Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
PROMINENT ELK WILL
BOOST ALASKA FAIR
EDITOR APPOINTED C0MMlS-
SIONER DURING REUNION
Seattle Will Join Hands with Los AM
geIes to Advance Mutual Inter-
ests of Pacific Coast
States

Norman M. Vaughan, editor or the
National Elks' Horn of st. Louis, has
been appointed special commissioner
for the Alaska ukon-Pacific exposi-
ton during the Elks' reunion. He re-
ceived the appointment yesterday and
will look after publicity matters during
the big show next week.
Much interest Is being centered in
Los Angeles by the management of the
Alaska a-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Sc
attle," said Mr.. Vaughan. My ap
pointment is only an honorary one yet
at the same time / appreciate the hohor
from the fact that have been author
lied To have built q special exposition
float to appear in the floral and allie
gorical parade of Friday, July ID. al
ready have made arrangements to nave
the float constructed and propose TO
make it one of the attractive features
of the parade. Assisting in the event
will be three society girls of Los An
geles, in character costumes, repre-
senting scenes of the development OF
the west. One will be an Alaskan OF
the pioneer period, who will appear
holding a big nugget of gold from
Alaska in her hands. Another VIII De
the girl of the golden west with
while the other will represent Japan
with the model of huge steamship.
"The maids tell the story of the
transition of the barren west from
wasted hills and deserts into great sec
tions of productive country. With the
gold from Alaska and the west the
people have been enabled to build
cities and towns and to erect buildings
and provide transportation and devel-
mt n W. MT a VI yhJPh a n
derful future.
-Four great white horses with pos
tilions leading each horse will pull the
float, and the decorations will be elab-
crate with the color scheme of the eX-
position predominating, the colors
being old gold and Yale blue.
"July 2S will be Elks' day at Seattle,
and the exposition will be turned over
to the many visitors from all parts of
the country who after the many de-
lightful entertainments in Los Angeles
during the grand lodge meeting will
be glad to mingle with the people of
the exposition and enjoy the sights OF
the big fair. Seattle will send hun
dreds of Elks to Los Angeles during
the convention to aid in boosting for
this event, and they will join hands
with the Los Angeles boosters. who are
known the world over for their good
work in making this one of the great
est cities of the Pacific coast. Together
the boys from Seattle and the boys
from Los Angeles will aid in making
Pacific coast visitors feel like they are
getting the best there is to offer. Great
times are in sight, and when Los An
geles and Seattle join together there
will be nothing left for any other Sec
tion or city to show.
1.-THE management tells me it is MAX
ing preparations, even at this early
time, for Los Angeles day, which, with
the assistance of the people of Los An
geles, they propose to make one of the
crowning events of the fair. A number
of special features of entertainment are
planned for the Los Angeles visitors,
and the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce will take an active part in the
success of this day. The commissioner
at the fair from Los Angeles, Frank
Virgins, who Is known at all the big
expositions, has a few good things up
his sleeve for the benefit of the Los An
geles delegation.