Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-11
LOCAL LODGE HAS.ALL ARRANGE
MENTs MADE FOR STATE GATH
ERlNG NEXT WEEK.
IF WEATHER is FAVORABLE
SUCCESS Is ASSURED
Cities Heard From Indicate an Enor-
NOUS crowd-Marshallto People
Open Homes to Accommodate Wis
itors, and Rooms Are P.edsed-Dec-
orations Promise to Be Finest Ever

The success of the fifth annual con-
vention of the Iowa State Elks' Asso-
citation. to be held in this city next
week. is all up to the weather man, and
ii he is good there will be no doubt as
to the success of the biggest undertake
ing lMarshalltown has assumed in
long time.
Everything points to a successful
gathering that will be largely attended.
and the interest in the convention is
not confined to the Elks, but to the
people of Marsh alltown generally. who
take pride in state gatherings from a
civic standpoint.
Many Cities Heard From.
S w. I4aShelle, chairman Of the pub
Lefty committee, said today that re-
plies to letters had been received from
practically all of the larger cities OF
the state, giving notice of large delega-
tions that will be sent to the city to
attend the convention. Ottumwa is
about the only large town in the state
that has not been heard from TO date.
Some of the smaller towns are ex-
pected to furnish good-sized quotas for
the size of their organizations, and
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prominence in the state but that Will
be represented in the convention.
The towns that have signif1ed their
intention of sending good sized DEL
legations are Boone, Burlington, Gin
ton. Crestan. Council Bluffs, Daven-
port. Des Moines, Dubuque, Fort
Dodge. Iowa City. Mason City. DEL
vein, Oskaloosa- Sioux City, Keokuk,
and Waterloo. OF these cities three
have promised 10 bring bands. They
are Clinton, Davenport. and Dies
MONIES. Some Of the lodges are also
bringing ball teams to compete in the
E2lks' ball game.
Plenty Of Accommodations.
AS the result Of the request to Mar
shal1town people to oL i their MONIES
for the visitors Secretary z. a. Mack
has pledges from sufficient people to
insure the necessary accommodating.
! All who can will be accommodated in
the hotels, but there will be too many
who will need sleeping quarters to
care for them in the hostelres.
/ Decorations to Be Elaborate.
That the decorations for the con-
vention will be elaborate is indicated
by the early interest in placing the
purple and white, stars and stripes.
red, white and blue bunting, and Elks'
heads along the business streets. The
Il decorating has begun practically a
week ahead of the convention and this
was necessary because of the extensive
decorating contracted for and the lack
Of time and force to get all OF the
buildings adorned within the last few
days preceding the convention.
Lights on Tuesday.
The new ornamental electroliers on
Main street, which are now being set.
will be lighted for the first time on
Tuesday evening, Aug. 16.-the opening
day of the convention. For purple
week" the top globes on the electroliers
will be Of purple, with white Elk 8
head on either side.
Judges For Prize Events.
A j. Clark. chairman Of the commit
tee on parade, has chosen three bust
ness men to act as judges for the diff
ferent features of the parade, for
which cash prizes have been hung up
by the local lodge. The judges are
/ George Gregory, president Of the Mar
shalltown Club; W. W. Doolittle. presi-
dent of the Marshall Vinegar and
Pickle Works, and D. W. Norris, Jr.,
II editor Of the es-Republican. This
committee was chosen as outside the
lodge membership, and will review the
parade from the balcony of the new
Elks' building. Sixteen prizes, rang
ing from $50 TO So, Will be given Cor
the different features of the parade and
the decorations.