Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
sNoWBALLs FOE. ELKs
UNIQUE INCIDENTS OF HOLIDAY
PARADE AT DENVER.

Dodging snowballs and roses at every
turn. 1850 Eslks and their ladies marched
! through Denver streets yesterday In one Of
the most novel pageants the world has ever
seen Shining through turquoise sky. tho
sun, with eo-degree habit of its own.
wilted collars and made the asphalt streets
| soggy with its heat. Yet, the snow was
here in such quantities that to the parad-.
| ers. at last. who were pei-ed with balls of
| IT at every step. IT was cooling and satisfy
| Ing.
Just to show western ingenuity the Dem
yer committee had brought from the snowy
crests In the Rocky Mountains big train
load or snow. 1t was shoveied into wagons
ana distributed along the line OF parade
Every pooy was welcome TO H. Saowballs
were made and a tusillade begun from one
end OF the parade to the other
Flowers were made into bouquets and
hurled with the snow at the marchers It
was novel and pretty picture
Best Elks' Parade Ever Given.
Altogether, the parade was the best the
Eiks had ever given at any one of their re-
unions, and that means much. There were
2'"S more in line than at Buffalo last year.
and II required two hours and half for
! the procession to pass a given point
There were PAS lodges. AZ bands 30 floats
and 300 women OF all the many fine dis
plays none gained more applause than that
or the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania dele
cations. there being close to 400 men In
line from that state.
Known all over the city and among the
delegates for their plucky and victorious
hight for the next reunion, the PhiIadel-
phians received an ovation wherever they
appeared.
Led by the drilling squad of Zouaves girls
In striking uniforms and their eighty-piece
band. lo2 Philadelphians, dressed as Quak-
ers and playing the part by their serious,
SOBER attitude on the march, made an ap-
pearance that Is being talked about all over
Denver.
Their costumes consisted of a gray duster
suit. with black nat
Behind the members were forty-seven of
their ladies in an automobile, with a large
floral bell swinging overhead, and an over
land stage coach The women were dress
ed as Quaker maids and matrons In kerr
chiefs. bonnets and dresses of gray. They
made splendid appearance and are conf
dent that they will win the prize for conn
Ing the greatest distance.
Pittsburg's Paraders.
Splendidly uniformed In tuxedo suits, with
opera coats of purple, crush hats. white
spats and carrying white silk umbrellas.
200 members of the lodges of Pittsburg and
vicinity followed the Philadelphians Their
immaculate dress and the alignment, per
fected by their marshal, George w. Allen
&,
cation.
Thirty men and dozen women represent
ed Allegheny Lodge. The members were
dressed as shirt-waist men. Homestead
members. In suits of military blue and
carrying white umbrellas. followed. Etna
Lodge, with big delegation, completed the
Pennsylvania delegation.
1t was notable gathering which watched
the parade. In addition to the Grand Lodge
officers on the reviewing stand were the
governor of Colorado and Maj. Speer OF
Denver. Brig. Gems Baldwin and C. L.
Cooper. L. s. A. retired and Adjt Gen.
Buckley Wells were the judges.
Many Funny Features
There was no limit to variety OF humor.
One wag employed half a dozen negroes
to carry his baggage and a sign announcing
"a single buck from indianapolis
Salt Lake City Lodge satirized the Nor
mons with half dozen wagons OF street
gamins and as many made-up women who
fought for the affections of a single man.
The delegates from Alaska marched along
and carried banner with the Inscription.
Il am from Juneau, Alaska
New England lodges portrayed with cos
TUNES the evolution of that section, begin
ming with the Indian and continuing to the
present time Montana had a sfx-foot-six
drum major and four-foot assistant.
Davenport's women held husking bee and
threw ears of corn to the spectators.
Wyoming cowboys laSsoed spectators.
Pueblos men We're bound and intertwined
with miles of purple and white paper
chains. Trnidad's members rode on water
wagons and drank pop.
Jersey City's men rode in autos at the
end of the line, because they Were late. A
cowboy band had bass drum big it
had to be toted on wagon.
Colorado Springs is known in the west
as Little London and the "millionaires''
who make up the lodgef rode ponies ana
carried polo sticks. Durango had genuine
Ute Indians as its escort, the old sQuaws
and the big chiefs getting most OF the fun
out of It.
From Colorado towns there were smelters
in operation and pack trains OF burros.
Members from one Colorado lodge rode bur-
ros, with antlers tied to the animals heads.
San Francisco Lodge, In spite of its ca
iamity, carried banners announcing that
the members were dauntless and would not
give up.
Preparations for next years reunion are
already being made. A conference was
held last night by ]. II. Mentally. Daniel G..
Shern and Chester p. Ray, with Grand
Trustee John OShea OF Boston relative to
establishing headquarters 1t was also de-
cfded that the reunion shall be held dur
ing the week beginning July Is.
Denver Is sorry to see the Hello. Bills,
leave town. large plate glass window at
18th and Glenarm streets went to splinters.
In the big hole there hung cord: Only
one window broke; we don't care, Bill: go
ahead. There is always a bottle of glue
and a box of smoke inside
Sense of Color in Animals.