Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-10
ELKS FIESTA WILL
BEGIN WITH A
WH00P TODAY
SPECTACULAR PARADE
THIS AFTERNOON AT 4
Governor Curry, Mayor Lester,
City and County Officials and
Every Elk in Town viii Be in
Line.

The %forerunner Of the big Elks
fiesta. scheduled to occupy the cen
ter Of the stage IN Albuquerque TO.
the next week. viii be the magnifi
cent free street parade. which vii
leave the Tglks' building promptly n
I O'Clock this afternoon and travrrs,
the principal streets of the city. Tn,
parade viii be more than a mile lOnl
ana viii throw Itinglins Brothers
Barnum n Baile-s and all othei
~ a~Rgrcgations into the shade. Bust
ness will practically be suspended from
500 this afternoon, at which time the
various attractions and divisions Of tn,
parade VIII begin to form into line
at the corner If Fifth street and Gold
avenue. The parade viii be led by q
real live Elk. imported especially for
the occasion. Following will be Coz
ernor Curry. Mayor Lester ana Sher-
If Romero in an automobile. The
county commissioner and other Gun
ty officers n the members Of the
city council and city officials Will fal'
in behind the governors auto, Learn
ard and Iindemann's band No. ! viii
furnish the music for this division OF
tho parade. Fire chief Burtless and
CHIEF of Police McMillin viii follow
in their respective official carriages.
The fire department. both LoWland
and Highland stations, with the new
fire engine. the hook and ladder
trucks and all other fire fighting
paraphernalia that can be attached to
horses will be one of the big features
Of the parade. Every Elk who be
longs TO Albuquerque Lodge No. i6l
viii fall in line after the fire depart
mont. Members who are delinquent
and fail to put in an appearance in
the parade viii be promptly arrested.
Following the Ellts viii ONE the
snake charmer's wagon in which rive
dozen rattlesnakes will be confined
The snake charmer, whose Identity 3
as yet a secret, will draw fangs from
The makes and hand them to people
along the route. as souvenirs of th4
parade. Ben Hur in a chariot. the
wild man from Zululand- the only
white elephant IN captivity. VIII fOi-
low in quick succession, making an
array of wonderful attractions seen
only once in a life time. Learnard
and Lindemann's boys band No. .
viii break in at this point, to pave
the way for the attraction to fol
low, which viii be two Salome dancers
direct from the palace of Abdul
Hamld. These dancers recently com
pleted a thirty weeks engagement in
DrurN Lane theater in London n
were brought here for the fiesta at
expense. The dancers WI.
be hcralded by an Oriental band Hos
ace Emerson sherman, for tiftec1
years CHIEF spieler in Barnum and
Bailcy's will ollo the dancers in an
carriage drawn bv two mag
nificent Arabian stceds and viii tel
tho public In unmistakable language
wonders to be performed by the
at the vaudeville show in the
Elks' theator tonight.
j.. Porter Jones and his caliope VIII
one of the big features of the
parade. The caliope IS a m~arvelouslN
toned instrument ana Prof, Jones VIII
M early this morning stcamins
the machine up in order 10 have II
ready for a strenuous time this aitef-
noon.
The grand marshal OF the narad
Will be Gcorge =. Learnard, chairman
of the parade arrangement commit
Mr., I|carnard has been a very
busy man for the past few DAYS M
~ the different attractions pug
last night was confident that he hdn
the affair well in hand and that the
procession VIII be the greatest street
ever witnessed IN ~Albuqucr
ple
colonel y *. T. Sellers aud II, .
VIII have charge OF the auto
mobile section OF tue parade M Will
supplied with gasoline, monkey
and everything else needed
@ get the machines started IN soul
.hupc. All owners of autonlopllee'
whether Elks or not. are invited TO
.oiu in line aud make a noise like ail
Automobile show.
4 committee VIII call upon super
Reuben Perry Of the lndlah
this morning and endeaNor 10
.ecure the services of the lndlbN
band for the parade TINS after
As MIR. Perry is always willing
a aid in such matters, it is likely that
he talented musical aggregation iroh
he school will be onr Of the ieaturos
If the parade.
An ARRANGEMENTS ave been com
,letcd for the many attractions 10 n'
con at the Elks building tonight
-he vaudeville in the opera house
he bazar and the dinner are only Il
nw nf Tho features. Mrs J. r. Nc
.aughlin is chairman OF the hallpu't
tonight and the following
menu viii he served
Prime Roast Beef
}akcd Sweet Potatoes Green fta7
Hot Rolls
Salad M%ayonnaise Dressing
Ice Cream and Cake
coffee Tea.
The dinner win cost only thirN-ilvc
cnts.
Admission to the N~audeNllle IN tl,
viii be- only fifteen cents ann
large number of magnificent atliat
ions are ON the program lor tonight
ctnt@ admission viii hc charged
/, ths side shows. No charge viii u3
,ade Tor entrance to the ba1ar sec-
Na rattle i'm the hazar viii sell
for over twenty-five CENTS
xcept in ~ very few cases. The hand-
ONE piano donated William Mcintosh
A learnard aud Lindemanns mus,
ouse is he most substantial and cost I
l. eift thus Tar made to tho fiesta I
"a. instrument viii be ratified OFT ana
he person who wins 1t VIII Dee FOR
mat. indeed The entire tund Pee
.hed from IN. sale OF chances Wli !
. turned over to the Elks % Win !
he execution Of tweutH-tiNr per cent I
.hich viii go 10 the Lcarnard auc !
.indemann BOYS band ]
Tho following have been added te
he list of donations
Through Golden Rule Dry Goods Z
Ell and Walker DRY Goods Co. =
Z. Louis. ~iN shirts $50. six pairs ;
sdies Tonss hose. -. :
simon Levi Co. los Angeles. two l
asses SalSi Purs :
DAYTON spice Mills Co. Dayton. - |
y = l. Martin. fifty pounds old RE- I
coffee. 7
strong Book store. s. worth of post
ards a