The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-16
CINCINNATI PREPARING
FOR ENTERTAINMENT Of
GREAT CROWD OF ELKS
Thirty Thousand of the "Best Peo-
pie on Earth to Gather in the
Ohio City in July.
FINE MUSICAL FEATURES
Elaborate Concerts and Band
Competition-Prizes for Lodges
In the Parade.

CINCINNATI, May 15.-The programme
for the national reunion of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, to be held
in Cincinnati during the week OF July is,
has been completed. 1t provides an un-
usually elaborate series of entertainments,
covering a period of five days. The Grand
Lodge of the order, which convenes during
each reunion, is to be entertained Mon
day, the 18th, with an excursion on the
Ohio river, ending at night with display
of fireworks on the banks of the river, in
which the Kentucky lodges will join with
Cincinnati lodges.
The opening session of the Grand Lodge
on Tuesday morning will be in Music Hall.
Governor Myron T. Herrick will deliver
an address of welcome for the State of
Ohio; Mayor Fleischmann will welcome the
visitors to Cincinnati and August Herr
mann, exalted ruler of Cincinnati Lodge,
Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph Tanning and
Past Grand Exalted Ruler Charles E.
Pickett will also speak.
A musical programme in which chorus
of 200 voices from members of the May
festival chorus and noted soloists will take
part has been arranged.
There Is also to be a band contest at the
ball park for these prizes: Bands of thirty
or more pieces, first prize $1,000, second $3.50;
bands of fewer than thirty pieces first
$500, second $3.50. There will be a prelimi-
nary contest, from which the final con-
testants will be selected. The judges have
selected the following conditions for the
band contest: In class A (thirty or more)
each band shall play one overture and one
c6l fha folI
''Phedra,' by Massenet; overture, Mig
non," by Thomas: 'vorspie Mestersing-
er," by Wagner: selections from Faust. -
by, Gounod; selection. Carmen" by Bizet;
selection. ''Walkerue." by Wagner.
Class fewer than thirty peces)-
Overture Poet and 1, Peasant" by Suppe:
lection, Bohemian Girl" by Balfe; selec-
ton, 'Amorita," by Czibulka; selection
Mariana" by Wallace.
In case of a tie in Class A. 'Rhapsodie
No. % of Liszt shall be played. and in
Class B the prologue from Il. Pagliacci'
shall be played.
A rule is that all the bands contesting
must participate in the parade of Wednes-
day, the 10Th. For that these prizes are
offered: $500 to the lodge having the great
est aggregate mileage; $500 to the lodge
making the best appearance: $500 to the
lodge wearing the most unique uniform.
and $500 to the lodge accompanied by the
greatest number of ladies.
During the afternoon of the 20th there
will be picnic and concert at Eden Park.
Thursday, the 2lst, there will be trip to
Fort Thomas in Kentucky, barbecue at
Oakley race track and free lecture on the
Passion Play of Oberammergau. The re-
union will end on Friday with trips 10
amusement resorts.
Syracuse and Saratoga. n. Y are the only
avowed candidates for the next reunion.
Cincinnati will be decorated, as the reun-
ion committee is giving away $4,000 for best
illumination and decoration of houses and
$4,000 is being expended for extra ilumina-
ton of the streets The committee expects
10000 members of the Elks to attend the
reunion.