Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-16
ELKS PARADE
GORGEOUS
AFFAIR
LODGES IN LINE FROM
NEW YORK TO TUCUMCARl
Delegation From Butte Lands
First Prize of 81 250 For
Showing in Gala Spectacle.
tBy Morning Journal specia, leased Wire,

thN MORNING Jonfnai speciat Leased Nirrt
Los Angeles, July Under cloud
less California skies, the torrld rays Of
q summer sun tempered by cooling
breezes, fifteen thousand brilliantly
uniformed men marched today
through seven miles Of Raly decorated
streets in the Elks' parade while
quarter OF million lined the
thoroughfarcs along the route of
march With brass band az the head
of each Of the twelve divisions. the
marching clubs aud drill teams of
thousand different lodges, enlvened
the scene with intricate cvolutions.
Never before in the history OF the
order, say members of the grand lodge,
has there been such Il gala spectacle:
such t'rong OF marchers or SO many
unique features of display.
Los Angeles lodge with a band OF
eighty pieces, was at the head of the
men on foot. All were garbed I'm spot
loss white aud carried umbrellas Of
purple and white In numerical order
beginning With Lodge No. /. OF
New York. ana ending with No. l172
OF TucumCarL ~ Vt, the lodges fol-
lowed formed into twelve divisions
with Il band at the head of each, Many
significant floats gorgeously decorated
We're In the line
The features of today's parade were
circus WAS of dazzling splendor as il
wound its way along the streets bright
with Il million lights and transforming
the scene into sort of fairyland
Cash prizes for the best bands in the
line of march We're awarded as fol-
lows
Roston and Montana of Butte. Mon
,ana, first prize. $L25N, Fifty Fourth
regiment band Of ottumwa Ia. second
prizc. S500
The feature of todays parade was
unique ana almost countless In num-
hers, Near the head of the line, behind
GRAND Marshal Benjamin and his aides
mare he'd the arm corps Of the Los An
sples lodge eighty White uniformed
mon, carrying purple parasols.
New York lodge No. / was rep
resented by twenty men In line dress
"a IN blue and white coats and trous-
ers. Philadelphia came next In larger
numbers dressed all in spotless white
and carrying white and green parasols
In two carriages with trimmings of
sreencry and pampas plumes, two men
of the philadelphia iillSs rode ana car
ried pafasols decorated with poppies.
cisco marched in gray uniforms, ear
ricd paiasols wercought with poppies.
Behind came drill team In white OF
athletes of the olympic club of that
city.
The famous Cincinnati drill team
in their golf costumes of red coats.
gray knickerbockers and green stocR-
ings lent the most striking color to
The entire line. In gorgeously decorat-
ed automobile floats the wives Of the
of the Cincinnati lodge rode
behind teams attired with hats adorn-
"A with bright red flowers. The car
rlagcs We're drapcd with ferns ana de-
'oratod with great Elks' heads of gold.
The white uniforms. white parasols
ana strcamcrs Of the Denver lodge.
were conspicuous The lone member
rom SteubenVille, o., marched by
himself and carried a banner telling
Why
In front Of the Louisville lodge
proudly marched two typical Ken
uck colonies
Kansas lodges were punched and
lppearcd rs a field of ripe pumpkins
,erched on legs and wearing arms
md heads 4 float representing an old
mission preceded the santa Barbara
ontingcnt, the members being dress
81 as monks.
Additional cash prizes were award
"a, as follows;
For the best appearing lodge:
Denver first Cincinnati. second
Portland third
For the best drili team. Oakland,
irst; Detroit, second
For the most unique uniform: Gin
innatL first; Detroit. second; Boston.
hird
For the most beautiful banner:
lutte. Mon, won.