Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-16

ELKS
ORDER
Thousands Of the Best People
on Earth Will Attend

Cincinnati, O., July 16.-While of,
icially Elk week does not begin until
Monday, official Elkdom began to come
into town today for the annual grand
lodge session and reunion. Grand
Exalted Ruler Joseph T. Tanning and
the other national officers of the or
der have established reunion head
quarters at the Burnet house. Most
of the delegations 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, De
troit, Saginaw, McKeeSport, Dallas,
Louisville, Chicago, Columbus, New
York, Parkersburg, Denver, Omaha,
Kansas City, Milwaukee, and numer.
Gus other cities throughout the coun-
try.
The preparations to greet the Wis
itors have been completed and the
business section of the city is a mass
of purple and white, the colors Of the
order. The program for the week EN-.
braces the four days 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 who wear
the badge of the order. Outside of
the grand lodge the most interest at
taches to the contests of various or-
ders for prizes. These include prizes
for the delegations coming the long.
e3t distances, for parade appearance
and originality, for the largest per
centage Of total 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 and
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 1000
a. m. Addresses by Myron T. Herrick,
governor of Ohio; julius Fleischmann,
mayor of Cincinnati; August Herman,
exalted ruler of Cincinati lodge. and
Joseph T. Tanning, of indianapolis,
grand exalted ruler. Musical exercises
with orchestra organ anil 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. Preliminary band o
test at ball park at 10 a. m. Final
band contest at ball park at 5 p. m
Observation-Disclosures parade of the
order at 10 a. m. Family picnic in
Eden park, with band concert, day
light fireworks and visits to art
museum, art school and RoolCwOod
pottery. Evening-Grand ball tend,
cred to visitors by Syrina Temple,
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine.
Thursday-Trip to Fort Thomas to
witness guard mount and dress par
ader, 8 a. m. Barbecue and burgoo at
Oakley race track, from l TO s O'Clock.
The afternoon will be given owe to
band concerts, field sports of all kinds
a sham battle by the Ohio national
guard.
Friday Visits to places Of interest
in and about Cincinnati.
William ]. O'Brien, Jr. Of Baltimore.
and Samuel Neads, Of Cleveland, are
rival candidates for the position of
grand exalted ruler, to succeed Mr.,
Tanning. For the next place Of meet
ing, Buffalo, Syracuse, Dallas and one