The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-23
TIRED BUT HAPPY,
ELKS COME HOME
Big Bunches Arrive Sunday
Afternoon From Denver
Convention.
LOUD TN THEIR PRAISE
OF COLORADO HOSPITALITY
Salt Lake Lodge May Win Out
in the Silver Elk
Contest.

A large bunch of the Salt Lake Elks
grand lodge reunion at Denver. The
party consited Of Exalted Ruler Ho-
mer and wife, Tom D. Pitt, c. s; Pull
Yer, wife and daughter, William
Max Beekstead, Frank L Hines, Robert
Marsh, Ben Haywood, j. NJ. Clark and
wife and A w, RaybouId, secretary Of
the Salt Lake lodge and general cicer-
one, Past Exalted Ruler Cleaveland,
who was Salt Lakes representative to
the grand lodge, returned Saturday
with Mrs. Cleaveland and Mrs. Black
mar,
They were a tired, but happy crowd
satisfied that they had done what they
could to properly represent Salt Lake
and and Utah at the big gathering. Every
parade was lmmense-over FIVE miles
long-and IN all but few respects was
credit to the standing and dignity
of the order.
No one could say word but of
praise, for Denver and Denver citi-
zens, said one of tho party. HThey
did all that they could, and that was
snthclent to give everybody splendid,
clean them. Every day and night the
streets were crowded with visitors and
local people, but one peculiar feature of
the last day was the suddenness with
n"iNh WIG liulHcnSe crowd disappeared.
Thursday, the parade day, and that
evening the streets were crowded, and
friday the appearance was normal
lhls is mainly because there are no re-
sorts In or around Denver worthy the
attention of people who travel. Saltair
ana Lagoon have Denver resorts beat n
Zion in the Parade.
"Of Salt Lake IS appearance in the
hoo
papers, but not enough. The local lodge
spread out over an eighth of a mile
IN length, headed by Hcld's band
Their uniform was white trimmed with
purple, and over sixty were in line. Fol.
lowing them came the juvenile band
uniforms, and the whole made an i'm
posing showing, Ben Haywood rode a
white charger at the head of the Utah
DIVISION, Park City lodge and band COM
pleting this division Of the parade.
salt Lake IS bands were in demand
every minute or the day and night. Re
quests came in to the headquarters from
all the hotels, so many that all could
not be accommodated. Held's was the
real music at Denver, and The kids |
were the real thing in juveniles. Those |
boys will surprise Salt Lake when they |
get back home. They got out on We'd. |
mes nbesdIy 5io last stan. and played their part in
pieces, and they never saw the music |
until the evening before" /"
At Glenwood Springs.
Do you know whore those kids are
Gowf Nof Well, they are at Glenwood |
springs, the guests of the City Council |
and Mayor. They left Denver Thurs
day night, and on their arrival at the |
Springs they were met by q delepa.
ton which extended TO them the free
dom OF the city. Their Transportation
was fixed up for them to lay over a
couple OF days, and they. are being
day night, when the train bearing Salt
Lake g special car came into Glcnwood.
II was met by the juveniles and than
came cheers for Salt Lake, the Elks
and tom Pitt who has fathered the
KIDS for the past month The Salt
LakeTs piled out onto the car and de-
.he boys and listen to their music and
The last we heard Of them they were
playing For He's Jolly Good Eel
Salt Lake did not win any prize
lp to date, but we have show for the
'iiver FIX, which goes to the lodge
attendance Park City, as you know,
Won two prizes-one of 5000 on novel
inform of their band. dressed in
Mother Hubbards, and SlOo on floats.
one or the unfortunate incidents of
he trip was the illness of John D. Pitt.
Who was stricken with sciatica after
eaving Leadville, and who is vet very
II. Mrs Homer also was very i'll with |
rheumatism on the return trip.
Ogden Not In Parade.
"Ogden lodge did not participate in
he parade, though they had about
If Tue hpr |
Among those who participated in
he parade. with the Salt Lake lodge
Tho were living in Denver but members
+ Salt Lake lodge, We're Amberv and
.harles Brink. Sam Park arrived in
inc to JOIN the herd, and with his
'lIo 'lIo Will return to Salt Lake Mon
Taken all in all, the Salt Lakers 7
ad most enjoyable time. Their mis-.
ion was successful and Salt Lake Citv
iade an enyIable record at the large T
atherlng;; The next grand lodge re- 9 9
nl0n 10 Will be held In Philadelphia, - |
The entire party are loud in their
raise of L, H. Harding, passenger a1n5 and
reight agent Of the Colorado MidlanS
hose courtesy and suave demeanoy r
as unchanged under the trying cir.
n INSTANCES OF .associating with brother
lks. Inc ladies swore by him and he
wore at him and still he smiled He =
as largely responsible for the succass q
the Salt Lake excursion and is votsS h
good fellow with a good roadNone g
ay up in the air. one =
large number of Elks from all ovo- n
le United States received circulor.
ooming Salt Lake and Utah and aro n,
ow arriving here and being show /,
e city and its resorts, The Elks aro ~
,eplng open house, and large enter. k
ihIneH. ~ Ii;e;, oonmittees are IN charge Of ! G,
20 'isilofs, showing them good time. rc
Sale on mems suits at Desky's. il