The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-25
AT SALT LAKE NEXT
UTAH CAPITAL CHOSEN AS MEET
ING PLACE FOR ELKS' GRAND
LODGE IN 1902
GRAND RAPIDS WINS PRIZE
For Rest Turnout In Big Parade-St
Paul and Minneapolis DeIega-
tiOns Well Received, but
Get No Prizes.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 2.-While
Salt Lake City was honored by being
selected as tine next meeting place Of
the grand lodge of Benevolent and Pro-
tectfve Order of Elks, Grand Rapids,
Mich, captured first prize in the big
Elks parade this afternoon. The Toledo
Cherry Pickers" were awarded second
and the Chicago contingent Third moneys.
In this class the determining points Of
the contest were the general appearance
and bearings, beauty and originality Of
costumes and number in line The
Greenville, Miss, lodge was given first
prize for the most unique display in the
pageant, Omaha being a close second.
The parade was by all odds the most
beautiful and successful of it's kind ever
seen in Milwaukee. Fully 5000 Elks took
part. 1t was made up of seven divisions,
under the marsnalship Of Gen. Louis
Auer. About fifty lodges from all parts
of the country took part Half of these
brought bands of music, which preceded
! the marchers.
The Grand Rapids Elks were attired
in neat white and navy blue sailor suits
and large black neckties, and wore white
! caps, which bore the name of their city
! on the hat band They also wore white
shoes. This delegation numbered S1S men.
| They said their uniformI were strictly
1
squadron. In their section of the parade
the Grand Rapids men had an automobile
SO fixed as to represent the bridge on a
battleship. Round after round of ap
plause greeted the men from the Michi-
! gan town all along the route.
UNIFORMS UNIQUE.
The Toledo Lodge No. SO, from Toledo,
! Ohio, had ninety men in line, with
band of thirty-five pieces In addition.
The lodge, which was under command of
w. H Cook, was uniformly in cherry
red, with black trimmings. The men
were all clean shaven and averaged forty
years in age and $50 pounds in weight.
The famous purple-coated contingent
numbered $50. They were also accom-
panied by band of 60 pieces. Many ova-
tions were also extended to these last
two delegations.
The Cotton Pickers," from Greenville
Miss, thirty-five strong, made up as
darkies, were feature, in their unique
outfit. They had a wagon, on which
perched several bales of cotton, fresh
from the fields. There was a colored boy
picking it.
! The Omaha delegation created an excel
lent impression, with their Indian suits
and war paint. A large band accom-
| panied them.
| Many OJner GeleBaIlOns, WInle not sue
cessful in being awarded prizes, were
! we'll received. Among these were ST
Paul and Minneapolis, Mimi; Natchez
Miss; Salt Lake City, Utah; Upper Pen
insula copper country herd; Joliet, H.;
Sioux Falls, S. D.; Oshkosh Wis, and
many others. The Individual prizes, such
as those to be awarded to the talest
shortest, heaviest and lightest Elks, will
| be announced tomorrow. A fire run and
band contests were the features tonight,
and were followed by "ghost parade, -
in which many took part. The costumes
were of a gruesome order the skull and
cross bones playing a prominent part In
| their makeup.
The Chicago purple-coated delegation
| of Elks captured the first prize in the
drilling contest tonight, defeating the
Toledo Cherry Pickers, the only other
delegation entered in the contest. This
was the first time the Chicago lodge
took part in the annual Elks' lodge drill.
The Toledo organization carried off the
honors three years in succession before
| the Milwaukee convention. The first
prize is $500 and the second $3.50.