Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26
SALT LAKE ANTLER
RETURNS HOME.
Joe Enzensperger Back from the
Elks' Convention at Gin
cinnati, Ohio
MUCH PLEASED WITH TRIP.
Gathering Was One of the Most
Pleasant Ever Held by the
b. 7. 0. I.

Joe Enzensperger, delegate from Elks
lodge No. IS OF this city to the annual
convention at Cincinnati, returned yes
terday, from his official pilgrimage,
nightly pleased with his trip. He
says It was the greatest convention In
the history Of the order. There were
registered as present 1896 grand lodge
Elks, and the parade included $1,000
Elks, During the parade, one might
lCox north, cast, south and west from
Fountain Square, and nothing could
be- seen but vast seas Of faces. But
the direction OF the parade was adj
mlrable, and with all of those thous-
ands, no one was injured, though, OF
course there were occasional instances
OF collapses from the heat And for
this there was ample provision. The
committee OF arrangements left no
stone unturned In the matters Of de-
tail, and hospital conveniences were
ready at a moments call, ice water
and other emergency aids were within
immediate reach, so that the instant a
faintng person was noted an ambu-
lance was stralghtway on the spot and
The sufferer hurried to the nearest hos
pital,
Mr.. Enzensperger says that the pro-
ccssiou vas two hours and 20 minutes
In passing a given point, Of the $50
lodges, COO being represented The po-
lice arrangements were admirable
Mounted police and police patrols
marched ahead for the full width Of
the streets and acted as a sort OF now
ing machine to clear the roadways, so
that the paraders were not interfered
with By the crowds. The first prize
OF the parade was taken by the COW
lngton lodge whose members appeared
attired as Kentucky colonies. Every
colonel was six feet and over. Inc
PHILADELPHIA Elks came next attired IN
the garb Of Quakers. and the Louisville
lodge appeared as Uncle Sans. Marked
ingenuity was displayed IN the genera
styles Of garb, so that the crowds were
never tired Of looking. The Nashville
lodge paradcd in the uniforms OF horse
Jockeys.
I'm the great band contest, Brooke's
Marine band OF Chicago captured the
first prize In class A, with the seventy
fourth New York regiment band good
second. and the band of the Eighteenth
Pennsylvania infptry, third In class
h, a Cleveland band won the hrst prize
with Dubuque second. The judges We're
Weber OF Cincinnati, Steinhart OF
Cleveland and Rumbaugh Of Pittsburg.
There was marked interest In the band
contest. and there was no kicking.
Members OF the grand lodge We're
treated to a steamboat ride on the ONO
river I'm the evening, and the trip was u
trumphal procession noticeably ON the
return when gorgeous fireworks were
sent up from both sides of the river
as the steamer swept by, the soldiers
at Fort Thomas sending up large bombs
which exploded over the ONO ana
dropped down into the water from q
dizzy hight, the most beautiful display
of uyrotechnic flowers, Covington ana
Newport kept open house flr every Elk
with true southern hospitality, ana IN
fact TO be an Elk was TO be q public
guest. The Elks wanted for nothing.
4 feature of the occasion was the III
D. M meeting at Fountain square when
for one moment as the town crock
struck the hour of II, everybody IN
Cincinnati stood stock still. Mr.. I'm
zensperger says he never saw anything
more llllDTtNhlNt III till VI Aiis s.'~'
The lady visitors In particular We're
well looked after and cared for by the
general ladies' committee when IN all
Included 900 members and Garry Her
mans. exalted ruler OF the Cincinnati
Elks showed an hospitality that excit-
ed general admiration and compliment
airy remark. An incident OF the con
yention was a picture OF The BlB
-Four" in one of the Cincinnati papers
the group including Mr.. Enzensperger'
Julius Zader OF Worcester Mass, WIZ
liam Moreland OF Colorado Springs, and
Charles Fitzgerald OF Kansas CITY
However, Mr.. Enzensperger says there
we're Ets there weighing over 5oO
pounds each. who made him look like
a baby.
In the matter Of the controversy be-
tween the Manila and Los Angeles Elks
over the greatest mileage Mr. En2en-
gperger thinks the Californians VIII
as a number OF the Manila Elks
aid not come from the islands for the
purpose alone Of attending the conven-
ton. but were In this country for other
purposes, and took the occasion TO at
tend the convention; while all OF the
Los Angeles people came east for no
other object than 20 attend the conYen-
ton. MIR. Enzensperger says IL was the
time OF his life, and he Will never for
get the experiences at Cincinnati. The
next meeting meeting Will be held at
Buffalo, n. Y,