Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-02
MARSHALLTOWN
READY FOR ELKS
NEiGHBoRiNa CITY EXPECTS 10
ENTERTAIN 5000 VISITORS
AUG. 1873.

Marshalltown, July What prom,
Uses to be the biggest state gathering
Of Elks ever held In Iowa will be the
annual state convention of the order
to be held In this city on Aug. 16. II
and IS. The local lodge has already
begun its plans for entertainment,
and it Is safe prediction that MARSHALL
town, No. 312, will give the Elks Of
Iowa and their wives a good time. ~
the matter OF entertainment. however
the people of Marshalltown will hava
to lend hospitable hand and oper
their homes to the visitors, for It vii
be impossible for the hotels to sac
commodate the crowd.
There are thirty-two Elks' lodges in
the state with memberships ranginl
| from 200 to 1900. Each lodge will
send large delegation OF members
and their wives, for each annual con
|Nention Is an outing for the wives al
we'll as the members themselves. The
attendance at Waterloo two years age
was more than 1000, and at Dubuque
last year over 5000 With Marshall
town having the advantage OF either
city In location and railroad facilitiei
1t is estimated that 5000 or more vii
be present at the coming convention.
VIII Bring Many Bands.
| The Elks' convention city is never
without band music during the con
ventions, as each Of the larger citiei
in the state sends band with its dele
CATION It Is believed that there vii
be close to twenty bands here for the
convention, and for three days band
concerts and music will become al
most an every-minute occurrence.
The Elks and business men Of Mar
shalltown are going to decorate the
city most deliberately for the state
convention and will spend $500 In
street decorations, entertainment, and
prizes.
The state association offers several
prizes for the convention, including
one for the best band present. one for
the largest delegation from any one
lodge appearing In the parade, one to
the delegation showing the most mile
age. and one for delegation making
the best appearance in tho parade.
In addition to the state association
prizes the local will give the follow.
i ing prizes: First and second prizes
for the finest decorated building In the
city; first and second for the finest
decorated float in the parade; first
and second for the finest decorated
automobile In the parade; first for the
most comically uniformed organiza
/, ton in the parade; and one pffzeNSarh
for the tallest and shortest Elk ap
lpearing in the parade.
Program at Fair Grounds.
In addition to the big parade, which
4 =, cSJo, 1rrt11 No a
program of amusements at the fir
grounds on Wednesday afternoon. On
the afternoons OF Wednesday 1
Thursday there will be band concer
along Main street from Third avenue
to Second street, The program at the
/ fair grounds will be free to all lllks
and their families. and will consist OF
horse racing, motorcycle and automo.
bile racing, ball game, and other at.
| fractions.
The Elks' club rooms will be thrown
open to the exclusive use OF the la.
dies, where buffet lunch will be
served and punch bowl will be con.
stantly at the service Of tho guests
The convention will be held in the
Odeon, and the banquet. served by
the local lodge to the visiting dele
| gates, will be In Forney's nall.
The State Officers.
The officers Of the Iowa State Asso-
citation of the Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order OF Elks are as follows:
President, Lloyd r. Maxwell, Mar
shalltown; first vice president, J. r..
Sullivan, Des Moines; second vice
president, Will P. Kerwin, Oelwein;
third vice president, George E. White
more Sioux City; secretary, j. r..
Frailey, Fort Madison; treasurer. A.
Henigbaum, Davenport; door keeper,
Claude A. Baker, Centerville; SER
| geant-at-arms, Thomas Stodghill, OF
tumwa; chaplain. Sherman T. Menrs,
Waterloo; trustees, e. T. Boyle, Clin-
ton; Henry Louis, Iowa City; L. B.
Whitney, DEBORAH.