Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

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The jubilee convention of the order
of Elks to be held at Philadelphia dur
ing the week beginning July IA prom
Uses to be the biggest gathering Of
the members Of the organization ever
before held, and the Quaker city is
making elaborate preparations for the
celebration. There are 1850 lodges
of the order in the United States and
its possessions and from every one, it
is said, have come limitations that
representative delegations were to be
sent, so that it is estimated that fully
100000 visitors will be present on the
convention. In anticipation of their
coming the Philadelphia lodge is plan
ming decorations and program on a
magnificent scale. There is to be a
court of honor which for extent and
elaborateness of decoration will prob
ably surpass anything of the kind ever
before attempted, and the prominent
feature of 1t all will be great sculp-
tured elks, the characteristic emblem
of the order. And outside the court
of honor there are to be decorations
which will put the city in gala attire.
Hundreds of thousands of flags and
many hundreds of thousands of bunt-
ing and streamers, and many thou
sands of electric lights will make the
business section Of the city a perfect
fairyland of dazzling splendOr. Among
the striking designs Of the decora-
lions, the elks head will be displayed
in every conceivable environment, ar
tistic humorous and historic. Great
in conception and dazzling in effect as
the decorations will be. it is more
that probable that the feature that
will be remembered with the greatest
delight will be the music of conven-
ton week In order to bring the best
nstrumentalists to Philadelphia it is
decided to offer a prize of 500 or
more pieces that would come, so that
the musical organizations that will
take part in the massed parade and
concert will number some of the lead
ing bands in the country.
1t has been decided to have this
great convention feature on Wedncs~
day, July II, the musicians to mass
about noon after a parade on Broad
street. The Star Spangled Banner
Onward. Christian Soldiers, and
popular melodies will be rendered In
addition to the cash consideration for
in this musical event, a spe
cial prize of $500 will be given
From the opening day of the week
until the delegates and friends leave
the city will be in the realm of mel
ody.
What Is intended as the climax of
the convention week will be the pa
rade on Thursday, July l8, It is i'm
possible for the committee of arrange
ments to tell how many members will
be in the procession, but the marchers
will number thousands. 1t will be a
pageant threading its
way along the boulevard of city not |
ed for the magnihcence of its demon
STATIONS. 1t will be Kaleidoscope, !
unique and picturesque, as every dele
CATION intends to present the leading |
feature of the city or town from which |
II comes.
In the line which will move at the
traditional hour of the order-ll |
oclock-there will be floats depicting |
much of the tradition. much that is |
humorous and many things grotesque.
Bands there will be galore, as many |
musical organizations will be in the
city for the parade day only There
will be gonfalons and flags that will
make the procession a moving for
est, but the arts and sciences will
likewise be depicted.
Colorado Elks will come as a state
body and will exploit the mining in
dustries. They will bring a carload
OF burros, and some Pennsylvanians
will be asked to take a ride upon the
quarterback Of one of the bucking
bronchos. Mississippis cotton fields
will pass in panoramic view as the
New Orleans Eks, who will come by
boat, will have a distinctive state ex-
hibit
Chester. which declares that It has
a claim upon William Penn prior to
that Of Philadelphia, will show how
the founder Of the Commonwealth.
whom the Chester men say was an
Elk. appeared when he landed. II is
said that the Salt Lake delegation,
the men who started The Boosters