Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-11
HERDINC Up ALL THE ELKS
None Of the Herd Expected to Miss
the Great Fish Bake Today.
OTHER LODGES TO PARTICIPATE
In Addition to the Food, There VIII
BE q Program of Musie and sports
to Entertain the Assem-
bled Elks.

Bluffs lodge. No. 5si. Benevolent and Pro-
Eiks, are hereby ordered to present them.
selves at Oak and Pierce streets this after
noon at 11S o'clock. Automobiles will be
grounds in four minutes. Continuous
service from 1:b to 2;l5, Covalt's band
leaves at LIS. Special street car service
mences at 1880 o'clock. Make yourself q
committee OF one to welcome the visiting
ever pulled off. so get out early and help
the workers. JOE w, SMITH,
Exalted Ruler.
The above proclamation was issued yes
terday by Joe w. Smith, exalted ruler Of
the Council Bluffs lodge OF Elks who will
hold a fish bake in a beautiful walnut
grove just east OF the city this afternoon,
at which a large number of members Of the
order from Omaha and surrounding towns
will be present as guests. 1t promises to
be the biggest thing OF its kind ever at
tempted by the local lodge, and the enter
tainment committee which has the affair
in charge has put forth every effort to
make it a great success and sustain the
lodges reputation for hospitality.
Invitation to All EIks.
The following invitation has been sent
out by the entertainment committee:
He'll Oh, Bill! r u coming to the Elks'
fish bake Thursday
You'd better come, as there has not been
such diddings since Heck was a pup.
Automobile service from the car line
from 1:l6 to 2;15 p. m. -Four minutes ride
to the pasture where all good Elks will be
herded. Blue grass pasture with a nice
Elks spring at the foot hills.
Sporting program will commence at 1870.
Parade of devil wagons, headed by Co
watts band, will leave Oak street at LIS
sharp.
Bring your knife and fork and an empty
Nothing to eat but catfish, roast beef.
roast sucking pigs, spring chickens. roast
ing ears, boiled potatoes, roasted sweet
Nothing to drink but coffee, water, but
Admission to grounds to Elks only, so
or candidates whose applications are on
file with the secretary.
See Paul DeVol make slide for life and
Andy Graham do the sword dance.
One continual round OF pleasure and not
Prize for the homeIlest Elk CwH I. Smith
See the original Joseph Smith, Nauvoo,
Ill, surrounded by his Norman family.
Take car to Oak street, arriving there at
We have arranged for a full moon on
Thursday. september TO-, ,.
Many Visitors Expected.
The Omaha delegation, which is expected
to number between 200 and 800. it is stated
VIII DS accompanied ny dTSeAS pduu' WOIu
was received yesterday 1thatoa delegation
from Shenandoah, fifty strong, would ar
rive In Council Bluffs this tmerning in a
special car attached to local Nd: 81 at 10:16
o'clock.
Members Of the order who own auto
mobiles have volunteered the use of their
machines, and between twenty-five and
thirty of these conveyances will be used
to transport the members Of the herd from
the end Of the street car line at Oak street
to the grounds.
While Chief James W. Mitchell, who
will take a day off from his duties as
county treasurer. and his numerous as
sistants are preparing the fish and other
good things to eat, a program of sports
will be pulled off.
The committee on sports announces the
following contests with the prizes donated.
Homeliest Elk-Five dollar Knox hat.
by Beno's.
Best Looking Elk-Pocket knife. by P
G. DeVol a Co.
Fat Mems Race-sixty yards. Cuff but.
tons by Jacquemin's.
Lean Mems Race-One hundred yards
Silk s~uspendeTs by Joe Smith & Co.
Free for Ali Race-OnN hundred yards
Silver match safe by Leffert's.
Taliest Eik-shirt by Metcslf company.
Shortest Elk-House shoes by B. NJ. sar'
gent.
Youngest Elk-Box candy by Clark Drul
Ball Throwing-Pocket knife by p. C
DeVol Hardware company,
Horseshoe games.
Base ball game.
The time for the return trip to the city
has not been set and is uncertain. 1t will
depend to a great extent on the moon and
how long the canteen and commisssria
will hold out.