Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-09
TRA|NLOADS OF
ELKS HERE TO-DAY.
Henry J. Walter, Candidate for
Grand Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, Among Visitors.
SPECIAL ORGAN RECITAL.
Ono Given This Afternoon by Cour-
tcsy of First Presidency Of Church
For Delayed Travellers.

tcsy of First Presidency oil Church
For Delayed Travellers.
The TEXTURES among the local Elks to-.
from Philadelphia and Intermediate
points, and the departure at o'clock
this evening of the Salt Lake lodge
members, $50 strong, on a special train
of 10 or ~ standard Pullmans, for Los
Angeles, the convention city.
Salt Lake is today entertaining am
other distinguished guest. He is Henry
j. Walter OF Philadelphia lodge No. .,
past exalted ruler and candidate for
grand esteemed lecturing knight in the
grand lodge.
The Philadelphia delegation is JOG
strong. and a jollier bunch would be
hard to find. They call Philadelphia
"Slowtown,r but the only thing the Wis
iting delegation is slow about is impart-g
ing the information as to who will he
supported for grand exalted ruler
Garry Hermann or j. ". Sammts.
This they will not tell because the lodge
has q candIdate-Mr. Walter. and he
has the support OF practically every
lodge in the United States ana VIII
win hands down.
8 SONGS FOR WALTER.
Following are n couple Of songs COM
posed during the long, tiresoune journey
from Philadelphia to Salt Lake:
YrP j ADDY i AYE.
Zip addy 7 aye, ] aye
Zip i addy aye,
Harry Walter you bets alright
AS your grand esteemed lectnring
knight
Zip, j addy I aye. I aye.
We all want to loller hooray,
Hc will win without doubt
That's the reason We shons
Zip ! addy aye.
Select your own tune, here's the eth
er:
A friend of mine, yes. friend OF mine.
He's the only one IN his line
HILLARY Walter.
Well elect hitn}for suise this time,
Tor aid lang sine. in nineteen-nina,
Foi% our Harry Waiter
Does rot wear q halter,
He's Just 4 good frien1 Of mine.
.ys ALABAMA lSITOFs.
sYitliSthe visitors is Ray. .tEchn Dry.
sart. rectorSof ST. pAulfs church, May
Isyiiie. NJ ~ and grand chaplain Of
the grand ledge. Also, a. r. Weinstock,
editor OF tho Tro yelling Elk, and John
II, Hay of sHuntsvile, Ala,
Tho train consisted of nine standard
pul,nans with diner ana buffet cars
The train was equipped with Its own
,,ol
carr With the delegation are eight
SmcnIters of Waterloo. Ia. the home OF
Charles Pickett. past grand eNalt.i5
ruler.
At Pueblo the travellers had g. great
time playing All: imitation game OF
baseball and during the contest the
medical department was called upon
many. times, and once to pry a. hunk
or brick from the left optic of N.Y..
Hay.
The visitors were royalty entertained
today. Automobile rides, an organ res
cital at noon and n special recital Ut
2.45 through tie courtesy OF the FIRST
Presidency OF the Church. This after
noon Saltair was visited and elaborate
preparations made for the enteftnla'
ment of strangers.
Last night Grand Exalted Ruler
Rush l.. Holland and party arrived and
after an Informal reception at the
clubhouse departed over the Salt Lake
Route fol. Los Angeles. The grand
lodge session and annual election takes
places Tuesday morning.
GRAND EXALTED RULER.
Judge Hollands train was IS hours
late. but he was in good spirits when
he arrived here. In speaking. of the
grand lodge session Judge Holland
said:
.,At the coming grand lodge session
there Will be the largest gathering OF
T,lks in the history of the order The
pilgrimage of Elks to Los Angeles is
without a precedent in the history OF
any order. From every section Of the
United States there are special trains
carrying thousands of 1siks and their
friends TO the grand lodge reunion. The
Los Angeles people are expecting the
biggcst crowd ever seen in the city and
their expectations will be fulfilled.
Every citizen of Los Angeles is work
| ing hard to provide entertainment for
their visitors and to accommodate them
| more than comfortably.
This afternoon eight trains loaded
| with Elks and their friends are due
to arrive here over the Rio Grande.
Some more are coming from Colorado.
a big delegation from the southern
states and some from Oklahoma To-
morrow evening the Butte delegation.
300 OF the antlered herd. accompanied
nv the famous Observation-Disclosures band
viii arrive. Then look out for dizzy
| time.