The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
THE ELKS ARE RETURNING
BRING BACK STORIES OF. BALTI-
MORE's HOSPITALITY.
Joseph IT. Tanning Honored by the
MaryIanders-The Great Crab
Feast an Event.

Joseph L. Fanning's crowd of loyal Elks.
who left the city last Sunday morning to
attend the Elks' convention at Baltimore,
are returning in small parties with great
praise of the reception rendered them in
the convention city. A number of the Elks
came in Friday and a small party arrived
yesterday; most of them are expected to-
day and tomorrow. Many of them took
advantage of the opportunity to visit va
rious relatives and cities i'm the East. In
all, 102 Elks of the indianapolis lodge, left
on the special train to the convention. They
were received with an overwhelming ova-
ton when their train pulled into the Balti-
more depot. From the moment Joseph 7.
Tanning set foot on Maryland soil he was
the most prominent and popular man in
the city. The fact that he unanimously
elected grand exalted ruler indicates his
position among the Elks. and every one
| agreed that he is all his position indicates
a leader of the Elks.
Those who have returned from Baltimore
say that the electrical displays and decora-
lions were beyond anything that they had
ever seen. The city of Baltimore has a
| reserved fun amounting to $4,000, especially
| for celebrations and conventions, and for
| this occasion neither expense nor labor was
| spared. Monday the Elks, en- rnasse, visited
| the Annapolis navy yards. making the trip
| by boat. Although they were caught i'm a
severe thunderstorm while on the bay,
| the incident only added spice to their ex-
periences. The parade was another great
| feature of the convention. IL was headed
by the Marine Band Of Washington. with
| been elected the preceding day, riding at its
| front. There were ninety Elks in the In
| Bookwalter and Joseph L. Bell. enemies
| in politics. but brothers at heart. Incl
| dentally, these two politicians roomed to-
| gether during their stay In the Oyster City,
for the political columns of the Baltimore
| papers.
But the event that stands out foremost
| I'm the memories OF the Elks is the clam
feast Thursday, held on the beach of Chesa-
peake bay, at Toll Chester. about forty
miles below Baltimore: 1t was estimated
that over 5000 people attended the feast a
party of the Indianapolis retinue chartered
| two small launches, one of which broke down
at the halfway mark and did not arrive un-
| TIL late i'm the day. The boats went down al
o'clock in the morning and O'Clock in
| the afternoon. At Toll Chester a bountiful
| menu and an informal entertainment await
/ ed them. Along the white beach stretched
| chain OF black kettles hung over fires
1 from tripod frames. The chain stretched
| for half mile. and at each kettle was a
| black nanny, with red handkerchief tied
/ around her head and stirring and mixing
| the clam soup. A railing was built before
| Them and up to this the thousands of E,lks
| pressed and were given bowels of good clam
| soup, made in the good old Southern style
This was only part of the menu; the rest
| was something like this:
| $1,000 crabs.
/ 400 pounds of crab meat.
$1,000 rolls.
100 pounds of butter.
200 pounds of coffee
200 pounds OF sugar.
400 pounds OF ham
j 80 pounds OF spiced beef.
100 pounds of beef tongue.
tubs OF potato salad.
10 barrels of potatoes
80 gallons of milk.
10 gallons OF mustard
10 tons OF ice.
900 bottles of ginger ale.
$500 bottles of sarsaparilla.
The convention was declared by all [,
have been the best ever held by the lodge
The India ma polls members were shown spe
cial attention on account of Joseph II. Fan
Ming and the occasion Will always be looked
back upon by them with fondest memories
Mr.. Tanning will not return to the city fo
about ten days. He expects 10 visit friends
land look after business in New York.