The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-21
PARK CITY LODGE
WINS one PRIZE
In EIks' Grand Parade, Third
Money for Float Comes
to Utah.
IDAHO COWBOY BAND
GETS FIRST MONEY
Grand Lodge Session Ends in
Blaze of Glory: All Are,
Satisfied.

Special to The Tribune,
DENVER. July 2O-The Elks' reunion
is over and the Salt Lakers lefts in
their special car this morning for home.
Park Cry won the only prize for Utah,
5000, third money for unique floats. which
represented the large families OF the
Saints In wagons drawn by men in patri-
archial costume. with one float large
wagon filled with "Utahs best crop
Utah Elks arc all we'll satisfied with the
grand time they have had.
Parade Was Wonderful.
Festivities in connection with the TWEEN
tfeth reunion of the Benevolent Protective
Order of EllSs eliminated today In the
annual parade, which was the finest pa
geant Denver has ever witnessed Under
a clear sky. with n light breeze, all con-
ditions were proptous and enormous
crowds lined the streets through which
tho procession moved.
There were in line nearly 5000 per-
sons. representing about 100 lodges. and
many magnificent floats, illustrative OF
the cities whose lodges provided them
Every lodge had a distinctive uniform,
gorgeous or comical. lnJerspersed in the
procession were tewnty- three bands. the
Royal Hawaiian concert band holding the
place OF honor at the head OF the line,
with the Midland band Of Colorado
Springs.
Denver lodge. 500 strong and its
mounted escort team, all in blue serge
suits with purple cuffs and collars and
white straw hats, with purple bands,
acted as escort OF honor 70 Grand Es-
quire P. P. Christensen and staff The
Colorado division was the largest In point
OF members. II was headed by Gen. Sher-
man NJ, Bell. Closing the procession was
an automobile and carriage division, in
which were 500 vehicles decorated with
colors and elk heads.
Ladies aud children accompanying the
Elks generally rode in the carriages and
automobiles
The first division consisted of police
escort. officers and members of the
grand lodge in decorated carriages and
the Denver lodge acting as escort of
honor. Following this division marched
New York lodge No. /. the parent or
ganization of The order with other
herds from the Empire State trailing
after according TO their seniority. Phila-
delphia lodge No. 2, with other Penn
sylvania herds. came next, followed by
San Francisco No. and California
lodges, The next position was assigned
to Chicago No. A. other Illinois lodges
Started Of Promptly.
The procession moved promptly at 10
" ClDCh. oD JtGCllnS lDG reviewing
stand the grand officers dropped out OF
line, and with the judges of the various
features for which prizes are given re-
viewed the entire procession.
Along Sixteenth street the marchers
were showered With flowers and snow
balls. several carloads of snow having
been brought from the summit OF the
Rocky mountains by the Moffatt road to
show the diversity OF the Colorado cli-
mate,
The following prizes were awarded in
connection with the parade;
Band marching contest;
First, Cowboy band of Idaho Springs,
$500.
Second, Fort Collins, Colo band. $500.
Third, Hoo Hoo band, Houston, Texas,
500.
Best appearance in line:
First, Detroit, $500.
Second, Cleveland, $500
Third Leadville. Colo. s10o
Uniforms:
First. Kansas City. $500.
Second, Idaho Springs, $500.
Third, PIttsburg, $500.
Most attractive float:
First. Central City, Colo, $3.50.
Second, Davenport, Iowa, $3.50.
Third, Park City, Utah. 500.
Most beautiful banner:
Aetna: Pa, $3.50 punch bowl
Giant From Kentucky.
j. S. Proteus OF Paducab, KY. won two