Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-07-16
Purple Color PerVddeS Whole City,
Is Seen in Bunting, in Flowers.
and Also in the Lights.
WOMEN WITH DELEGATIONS MORE NUMEROUS THAN EVER
Rains Saturday and Sunday Injured Decorations Somewhat
But They Were Restored This Morning. Thirty Special
Trains Arrive With Others Still Upon Road.

Denver, Colo. July 1S-As b. the
wand Of a powerful fairy, Denver mas
been tran4oh1ed into a purple city.
From the railroad depot where train
after train arrives, bringing delegates
to the national convention of the
Grand Lodge oi the Bene1eent and
Protective Order of Elks ada, thuis-
ands OF other visitors, far beyond the
capitol the royal purple of the order
greets the eye everywhere Purple
bunting decorates the business houses
and private residences. purple flow
ers adorn the window sils and bloom
in profuson in every front yard and
in every tiowerbed in the parks and
public squares. Purple streamers
foat in the breeze from the house
tops and purple lights are strung
across the streets, to shed purple light
upon the festive scene at night.
Probably never before in the his
tory of this country has a plan of
decoration in honor of some great
event been as systematically and con-
sistently carried out on so large a
scale in this city, which during the
week will harbor more than fifty
thousand members of the order of
Elks, besides three times that num-
ber of visitors from all parts of the
country, attracted by the great Elks'
convention.
Although the convention will not
begin until this evening. the city is
already filled with visitors. Every
train rolling into the station brings
delegations, accompanied by their
ladies and other eXcursiopists and
many of the delegatianStafe accom-
paned by bands. According to a con-
Servative estimate there are already
about one hundred bands of music in
the city and more are coming with
every train. The arrangements for
the reception of the delegates are as
nearly perfect as they can be made.
Although the hotels seem to be
crowded already. it is asserted that
there will be no difficulty IN placing
the thousands of delegates ana otLer
visitors who are still coming.
The delegations sent from all parts
of the United States are unusually
large and never before have so many
women attended a national conven-
ton of the Elks as this time Many
OF the delegations are handsomely
uniformed, some of them displaying
considerable taste and originality in
their attire. A striking feature of the
convention is the large number of
Indians in their characteristic tribal
costumes, gathered in this city. The
government has kindly permitted a
number of the western tribes to come
to Denver for this occasion to add to
the picturesqueness of the scene
There are also about twenty Indian
bands here who play remarkable
good music.
The convention will open this even
Ing with a grand reception. The gov
ernor of Colorado will welcome the
delegates on behalf of the state OF
Colorado, the mayor will bid them
welcome to Denver and the Hon
Perry A. Clay, noted colorado ora
tor, very popular among the Elks
viii welcome them for Lodge No. II
of Denver. There will be number
OF responses and the rest of the even
ing will be taken up with an inter-