The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-17
.ELKS NOW BOUND
To CINCINNATI
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National Convention of the
Order Will Convene
Tomorrow
A BIG MEETING is EXPECTED
An Interesting Program Has Been
Arranged for Every Day During
Week-Hundreds of Elks viii
Attend.

Cincinnati, o., July 16.--While Off
cially Elk week does not begin until
Monday. official Ell1dom began to come
into town today for the annual grand
lodge session and reunion. Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Joseph r. Tanning and
the other national officers of the order
have established reunion headquar-
ters at the Burnet House. Most of the
delegations will come in tomorrow
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 delega,
tions' for which rooms have been resery
ed at the. leading hotels will come
from Toledo, Baltimore, Detroit, Nc
Keesport, Dallas Louisville Chicago,
New York, Denver, Omaha, Kansas
City, Milwaukee and numerous other
cities throughout the country.
The preparations to greet the visit,
ors have been completed and the bus
mess sections of the city is o mass oil
purple and white. the colors Of the or,
.derrhe program for the week embrac,
es 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 wearing the badge
OF the order. Outside OF the grand
lodge the most interest attaches to
the contest Of various sorts for prizes
These include prizes fer the delega,
tons coming the longest distance,
Tor parade appearance and originally
Tor the largest per centage of total
membership attending the reunion,
and for drill contests and band con.
tests, for both of which there are mum.
erous entries.
The complete program for the week
is as follows;
Monday-Boat excursion on ohio
river for grand members and their
families. Fire works display ON banks
of the river by Cincinnati lodge and
neigbboring lodges.
Tuesday-Opening of the grand
lodge session in Masonic hall at 10I
a m. Addresses by Myron T. Herrick,
governor of Ohio; julius Fleischplann.
mayor of Cincinnati; August Herman,
exalted ruler Of Cincinnati lodge andI
Joseph I. Fannipg, OF Indianapolis.
grand exalted ruler. Musical exer-
cises, with orchestra, organ and cho
rus of 200 voices. Grand lodge will
be held. Preliminary band contest
at ball park at 10 a. m. Final band
concert at ball park at 5 p. M.
dnesday-Annual parade OF the
order at 10 a. IN. Family picnic in
Eden Park with band concert, daylight
fireworks and visits to art museum,
art school and Rookwood pottery
Evening-Grand ball tenderd to visit.
ors by Syrian Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine
Thursday-Trip to Fort Thomas to
witness guard mount and dress parade
a, m. Barbecue and burgoo at Oak
ley race track from 1 to O'Clock. The
afternoon will be given overto band
concerts. field sports of all kinds, al
sham battle by the Ohio National
Guards
Friday-Visits to places Of interest
in and about Cincinnati.
William j. O'Brien, Jr., OF Baltimorel
and Samuel Neads, of Cleveland, are
rival candidates for the position oil
grand exalted ruler to succeed Mr.
flaming. For the next place of meet
ing. Buffalo, Syracuse, Dallas and one
or two other cities are aspirants.