way along Fourth South TO West
Temple and thence through Market
street where the Elks were drawn up
In double row TO salute her majesty.
The order of the procession was:
Mounted policemen and Henry Klenke,
eight policemen, headed by Sergeant
Brown, Helds band In appropriate uni
forms, state carriage bearing Queen
Mabelle. five decorated carriages con-
tanning the maids OF honor, one of
whom. Miss Constance Thatcher. bear
ing the famous $4,000 crown studded
with jewels; the remaining carriages
in their order contained Governor and
Mrs. Wells, General Burton and
Mrs. Burton, Mayor Thompson and
President Buckle Of the City Council.
the members Of the City Council, Capt.
Stoll and Exalted Ruler Freed and the
Elks' executive committee.
TOUCHING MUSIC.
Then came the seven mounted ladies,
clad In stunning purple riding habits
and Gainsboro hats, trimmed with
white plumes, who We're followed by
twenty-nine horsemen In all the glory
OF SILK top hats and Respondent regalia.
Among this bunch Of Chief Devine on
a big charger which commanded re-
spect on account OF its agile heels. AZ
ter the elk rough riders followed an
other band which played Johnny Get
Your Gun" with touching emphasis
and trombone embellishments
EXCHANGED sALLIEs.
AS this procession slowly filed through
the double phalanx Of Elks. bedeoked
with linen busters and as many tails
mans as they could conveniently carry
on their attire, the various gentlemen
on review were exposed 10 a running
sally OF chaff and goodnatured criticism
(more personal than polite perhaps),
but the boys gave as good as they took.
KANGAROO COURT.
In due season the local Elks, one
hundred and thirty-four strong. swung
into line, followed by the kangaroo
court patrol wagon. Patsy Sullivan.
as chief OF the special officers. sat on
the drivers seat and issued lordly COM
mands 10 the accompaniment OF an in
cessant ringing Of the gong. Taken all
In all Patsy's Uniform was a distinct
success, while the star on his manly
bosom. as big as a dinner plate, was
the center Of attraction.
FIRST CANDIDATES.
. Acting under Instructions from head
quarters the cop Kept his eye upon the
carriage which bore the legend. "Too
Lazy TO Walk" with the Idea In view
OF placing the gentlemen inside under
arrest and subsequently hauling them
before Frank shirer, chairman Of the
kangaroo court after the parade. In
this carriage were otto Stalmann and
e. NJ. Nauhausen doth made in Ger
many, Jen Megeath. OF Robertson.
Wyo., and Dan commonly known as
"Lttle" Nickum These weighed al
the Sanltarium prior 70 going on their
ride around town and as their COM
bined weight tipped the team at l,OO5
pounds. a complaint charging cruelty
to animals has already been sworn 10,
In the absence OF Dr. Beatty.
INTERESTING FEATURES.
with the patrol wagon ended The
parade Of the Elks proper. but the sec
ond half OF the procession was none
the less interesting. II was comprised
Of the performers In the various mid