Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-10
ADVANCE GUARD
OF ELKS ARRIVES
FOR CONVENTION
1900 ARE REGISTERED AT
HEADQUARTERS
sAMMIs' SUPPORTERS BOOST FOR
CANDIDATE
Members Of White Squadron Greet
Visitors with Autos, Cheers and
sones-Blg Rush to
Como
m URN1NG Los Angeles into a vast

stamping ground ior INC aii''0
- myriads, thousands of Elks ar
rived in the city yesterday from all
parts of the country, and by nightfart
the 5000 new registrations mad sWelleu
the sum total of those who had report
ed at the Elks headquarters up TO
II, 900 for the three days which the reg
istration bureau has been open.
First on the grounds of those celeb
rifles who proudly acknowledge the
fleet and lordly elk as their totem was
the party of j. u. Sammis and his "all-
STAR boosting delegation, who from
their comfortable headquarters on the
fourth floor of the Alexandria hotel
loudly vociferated their slogan In
praise of their favorite candidate for
the highest honors of Elkdom. The
following is the clarion of the Iowans:
The sammls boys they built mill
They built the mill the top OF a hill.
And when It ran 1t made noise.
WHYU!!?7?2
Because twas made by the sAMMIs boys.
Praise Los Angeles
The Sammis delegation not only
boosts for its favorite candidate, but
the members are all also enthusiastic
over Los Angeles from a standpoint or
civic perfection as well as climatic ex-
cellence, and the tired travellers all
spoke of the restful and sound sleep
they were able to obtain in the cooling
and refreshing breezes of this city,
which We're so much in contrast to
what they had passed through on the
last night of their journey toward this
Mecca. The street paving and lighting
system came in for a good share of
commendation, while the inhabitants of
Los Angeles were lauded highly for
their progressiveness and hospitality.
In the opinion of many, this city ought
to have an absolute corner" of the
convention market hereafter.
Among the celebrities of the Sammis
crew are the following: c. p. Bates.
Iowa state senator prominent lawyer
from Sioux City, member of the COM
mittee on judiciary in the grand lodge
and well known financier Mr.. Bates
Is accompanied on the trip by his
wife.
Widely Acquainted
Col. Dick Woods of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
four years chairman on the committee
of credentials and two years chair
man of that committee Colonel
Woods is a past grand esteemed loyal
Knight and past grand esteemed lead
Ing knight of the lodge, president of
the South Dakota Elks' association and
publisher of the Dakota Elk His
Iowa and Dakota friends say he is
one of the best known Elks in this
country and has the widest acquaint-
ance among his order of any man in
the west.
w. H. Beck, who with his wife. Is
also member of the party, is district
deputy of the state and past exalted
ruler of the Sioux City lodge, as well
as potentate of the Shrine.
E. A. Dalton of Lemars is chair
man of the Sammis campaign commit
tee and prominent banker.
John Rine represents Omaha lodge
No 49, and is prominent in Elkdom.
Alfred T. Colledge owns one of the
largest estates in Iowa and is one
of the best polo players in the country
Judge McDuffie of Lemars cha
perones the entire crowd and is cele-
brated as a "bon Vivant"
The crowd of fifty, among whom the
foregoing are numbered is acting as
an advance guard for the main Iowa
delegation, which will arrive to-
night, bearing 300 more from the re-
gions in and near the Hawkeye state.
sammis' Support Strong
The Sammis campaign committee
announced last night that it was very
much pleased with the unexpected as
surances from representatives and dele
gates from all parts of the country
that they will give their support to
elect ]. U. Sammis to the much coveted
office of grand exalted ruler, and it
feels hopeful of electing Sammis by d
fair margin.
Maintaining that Elks are essential
ly "live ones" and should be repre-
sented by a live totem, the manage
ment of the Alexandria hotel has Sc
cured two splendid specimens of the
real thing and placed them in an iron
cage above the main entrance of the
4AT r.A
testooned with forest growths and in
connection with the sylvan effects al
ready obtained in the decorations
makes the wooded scene very realistic
as the unwilling guests appear to be
poking their heads out of an impene-
trable forest. The animals were Sc
cured from the city park of San Fran
cisco and brought here especially for
the occasion, and much difficulty was
experienced in hosting them up to
their airy perch. A gigantic crane from
the Llewellyn Iron works had to be
brought into play to raise the 20OO
pounds of weight to it's elevated po-
sition.
Tea Garden Opened
The executive committee yesterday
opened the japanese tea garden at the
Eiks' headquarters, in response to re-
quests from the many guests, but be-
cause of delay in receiving the re-
I,'eshments necessary the visitors had
to be content with scenic effects up to
late in the afternoon. The garden ef-
feet has been obtained by festooning
vines and shrubbery throughout the
hall of the second floor and many rare
flowers and tropical plants are pro-
fusely scattered around Japanese lam
terms and six cute little Japanese girls,
who act as servig maids, give the place
thoroughly Nipponese effect. 1t Is
the intention OF the entertainment COM
mittee to serve tea, waters, punch,
lemonade and many cooling beverages
of the "soft" variety to all who call,
and no charge will be made for the
good things.
In connection with the refreshment
end of the Elks' carnival the secre-
tary of the chamber OF commerce has
arranged with the California Wave
Motor Co., 124 South Broadway, to dis
tribute free of charge, 10000 packages
of California raisins, several thousand
bottles of grape juice, and many other
good things to those visitors who call
at the Wave Motor company's place
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