Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-27
THE ELks' PARADE.
REMARKABLE PAGEANT IN THE
sTREErs OF DENVER.
OVER TWO HOURS IN PASSING
Nearly Eight Thousand Men and
Women In the roeessIon-eeautl.
fui and Unique unlforms-Many
Large Prizes Awarded.

mer's sun. on the hottest day Of the
year. 1888 Elks. accompanied by ap
proximately $50 women and by twenty.
eight bands. marched Ave and one.
half miles Thursday morning through
the streets Of Denver. The great pa
rade Of the Eiks was 4 fitting climax to
the greatest reunion of this great Or
der that has ever been held. It was
tho largest turnout In years. 1t pre-.
sented features that were absolutely
unique and the like Of which had never
been seen at any other gathering Of
tho antlered hosts. The presentation
Of those features all along the line OF
march cost IN themselves sood-sixed
fortune. More money was spent by the
Elks on uniforms. on decorations. on
bands and on floats than was ever be,
fore expended ut parade at tho re-
GnIon Of the grand lodge Of the order.
Men from fnraway Juneau, Alaska
on the north: from New Orleans and
Tampa on the south. from the Philip.
pine islands on the west and from the
New England states on the east.
marched In the parade. Truly. It was
. cosmopolitan gathering and one
which no order other than tho Eiks.
probably was capable OF bringing to
sethcr in the new and golden West
Almos, every large city In the coun-
try vas represented In that parade.
Every town and hamlet In Colorado
was represented. Each ono OF the
great western states. which form the
brightest cluster Of stars In Uncle
Sans diadcm. had Its representatives
In line. Taken as n whole. Il was rc.
msrkabiy nnc looking body Of men.
well drilled. soidioriy In appearance
nttins representatives OF the typo Of
manhood which has made these United
States what they arc to-day. tho gar.
den spot Of the entire universe.
Tho parade was a moving picture
from the time the nrst limo Of uni.
formed Eiks hove into view until somc
two hours later when the last carriage
had disappeared up tho street. Il was
In its beauty. II was be.
~iidcring In Its oycrchnnsins aspect.
Il was kaicidoscopic In It's nkiiifuily
mixed and bright hucs. Il was siEan-
tic In iis immcnsity. II was impressive
In It's entirety.
Denver herself was dcckcd oa, as a
tide for her wedding. Her streets were
stostcssiy clean. Her broad avenues
even and smooth. without ncck or iiaw
In Shon furnished an ideal place for
tho marching hosts. The men on "a.
raac had ample room in which TO ma
tcuscr and In which TO execute their
fancy movements. The police arrange.
mcn;s were perfect. From start TO
hnish OF the line Of march tho streets
we're ropcd OF and tho crowds were
kept back. The streets Of the city
were turned over to the Eiks. They
owned them. They took possession Of
them and not ono In that vast throus
that watched with eager cyc and
bated breath tho panorama before
them. said them nay. Il was the Eiks'
own day. They were the entertainers.
Denver. Colorado. and the West gen.
orally. were the entertained. And .
splendid entertainment Il was.
The following prizes were awarded
Thursday nisht:
For most attractive float:
Central City. Colorado. frs, prize.
$3.50.
Davenport. Iowa. second prize. $3.50.
Park City. Utah. third prize. 800.
For marching bands:
Jack sinclaif's Cowbay hand. Idaho
Springs. hrs, prize. $500 gold brick.
Fort Collins Eiks' band. second
prize. $500.
Hoo Hoo. Lufsin. Texas. with Hous.
ton lodge. $500.
Silver Plume Band. with De,roi,
lodge. honorable mention.
For best appearance in line:
Detroit. ~. hrst prize. $500 gold
brick.
Cleveland. Is. second price. ssoo.
Leaaeilie. 256. third prize. $500.
For the most unique uniform:
Kansas City. &c. first prize. $500 gold
brick.
Davenport, Iowa. s7s. second prize,
130o.
Park City. Utah. 7si. third prize.
For the handsomest lodge banner:
E,na Pennsylvania, handsome
punch bowl. valued at $50.
For the tallest Elk:
]. 8. Porteous. Paducah. Kentucky.
si1. prize Of s2s: height, six feet and
six and one.haif inches.
Shortest Elk:
II. c. Kean. Central City. Colorado.
$50. prize of SIS: height. four feet and
three and three-quarter inches.
Fattest Elk:
August Go,.swaid. Defiance. Ohio.
1i1. prive OF s25: weight, ais pounds.
Leauest Elk:
!. 8. Porteous, Paducah. Kentucky,
prize Of SIS: weight. 1l7 pounds.
Results OF most OF the contests for
prizes were announced late after the
parade. by the committee on contests
and awards.
The delayed prizes are these: For
the largest number In line. Colorado
and Wyoming lodges barred: for the
greatest number In line from Colorado
or wyoming lodges. for the greatest