Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-18
Judge Powers, Dlyested of War
Paint, Makes FIowery Speech
TUSCARORA ORAT0RY FLOW
This Time II Was Directed to the
wishing Elks Souvenir badge
For Mr. Pickett

AT Chrlstensen's han fast night the
visiting Elks' grand officers were again
the guests Of honor in an enjoyable en-
tertainment, during which Grand hNa'l-
ed Ruler Pickett was presented win a
handsome souvenir badge from the loeai
lodge. The token was formed OF u
polished elk teeth arranged in 4 circle
to represent the dial of CLOCK, each
tooth having upon II nuneral rcphIv-
senting an hour. The remainder OF the
clock face is Of solid iiligree gold anu
the golden hands point TO the hour Vt
II. There We're also elk heads OF golu
projecting from all -four sides JUST
previous TO delivering the badge 10
Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett Juuse
Powers Welcomed the guests mus:
by the unanimous voice OF salt Lake
lodge No. SO OF the Benevolent ana Pfo-
teotive order OF Elks, J am Instructed
to say that we are mighty glad that you
are here. II Is our desire that your VS.
Il may be 50 pleasant that you WIN
leave US with regret and long FOR the
time when you Will return There IS
not a man, woman or child IN TINS
quaint city Of the Saints, there s not
Mormon. jew or n Gentle VINO does
not bid you welcome. We most heartily
greet you in the anteroom as II were OF
the gigantic lodge of Elks into which
this city viii convert Itself In August
next
1--WE assure you that our hospitality
viii extend to the Limitation Of human
effort AT the grand lodge session, when
our brother Elks shall come, with
their sisters and their cousins and their
nunts, we win unlock all our doors and
throw the keys In the we'll We VIII put
new leaves IN each extension table an
place an extra plate at the right hand
: Of every hostess We will show them
land flowing with milk and honey,
walled around about by lofty noun
tal.s and from which antlered deer win
gaze In mild Legged Wonderment upon
scenes OF glad festlvlty. We win cool
their broWs with breeses from banks OF
eternal snow. We viii make glad their
senses by an atmosphere perfumed by
the dainty purple Of fragrant lueerne'
For them the speckled trout VIII leap
from their rocky bed, For them our
great dead sea Will stretch forth its
arms md press them to It's heaying
bosom. For them the birds will carol
In the morning. For them our mighty
organ in the historic Tabernacle viii
send forth grand and majestic har-
n1ony For them the cottonwood and
box elder will WOO 10 grateful shade az
noontme, and when the night shall
come. myriads OF lamps viii Vie in
brllllancy with the countless stars hung
high IN the blue arch OF the mountains,
Their days win be one song OF Joy
and their sleep win be so sweet that in
their dreams they will ride upon milk
white elephants beneath palanqulns OF
white and purple and be famed by
maidens more enchanting than the IA
bled hourl
go We Ma vou welcome now with tha
prnrnise ofJtbat greater although no
more hear,( welcome whom vou come
ulth Inc flare az ,rumnets and The
sound OF hands and ~ tba head Of that
great army whose beart beata 10 The
music M true benevolence Irtab
stretches forth her hands 10 The Elks
,f America ana from ,bs bicbsst 70 the
lowest extends her welcome"
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