The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
raoQsANps VIEW GRAND
PARADE OF ELKs.


Wayne. South Bend, Denver. Pueblo,
Astin. Colorado Springs. Atlantic City,
hast Orange, Knoxville. Huntington
New Orleans and Shreveport,
Michigan Elks made a wonderiui
showing They made up the entlre
third and fourth divisions and q iarse
p part Of The ffth. Many OF the lodges
came In q body just for the day. ana
they brought with them some mover
Ideas In the way OF uniforms. me
Ionia delegation, more than 200 strong
appeared In convict garb. suggestive
81 the fonia reformatory, and marched
in lock-step. Grand Rapids 3S6 rep
fesentatives were in continental at
tire. with powdered wigs and three
cornered hats; Flint's 400 came dress
ed AZ auto workers. suggestive of the
towns principal industry; the Hough'
ION Elks were dressed as miners; Ann
Arbor wore caps and gowns and the
Pontiac crowd represented Indians,
The third and fourth divisions were
under the command OF Captain VIII
liam j. Laurence. Co. b, First imam
try. Michigan National guard. and
Captain II. A. Piekert. of Troop b. OF
the cavalry, respectively. and were
! made mp as follows:
Third division Detroit, Saginaw
Grand Rapids Kalamazoo. Bay Cl'y
and Jackson.
Fourth division-Battle Creek, IN
cluding the winning drill squad
in white uniforms; Lansing, Flint
MnsReRon, Ann Arbor, St. Joseph. To-
Z MIA and Ludington.
The Michigan lodges represented IN
The hfth and last divisions were: owos-
40. Pontiac. Coldwater, Mt Pleasant
and the Upper Peninsula.
Completing the division came Osh-
kosh. wis. DesMoines. Ia: Boone
city. Ia: Greenville. Miss. Portland,
Ore: Butte, Mont; Phoenix, Ariz..
and Oklahoma. This division was In
charge OF Lieut. George A. Kearney
OF Troop B.
Many Notable Features.
The parade was notable for the an
usual number OF striking features, One
that attracted more than usual inter
eat from the crowds was the MISSISSIPPI
ii deiegation's series OF floats showing
fsie cotton industry OF the south ~
AT its phases. from the Negroes al
work In the fields TO the tinishei
product of the mills.
Portland Elks and their ladies ap-
reared In tallyhos, six OF them. hue1'
with Portland roses and. petals, whica
were scattered with free hand among
the crowds. ~ :.
The orange belt representatives
made ten-strike by distributing
oranges from a mammoth auto trick,
Pueblo's offering was a HISTORICAL
paaeant Illustrative of the history OF
Colorado, headed by the original Cow
boy band
Atlantic city took occasion to adj
vertiss It's famous board walk and It's
bathing beach by appearing IN roinng
chairs They also presented noa'
showing a bathing scene.
The, San Diego, Cal, Elks were
dressed AS monks, In robes, cows
and sandals.
Oner Of the striking features OF me
narade was flower bedecked auto
mobile. IN which Garry" Hermann,
Grand exalted ruler for the coming
YEAR and other members Of Cincinnati
lodge. No. s. rode Two Thousand
American Beauty. roses were used Y
decorate the machine. Each rose cost
"a cents. The other grand lodge ofn-
GERS viewed the parade from the re-
Viewing stand IN front OF the Bagiey
fonntain. where were also stationed
he Judges OF the parade.
The Judges were as follows: 4
Lodge having the greatest number
OF men In line michigan excepted)-
Judees: Thomas Gilman. president
az common council w. w. Robinson,
y chairman OF board OF estimates. anu
Charles II. Buhrer. county auditor.
Prizes, $500, 500 and 500.
Lodge making best appearance
Judges: George w. Fowler, Capt
Byron L. Reed, OF u. s.: r. c. morrill,
ana Cen. Charles w. Harrah. retired,
nj. N. q. rizes, $500. $50 and s1oO.
Lodge appearing In most novel uni
y form Judges: Mai. j. l.. Kraemer.
y First infantry, M. NJ G.: Lieut.. Col.
walter Barlow. First infantry. M. n.
O., and Kirk Alexander. Prizes. $500,
! $50 and 800.
Lodge having greatest aggregate
mileage to cover in coming to the con-
venticn. computed by checking each
member with his lodge register and
y by multiplying each delegate by the
number OF miles covered-judges:
Commissioners of registration. Prizes,
$3.50, $3.50 and 500. Michigan does
not compete In this contest
Lodge displaying most attractive
3 ioat-Judges: Prof. A. II. Griffith, II.
J. M. Grslls and Harry Williamson.
Prizes. $500. $500 and 800.
Y Lodge displaying most beautiful
banneY-Judges: Same as last named
Prizes, $500. 800 and $50.
For the Michigan lodge having the
4 greatest number in line-Judges:
Commissioners OF registration. Prizes,
SITS and $50.
Lodge accompanied by the greatest
number of women who take part In
the parade and who make the finest
appearance in the parade