The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-16
FIFTEEN THOUSAND
ELkS On PARADE
Magnificent Spectacle Holds At
tentiOn of Quarter of a Mil
lion in Los Angeles.
THOUSAND DIFFERENT
LODGES REPRESENTED
Boston & Montana Band of
Butte Gets First Prize;
Iowa Band Second.

LOS ANGELES, July 15.-Under
clcudless California skies, the torrid
rays of summer sun tempered by cool
ing breezes. fifteen thousand brilliant.
y uniformed men marched today
through five miles of gaily decorated
streets in the Elks parade, while n
quarter Of million people lined the
thoroughfarcs along the route of march
With brass band at the head Of each
Of the twelve divisions, the marching
clubs and drill teams of thousand DIFF
ferent lodges enlivened the scene with
intricate eyolutions.
Never before in the history of the
order, say members of the grand lodge,
has there been such a gala spectacle !;
such throng of marchers or so many
unique features OF display.
Los Angeles lodge. with 2 band of
eighty pieces, was at the head of the
men on foot. All were garbed in spot.
! less white and carried umbrellas of
purple and white, In numerical order
beginning with lodge No. ! of New
York and ending with No. 1172 OF Tu-
cumcari, n. NJ, the lodges followed
| formed into twelve divisions. with =
band at the head of each. Many sig
|
were in the line,
Officers Lead March.
! twenty-five carriages carried the off
GERS Of the grand lodge. headed by
the past grand exalted ruler, Rush L.
In blue coats and white trousers. the
members Of No. of New York
marched at the head of the second
division, Following came Philadel
| pbIa, IN white suits with green trim
mings. San Francisco. No. 3. dressed
in gray and carrying parasols wrought
of poppies. completed tins division.
Following the famous Boston band
IN the fourth division, marched forty
members of the Boston lodge. dressed
as old time 'minute men, and behind
them was a float bearing Bunker Hi
monument in miniature. Twenty foul
! Boston ladies in tally hoes wore colonia
costumes. Denver lodge members wor:
white shirt waists and trousers.
Butte, Mont. in white and purple
! behind the famous Boston & Montans
| land. and other Montana lodges formed
the first portion of the ninth, which
included the orange belt four-Red
lands, Riverside, San Bernardino and
Pomona, in purple, trimmed with or
''Thc wild bunch of Elks from Ari
zona" at the head Of the twelfth di
vision, were followed by float bearing
a gold stamp mill in full operation.
Typical OF the West.
Lodges from Goldfeld and Tonopah
whose members were dressed as pros
| pcctors, added TO the western aspect
OF this division and caught the fancy
of the throngs. The Indian band from
| the Indian school at Phoenix, Ariz.
was at the head Of the division.
The night parade OF the electrical
circus was of dazzling splendor as i,
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 were awarded as fol
lows: Boston & Montana OF Butte
Mont. first prize. $l25O; Fifty-fourth
regiment band of Ottumwa, Iowa, sec
ond prize, $500.
Additional cash prizes were awarded
as follows:
For the best appearing lodge-Den-
yer, first; Cincinnati. second.
For the best drill team-Oakland
first; Detroit, second,
For the most unique pniform-CIn-
cinnati, first; Detroit, second. Boston,
third.
For the most beautiful banner
Butte, Mont, won,