Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
LOS ANGELES READY
 FOR THE BIG SHOW
Postal and Characteristic Decorations Will Excel Any Previous Like Un- dertaking Anywhere.

The artistic, lavish hand of amuse-
 ment-loving, impulsive Los Angeles is dressing the city in gorgeous robes, the
 like of which has never been seen in
 this country since tie triumphal entry of Dewey into New York. Broadway, | Spring and also Main streets are all d waving, fluttering mass of purple and white. the colors of the B. P. O. E., l says l.. G. Knipe, who returned from Los Angeles yesterday. where he has been since Friday putting the final touches on the prettiest float of all
 All of the big stores have some thing unique planned for display the coming week. Thousands of dollars are being spent by the department stores for decorations that will be talked of from ocean to ocean. The Alexandria hotel is arranging to have an immense cage directly over the side entrance on Fifth street, where real live elks will frolic during the whole week. The Alexandria hotel and also the Angelus will be made the general headquarters for the national organ ization.
 The main emblem of the convention will be the dial clock of the Elks, pointing to five minutes to II o'clock, on one side of which is the Elk and on the other the California bear, spreading over all the Americal eagle This emblem appears in different forms, materials and sizes, some reach ing proportions of twenty feet in height.
 Most all of the new lighting system of the city has been completed and what is now known as the brightest city in the world at night will be made still brighter.
 All of the streets are being made spotlessly' white, even some of the buildings being cleaned on the out side. The street cars a~e to be deco rated, many of the Pacific Electric men being Elks. Enormous signs to | be electrically lighted. that will stretch for one or two blocks, are being set | up and when finished will read Hello Bill" and other catchy phrases Of the 
 Hamburgers have already completed an advance decoration in their mile and one-half of windows and will have q gorgeous display opening Saturday
 
 Blake Moffit X Towne, Sanborn, Vail & Company and other big sta tionery and book stores are arranging | for sumptuOus window displays Jevne's will have a startling window coulters department store promises new, as well as the Broad way and Fifth street store. The Ex- iminer promises a treat that will re- ,eive comment in every decorators in the United States. The Times will not be outdone, either
 Not only will Los Angeles nave display for the antlers that will be m undoing of anything ever attempted before, but every city in the surround ng country, and down to the beach, las dressed it's streets for the coming 
 Mr. Knipe stated last night that the Phoenix Elks will have float that they will not be ashamed of" and his means much from George KnipeA 1t means that the Phoenix EIks will nave the finest float in the parade, un- ess a black horse" shows up. San Bernardino will present d float that will be unique, being a huge orange, md will be escorted by ElkS on foot hidden inside of large paper oranges The Pasadena Elks will have some thing along the flower line, probably | m Elk made from violets The rail road men from Pasadena and Los