The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-26
Tomorrow Night the Regular Elec-
ton VIII take Place at Elks Hall
6 Members CT Nominees for Various Places
Lodge Very Prosperous the
Carnival Notes
HONOR FOR DR.. waITtsIoss

Paducah lodge No. 2i7. b. p o. f.,
will tomorrow evening at its regular
meeting elect officers for the ensuing
year, which event is always one Of
great Importance and draws out al
most the entire membership Of about
800.
Nominations begin four weeks be-
fore the election, and a number Of
members have been nominated for
each office. The interest naturally
oenters about the election OF an exalt-
ed ruler, who is the highest officer in
the lodge, and while there are several
nominees, the honor will probably go
20 Captain VIM. Kraus or Attorney
Campbell Flournoy. Other officers
will doubtless, in:acoordance with the
usual custom, be advanced to the neat
stations.
The lodge is in better condition
than ever before, and has during the
present year. since the last election of
Officers, given OF rnival that was a
most gratifying success in every par
ticular, and Melted the lodge over 60, .
600, which, with other funds, has
been invested, in the livery stable prop.
erty opposite the Kentucky theatre,
and on which the lodge will in time
erect handsome building.
The preparations for the present
carnival indicate that it will DO Il
greater success than the one last year.
The carnival executive commit
tee Of Elks has received a
communication from Cairo ask
ing the date Of the flower parade,
ON which date Cairo expects to send q
large delegation here.
The committee has decided not to
sell the concessions for confetti, walk
ing canes and other carnival novel
ties, as IL believes the lodge can de-
rive more revenue by retaining IL for
itself.
In short time bids will be taken
for the erection Of the enclosure for
the carnival. for which about 10000
feet Of lumber will be used.
Il will be only short time until
the Knights of Hacudap begin drilling
for the carnival
Mr.. John Hobson has been appoint
cd chief clerk Of the country store.
and will shortly select his assistants.
The country store Is great money
maker everywhere, its contents being
donated by various firms throughout
the country. Envelopes with tickets
bearing number are sold for ten
cents each. and the person who pur-I
chases one is given whatever q num-
Der corresponding to the one in the
envelope is found on, which may be
worth ten cents or 500.
The ~, q. and st. l.. will give
cheap carnival rate, as the Illinsois
Central has agreed to do
A ballot box for the queens contest
has been placed in George o. Harris.
The executive committee will in
time publish list of contributions re-
ceived by the soliciting committee.
The merchants will this year be
urged more than ever before to deco
rate IL is expected that Rducsh will
put on her gala attire with unstitned
liberality.
Carnival buttons will shortly be
placed on sale at various stores in the
city, as they were last year.
DR.. O. e. whitesides, the present
exalted ruler of the Elks, will be
placed in nomination for one of the
principal offices in the state organiza.
tion of Red Men when the Grand
Council meets at Owensboro on May
18th. This is the Office Of Great Jun.
ior Sycamore Dr.. whitesides is one
of the most prominent secret order
men in the state, aud there are few
lodges to which he does not belong,
and in which he has not held high
office. The representatives of Otegs
Tribe expect he will be easily elected.
The Red Men are growing rapidly in
and Paducah, and the lodge
is already one of the largest in the
country, ranking sixth Of them all,