The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-14
ELKS LEAVE SUNDAY
10 ATTEND ANNUAL SESSION OF
GRAND LODGE.
WIN Have Special Car to Cincinnati
Good Attendance From New Haven
TO Stop at ST. Louis-Prizes Offered
for Puraders-Fine Programme Ar
ranged.

ranged.
Arrangements are being made by Po-
lice Officer John H. Coonan for the
transportation Of the delegation Of New
Haven Lodge. No. %, Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks, which is go
ing to attend the annual session of the
grand lodge to be held in Cincinnati
during the week OF July is. The con-
tingent Of about Twenty-Five from here
will start at 2;1O Sunday on special
car over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, making stops at Philadelphia.
Baltimore and washington. On the
return journey the party will visit the
st. Louis exposition. and arrangements
have been made for the entertainment
Of the Connecticut Elks at the state
building there.
Among those who are to join the
party from this city are: John H.
Courtney, exalter ruler of New Haven
lodge; Milton We'll, John H. Coonan,
Melville Simonds, Isidore Sugenheim-
Ter, William Carey. Henry Bretzfelder.
Thomas Birmingham. William F. Dom
nelly, Cornelius Conner, Thomas Flan-
agan Milton We'll, Milton Machol
Jesse Sinonds William Moran, ]. Zeek
Of Meriden, Edward Daley of Walling-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs Stephen H. Moore,
DR.. James H. Kelly. Robert Enscoe,
Thomas Mcfarland, William Garrison,
Miss Hitler. Mrs. Hayes and Messrs.
Hatfield and Smith
This will be the fortieth grand lodge
session and eighteenth annual reunion
of the society The official programme
for the reunion is as follows:
Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July
az Reception Of grand lodge members
as they arrive and carriage drives
about the city and suburbs.
Monday, July 1S-Boat excursion on
I the Ohio river, for grand lodge mem
bers and ladies only. Boat leaves
landing at p. m. promptly, returning
lat SIP. m. Fireworks display on banks
of the river by Cincinnati lodge and the
! neighboring lodges of Bellevue, New
port and Covington.
Tuesday. July 10 Opening OF grand
lodge session in Music hall, at 10 a. m.
Addresses by Myron 4. Herrick, COVER
nor of the state OF Ohio: Julius Fleisch-
mann, mayor Of the city of Cincinnati;
August Herman. exalted ruler Of the
Cincinnati lodge, No. 5; Joseph T. Fan
lining, grand exalted ruler. Musical ex-
lercises with orchestra, organ, soloists,
lquartette and chorus Of two hundred
under the direction OF Brother A. J.
Boex. Grand lodge will convene in
regular session at p. m, when the an
nual election of grand lodge officers
Twill occur. Preliminary band contest
at ball park. 5 b, m.
Wednesday, July 20-Annual parade
of the order, 10 a. M. Family picnic in
Eden park, with band concert, daylight
fireworks and visits to Art museum,
Art school, lockwood pottery and wa
ter tower, 2 to p. m. Evening Grand
| bah rendered to visitors by Syrian
remple, Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine.
Thursday, July q. a. m.-Trip to
Fort Thomas, to witness guard mount
land dress parade, s a. m.
Thursday, July 81, p. m. Barbecue
and burgoo at Oakley race track, from
iii to 6 o'clock. The afternoon will be
tgiven over to band concerts, field
sports of all kinds, a sham battle by
1.-THE three battalions Of the First regi-
Iment, Ohio National Guard. The Gin
lcinnati Traction company will run ex-
.ltra cars and the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern railway special trains tc
1.-THE gates Of the Oakley park. No ad-
mission will be charged for Elks wear
ling the official badge. nor for ladies &C.
1companying them. An illustrated free
lecture of the Passion Play of oberam.
1ergau, s d. M, at Columbia theater.
Friday, July 22-Visits to places O.
amusement in and about Cincinnati
where special programmes for the Elks
Twill be given. In this list, among the
more notable are the Cincinnati Zoo.
logical gardens, Coney Island, Chester
Ipark and Ludlow lagoon. Information
Regarding any of the numerous smaller
i amusement resorts will be furnished b.
1.-THE several committees, or the citizens
lin general. There will also be each day
lof the reunion games OF Nationa
league baseball between the Cincinna
his and the Bostons, or the Brooklyns.
In addition to the regular programme
the lodges of Covington, Newport anC
Bellevue, Ky, situated directly across
the Ohio river from Cincinnati, Offer
true Kentucky hospitality to all Elks
land their ladies. In Covington ant
Newport the lodges will maintain
open house every day Of the reunion
land they extend a cordial welcome t
Iall the visiting brothers. In Bellevue
4 the lodge has selected Friday for an al
day open house and social session fol
1.-THE visitors. In addition, Bellevu,
Hodge has arranged with the Berlin
bathing Beach company SO that al
Visiting Elks, their ladies and children
will be permitted all the privileges o
1.-THE bathing beach free, the only condi
ltion being that the visitors wear tn,
lofficial badge Of the reunion; also witt
the Queen City Bathing Beach compa
my, so that free tickets will be at re
lunion headquarters, to be distributed
to the visitors, and emitting them to al
the privileges of the Queen City Bath
ling beach. These two bathing beaches
are situated on the Ohio river at Belle
5Ivue, KY, can be reached from Cincin
lnati within fifteen minutes by stree
lear, and are the finest inland bathins
a. -.