The Detroit times., 1910-07-14

south 10 tho bridge approach. All
vehicles returning from the Island will
take The anne route. Belleyue-ave. is
The trst street TO the eat after cross.
Ing the Belt Line bridge on Jefferson
ave. Frederick Stearns a Co, being
situated on the corner OF Jefferson
and Bellevue.
The lrst banner ever made for an
Elk lodge 10 on exhibition In the lobby
OF the Hotel Cbarleyoix. where New
YORK lodge No. 1. To whom Il belongs
makes It's headquarters There are
about l75 members az the lodge at.
tending the present reunion.
A military exhibition by the officers
and men stationed at Fort Wayne was
witnessed by about 1000 Elks and
their ladies, Wednesday on the parade
grounds. at the Fort. The regimental
band played and the various man
euvers executed by the soldiers met
with enthusiastic applause.
Elks' ladies were entertained Wed
resday by the Detroit Motor Boat
club With a 25-mile motor boat cruise
In Lake st. Clair and a basket lunch
con on Peche island. Each lady was
given an individual basket containing
a dainty lunch. Later the ladies' were
taken to Belle Isle for the sham bat
tie.
The Calumet q Hecla band gave a
concert Wednesday evening In the
Wayne gardens to standing room
only audience. The band under Di-
rector George ID. Barnard. Is made up
us excellent musicians and played an
az tue Ia, ayaN m
20 shame many highly "touted' CON
cert organizations.
John +. Burket. OF Findlay. o., Is
the only man in the country who has
served as district deputy In Elkdom
for three successive terms, so In rec
ognition of that fact, II lodges In his
district got together. purchased a
| jeweled watch fob In an Elk design
and presented II to Mr., Burket Wed
nesday evening at little celebration
In the Hotel Pontchartrain.
George w. Snow, of Cleveland lodge
No. Is, owns 5000 badges gathered
in the past is years at Elks reunions
and looks like a souvenir shop when
he gets EN- all on. Mr.. Snow has
been an Elk for 90 years and for the
past II years has been tyler OF his
home lodge,
OF New Orleans lodge. No. 30, is being
doomed for grand exalted ruler OF tn.
1911 convention in Atlantic City. The
lodge TO which Mr.. Sullivan belongs Is
third in importance In the whole order
and stands sixth In its rating as a
property holder.
Norman W. Vaughan. OF st. Louis
IS editor OF the National Elks Horn
and the youngest man in Elkdom to
hold the office OF head of state asso
citation. He is PRESIDENT OF the Ms
souri, Elks association and in the
present reunion the chief booster OF
the st. Louis delegation.
Portland, Ore, Is Just sure" IL has
the 1912 convention cinched and one
of tn emany souveniers given away by
the members OF Portland lodge, No
1872 at headquarters in the Hotel
Pontchartrain Is bronze badge bear
Ing the inscription Portland, Oregon
3. p. o. Elks Lodge, No. lag, bids
you welcome TO the Rose City" In
1912"
A novel exhibit that has been much
| In evidence about the streets during
the Elks' reunion is that Of the An
lheuser- Busch Brewing association
The exhibit included too wagons OF
moderate size, one drawn by thres
teams OF small, but highly bred mules
and the other by three teams of mas
sive Percherons. The outfit ha:
evokes much favorable comment from
those who have, seen II. Wednes
day afternoon the teams, escort