The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-13

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But Held isn't in the contest, some
body suggested.
4 dent care about that. It's the
best band of the lot"
New York state has many well
known fasteners represented in xas
Elks' convention. but perhaps none
| more popular that Henry Schocke, ex-
| allied ruler of Oneida lodge, 7S7. Mr.
Shoeke is prominent figure in central
New York, where the great hop dis
! tricts are located. He is one of the
| largest buyers of the east. and while
he is in the west will look after the
Oregon hop interests
Among the visitors in the city yes
terday was a party of Santa Fe ex-
cursionists in charge of T. L. King and
1 j. O. Thomas. agents of the company.
They came with the Leayenworth,
Kansas City and Oklahoma delegation
of Elks- For many OF the excursionists
1 this was the first trip TO this part OF
/ the west, and they were delighted with
the country They thought Salt Lake
/ City is a garden spot, and some of
them were surprised to find so little to
suggest the frontier The party crowd
/ ed twelve Pullman coaches.
yesterday was TO secure as many SOU
venir badges as possible r C. Warner
of Denver lodge No. 316 thinks he is
entitled to the first. prize if any special
favorS are to be given away He cap
tured $50 yesterday. What he couldn
get on his coat front he packed in his
trunk. William Arlind of Denver has
the next largest collection. He has 246.
One of the most novel decorations in
the city is a canopy IN front of the
curio store near the Knutsford. 1t is
made almost entirely of antIers and
stuffed elks' heads. while the body of
the canopy is of white and purple
cloth. which sets off the display to the
best advantage. The entire affair is
lavishly decorated with pink and pur-
pie lights, which enhance the rich eff
feet.
One of the most popular men in the
Baltimore delegation is Brother Col.
Inns He Is working harder than am
one else to secure the convention fol
next year and last evening he had hi:
lieutenants out and was trying Z
break the ranks of New York and
Pennsylvania He thinks the souti
and west is solid but he is not SO sur,
about the northern delegations.
| One of the tallest EsIks in the cit,
is H. j. Hassel of Tintic lodge. which
came up yesterday from Eureka. Mr.
Hassel stands six feet six inches in hi
, stockings and he towers head ant
shoulders above the taIIest men abou
him.
: There is an atmosphere of magnolii
and sunshine and romance about IN
, Virginia delegation. One Of the popu
lar men in the party is ]. w. Pigott 0
. Clarksburg- He is a member of tn
; grand lodge and one of the most in
terested visitors in the city He /
, high in his praises of The decoration
and Nominations and says that Sal
Lake City has done herself proud II
| believes that few cities of the Unite
States can entertain as Hospitality a
Salt Lake, the gem of the desert
The Kansas EIks are requested t
: meet at the Knutsford at 9 O'Clock thi
: morning.
i Rollin W. Bond of Omaha divide
9 attention with the band he was direct
: ing in the KnutSfOrd last evening NJ
G Bond used the Delsarte style of expires
sion when he yields the baton. He in
Z troduced graceful gestures into nj
s movements for rhythm and the musi
z obeyed as gracefully as a boat obey
I the waves It was difficult to sa
= which attracted most notice. the mn
t sic or the man. but il is safe TO ventuS
f that Mr.. Bond received his share {
n attention.
s. DR.. Andrus of Ishpeming. Mich
z reached the city on a delayed trai
, yesterday DR. Andrus says that Isl
+ pening in the Indian tongue spoken
Y Michigan means heaven and he ID
d promised TO show his new friends he,
! the stumps OF his wings before /
v leaves fovrr ~