The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-24
ECO" COMMITTEE
FOR PURPLE DAY
Chairman Issues His Final Word to
the Antlered Herd.
HE GIVES A PLAIN TALK
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BIG DO
INGS AND THE PARADE.

committee, which is planning the big
Purple day doings of the local B.. 2. o.
T.. was held at the club yesterday
Chairman Smith of the color COM
mittee announced that the town would
be purple Thursday, and taking on that
shade early in the week
Chairman Redman of the parade COM
Inittee reported every arrangement
completed for the grandest parade No.
30 has ever put on, and beautiful col
ored lighting of the moving column.
Chairman Crabtree, who is handling
the races, announced that the card was
promising for speed, novelty and gen.
eral sport ever punched up; and Chair
man Dearborn reported a stunt for eV-
cry minute of the outing at the lake.
Every Elk who is to be mixed up in
the street work and the S~Itafr stunts
was on hand to assure the Chairman of
the go" committee that he'd make
good with his business and the fol-
lowing letter to every Elk in town was
posted this morning:
Salt Lake Range, B. p. o. EIks.
MY Dear Stag:
Don't infer from the frequency of
these communications that I'm scary
on the outcome of our Purple day. On
the contrary, can see a bigger time
coming UP than any of us have figured
on, and my chief anxiety now grows
out Of desire to shape the expecta-
lions of other members of it's magni-
tude.
Remember that the town is going to
be full of people all the week. There
are excursions of monster proportions
Tor every day, because of weeks of rail-
way and other ribbing up to fill the city
for the Pioneers, circus, races and
fireworks, and of these the Ogden EIks,
with a band; Tintic, with a guaranteed
1Oo stays; Park City, Pocatello, Evans
ton and others, will make a big numer-
ical drag of our people.
Wen be playing to a host therefore
and our best foot forward for the occa-
sion, while we have the exclusive dem
onstration use Of the streets, should be
our lowest aim.
We've got to have every Elk in. town
In that Wednesday night parade. If
you won't walk twenty minutes through
beautifully decorated streets in one of
the several suit divisions suggested
Wen ride you in vehicles through flash
lngs OF purple, red and green fire and
the funniest lot of line doings you were
ever tangled up with.
The accompanying published an
nouncement of the parade just carries
hints of the street decora ton. 1t will
briStle with added features and voIun-
teer stunts that are offering every min
ute.
So much for the parade Just watch
1t, but watch it from the line. You can
do that, as there are two counter
marches and the added fun you'll have
for being in the bunch will more than
compensate for the little exertion
Allons! Step high. We're counting
on you.
Then the races and SaItair! needn't
say that the parade is to advertise the
ponies and the lake doings later The
latter are the fastest. especially the
runners, that ever split a breeze in
these parts And the bang tails will be
only one feature. The harness events
slated will be the money ones of a big
week; and our own races. that copaulete
the card for the day, are speed novel
TIES that VIII quicken your circulation
II there's a drop of the blood Of adven-
ture or sport in your veins.
When you see that mule race you'll
never forget 1t. They are the fastest
nve or their breed in the west, and the
drivers are picked from the five lodges
of Utah for their skill with the ribbons
You understand, of course that the
conditions of this race after the word.
are largely embraced in the brief in
junction get there" so that when IFS
spoken the long-ears will be moving off
with little regard for gait: and while we
want you and the public to play your
money on the event with sufficient
ioosenesS TO demonstrate your lodge
loyalty and sharpen your interest in the
outcome, we cannot refrain from, this
caution against burning up your roll
on the Missouri songsters. They're
fast. all right No one knows how fast
They'll be assigned their drivers bv lot
and the sulkey men will get every
traction OF a second of speed in 'em
acting But they've always been driven
double. Hence, a double uncertainty
l. e, the mule, and a mule in a sIIIkevf
And the chariot racei Say. you'd
separate yourself from a twenty anv
time TO see Devine and the writer re-
producing the sport of the old Romans
TN be realistic, or as nearly so as some
irish Yankees can make il. The horses
four in team, and the chariots. will he
the real thing, so will the going. Make
no mistake about that. At least one of
the fOur-strings will be thoroughbred
and Devine thinks his bunch can make
the distance, too. He'll probably s-o as
fast as he can, and finish at nv wheels
Out at Saltair. after the races. in ad-
ditlon to the usual programme. we're
putting on forty different stunts. some
idea Of which Will be gathered from the
parade features. The lake doiDes will
be great, certainly great You want 10
figure on taking in the whole uro-
gramme. Don't miss any Of it. from
the parade "wednesday night 10 the