Evening journal., 1907-07-17
GREAT PARADE
OF MASSED BANDS
Thousands of Musicians
Mar h d Down Broad St.
at EIkS' Reunion

has ever witnessed was the parade OF
the Elks' massed bands along Broad
street to-day Upwards Of 10000 ac-
complished musicians were in line,
about sixty different organizations be-
ing represented.
The players assembled at Broad
stret aend Fairmount avnue between
10 and IL o'clock, and at the latter hour
Professor William +. Jocher. Of Phila-
/ delphia Lodge, gave the signal to start
! The players Of the cornats and trom~
! bones marched abreast had the head
| of the procession, and following them
came. respectively. the tubes and the
reeds and wood wind instruments:
then the horns. altos. and baritones;
next the bass drums ard cymbals, and
bringing uD the rear were the snare
drums.
Never. in any place, upon any oc-
casion. have ever been gathered so
many bands, consequently. never has
any bandmaster ever dreamed Of
massed playing upon so extensive a
scale
The music, which was written for the
Elks' reunion by Professor Jocher, ha'
been practiced by the various bands
only a month.
When the Knights Templar held their
conclave here, several years ago. the
massed bands played onward, Chris
tian Soldiers" in union, but the EllSs
massed bands were larger by thou
sand men.
OF the 5000 players, more than half
were contributed by Pennsylvania,
which State has the largest number of
we'll trained bands of any Common
wealth in the country.
Playing national airs simultaneously
land Professor Jocher's Twenty first
Reunion March, which has THE Girl
III Left Behind Me-" Home, Sweet
Home" and Aud Lang Syne' as it's
general themes, the men marched six
teen abreast through the Court Of
Honor. the parade extending only from
Broad street and Fairmount avenue to
South street, and the 5000 men spread
over three blocks in marching.
Following Leader Jocher came those
leaders who do not play with their
bands
Aud Lang Syne" was poured forth
as it was never played before. Bands
from the West, as we'll as those from
the North and South. were arranged
in line with the Eastern representa-
tives, and if Dixie" and Marching
Through Georgia ever conhicted, to-
day was an exception.
The Guadalajara Band Of sixty-one
lpieces. which accompanied the El
Paso Lodge was conspicuous by its
uniform, while military abnds stood
out in striking contrast to the West
erners. Despite the fact that these
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seen one another before they played
in perfect harmony and the baton ol
J Director Jocher directed ALL
A prize Of 500 is to be given &c
every lodge accompanied by band o
thirty pieces or over that participate.
i, lin the massed parade to-day, and the
general parade tomorrow. The lodge
having the largest band will win The
2 first prize OF $4,000, and the lodge witt
e the second largest band will win $3.50
e. Lancaster Lodge No. 1874, doesn'
s propose to be a minute without music
). and to keep things going two Of thu
best bands in that city were engaged
d the famous Burgers Fourth Regimen
e. Band and the noted Iroquis.
r Grand Officers.
At 10 o'clock this morning, when tn
Grand Lodge, Benevolent and Protectiv
order Of Elks, reconvened, it was an
nounced that the tellers had not com
\ pleted the count of the vote for Gram
Treasurer and three Grand Trustees Thi
was supplemented with the statement tina
the results would be announced by nooi
- or possibly earlier.
j 1t was O'Clock when the tellers re
{ sumed counting the vote. which was STOP
p ped at midnight. when about one-half o
the ballots had been counted
The contest for Grand Treasurer is tn
closest in the history Of the order, an
i, at the Academy Of Music and at the vari
II Gus hotels the excitement was at feve
S heat.
John w Wagner, of Kansas City, ha
= the slight advantage Of Is votes over ED
e ward Leach, OF New York city at
- o'clock tbs morning and the supporter
D. of each weer at a high tension. The con
= tests for Grand Trustees were almost a
= close as that for Grand Treasurer.
1t Is necessary that candidate 70
Grand Trustee shall poll a majority c
q the votes to ensure his election and it
o believed that none Of the candidates nor
e being voted for for that will receive
r, majority
r. This may lead to a contest and tn
J closeness Of the vote has already caused
o furore.
: To date the following officers have bee
elected:
\ John X. Tener, of Chartered. Pa. Gran
i Exalted Ruler
Fred c. Robinson. Of Dubuque. lows
!. Grand Secretary.
:, Bayard Gray, of Frankford. Ind. Gran
Lecturing Knight.
Dallas. Tex. has won next years cor
ventlon and the delegates from the Lor
star state are jubilant.
Program in Afternoon
u Entertainment for all Elks an
ladies at Willow Grove. at 2.30 D. n
Special program of music, dedicated {
the B. p O. f. will be rendered b
l. Victor Herberts Orchestra and tn
l. strawbridge & Clothier Chorus OF Il
n. voices, under the leadership of Herbei
al J. Tily.
m Extra grand entertainment of a
e. VISITORS at the White City. afternoo
as and evening Special music, fire
b. works display. and all amusement
81 free.
he Special program Of music and a
fractions at Woodslde Park, afternoo
and evening.
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