The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY LAMBDA HAYWARD AND SAN IEADRO
OAKLAND COR2ALS
PUGET SOUND HERD
Seattle EIks Entertained at
Luncheon After Tour of
City and Suburbs

OAKLAND, July s.-More than so
strong the Seattle herd of Elks. bound
for the grand lodge round UP at Los
Angeles, stampeded into Oakland today
and raised dust all over Alameda
county before heading southwark again
this afternoon. The Elks were cor
raled at the station this morning by
committee from Oakland lodge,
driven down town n automobiles. ush-
cred through the famous ledge and
clubrooms in Fourteenth street, greet
ed with a chorus OF Hello, Billr'
that could be heard all over the bay
counties and then herded aboard a troll
ley car and whisked through the in
Vulnerable show places of the city and
its suburbs.
The herd returned to the lodge for
luncheon and then reluctantly started
Of for Los Angeles.
Among the visiting Elks were many
OF the most prominent business and
professional men Of Seattle. They were
enthusiastic in their descriptions of
the Alaska-Yukon-P Pacific exposition.
and equally so in their appreciation Of
the hospitality shown them here.
Oakland lodge Of Elks is noted for
its entertaining abilities. and prepara-
tions are now on foot to Guido all
previous feats in this direction at the
close Of the meeting in Los Angeles,
when II is expected that almost the
entire delegation from the east and
middle west will visit this city.
AS the time for the departure of the
local delegation for Los Angeles draws
near, interest in the performances of
the crack Oakland drill team is grow
ing intense and the belief is general
that il viii succeed IN winning the
national trophy which viii be awarded
10 the best drilled team at the meet
ing Colonel J. X. Ritter. who has
trained victorious teams in other cities,
commands the local band and he is as
sisted by Lieutenants Walter A Noff-
singer and oscar F. Whitney The
Oakland delegates will leave on a spe-
cial train for Los Angeles on Sunday.
Elks Climb Pixies Peak
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo. July 3.
Celebrating the breaking of the anna
teur record for climbing Pixies peak by
one Of their number. the Elks from Co
lumbUs. O., en- route TO the national
convention in Los Angeles, took Glen
wood Springs by storm today. Ran
oolph W Walton. a member of the
party and an Ohio state official, made
the climb up the peak on foot in five
hours and the return trip in three
hours, beating the best previous record
by nearly 80 minutes
Let Them Come" Is Slogan
Los ANGELES. July s.-with the ar
rivel OF belated trains today and to-
night several hundred Elks have been
welcomed to Los Angeles; candidates
for the highest Office in Eikdom have
opened their competitive campaigns
and representative members from half
g hundred lodges in the southern and
Californians and Arizonans in fra
ternal intercourse.
Many Elks with their families are
today viewing the Grand canyon, and
win resume their journey westward to-
night. Tomorrow promises to bring
at least 20 DELEGATIONS Intending the
sidetracked exalted ruler, Rush L. Hol-
land, and his missing herd.
It is expected that the registration
viii pass the 10000 mark Saturday, but
every effort is being made to handle
the jam with expedition and safety,
and the city's cry is Let them come"
One Of the features. of the day was
the lifting with derricks of two big
live elks from the street TO the metal
roof of the porte cochere of the Alex
andra hotel, where, from a wire cage
banked with flags and green FIR
branches, the animals looked down on
the thousands thronging the crowded
street 20 feet below.