The Detroit times., 1910-07-14

night. Was a pleasant AFFAIR. Not
many OF the grand lodge members
: we're present, however. Af.er-dinner
I sneeches we're made by ]. u. Sammis.
Grand exalted ruler for the present
convention: r. q. Henderson, Wind
/ so-. oliver Wilcox, representative Tor
/ North Essex, In the Dominion house OF
commons: Harry Conant. American
consul I'm wiHdsor and DR.. James
samson, Windsor. Joseph Baby en-.
tertained the gathering with a French
dialogue. The Elks from Detroit
missed the last boat and were obliged
To remain In Windsor over night.
The visiting bands are paying their
respects TO the newspapers In gallant
style. Serenades are I'm order at all
hours and the music played Is, uni
formly good The National Regiment
band OF Fort Dodge, Ia. serenAded
The Times, Tuesday afternoon. and
bright and early Wednesday morning
the Citizens band OF gainesville. o.,
comprising 20 pieces under the direc-
ton OF William Parsons, was on the
JOB.
The hard-bolled egg and the custard
pie had water soaked time OF IL
Tuesday on the excursion TO Bots
Blanc, the down-pour OF the early
morning hours spelling what promised
u be an enjoyable picnic outing for
the Elk visitors. The morning boats
10 the island were but indifferentiy
patronized, but the sunshine OF the
afternoon cheered things up bit and
by the time the soldiers from Fort
WAYNE and the militia from Windsor
arrived there was n good-sized crowd
on the island ready 10 cheer and APP
plaud the drilling OF the soldier boys.
The ball game between the Elks and
soldiers resulted In 8 to score In
favor OF the former.
w. II. Perrett. imperial potentste
OF the Arab Patrol. OF the Detroit
Mystic Shrine. and Fred III. Warren,
noble, on behalf OF the patrolg pre-
sented the representatives OF New
Orleans lodge of Elks, No. 80. with an
engraved silver plaque at the Griswold
house. Tuesday night. The presenta-
ton was made in recognition or cour'
tesies extended the Shrine by the New
Orleans Elks when the Shrine was IN
New Orleans last March b. c. Cas-
ans, exalted ruler OF the New Orleans
lodge, responded. John p. Sullivan
past exalted ruler OF New Orleans
lodge, DIR. w. NJ. Bailey, exalted ruler
of the Detroit lodge, also spoke. A
dance followed the presentation. Lat
err In the evening the New Orleans
lodge was serenaded by the Los An
eeles Elks with their band for the
reason that the New Orleans delega-
ton was the first To arrive at the Los
Angeles convention last year
The Elks OF Santa Barbara lodge
who are part of the Orange Belt spe-
cial from Southern California com
bine boosting for their particular sec
ton of the golden state with the
pleasure OF the trip to Detroit. While
en- route the live ones from the beau
tiful beach resort on the Pacific TOOK
occasion TO present to the citizens OF
each place miniature bags OF walnuts.
the famous soft shells from the Goleta
and Carpinteria valleys near santa
Barbara: mustard from the Lompoc
valley OF their county, the only place
I'm America. IL is claimed. where mus
tard Is grown in commercial quaint
ties; and bags OF beet sugar from the
beet fields OF the Santa Maria valley
in the northern portion OF Santa Bar
bara county. not far from the famous
oil fields Of the same name. The oni-
cial badge OF the Santa barbara boys
Ia by far the handsomest OF any dele
cation on the southern California spe-
cial.