The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-13
ALL NOW I'M But
FEW STRAGGLERS
Trains Yesterday Brought About
5000 eIks.
TWO MORE ARE DUE TODAY
ALL THE VISITORS ARE BEING
WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

4 Lake yesterday brought ABOUT
3,eOe more EIks and visitors to
the city. This practically completes
the list of arrivals. although several
hundred viii probably get in in de-
taehed punches today. About eight
special trains came in during the day
and each one was wen filed. One
train alone bore 1900 visitors. which
is the largest delegation TO arrive Two
more trains are expected to arrive this
morning bearing the Ogden and Park
City lodges.
The arrivals yesterday make the Wis
iting population now about 1900 at a
is far smaller than was expected by
the local lodge. but the fact that more
did not come IS attributed 10 the great
distance they have TO travel TO reach
here AS some one expressed il, Salt
Lake is an oasis in a desert that is
entirely too wide for many of those
living on the outer edges of the coun-
try 10 travel across it,
Although the attendance is not what
was expected. the crowd is probably
the largest one that has ever gathered
here and it is certainly one of the jol-
lest. Everybody wears a broad smile
and they ali say Salt Lake is "all
right
The first delegation TO arrive yester-
day was the Montana herd of 1,600
people. They came in on a special
train arriving about noon. The Elks
of the bunch were attired in white
flannel suits with tuxedo coats Dor
dered with purple. The costumes are
the most dressy ones that have been
seen. They We're accompanied by the
Boston & Montana band from Butte.
which is one of the foremost musical
organizations of the west. The mem
bers OF the band were ttired in neat
white suits fringed with purple. The
Elks, headed by their band and Held S
band, marched from the Short Line
depot up town and paraded the
streets. They were received with rous-
ing cheers all along the way.
The Kentucky delegation, about geo
strong, pulled in during the afternoon
and marched TO headquarters to the
air of My Old Kentucky Home" In
from Louisville, accompanied by a
uniformed drill team, attired in neat
black uniforms. The team marched to
headquarters and drilled in front of
the station, winding up with rousing
cheers for Kentucky and Salt Lake.
The drill team does not intend TO
enter the drill contest, but is here 10
show what Kentucky Elks can do and
also to attempt to get the grand lodge
to adopt a uniform for Elks all over
the country. The Kentuckians believe
that an official uniform should be
adopted and If it is possible they in
tend to secure the passage of such q
measure Those in the party are the
genuine Blue Grass boys and they
have a hearty hand shake and Hello
| BiII' for everybody
During the morning a delegation of
about fifty came in from Augusta,
Ga. wearing their badges, TO which
were attached small bales of cotton
! the sign of the industry of the state
1 Following these came the White
Mountain. Wyo.. delegation, about
| fifty strong
During the afternoon a number OF
/ the delegations from the various parts
/ Of the state came in Eureka headed
! the list with about seventy-five Elks
! There We're small delega tons from
other towns where the order has beer
/ established
A delegation from Silver City, n. M
came in with their Navajo blanket
badges and Mexican hats A specia
| train bearing about 100 visitors from
the southern part Of Colorado also ar
rived during the afternoon.
Come From Illinois.
A contingent of about 100 from Hi
nois completed the list of specia
trains. Besides these there were count
less numbers of delegates and visitor,
who arrived over the regular train:
from various portions of the country.
! The Ogden lodge. about 100 strong
VIII come down this morning, and Parl
City will be on hand with about al
equal number.
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busy one yesterday, but nothing Xix
the day before, when about twice a.
many visitors arrived. The registra
ton and accommodations committee
were kept busy, but all were easil.
cared for, and still there is room Tn
members of the accommodations com
mittee state that they have had n
trouble whatever in placing every on
in good, comfortable homes for III
week. and there seems TO be genera
satisfaction among the visitors wit
the way in which they have been han
died. In fact. numbers of them TAX
occasion TO compliment Salt Lake ant
the Elks on the way they have pro
vided for their comfort in the matter
of sleeping and eating. They say tina
at no other convention have they bee
SO easily handled and so satisfactorily
settled as they have been here
All Visitors Cared For.
The citizens of Salt Lake have re
sponded splendidly in the matter 0
furnishing rooms for the visitors. an
the committee has more rooms on han
than they can fill. In fact. some Q
those who offered rooms are complain
ing to the committee because the
/ have not received some of the visitor,
but all have been CHARTERED and ther
are none to fill the unoccupied place.
Every day numbers of people report d
the committees headquarters offerin
rooms for the use OF the Elks and Wis
itors. The committee believes thu
5000 more visitors could be accommc
dated with living places
In the matter OF food supply fer tn
big crowd no complaint has bee
: heard. Every restaurant and eatin
place IN the city is heavily taxed. bl
no one is going hungry IN fact. I'll
visitors have taken occasion to prsis
, the quality and quantity of food ths
is being furnished them All OF II
: smaller restaurants have raised the
{ | prices. but the first-clsss cafes hay
: maintained their regular rates and Z