The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-13
.GILLETT Gf[fTS
ANTLERFD HERD
Governor of State, Mayor and
City Officials Extend Well
come to Visitors
Fifty Thousand EIks Gathered
in Southern City Hold
High Carnival

Los ANGELES, July 12.--All of the
special trains bearing Elks to attend
the reunion of the grand lodge of the
order have arrived, and the regular
trains over the various railways en-
-tering this city will bring the last of
the visitors tomorrow. More than 3d.
600 have registered at headquarters,
and the gayly decorated streets of the
city are crowded day and might with
the throngs. Delegations from Wash
ington, d. c., st. raul. Minneapolis,
New Haven, Detroit, Kansas City and
Allegheny were the last to arrive.
The program today took the majority
to Pasadena, where athletic sports and
games, exhibitions of wild west riding,
chariot races and monster barbecue
had been prepared, following an au-
tomobile parade through the principal
streets in which the members of the
grand lodge and their women particle
pated
AMATEUR FIELD MEET HELD
During the afternoon an amateur
field meet for the Pacific coast was
held at Ascot park in this city, and
those who did not attend this journeyed
to the various beach resorts.
Tonight the first ceremonies incident
to the meeting of the grand lodge
were held in the Auditorium theater,
when Governor James n. Gillett of
California, Mayor George Alexander of
Los Angeles and Motley Flint, chair
man of the executive committee in
charge of the celebration in Los An
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speeches of welcome. A response on
behalf of the grand lodge was made
by Grand Exalted Ruler Rush l.. Hol-
land
The wearing of badges has already
reached the humorous stage, and prom
inent Elks are seen toiling along the
principal streets handicapped with 800
pounds of badges, their chests entire
ly encrusted with the ornate decora-
tions and their pockets sagging with
more. carried along to trade for other
badges. One Elk, weighted down him
self, had pressed his bulldog into serv-
ice, and leads the animal, which wears
blanket covered with the extra
badges his owner has accumulated.
ODD DESIGNS DISPLAYED
Many unique designs are displayed,
one of the most striking being that
of the lodges of Arizona territory. On
this is shown an American flag with
space reserved for one more star, and
beside it stands copper Indian, entire
ly innocent of raimcnt, and bearing
in his hand the forty -seventh star.
Pendent from the bar of the Phila-
delphia badge hangs the Liberty bell.
Nevada displays a nugget of gold. Each
city and each state shows some pecu-
liar characteristics.
Tonight the streets in the down
strains of music from many bands and
marching clubs, whose members, ar
rayed in bright hued uniforms, are
following the bands from place to
place.
The streets and the faces of the
buildings in the downtown section are
illuminated again tonight, more pro-
fusely than on any previous night. and
the scene is one tina; suggests fairy
land
GRAND LODGE MEETS TODAY
Tomorrow the grand lodge will meet
to choose officers of the grand lodge
and the campaign for the office of
grand exalted ruler has grown in
warmth all through the day and early
night. and viii reach fever heat by
tomorrow. Conservative supporters of
August Hermann of Cincinnati claim
that he will receive a two to one vote
II Olh TIE i,tVU anu Ouu lieInDSIS Ol the
grand lodge. on the other hand, the
supporters of j. U. Sammis of Lemars,
Ia, contend that their candidate has
received the Endorsement of more
lodges than any other candidate, and
they claim he will be elected.
Detroit is quite certain to be Sc
lected as the place OF meeting for the
grand lodge in 1910, and the date will
be either the second or third week in
July.
The aborigine from Arizona, Harry
Mclean of the Phoenix Indian school,
won the Is mile Marathon today in
hollow fashion, beating out his near
est opponent about two miles. Guido
Callagare, unattached, of hos Ange-
les took the lead and paced the first
mile in $50. In the second lap Nc
Lean took the lead, and thereafter was
never headed. Time, 2 hours minutes
% 40 seconds.