Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
CITY RESTS IN
SAFETY OF JOY
DEPARTING THR0NGS CHEER
ROYAL HOSTS
REVIEW OF REUNION SHOWS
MARVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT
Police and City Departments Set Rec"
ord for Handling of Crowds,
Clean Streets and Good
Management

When one of the first special trains
to leave Elks' week behind went north-
ward on the Santa Fe early yesterday
morning. a woman on the Observation
platform at the rear of the tram pau
a graceful tribute to the entertainment
rendered the visitors for the Elks' re-
union. Unpinning a badge from her
coat she watched the course OF the
train as it swung out of the shop ana
business section, and when the bridge
was reached she tossed the badge down
to the Los Angeles river bed.
'My badge, with best wishes TO you
Los Angeles" she said, but keep my
memories"
With the good-byes which began yes
terday. were many compliments for
everybody who had a part IN enter
tanning the Elks and the other visitors
brought here for reunion week. one
of the most satisfactory forms Whlch
this praise took was the statement, re-
ported in a large number of instances
that the departing guests hope eVentu-
ally to return to become permanent
residents of Los Angeles.
DELIGHTED with Climate
az am going to tell my family about
Los Angeles with the intention OF
bringing them out here to spend the
winter later in the year" said David
n watson of Terre Haute, Ind, who has
been a prominent delegate at many
meetings of the Elks' grand lodge. A
winter here will be all they VIII need
10 convince them that it is worth Whlle
to live in Los Angeles. l have found
everything here delightful; my only
COMPLAINT is that don't have my fam
ilv here to enjoy everything. l nave
always wanted to see Los Angeles; now
I want to live here
Many other delegates expressed thelr
intention of returning to Los Angeles
for a more extended stay, with~a view
ultimately of making their homes here.
That was the most gratifying evidence
of the result of the weeks entertain
ment that came to the members OF Los
Angeles lodge, and it was evidenced SO
frequently as to surprise even the most
confident members of the executive
committee, who were sure that tne
preparations made would be well re-
an any but a Pacific coast city,
where YOU are primed to see big things
and lots of them, the amount OF dis
play and parade and entertainment
would prove a surfeit," said an eastern
member of the grand lodge. rms ldea
was echoed by many visiting Elks' VINO
were astonished at the extent OF the
plans for entertaining the delegates.
Exodus Began Friday
90 4-7Tne visitors began TO take IhelT ut-
parture Friday morning, when a Few
of the special trains were sent out IN
order to fill out an extended itinerary
over the Pacific coast, including
the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
Others left yesterday and last night
and a great exodus will take place to-
day Regular trains are being run IN
sections to afford enough cars for out
going crowds.
The Garry" Hermann special left
last night for San Francisco. Grand
Exalted Ruler Sammis will leave to-
morrow. Rush Holland, the retiring
grand exalted ruler, will remain sew
eral weeks. Among the parties leaving
last night were those from Boston,
Brooklyn, Newark, New Haven and
Philadelphia
Recoliections of the events of the
week were so filled with features that
the visitors found it difficult to pick
out any as most prominent in their
minds. Those characteristic of Los
Angeles and California, the floats and
other phases of the parades, the
weather and other distinguishing and
distinguished features of Los An
geles" made the most permanent i'm
pressions.
"Vhite ouadron'' We're rendered many
congratulations for their appearance in
the parade Thursday as well as for the
handling of the events of reunion
week. A feature which interested
MANY spectators from the east was the
industrial section, with the floats call
ing attention to the fact that Los An
geIes has an extensive manufacturing
section