Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
.ELKS PERFECT
PARADE PLANS
ORIGINAL INTENTIONS WILL BE
CARRIED OUT
PROCESSION PROMISES TO BE
MILES IN LENGTH
Feared That Pageant Will Occupy Too
Much Time In Passage-City
Prepared for Antlered
Horde

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of lodge No. SO B. 2. o. f., at
the Ell1s headquarters, Third ana OnVe
streets, yesterday afternoon. the pro-
gram for the big reunion tho week OF
July IL was given final consideration.
AS q result there will be no material
changes from present plans, although
the details of the big parade and ale
gorical display have been held in tom
porary allegiance.
The parade, as contemplated, will be
the biggest of its kind ever attempted
in Los Angeles and doubtless one of
the greatest ever seen in the country.
1t is this very fact that is worrying
the members of the executive com
mittee. The question debated yester-
| day was whether or not the parade
and the number of spectators that will
doubtless desire to see the great pag-
cant can be handled in the downtown
| business districts.
| Although the number that will enter
floats in the parade is not complete,
| Judging from the number already
listed, it is assured that it will require
several hours for the parade to pass
given point. 1t also has been stated
that the streets in the business dis
trict will not be adequate to accom-
modate the crowds that will be on
hand.
Time Valuable
Another thing that caused a discus
sion Of the parade was that the grand
officers do not desire that the parade
will occupy too much time. They
state that many things of great i'm
portance are to be settled during EllSS'
week, and for that reason do not de-
sire that too much valuable time be
taken by the parade.
During Yesterdays discussion it was
the consensus of opinion that plans
for the street parade go ahead as orig
inally planned, and it is not likely
that anything that may arise will
change his decision.
To attempt to modify the original
plans, stated a number of the COM
mittee, would result i'll confusion and
entail more loss of time than to let
arrangements go along as scheduled
Furthermore, 1t is said, 1T would be
difficult and dangerous policy to at
tempt to discriminate against any per-
son who desired to participate in the
parade and meet the requirements
that have been set forth. The exec
utive committee stated that it should
be realized that the persons of Los
Angeles who have endeavored to make
the big event a success should be en-
titled to consideration, and that mat
tiers will shape themselves so that the
big parade, which promises to be the
feature of the celebration from the
citizens point of view, will be carried
through regardless of the amount of
time it requires.
To Show Visitors City
1--WE want to have the visitors to
Los Angeles see what there is in Los
Angeles, and in order to make every
stranger a future booster for the
Angel city, no better way of making
this possible can be done than by an
elaborate and public display of the
resources of Los Angeles and South
ern California" This sentiment was
expressed by many Elks.
MAKE the parade the greatest ever"
said one Elk, land l guess arrange
ments can be made for handling the
crowds The streets are as wide as
those of any other city, the police
force as efficient, and all that will be
necessary is to apply the Los Angeles
method of doing things to prevent
any possible chaos"
The general arrangements are now
So we'll in hand that with few hours
notice the city can be thrown open to
the visitors, the decorations and il
Nominations and every other detail
perfected
One of the most important of yes
terday's actions was the arrangement
for a complete Geographic establish
ment which will be in the Elks build
ing This Geographic information bu-
reau will be for the use of the public
and more definite and reliable infor-
nation obtained there than at any of
the railroad centers. Direct telegraph
ic communication will be installed to
every railroad center sending trains
to Los Angeles.
The committee in charge of this
bureau stated yesterday that the
principal idea was to relieve the rail