Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-16
NFARcHING to the silver voices Of

NEARCHING to the silver voices OF
EI bugles, the blare of trumpets
ASA booming of magnificent bands
and roll and crash of martial drums
the conquering army of Elkdom, ap-
pareled and caparisoned in gorgeous
color effects and unique insignia, swept
through the streets of Los Angeles yes
terday. .
From the everglades of Florida to
the snow capped peaks of Oregon, from
the rocky shores of the Penobscot pay
NO the sunny harbors of the Hawaiian
a iAslands. and from the forests of Minne-
50 A,ta to the deltas of the MISSISSIPPI
thke conquering legions came to DO honor
TO the name of Elkdom and Haunt thelt
rol' al purple under the sunny skies OF
caJ ifornia in the breezes of the Paclhc
I1lle prize for the best appearing lodge
1vA ( won by Denver. The men made a
str5e ling appearance in white shirt
wal Ats and flannel trousers, carrying
larSie white umbrellas. over which were
hunly festoons of white decorations.
The Asecond prize was won by Cincin-
natl. aand the third by Detroit Oak
land aind Detroit won first and second
nrizesi for drill teams. The Boston and
Montana band took first honors, and the
Iowa state band second. The prizes for
the most unique uniforms were won by
Cincinnati Detroit and Boston. Con-
spicuous in the parade were the repre-
sentatives of the Olympic Athletic club
of San Francisco, who competed In the
field day sports at Ascot park Wednes-
day.
through the streets in a line that took
two hours and a half to pass a given
point thousands of cheering spectators
he efIn be no
roofs, hung from the windows and clung
to points of vantage along the line OF
march in noisy demonstration of ap-
proval and with enthusiastic homage
to the great lodge which has a name
synonymous with charity toward man
and a glorious reputation as a mission
airy of cheerfulness and sunshine.
No Heed for Heat
Needless of the heat of midday, and
careless of the punishment done to feet
in the long march through the city
streets, the "BilIs" stalked, strutted
skipped and limped gayy on their tri-
umphal way, and with sunny smiles
which would have made the grin of the
proverbial Cheshire cat look like a
sullen frown in comparison, the disci-
pies of cheer gallantly plodded their
way to the end, and none fell by the
wayside.
COntlnentalS and minute men,
monks, miners, heralds, troubadors, an
imated oranges, two-legged elks and
squadrons of tailored and costumed
perfectionS moved along the streets In
rapid succession. With a flourish OF
horns and dipping of banners they
swung by the judges stand in competi-
tion for the prizes offered to delegations
having the greatest number in line, the
best costumeH participants, the most
unique displays, the best band and
other features. Perfect alignment was
maintained throughout the entire
march, and when the columns passed
the judges stand military precision
graced all movements.
Oakland Gorgeous
What appears as the most ambitious
undertaking was the musical flourish
OF the Oakland trumpeters who attired
as heralds, swept into line by flank
movement and halted in front of the
grandstand with the final blare of the
triumphal march from Verdi's aida y
swelling in harmonious chords OF
grandeur The musical selection is
noted for the effort it requires on ac-
count of the steadily ascending scale
of the notes, which rise to a height
hard to obtain on anything but the
long-stemmed trumpet. The musicians
had q brilliant costume effect Of red
velvet and the crowd raised a roar of
admiring appreciation when the men
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