Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-26
EIks Are After Him to Attend Their
Carnival,
ANTLERS WORKING HARD.
wireless Telegram Received from
King Komus- Tells the Mayor 20
Polish Up the Key 10 the city.

The Salt Lake Elks have forwarded
a formal invitation TO Viye President
Roosevelt to be their guest during
the carnival week and requesting that
on Sept 10Th, being Elks' Purple day,
he do the honors by christening the
live elk This matter is In the hands
OF committee composed OF A. A.
Robertson and c. b, Diehl. The parade
committee. Of which Colonel Beer Is
chairman has arranged grand street
pageants as follows; Monday, Sept.
10th. Carnival King and Queen, and
HARBOUR attractions 10 a. m. 1880 p.
m. Salt Lake Lodge No. So. either
electric display or fiambeau and fire
works display.
Wednesday. Sept. 18th, 10 a. m,
parade, merchants civic. fraternal.
National Guardsmen and floats. Fri
day Sept Goth, Elks' Purple Day, 1880
p. m. by Salt Lake Lodge No So, and
visiting brothers.
Saturday. Sept. 21st, has been decid-
ed as the Commercial Travelling Mems
Day and parade win take place at
10 a. m.
c. II. Brink, chairman OF the COM
mittee on accommodations, requests
that all citizens who are prepared to
accommodate strangers or visitors
during carnival week be kind enough
to communicate with him.
The lodges in all the surrounding
states are sending congratulations TO
the local lodge for securing the 1909
convention. and also promising to be
present at the carnival The big street
show that the Elks are preparing Is
said 20 be only a forerunner TO the
great convention next year. and over
$4,000 Is to be expended 10 make the
carnival a success. Commencing about
August 10th. a corps Of assistants will
be set TO work.
The arches will be magnificent crea-
lions. having $50 lights Of all colors
each. The contracts for their construc-
ton viii be let within the next few
days.
The following is a wireless telegram
that has been received by the director
general Of the carnival from King
Komas, at his palace in the province Of
Plutex:
Your wireless telegram. in the lam
guage Of some old saw, has came"
While her husbands royal eyes were
closed in slumbeT, Her Highness. the
Queen. with womanly instinct. found
the message IN the hind nocket Of the
trousers Of His Majesty. King Komus.
Ruler OF the Royal Purple Palace and
the people Of the Province OF Plutex.
II met the sanction OF Her Highness-
and the appreciation OF His Majesty.
who wisely knoweth the ways OF wo-
man.
With pomp and regal splendor. In n
blaze Of gold and glory and In pro-
fusion of white and purple. His Ma
jesty King Komus. with an array Of
subjects VIII enter the portals OF your
city on the morning Of the opening.
and assume charge OF the pageant. the
Elks' street fair and carnival. Septem-
Der lG, H. IS. 10. 20 and q.
Her Highness the Queen will be at
tended bv 500 fairy nymphs. who VIII
protect the royal train from dabbllng
In the alkali Of the streets. which
should be amply sprlnkled. For this
purpose use distilled water. His Ma
jesty, the King. will attend TO any
thing stronger
Permit me. sir. 60 subscribe myself
the honorable secretary 20 King Ko-
mus, REGINALD REX.
p. s. Tell his honor. the Mayor. 10
have the key 10 the city duly shined.
providing II is not already shone
REX.