The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-18


eral Passenger Agent W. p Galloway,
of the c. II. e. ID.
Only the whitewashed court OF
| honor, strips of faded bunting and a
hospital tent here and there remain In
the downtown district az reminders
OF the dizzy whirl of last week. The
| festoons were removed from the pill
| lars on Woodward-ave., Sunday. The
pillars themselves will remain In
place for the time being until Public
Works Commissioner Haarer decides
what disposition to make OF them.
In the midst of the anvil chorus
that began even before the reunion
was over, comes one tuneful note.
message from Baltimore praising De-
troit for the excellent entertainment
provided. Members of the Baltimore
delegation are quoted as saying that
| the convention was the best ever and
that Detroit did itself proud,
One set OF men who to30 a prumi-
nent part In the Elks' Festivities have
escaped criticism thus far They are
the members of the police force.
There has been nothing but praise
for the department from commissioner
down.
The Detroit police are the best in
the world" declared Grand Esquire
| A. J. Davis, of Salt Lake City WHO
Is chairman OF the police commission
| I'm the Mormon town. "In all my tray
els I have never seen such efficient
police service as was rendered here
during the Elks' runion.
With Commissioner Crours APPROX
al Superintendent of Police Downey
has issued the following notice of com
mendation:
pliment the officers and men of this
| department for the splendid manner in
which they performed their duties
| during the reunion OF the h. p. O. Elks,
I from July to is. It. was noticeable
that on all occasions where arduous
duties were demanded the response was
prompt and cheerful. Your me apI
pearance and soldierly bearing ELECTED
4 the admiration OF all strangers VISIT,
l ing our city. The scarcity of crime ana
\ general good order maintained through
out can only be attributed TO the Ell
4 nciency OF the Offices and NOV I've
! long tour OF extra duty, lasting nine
days under most trying circumstances
was met by the entire force in the most
! cheerful manner. assuring me OF the
| hearty cooperation ot each '"''Ni'.Hi
officer Not only the downtown dis
| trict alone, but each precinct - en-
titled TO great credit and l assure you
OF my most hearty communication.
| Prizes won by the motor boats in
the races of Friday and Saturday were
presented 10 the winners at the~De-
! troit Motor Boat Clubs quarters, Sat
urday night. The Elks' 81 900 gold
trophy went to the Detroit Motor Boat
club. while Robert Demming Of Cleve-
land. was awarded the Hiram Walker
e. Sons sterling silver trophy cup,
valued at $500. The Detroit Motor
Boat club also won the Emil Marty
silver trophy, reproduction OF the
Elks' 81 900 cup, for its team victory.
! This prize becomes the permanent
property Of the winner, but the Elks'
trophy is TO be contested for annually.
Through a misunderstanding il was
announced the presentation Of prizes
would take place at the Wayne
| Gardens and a large number OF peo-
ple gathered there to witness the
! awards For the benefit of those who
were the victims of the mistake, Boos'
band gave special entertainment at
the Wayne Gardens.
Bank clearings for the past week
show that the estimate published in
The Times, Saturday, OF the amount
of money left in Detroit by the ElKs
was pretty close to the correct
figures. The Times said that upwards
OF 81. 100000 had been spent by the
visitors. The bank clearings show that
the commercial and savings deposits
for the week were 81 ,493. 900 over the
preceding week and s3.167 900 over
those OF the week of July 2. This is
not all the money the Elks left, either,
for much of their cash was spent at
out-of.town places and will never
reach the Detroit Nanks.
MEssENGER-TAxIC MAIN SIS.