The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-24
CITIZENS GIVE
FREELY TO ELkS
Much Money Being Raised for
Big Convention.
&-
LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE
EVERY INDICATION POINTS TO
SUCCESS OF ENTERPRISE.
LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE

ROM the showing made last night
+ by the financial committee, after
two days work i'm soliciting funds,
the success Of the EIks' convention here
in August, from a financial standpoint,
is assured. The members of the execu-
tive committee having in hand the ar
engagements for the big convention are
elated over the progress reported by
the committee and the free and liberal
spirit manifested by those citizens who
have responded already to the call of
the committee. In two days about
$4,000 have been raised, and the work
is stiu progressing.
The financial committee held a large
ly attended and enthusiastic meeting
last night and reports were received
from the members as TO the amounts
they had secured by subscription In
each instance they were most liberal,
and bespeak q most fatteriug interest
in the success of the great convention
on the part of the citizens. The ma
jority of the subscriptions were from
nOn-ElkS and this is one Of the pleas
. ing features TO the Elks.
Money From Brokers.
w. H. Clark reported that he had
secured no less than $3.50 from the
stock brokers alone and he expects TO
swell the amount to $4,000 by tonight
OF the subscriptions secured twenty
four were for $50 each and many were
of the SIS size.
A subscription Of $3.50 was secured
from Brown, Terry g. Woodruff and
this was cheered vOciferously by the
sOmmittee. Frank Knox led the banks
in a subscription Of $3.50 from the Ma
/ tional Bank of the Republic. Jake
Greenwald, representing the retail ci-
gar dealers, started the subscriptions
with one Of $50. He also presented sew
eral other subscriptions secured from
travelling dealers and outside cigar
merchants. J. p. Gardner set the pace
for the clothing merchants by sub
scribing $3.50.
The committees have only heen at
work about two days and in this time
have secured practically $4,000 towards
the amount that will be necessary to
run the convention. The prospect is
very pleasing TO those who are looking
after the financial end Of the affair.
Programme Of Exercises.
The committee on arrangements has
completed a skeleton programme of the
! exercises for the three days of the
convention. for the special benefit Of
the competitors for prizes. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
First Day: 10 a. m.-Opening exer-
cises in tabernacle; address if possible
by o. w. Powers as master of ceremo-
MES. organ solo, Professor j. j. Nc
Cleilan; address Of welcome, if posi-
BILE by Governor Wells. vocal solos re-
/ Spouse to address; vocal music by Sc
/ leCted quaTtette or choir, address to
Elks, probably by Grand Exalted Ruler
I j.. l. Pickett. AT 3 p.m.-CiTand military,
civic and frateTnal society parade. Ma
iOr G. s. Young of the Eighteenth in
fantry as grand marshal AT p. m--
I Opening band contest. prizes. $1,000
$500 and $3.50. conditions governing the
contest to be announced later. Three
/ judges viii be selected to make awards
and Utah bands viii be barred from
the contest. A prize of $3.50 viii be
given the best marching band, the de-
termining points being uniform equip
ment. discipline, appearance on line Of
march, and the awards win be made by
three judges especially selected for the
/ contest.
Big Parade Of Elks.
Second Day: $3.50 p. m.-Elks. parade.
under direction of Grand Esquire Dan
C.. Lotus grand marshal, prizes. 81 000
] $500 and $3.50; determining points: gem
. eral appearance, bearing, beauty and
originality, number in line, most unique
/ display in parade; prizes, $3.50 and $780,
! Lodges showing largest percentage of
membership in line, prizes, $50 and
| 800 s D. MIA bernacle concert
/ special features, including chorus of 500
[ voices and other musical features.
Third Day; 9 a. m.-EXcUrsiOn TO Og-
den $3.50 D. m.-Drill contest, prizes
I $500 and $3.50. Drill teams must consist
/ of twenty-four men, two officers and
/ three sergeauts, all Elks. Teams may
: execute any movements with or with
I out music: time limit, twenty-five min
/ utes, order of drill and awards 10 be
determined by three judges. Salt lake
/ teams viii be barred. The points con-
I sidered will be. marching. general ap-
/ pearance, movements by bands and
/ companies by platoons. fancy drills,
/ uniforms each. On Friday an eEcur-
/ sion will be run to Park City and Tin
+ tic. where the visitors viii be shown
/ the mining plants of Utah.
/ G. X. Whitney of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
was in the city yesterday making ar
( engagements for about 300 Elks from
/ that vicinity of his state. They have
/ chartered cars from the Short Line and
/ will be quartered on the tracks in sleep
/ ers here.