Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-20
ELKS MIGRATING
TO SAL TA|R BEACH
Purple Day at Big Resort Brings
Out a Big Crowd Of
Ant|ers.
BIG AUTOMOBILE PARADE.
Prize Winners win be Announced To-
nlght Out at the Lake---Promise
OF Record-BreHlscr.

Saltair Is purple today. Local and
visiting Elks twn the resort and they
are going out there In big and little
herds. The weather is all that could
be desired ana It the attendance docs
NOT break The record for Elks day It
will be surprising. The program at
Saltair started with the sun this
morning. A big crowd took advantage
of the morning trains Int the main
herd win stampede for the depot after
4 o'clock this afternoon. Trains VIII
run every hour as long as there is
anybody gong out.
PRELIMINARY EVENT.
The preliminary event TO purple day
took place at : o'clock last evening
when the big automobile parade took
place. Secy. Raybould had 2lO ma
chimes registered but they did not all
show up. In spite of this fact the
parade was the biggest Kind Of sue
cess, The machines were decorated
with purple and white and carrying
the Elks' einblems. The sight was a a
imposing one and thoroughly enJoyeu
by the thousands who lined the side
walks along the line OF march.
The prize winners viii he ANNOUNCED
at Saltair this evening. The JUDGES
practically made their decisions last
evening but they refuse TO tell what
conclusion hey arrived at, aud the
names OF the Judges Will not be al
vulged
CHILDREN THE FEATURE.
The feature of last evenings parade.
from the spectators standpoint, was
the big Moran gasoline truck SUITABLY
decorted and filled with little SITS
dressed I'm purple and white. otner
machines bearing pretty dseor n1d,iis
wero those owned by jacob Motto
Samuel NeNhouse, Thomas kearns.
Fred Shade ind F. j. Moran. The Wo-
men were III dressed in white ana.
carrying Elks' colors and iiags MADE d.
most pleasing picture
The parade STARTED on scheduled
time Al $40 the autos formed in
front OF the handsome clubhouse on
state street and were given their no
sItions The parade formed on Sec
ond South east OF State street ana
promptly nj ! o'clock the start was
made Grand Marshal Ben Heywopd
WAS IN the lead. He did not ride ms
famous motorcycle Olympus, Tor
reasons already stated, hut was IN an
auto, 1he limo Of march was followed
ont az previously announced and when
the parade broke up there was q rush
for the clubhouse, whore everybody
was entertained in n most hosptable
manner, The house COMMITTEES under
the direction OF Chairman Capt. Reed
worked hard and long to make the
evening a pleasant one and that the
committee succeeded is testified To by
every person present.
AT sALTAIR TODAY,
But today is the day. 1t is purple
thu her nj
tho antlered herd Is out boosting for
the order. having good time and do
ing their beat TO see that everybody
is pleased and satisfied,
At Satsir there are all kinds Of
stunts" but chief among them will
he the continuous vaudeville perform
ance.. The actors are all Elks. The
committee on arrangements promises
many surprises and thrills The dec
orations arc being looked after by
the ladies and early this morning
loads of nags. streamers of purple and
whitE. flowers and bunting We're taken
10 Saltair and hung draped and
placed.