Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-25
TO HAVE A BIG TIME.
Salt Lake Elks, Headed by Gus Lyon,
Will Land Here July 81.

There will be hot time in Ottum-
wa Sunday afternoon, July FL. Every
body in Ottumwa knows that when
the Elks start out to give party or
social or something like that, they
generally succeed in doing it up about
right. On July 81, the Elks are going
to do something. This something" Is
to be in honor of a carload of Elks
from Salt Lake City, Utah, headed by
Gus Lyon, who are enroute to the
Grand Lodge meeting at Milwaukee.
Lyon is former Ottumwa boy, and
was one of the originators of the Elks
lodge in this city. He went west sew
eral years ago, and is now affiliated
with the Elks of Salt Lake. In fact
he is one of the officers of that lodge,
and is one of the best liked fellows in
it.
Have Special Car.
The Salt Lake aggregation have
chartered a special Pullman to take
| them to the grand lodge meeting, ana
| on their way east they will stop over
| in Ottumwa. The local bunch" has
a reputation for entertaining that
| reaches on the other side of the Rock
les, and the western boys are going to
investigate the matter and see if that
| reputation is all right They have
| done the right thing, however. They
notified the local lodge they were COM
ing and for it to be prepared.
Committee Is Appointed.
Preparations are well under way A
general committee has been appointed
which is composed of Alderman
Claude Myers, General j. c. Manches-
| ter and Jim Gray The committee has
not yet decided definitely on what
they intend to do, but they will do well
enough. The plan as outlined now is
to give picnic in honor of the visi-
! tors. The Westerners will arrive at
1925 o'clock in the afternoon, and will
remain in Ottumwa until 11:40 o'clock
that night. The plan best liked now,
| is to give a picnic in the afternoon,
and social session in the evening. 1t
| is the idea to have band meet the
visitors at the train, and escorted by
the local Elks, march to grove where
band concert and other doings will
be pulled off. After an appropriate
I program has been carried out at the
| park the retinue will take up the
march to the hall, and genuine so.
| cial will be given. Anyone who has
attended the social sessions which
were given by the Elks last winter can
! tell what a success they were. There
4 is one thing, however, that is worry
ing the local committee. The western
gang" will have real, live Elk with
| them, and they say Mr.. Elk goes ev-
eryplace they go. How to get the
Elk up the winding stairway into the
| local clubs quarters is causing the
| committee untold agony. They are
game, however, and say they will get
it into the hall ii. they have to use a
1 block and tackle on the animal.
May Get a Special Train.
After the ceremonies here, the
! Westerners will leave at 11:40 o'clock
on the Burlington for Milwaukee, 1t
is more than probable that a special
train will be arranged for out of OF
| tumwa and the Salt Lake car attach
ed to it. However the arrangements
| for the special train have not been
completed. 1t is practically assured
however, that if the special train is not
arranged for, the local lodge will ar
range for special Pullman and it will
/ be attached to the Salt Lake car out
of this city. About thirty-five or forty
local Elks have signifed their inten
ton of going to Milwaukee and it is
believed still more can be secured.
Tom Stodehil on Deck.
H. B. Maynard is the delegate to the
grand lodge from Ottumwa, with T. M
Giltner as alternate. These gentle
men will probably both attend. An
other old timer who has sent in WORD
that he will be with the gang is Ton
Stodghill of Dudley. Tom has mo-
missed a grand lodge 'doin's" since ht
Joined the lodge. and he is going t.
see the whole show this year.