The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-10
ELK DELEGATIONS
ARRIVE IN FORCE
Big Herd From Iowa Is Accom-
panied by Crack Mill
tary Band.
TWO THOUSAND VISITORS
FIFTY FROM LOCAL LODGE
LEAVE FOR LOS ANGELES.

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Lynn, Utah July g.-Lulled to sleep =
= by the chorus formed by members OF :
= Salt Lake lodge, and the waiter and =
= pOTters, led by Morris Scheck, the :
: singing reporter Of the Philadelphia ,
= North American, the Utah Elks
= reached Lynn Junction al midnight =
= without mishap. Everything prom =
= ises a beautiful trip under perfect ,
= organization =
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Two thousand Elks en- route to the
national convention at Los Angeles
were in Salt Lake City yesterday. There
were delegations from the north and
delegations from the south and from the
east and middle west. All were glad to
get to Salt Lake, where they had a
royal time seven years ago.
The largest delegation to arrive yes
terday was from Iowa, numbering 300
delegates and headed by the Fifty
fourth Iowa regiment band of forty
pieces. The Iowa delegation arrived
here at $3.50 o'clock last evening on a
special train over the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, which should have ar
rived at o'clock yesterday morning.
The delegation was in charge Of Claude
NJ. Myers of Ottumwa, Ia, and included
in its number r. J. Phillips, mayor of
OttumWa- The Iowa delegation is the
largest that has passed through the
city UP to the present time, and while
here they were royalty entertained The
Fifty-fOurth regiment band played con-
certs on Main street and at the Elks'
club. This band is entered in all the
contests at Los Angeles and expects to
carry off some of the prizes.
The other delegations which passed
every section OF the country. There
were ten special trains arriving in the
city yesterday and the last train loaded
with the Iowa Elzs did not depart for
Los Angeles until $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing.
The Salt Lake delegation, fifty strong.
headed by Exalter Ruler J. W. Collins
and Secretary A. w. RaybOuld, left for
Los Angeles at midnight last night.
They Will arrive early Sunday morning
a few hours ahead of the Iowa delega-
tons special train.
This morning at o'clock the delega-
lions from the Montana, Idaho, WyOm-
ing and other western states Will ar
rive in the city en- route to Los Angeles.
The delegation from Montana viii be
headed by the Boston and Montana
band, one of the most famous musical
organizations in the western part of the
United States. This band consists Of
fifty pieces and won first prize in the
contests during the Elks' con-
ventiOn in this city. The Montana dele
cation will march uptown headed by
sam TTelOar Of this city, formerly of
Butte, Mont. The ladies in the party
viii be conveyed uptown in autOmO-
biles. A musicale at the tabernacle,
luncheon at one of the cafes and trip
to Saltair viii be the program of enter
tainment for the delegations from the
north today.
There We're twenty-six delegation in
the city yesterday, and today eleven
delegations will pass through, but it is
expected that the total number of peO-
pie in the delegations going through to-
day viii be greater than yesterday. The
Elks' club here was flooded with visit
Ors from early morning until the de-
parture of the last train this morning.