The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-17
.E[KS' BIG PARADE
WILL BE A CORKER
Elaborate Arrangements Per-
fected for Purple Day
Celebration.
ZION BUSINESS HOUSES
WILL DECORATE LAVISHLY
Captain John Burbidge and
Grand Marshal Haywood
Factors of Event.

! earnest SATURDAY, the work of decorating
their places in honor of the Flks big
! automobile parade and Purple day cele-
bration, June 10 and 30. Several of the
leading business houses showed pretty
designs in Elks colors and emblcms
Yesterday and dozens of others will
have the coors in evidence early in
the week. Most all of the magnificent
emblems belonging to the local lodge
have been borrowed by enterprising
merchants for use in orpamenting their
windows The response TO the Elks' ,
suggestion was marked and proved that
the plan 10 boost city aud State at
Philadelphia next month. to which the
local celebration is Incidental, is popu-
lar among the city's leading business
men.
Developments in the parade plans
We're rapid Saturday. Police Captain
John Burbidge called on tho general
ments had been made TO place him in
the auto parade He confessed that
all he knew about motors cars was TO
pinch drivers who Travelled too rapid
lv The committee was anxious TO give
the captain a show, and il was finally
arranged to the satisfaction of the
captain and the committee. 1t is be-
lieved the plan Will he popular with The
public Captain Burbidge will run on
foot ahead of the procession waving h1s
night stick and crying: Track
track -
Grand Marshal Ben Haywood gave
his motorcycle ''Olympus' a trial yes
terday, and Mt the conclusion of the
performance the marshal again COM
planned of his mount. declaring that
he would not use motor cycle. The
committee has promised to take up his
case and Judging from his condition
after he finally separted himself from
the motor. r.cycle, An ambulance will be
about right to convey him.
f. r. Whelou. who has charge of
the automobile arrangements, issued
bows Of purple and white \to many of
the drivers of machines that will take
part. When you see one of those bows
on machine II means that machine
will he part of the big trouble Wednes-
day night.
The parade will take place regardless
OF the weather conditions. If the water
is too deep for good automobiling the
motor cars viii be converted into motor
boats and the affair will be made
aquatic instead of terrestrial.
Much to the astonishment of the
committee. quantity of rain fell yes
terday afternoon and last evening. IL
was learned later that this was a bit
of RAIN that WAS on the way when the
committee relieved Dr. Hyatt of his
duties as weather cook, 1t is certain
that there will he no moro rain to speaiS
Of hp mo- loFt
the world. John A. Scott has been ap-
pointed oflicia star hunter of the club.
His duty is to stand outside the club
all night and report stars as they be-
come visible, Mr. Scott entered upon
the discharge Of his new duties last
night
The speed of the automobile will he
limited to four miles an hour safety.
Several cars containg police officers will
do patrol work during the prade, and
will see that nothing goes amiss. so
that no spectator need fear injury ANY
automobile that climbs telephone pole
will be prosecuted TO the full extent of
the law.
Three splendid new cars belonging to
Senator Thomas Kcarns, Samuel New
house and Frank Knox were entered
for the parade Yesterday None Of these
cars has been in the city n week and
all are regarded as among the finest in
Salt Lake. Mr.. Ncwhouse new car
is a racer of guaranteed speed of 100
miles an hour. but il will not be opened
up during the parade, Drivers will be
allowed to toot their horns to their
hearts contentment during the parade.
Arrangements have been made to boil
Street Supervisor Raleigh in oil if he
fails to repair the Irregularities in the
street to which the committee has di-
rected his attention,
Three of the fastest cars in the city
have been reserved for the use Of the
Judges. The .iudges Will each have a
car and each Judge will have his per
sonal effects III the automobile. The de-
cision will be rendered from the driv-
ers' sents Of the cars after the parade
and the cars will be thrown on the
high gear Immediately thereafter. Fifty
cars have been entered for first honors
already, and the decorative effects will
be worth long trip to see.
Captain H. Reed, chairman of the
Elks house committee. announced last
night that the courtcSics Of the club
would be extended TO those who took
part in the parade the night of the
big event
The "dyeing bee - took place as ar
ranged at the home of Mrs. l.. G.. Robin
son last evening Only the stockings.
not the children were dyed.
a general meeting of the members
Of the Elks' lodge will be held at the
club al 12 o'clock today. to give fur
ther attention TO the plans for tbe big
trouble. Arrangements for the dccora.
tions and stunts at Saltair have been
practically completed. The trouble will
begin Immediately after the arrival of
2;15 O'CLOCK car Thursday afternoon,
and will not stop as long as anybody
is left on his feet
The ladies committee that has charge
of the decoration Of the cars that will
carry the children who took part in
the minstrel show were at work almost
all day yesterday and promise to have
something unusually 6ue for the oc
casloD,
The committee threatens to pull OFF
baseball game on the floor of the paw
ilion> at Saltair Thursday afternoon.
Members of the humane society are
working 10 prevent this and believe
their opposition will bear fruit.