Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
UTAH ELkS SEEK
GREEN PASTURES
600 ANTLER WEARERS VISIT
LOS ANGELES
MORMON 3, p. o. ELS TO BE EN-
TERTAlNED LAVISHLY
Side Trips Arranged for Visitors in
Several Sections of Southern
California-WiIl Re-
main 80 Days

Six hundred members from several
Elk lodges in Utah, Salt Lake lodge
No. S5 having the largest number in
the party and being in charge of the
excursion. reached Los Angeles yester-
day afternoon over the Southern Pacific
railroad on their fifth annual visit to
Southern California.
A large delegation of members and
officers of Los Angeles lodge No. 99,
b. p. O. E., met the eXcursionists at the
railroad station and escorted them to
the Angelus hotel, where headquarters
are located.
The party left Salt Lake City Satur-
day afternoon and reached Sacramento
Sunday afternoon, where a reception
was rendered it by the Sacramento
lodge.
At San Francisco a small contingent
stopped over, the remainder coming
southwark, reaching San Bernardlno
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, where
in automobiles the visitors were shown
the sights of the city and a reception
given. In appreciation of the hospi-
talitv which the San Bernardino lodge
extended them the visiting Elks Will
present them with a handsome loving
cup Thursday, when a Kite-Shaped eX-
cursion will be taken.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the
visiting Elks passed their time in secur-
ing lodgings and getting acquainted
with the many Utahans living in Los
Angeles.
Today the first trip of the weeks
program will be over the Balloon route,
when the surrounding beach towns will
be visited.
A special train will leave the Santa
Fe station Wednesday at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning for trip over the Kite
Shaped track. At San Bernardino re-
ception will be held at the Elks' club,
when the San Bernardino Elks will ex-
tend the hospitality of their lodge.
Will Stop Off at Redlands
At Redlands a stop of two hours will
be made for a drive to Smiley Heights,
and also two hours stop at Riverside
for drive to Rubidoux Heights. The
excursion will return by way of Or
ange, arriving in Los Angeles in time
for dinner.
The Los Angeles lodge will give a
reception Wednesday evening at the
Elks' club house, Third and Olive
streets.
Thursday will be passed at Mount
Lowe during the day, and in the even
ing Chinatown will be visited.
Catalina, the beauty spot of the
Pacific" will be visited Friday, spe-
cial train leaving the Salt Lake station
at $3.50 o'clock in the morning.
Venice will be visited in the morning,
where elaborate preparations have
been made for the pleasure of the Elks.
Seeing Los Angeles in automobiles"
will take up the greater part of Satur-
day morning, and at 2:05 that afternoon
the excursionists will leave for San
Diego for a four days iaunt. While
| in San Diego trips will be made to
many places of interest Sunday even
ing a banquet and reception will be
given at Hotel del Coronado.
Forty members of the party who
stopped off at San Francisco will leave
Saturday on the steamship Alameda
for Honolulu. The excursion to Los
Angeles Is limited to thirty days.
James H. Collins, exalted ruler of
Salt Lake lodge, who is the youngest
exalted ruler in the United States, and
A. w. Raybould, for the last eighteen
years secretary of the Salt Lake lodge,
are in charge of the excursion.