The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-08


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This is Purple Day for the Elks. The
antlered herd will take possession OF
Salt Lake City early this morning, the
keys OF the city having been turned
over TO them. They will hold posses
sion until midnight, when surrender
will be made to the proper authorities.
1t will be "Hello, Bill" all day.
And why should not Elkdom have
control' The grand exalted ruler of
the order will be here; the past grand
exalted ruler likewise; candidates for
grand exalted ruler, and two thousand
other strangers, who wear the purple
colors and the Elk s head In the lapels
of their coats.
This crowd of the "Best People -
will be royalty entertained. The To-
cal lodge, Salt Lake Nc. 50, will en-
tertain them In this they will be
Joined by hundreds of Salt Lakers, and
on and after the noon hour Saltair will
be like the city owned and controlled
oy Elkdom.
Committees Are Busy.
Washouts on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad have not only delayed
delegations expected here on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, but have up
set plans and arrangements made for
entertaining the visitors, but they have
driven members of the local executive
and reception committees, as also rail
road men, almost insane. Salt Lake
City is a cosmopolitan city. There are
people here from all parts of the world,
and those who are here from various
states in the union have besieged com.
mittecs, railroad men and the ncwspa-
pers as to the cause Of delay in bring.
ing friends from their old homes and
are anxious 10 know when trains would
arrive. All these parties besieged were
as much in the dark as were the be-
siegers. 1t is confidently believed,
however. that today, Thursday, will
see order restored, trains running about
on time, and that the chaotic coudi-
tions of the past three days have
passed.
Twenty Trains to Arrive.
Twenty special trains are expected to.
day over the several railroads center.
ing here, These will be delayed trains
which have become sections of the repu.
lar trains on the Rio Grande. The regu.
lar specials carrying Elks scheduled
to arrive this, Thursday, morning, are
TWO over the Oregon Short Line, carry.
ing the Cincinnati Elks, known as the
Garry Hermann crowd These specia Is
have 300 people on board. all boosters
Tor Mr, Hermann, who is candidate
for grand exalted ruler. They are ex.
pected at 1880 clock
Regular scheduled specials to arrive
bar
Illinois, with nine cars and one hundred
people expected at 1880 o'clock; Colum
bus, Ohio, special, eleven cars and l6C
people, expected at $50 clock; and
Denver, with six cars and l25 people
expected at 9:30 'clock. The othe,
fifteen trains are the delayed ones.
Will Be Something Doing.
When the Cincinnati crowd arrives
there will be something doing Sal,
Lakers will know that something has
broken loose, for there will be more
'shoutin' than WAS ever heard at al
old fashioned camp meeting. and thi:
Hamilton county crowd know how te
shout; and also how TO toot a horn
There is no question but that they viii
be heard. And when, after their nine
hours stay in Zion and the goodbye,
are said, all of Salt Lake will have hac
one thing firmly impressed upon them
and that is that August (Garry) Herr
mann is candidate for exalted ruler
These Cincinnati Elks have with then
Weber s famous band and with tn,
''shoutin there will be music ant
then some.
Who is Garry Hermann?
AS 10 Garry Hermann. prince of gooc
fellows. these boosters from his tow1
will tell you that he is president o
the Cincinnati Baseball club, playing il
the National league; that he is chair
man Of the National Baseball commits
SION; that he is a candidate for gran,
exalted ruler; that he is sure to b
chosen, that he is an all-around bull
boy. and if YOU don It believe if withou
proof, the entire delegation of $50 vii
tell you SO; then if that is not sufficien
why ask the Ohio society of Salt Lake
and they will excIaim as one person
"What's S the matter with Garry Herr
mann2' "He' 3 all right EWho
all right7' 9'Garry Hermann
The reception to Grand Exalted Rule
Holland Of Colorado Springs, which ha
been postponed awaiting his arriva
will take place today, for there is u
question but what his special trair
which has been DELAYED so long Wi