The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-20
CINCINNATI WELCOME TO THE ELKS.
How Ten Thousand of the Best
People On Earth Will be En-
tertained by the Queen
City.

Cincinnati, O., July 16.-While
officially Elk Week does not begin
until Monday, official Elkdom began
to come into town today for the an
nnal Grand lodge session and reunion
Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph T. Fan
ming and the other national officers of
the order have established reunion
eadqhua1ters at the Burnett House.
Monts of be delegates will come in to-
morrow evening and Monday morning,
when it is expected that no less than
10000 Elks, with Accomplishments
will be in the city. Some of the large
delegations for which rooms have
been reserved at the leading hotels
will come from Toledo. Baltimore,
Detroit. Saginaw, McKeesport, Dal-
las, Louisville, Chicago, Columbus,
New York, Parkersburg, Denver,
Omaha, Kansas City, Milwaukee and
numerous other cities throughout the
country.
The preparations to great the visitors
have been completed and the bust
ness section of the city is mass of
purple and white, the colors of the or
der. The programme for the week en-
braces the four days's session of the
grand lodge, which opens Tuesday
morning, and unlimited entertainment
for the members of the order, who
will have an immense variety to
select from, all being free to those
wearing the badge of the order Out
side of the grand lodge the most in
terest attaches to the contests of vari-
Gus sorts for prizes. These include
prizes for the delegations coming the
longest distance, for parade appearance
and originality, for the largest per
centage of local membership attending
the reunion. and for drill contests and
band contests, for both of which there
are numerous entries.
The complete programme for the
week is as follows:
Monday-Boat excursion on Ohio
river for grand lodge members aud
their families. Fire works display on
banks of the river by Cincinnati lodge
and neighboring lodges.
Tuesday-Opening of the grand
lodge session in Masonic Hall at 10 a.
m., addresses by My1on T. Herrick,
Governor of Ohio; julius Fleisch-
mann, Mayor of Cincinnati; August
Herman exalted ruler of Cincinnati
lodge, and Joseph T. Tanning, of In
dianapolis, grand exalted ruler. Mu-
sical exercises, with orchestra, organ
and chorus of 200 voices. Grand lodge
will convene in regular session at 2 p.
M. when the annual election of grand
lodge officers will be held. Prelimi-
nary band contest at ball park at 10 a.
m. Final band contest at ball park at
5 p. m.
Wednesday-Anrual parade of the
order at 10 a. m. Family picnic in
Eden Park, with band concert, day
light fireworks, and visits TO art mu-
scum, art school and Rookwood pot
terry. Evening-Grand ball rendered
OF visitors by Syrian Temple, MOBILES of
the Mystic Shrine.
Thusrday-Trip to Fort Thomas to
witness guard mount and dress parade,
8 a. N. barbecue and burgoo at Oakley
race track, from l to O'Clock. The
afternoon will be given over to band
concerts, field sports of all kinds,
sham battle by the Ohio National
Guard
Friday-Fisits to places OF interest
in and about Cincinatti.
William J. O'Brin, Jr. of Baltimore,
and Samuel Neads, of Cleveland, are
rival candidates for the position of
grand exalted ruler, to succeed Mr..
flaming. For the next place of
meeting, Buffalo, Syracuse, Dallas,
and one or two other cities are aspi-
rants.