The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

| Plans for the specific entertainment
[ OF the coming thOuSands-that is prO-
/ grammes of various events with which
/ they viii be favOred-have not been
prepared as yet, but the work on them
VIII commence before the new year is
month old. It has been decided to
give very handsome cash prizes for
Elk bands and drill teams in uniform.
/ These viii not be less than 81 500 to the
hrst. 500 to the second and $3.50 TO the
/ third. A liberal prize Will also be Of
tered to the lodge having the largest
number Of members here, a feature
that occasioned considerable COMPETE
ton in Milwaukee
The Salt Lake Elks are confidently
figuring on an unprecedented attend
ance Of women. With this end in view
they are going to appoint a committee
Of women, who viii look after the en-
tertainment of their sisters. The pro-
grammes viii include recitals in the
tabernacle, trolley rides about the city.
excursions to Saltair, visits to the Salt
Palace, trips 10 the mining camps, re-
cepJlons in the homes and at the no.
tells, and various other forms of diver
sion and recreation. 1t is particularly
desired that none OF. the Elks who con
template making the trip leave their
women folk behind for fear that they
wiz not be properly looked after
Entertainment For Women.
There need not be the slightest .ap-
prehension on this score. Every visit
ing woman viii find herself looked
after by committees whose business it
is TO do nothing else. And the fair
visitors, too, viii be made to feel that
they are not obliged to enter and keen
up any continuous round of gayetv.
Should they feel a desire TO rest quiet
~ at any time. there viii be plenty of
places provided for this purpose. so
Tnat none Of them need exhaust her
Sc
It is expected that for Salt Lake to
receive and properly entertain the
grand lodge and the accompanying
swarm Of visitors attracted by the low
railroad rates viii entail an expense
Of not less than $25 900. and it may run
considerably above this figure. A con-
siderable item viii be the cost of
badges. Special badges for the grand
lodge are TO be furnished. special
badges for visiting Elks special badges /
Tor local Elks, special badges for Wis
1tors of all kinds ard guests Exalted
Ruler Freed figures that it will REQUIRE
fully 26,GO0 badges to go round, and
they viii cost somewhere in the neigh
borhOod of $1,000
No expense viii be attached to the
use of the tabernacle but money must /
be freely expended in other WAYS. One
feature viii be the most stupendous /
electrical illumination the city has
ever seen, c display rarely equaled in 4
any city. $. F. FentOn. one of salt
lakes most prominent electrical ex-
perts is now at work on the plans for /
this outlay. He expects to furnish a /
number OF novelties and surprises. I
Then there VIII be the cost of excur- /
sions, Of bouquets. o fprizes and other
details which win suggest themselves /
for it is the purpose Of this article I
merely to touch in a very general way /
on what is being done.
Perfect Weather Sure.
The verv best feature about the
meeting, in the minds of Salt Lakers.
IS the time OF year in which it is to
be held. In August the summer sea
son is at It's height here. The DAYS are
warm but the heat is of that dry
character which induces but little or
no discomfort. The nights are delight