Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-04
TO MEET ELKS
HEADED THIS WAY
Hardest Job of Convention Given
To Reception Committee.
PARADE WILL BIZ A BIG ONE
The Coming Of special Trains ana
DeiegatOns-kepOr show wide
spread Interest la the Gathering.

The hardest Job In connection with
the Elks' grand lodge and annual re-
ahIJ4, has petll sINeA " n. Jules Mall
ouX. IL consists OF meeting all the
trains coming into SAT- Lake during
/ the convention week, and extending the
! slad hand to ali Elks and strangers
lie will be assisted by a corps OF we'll
known Llks, divided w into commit
tees VINO viii be on duty at the several
depots at specified hours OF the day
and night The title conferred upon
! Mr.. MaillOux Is that OF Big Chief OF
the Reception Squads"
The following circular letter was is
| sued this morning from headquarters
on the appointment Of Mr.. Mailloux
TO all chiefs of reception squads
This committee has today named II.
jules Mailloux, Of No, So, Big Chief
OF the Reception Squads. and requested
MIN TO call an early meeting OF all
thiets to perfect working organza-
ion suggested in a previous commune
cation from these headquarters,
Big Chief MailiouX Is just returned
from a six months tour of the western
ana middle states, during which he has
addressed In the interests of the re-
union over $50 Elk lodges. When not-
fed Of the time and place Of the meet
ing herein provided for, kindly respond
with prOmptness In order that the linz
portant arrangements suggested may
be completed"
Mr.. Malloux makes the prediction
that the Elks day parade this year
Will be a record breaker That feature
OF the reunion is always the most at
tractiye and interesting one in which
all Elks take wonderful amount of in
terest, While II is true a number of
delegations viii come here without
intending to participate In that event.
they Will, after their arrival so Mr.
MaillouX says, become so interested
that they will get up uniforms on the
spur OF the moment ana fall in behind
The brass band from the lodge nearest
their own home.
The Missouri Salt Lake Reunion club
Is coming to the Elks' grand lodge and
annual reunion about $50 strong. The
delegation viii travel in a special train
and will be composed of Elks and their
lady friends from the following cities:
Joplin, Springfield st. Joseph War
rensburg, Lexington, Chilicothe, Pop
lar Bluff, Columbia and Aurora The
train will reach Salt Lake City Monday
morning, August II. at o'clock Ev- |
cry detail pertaining TO the comfort Of |
the members Of the club, such as OBJ !
servation cars through the scenic part |
OF the trip, commlssary without any |
additional expense, and hotel accom- |
modations while IN Salt Lake City |
have been arranged for by the commit |
tee. Particular attention has been
paid 10 the comfort Of the ladies' one |
car being reserved for members who |
VIII have their families
The Baltimore, Md, lodge Is coming
on a special train, too. IL viii leave
that city the morning Of August s, ar
irving here at 1855 o'clock the morning
Of August II. The train is coming
via the Denver & Rio Grande. S,oos
win be made at Denver, Colorado
Springs and Genwood Springs to ena-
BILE the Elks and their families to see
the sights Of those cities.
A third special train to arrive on the
morning Of August IL, will be the se
from Madison, Wis. The secretary Of
the lodge No. 40, writes that he will
be accompanied by 30 delegates They
viii not require accommodations, as
they will occupy their own sleepers.
The "Crap-shooting' Elks of Eure-
ka so nicknamed because their lodge
number is III are coming TO town On
morning about 100 strong. II
Is expected that that lodge Will have
the largest representation in proportion
to its size In the city during the con-
yention week. They are coming on a
special train over the Oregon Short
Ia To-
to enter the Elks' day unique parade
with the hope Of capturing the first
prize. Upon any and all occasions the !
will be accompanied by q
brass band.
In anticipation OF the rush expected
during the Elks' week, the Oregon
Short Line will station an extra opera
tor In the North Salt Lake Yards as
an extra precaution to avoid accidents.
During the week OF the conven ion !
freight trains will not be brought in
10 the depot. They will be kept In the
yards, and switch engines will bring In
the cars carrying Salt Lake merchan.
disc, which will be unloaded at the
freight depot An extra amount Of
switching Will be made necessary but
Il Is thought the result Will be worth
the trouble. The demand for sleepers
Is large and the office has already
booked several orders
The latest Is that the New York
delegation Of Elks viii bring with them
10 Salt Lake the Seventy-hrst reg-
nent band under Fanchiulli. the italian
who was for several years I'm command
N the United States marine band at
Washington after the resignation ~
Sousa, FanChiulli was finally induced
10 resign for refusing TO play Sousa's
so report states. and then he
vent to New York where he was Civ
N his present position, and has I
brought the band up TO a high degree I
" efficiency. II Is also reported that
he fine band OF the Fourteenth Ohio s
Infantry win be brought on by the
Columbus delegation. a