Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-04
WILL STOP HERE.
Hundred EIks Travel by Special
Train With Mexican Ma
tional Band.
ALL ON BOARD MEMBERS
A Great Trip That the Good Fellows
From the Southern Border viii
Make to Buffalo.

Across the continent in a special
train, headed by the national band
of another republic. the FL Paso Elks
"Quien Sabe" club, a marching or
ganiZation of 100 strong, every man a
member of the antlered herd. form
ing the most unique crowd that ever
attended a grand lodge meeting, will
go from FL Paso, Tex. to Buffalo, n.
Y, in the next few days. They leave
Ell Paso Thursday morning, July 6,
and will pass through Rock Island on
the morning of July s. arriving at 6
O'Clock. They will remain 50 min
utes and will give concert at the
depot with their noted band.
The trip will cost the club $4,000
and every cent has been raised
among the members, all of whom are
professional and business men of
Ell Paso and vicinity. many of them
being wealthy miners. The band is
rendered complimentary to the or
ganization by Sir Don Miguel Ahu-
mazda, governor OF the state of Jalis-
co. the commander of this famous
musical organization of G1 pieces.
He will send it to FL Paso and from
there the Elks will take it to Buffalo
on their special.
This is the first time that a fra
ternal organization of this kind was
ever complimented in this manner
by Il foreign government, and it will
be the largest company of men in
uniform ever sent such a great dis
lance to attend a national convention
of any sort
The trip takes the members clear
across the continent. from FL Paso
on the south. touching the borders
of Mexico, to Buffalo on the north,
resting almost on the boundary line
of Canada.
Train Crew All EGIks.
The trip will be unique in more
ways than one. Every member of
the special train will be an Elk and
on the front of the locomotive which
will haul the train will be n tremend-
GUS elk's head of incandescent cleo
trio lights. At night it will be seen
for miles and during the day it will
divide attention with the unique ban
ners which will cover the sides of
the special cars.
il the time limit permits, and short
concert will at least be given in all
large cities visited during the day
In Kansas City, where the stop will
be for three hours, in Chicago. where
Is hours will he spent. and in De
troit, where Is hours are to be spent,
there will be at least one or two con-
certs and a street parade.
The uniforms of the marching club
are of black broadcloth. trousers and
bolero-j jacket. tight fitting and trim
med in Mexican coins. The hats will
be of sombrerO type, with brims three
feet across and the crowns a foot
high. Purple sashes will be the
waist decoration, with silk shirts
black shoes and white gloves. Each
man will carry a carved coffee wood
cane.
One of Them Saw Lawson.
On the sides of the special train
will be banners telling the people
about FL Paso. Thirty-five Thousand
People and More Coming. Nine Rail
roads and More Building" "El Paso. |
the Greatest Mining Center of the
Southwest" "El PasO, the Headquar-
tiers of w. c. Green, the Man Who |
Saw Lawson" The City Where the |
Sun Shines Every Day and Every |
House is a Brick House." are some |
of the legends that will grace the
sides of the cars
Building n Fine Home.
The marching club is under the |
presidency of Edward KneeZell, ex-
allied ruler and designer of the $50
900 home which the FL PasO Elks are
now erecting, with Fred j. Feldman
as treasurer and general manager
The club does not intend to make
any attempt TO land. the next national
convention. but the trip is simply for
what FL PasO can do. 1t will be the
longest trip for the largest number
of men ever made TO grand lodge
meeting and the first time a national
Of a coIlntTV ever made