Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-09
ELkS TO BROWSE
AT LOS ANGELES
ANTLERED VISITORS FROM
SALT LAKE NUMBER 800 !.
WEARERS OF PURPLE TO STAY
ONE WEEK IN CITY
Angel City q. p. o. {. Will Act as
Host for Order Noted for Its
Charity and Fun
making

Eight hundred and four ElkS, Occu-
pying cars Of two special and two reg
ular trains, arrived in Los Angeles yes
terday on the fourth annual excursion
to Los Angeles of Salt Lake lodge No.
IS, B. p. o. e. Not only does this
excursion break all previous records for
the Elks of Utah, but it is the largest
excursion that ever left that state, if
not the largest party of similar excur-
sionists on record in the United States.
The special trains were met at San
Bernardino by fifty-two EIks from the
Pomona lodge and the trains were
stopped two and a half hours at Po-
mona, while the antlered herd was
shown about the city and suburbs in
automobiles. A special band met them
at the station and escorted them to the
lodge headquarters. Wives of the Po-
mona Elks received the women folk
with the visiting Elks at a formal
luncheon served in the Elks club rooms.
The delay at Pomona caused the
trains to arrive much behind time in
Los Angeles, where a large party of
local Elks were on hand to receive the
visiting eXcursionists and tender them
the freedom Of the city. They were es-
cOrted in automobiles and carriages to
the various hotels.
Because of the unprecedented number
of excursionists and because of the
crowded condition of the hotels, there
was some difficulty in getting all the
visitors domiciled, but they were all
comfortably settled by 6 o'clock. Head
quarters have been established at the
Angelus.
EIks from Many Places
While most of the Elks are from
Utah, the excursionists hail from all
sections of the west. Idaho has
large delegation, while Wyoming, Mon
tana, Nevada and numerous other
states are well represented. A. j.
Davis a prominent mining man from
Salt Lake City, is the exhalted ruler of
Salt Lake lodge, and after the esquire
heads the procession Of the visitors.
A. w. Raybough, for eighteen years
secretary of Salt Lake lodge, is also
here in his official capacity, looking
after the comfort of the members.
The trains bearing the Elks left Salt
Lake City Saturday at midnight and
arrived in this city at o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
Each train was composed of four
teen cars and there were two diners
in east division. Kenneth G. Kerr,
district passenger agent of the Salt
Lake railroad, and E. B. Erwin, travel
ing passenger agent, came with the
Elks, personally experimenting the
various divisions of the trains.
The Elks have come here, as usual
to enjoy a week of pleasure and sight
seeing and trips have been planned to
occupy them almost every hour of their
stay. Because of the late arrival Of
the trains yesterday the automobile
trip around the city was abandoned.
Today they will start at 8 o'clock on
the Balloon route trip, visiting the
beach cities and mountain towns and
returning to Los Angeles at p. m.
Tomorrow the excursionists will take
the Kite Shaped trip over the Santa
Fe lines Thursday the Elks will cross
the channel and visit Catalina island,
taking the various trips of interest
near Avalon and seeing the submarine
gardens.
Tilton's trolley trip will occupy the
time of the members Friday. The os-
trich farm will be visited, Mount Lowe
will be scaled and the excursionists will
inspect San Gabriel mission and the
Indian village.
Will Visit Chinatown
Friday night guides will take the
herd through Chinatown. Saturday the
Elks will visit San Diego, where they
will pass the day visiting Point Iona
and Coronado. Sunday they will cross
real bull fight.
Among the visitors are many promi-
nent business and professional men Of
Salt Lake City and the state Of Utah.
c. M. Free, largest furniture manu-
facturer in the west, is a member of
the excursion; H. S. Young, cashier of
the Deseret National bank, Salt Lake
City; John r. Winder, jr., banker of
Salt Lake City; ]. Bergerman, a mer-
chant of Salt Lake City; H. S. Twin
ing, superintendent of the Pullman
company at Salt Lake City; Sidney
Bamberger, d mining man and owner
of the Lagoon Route railway; w. H.
Dale, banker from Salt Lake City;
Sam c. Sheriff. and wife, contractor,
and Mrs. Sheriff. of Salt Lake City;
M. M. Warner, prominent attorney, and
wife and daughter, of Salt Lake City;
Charles Watkins and wife and William
Holmes and wife, the men of the firm
of Holmes & Watkins, contractors;
Mayor Fred A. Vaight of Twin Falls,
Idaho; ]. c. Lynch, ice manufactures
and director of the Bank of the Re
public, Salt Lake City; E. c. Coffin,
vice president of the Boise National
bank, Boise, Idaho.