Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-02
DECORATORS FOR
ELKS ARE BUSY
BUSINESS HOUSES DISPLAY
COL0RS OF B. P. o. E.
MONARCH OF GLEN" is PRINCI-
PAL FEATURE OF SHOW
Headquarters for Reunion ls Elabor-
ateIy Covered With Emblems of
AntIered Herd-Women VIII
Be Entertained


Angeles is showing. or will show, an
attractive display of purple and white
bunting, while decorators and carpen-
ters are everywhere at a premium.
Especially is this true of the Elks'
registration bureau in the old Ham
burger building on North Spring street.
Under the supervision of VIII D. Ste
phens, chairman of the registration
committee, the building, inside and
out, already presents an attractive ap-
pearance, a hint of what is to follow.
At the left of.,the main entrance
hangs a life size picture of THE Mon
arch of the Glen" draped on either
side with the stars and stripes and tne
colors of the b. p. o. r. On the Wells
of the entire interior are hung elk
heads, draped with bunting, complete
ly covering the walls.
Stephens plans to make the Elks'
headquarters contribute pleasant
memory to the visiting members and
to this end is sparing neither effort nor
expense.
The ground floor will contain large
reading room, comfortably fitted with
lounges, easy chairs and reading ma
terial. On either side will be infor-
nation booths, containing railroad
time LdDleS, cIldILS u bllC
country, while nearly every downtown
hotel will be represented. The cav
ston ostrich farm also has made ar
rangements for a display in the center
Of the hall and will show the visitors
the cream of one of Southern Callfor-
MAS most famous products.
To Make Electrical Display
The electrical firm of Lghtfoot &
Bradley has been awarded the con-
tract for an electrical display which
will present q large crown, beneath
which will be inscribed the numerals
"99" and above will hang clusters OF
oranges and myriads of California pop
pies worked out in their respective
colors.
A large. blackboard. showing the
time at which trains on all roads leave
and enter Los Angeles, and hung di-
rectly over the information bureau Will
be another detail which will aid to-
wards the comfort and convenience OF
visiting Elks. The white squadron
drill corps likewise will have quarters
in the building and Will meet every
delegation of Elks entering the city.
Under the management of Mrs. VIII
Stephens will be constructed on the
second floor of the Elks' headquarters
a Japanese tea garden; not an ordinary
affair, hung with a few Japanese lam
terms and thoroughly Amerlcanized'
but Japanese in every sense Of the
word. The architecture of Japan VIII
be employed everywhere and little
brown girls, natives of mikado's isle,
will serve the tea, prepared for the
occasion by a Japanese cook. Rustic
tables will be scattered throughout
the garden and on either side will be
erected a primitive fence, just such
fences as are used In Japan.
For Women's Pleasure
The tea garden is being built more
especially for the women who will ac-
company their husbands and sons to
Los Angeles, and everything possible
is being done to make their stay 4
most enjoyable one. Mrs. stephens
said yesterday the tea garden would
be completed and in running condltlon
by Saturday, July 3.
In the rear of the tea garden, and
on the same floor, hospital is planned
in order should any of the Elks sue
cumb to the strenuous program out
lined for the week devoted to their
amusement they may have proper
medical attention. 1t is not, however,
believed the hospital will be taxed to
its fullest capacity.
kilograms are being daily received at
the Elks' club In Olive street giving
details Of the coming arrival of some
portion of the antlered herd. Sacra-
mento lodge No. 1928 has chartered
twelve Pullman sleepers for their trip
to Los Angeles, arriving in this city
Sunday morning, July II. They will
have $50 members In uniform and Will
be escorted to their headquarters at
the Hotel Lankershim by Greer's band.
They will distribute 10000 baskets OF
fruit and 10000 pint bottles of wine as
q slight token of the never failing gen.
erosity and productiveness of Sacra-
mento.
To Make Parade Big Success
Not only are strenuous efforts being
made by the Elks and prominent citi-
zens of Los Angeles to have the pa
rade Friday, July is, an unqualified
success, but the Japanese association
of the Angel city is doing everything
in it's power to aid. The association
will enter a large float, which will be
escorted by a number of the more
prominent Japanese residents of Los
Angeles. The float will present scenes
taken from the history of the Japanese
nation.
An effort will also be made by the
executive committee, of which M. H.
Flint is chairman, to have the marines
and seamen of the cruiser Albany take
part In the parade, providing the ship
is near Los Angeles during Elks' week,
as probably will be the case. The Off
GERS also Will be royalty entertained.
A general summing up of the situa-
tion shows preparations for the rap
idly approaching festivities are nearing
completion, with all indications point
ing towards one of the greatest reun-
ions in the history of the order.