The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-15

alton OF his hospitality.
One of the most popular Elks at the
convention was Mayor w. H. Davey of
Butte. Mayor Davey came down with
the Montana delegation. He and Mrs.
Davey are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Morgan. salt Lake is TO be
congratulated on the manner in which
the convention has been handled, said
Mr.. Davey- THE arrangements were
splendid. and. so far as know, every
body has had a thoroughly enjoyable
time"
Z. o. Brandt OF Omaha No. 80 wants
to upset the government of the coun-
try. Yesterday he sent the following
telegram to an Omaha friend: "Cronk
elected by unanimous vote. First time
in history of the order such a vote was
ever given. Omaha having captured
the grand exalted rulership of the Elks
and the imperial potentate of the Mys-
tic Shriners in Colonel Aiken. is enIi-
tied to have the question considered as
to whether the capital should not be
moved from Washington to Omaha.
Have Congressman Mercer take this
up
Among the guests of the city for the
past week were John H. Lamade and
family, Charles d. Woolf, and Fred NJ.
Lamade, owner of the Pennsylvania
Grit, one of the largest weekly news
papers in the east The party will
leave here and make a trip through
the Yellowstone park before returning
( home. They express themselves as
highly pleased with their stay in Salt
Lake City, and speak in highest terms
of the manner in which the people of
this city have received and entertained
the Eiks.
The committee on decorations award
ed prizes as follows yesterday: Best
window decoration, $50. to Paris Mil
linery store: best exterior decoration,
800, Lace House; best electrical dis
play, $1o0, Salt Lake Electrical COM
pany; second best electrical display,
! $50, Intermountain Electric company
The Sioux Falls delegation, which
arrived in two special sleepers, left
last night for home. The members of
| this delegation say they have had a
big TING in Salt Lake. and they leave
\ with the most pleasant recollections of
Zion and its people. kt
| The last day of the receptions given
| for the visiting women was a great
success, being made semi official by
/ the presence in the receiving party of
| the wives of the grand lodge officers.
/ The Natchke orchestra, stationed in
/ the Ladies' Literary club hall, fur
nished excellent music, and a constant
| stream of guests kept the rooms well
| filed. Delicious refreshments were
served. and with each plate a small
| souvenir of the convention was given
to the guests.
/ This evening from till Il farewell
reception win be rendered TO the Of
| ficers of the grand lodge and all of the
visiting Elks and their wives and wo-
men friends. The function will he
under the direction of lodge No. 50 and
viii be in the new club house on State
street. All Elks in the city and their
| ladies. including the members of lodge
No. So, are expected to attend.
Perhaps the most disappointed lot OF
Elks is the herd of two dozen from
Buffalo. n. Y. After weeks of toll
making preparations to capture one OF
the prizes in the great parade, their
train pulled into the Rio Grande depot
about the time the pageant was over
This so dampened the ardor of the
members that while they had an ex-
cellent time during their short So
journ, they made themselves not nearly
as conspicuous as they would other
wise have done. Last night their pri-
vate car, which has been their head
quarters, began its homeward journey
with twenty-four Tesolute men, deter
mined to arrive at next years conven.
ton on time.
a large number of visiting Elks viii
! go TO Park City this morning on
special excursion arranged for theil
benefit and will be shown through tbs
famous mines of that place. The traiT
| will leave the Rio Grande depot at
: O'Clock and will return in the after
: noon in time for those who leave il
the evening TO catch their trains. A
[ 9 O'Clock this morning a special traiI
! will run out to the Tintic mining dis
trict and carry a large bunch of Elk
! there TO look over the mines of tina
l place.
The concluding work of the gran,
lodge session was at the meeting OF tn
grand trustees held last evening. Tn
trustees recognized by electing JOSEPH
T. Tanning chairman and John L
O'Shea secretary of the board.
: Meade D. Detweiler, for three term
grand exalted ruler of the order,
resident of Harrisburg. Pa. and a lif
: member of San Francisco No. 5. Ia
. been keeping in the background durin
: the convention, although he is one Q
the most prominent Elks in the Unite
. / States. Mr.. Detweiler was chairma
: of the EIks' home committee, whic
. | made its report yesterday. In lS9;
| when the order split, Mr. Detweile
. was instrumental in bringing about
. | reconciliation. and in many other way
. he has distinguished himself as a
7 Elk
: Instead of starting for home sor
and disgruntled. the Second Regimen
: band from Emporia. Kan. which &c
= not a smell at the prize money. wen
Z around town yesterday playing Ain
. Dat a Shame?" and other appropriat
q airs The band. an excellent amateu
organization il is. serenaded The Her
aid and went out to the home of W. +
= Dale, a former resident of Empori;
e and paid its respects, then parade
? the principal streets with the tru
# spirit of good sports.
r. The Butte band was around tow
Il nearly all day. At 2:30 ii marche
n into the Knutsford rotunda, led by II
Il big drum major and the goat. foIlowe
, by the Montana delegation VIII
e brooms. with which they expected
a make clean sweep Past Grand E,
It allied Ruler Fisher was sighted
Il somebody in the crowd, and after ri,
S ing him three cheers. a speech Va