The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-26
ELkS' REUNION TO
Be GREATEST EVER
Entertainment Features Far SuIpatS
Anything Ever Attempted by
Any Other City

How great are the preparations he
ins mad" Dy Detroit citizens. wtrh The
local lodge 81 Elks taxing the mos,
actiye past toward the entertainment
q, the tens OF thousands OF Eiks and
the additional tens OF thcnsends OF
other Visitors who viii come 70 uetrolt
during Elm reunion week "A july vii
be- explained 10 Grand Exalted huier
j. t. Sainmls In conference TO De
neld In Chicago. "Wednesday, Al WHICH
Fred =. BLEess chairman cl the local
executive committee. Will speak for
the Detrou hUstlers
Ii viii be shOWu that The entcrtaiu
ment features OF this reunion Viii De
the greatest ana most varied ever al
tempted in any city ia which the ElhS
have met, thGt IL" housing and dec
grafton committee have perfected
plans cf great magnitude. and tha, all
is working toetther in harmonious &C
cord toW.lt. great success.
IS resul; OF this conference as
sirance of be Grand loll a. 81, 10 Tie
aCtiSities Ill tie DetrOiitrS viii -
made uuub,y sure and ia" word wii'
be sent cue over the count 10 ilk-
that they Mil be- missing the time O.
UNIT lives II TREY do nut ttrSttie- thelr
hats in Detroit during the Ji- wer'.
The song. Hang Your Hat ia De
trOit" is making a great hin wneteVe'
ii il sung VIM Mckenna the com
, pLser sang il in New YORK and re-.
cetxed eight encores. The band and
orc hestra subscriptions are ont an I
are being distributed throughout the
country Already the melody II be
ing played IN the hotels ami cafes OF
New York. and II will soon nave a
country wide vogue. Within week
az two the Detfoiter who cInnot wits.
Tie IL through viii be rare being o.
devoid of any musical ability
Windsor readiness 10 assist De
troit In handling the visitors was eN-
pressed in meeting OF The city coun'
I'll. Monday evening. Fred . Burgess
addressed the Windsor aldermen. and
advised them 20 appoint six commit
tees for the work These COMMITTEES
will look after decorations. hotel &C.
commodations, baggage and enter
talnment and special Canadian DAY
may be arranged. with The city across
the river as the center Of the demon.
strGtion.
To give due publicity to the re
union plans. the Detroit executive
committee has retained the Mac
manus- Kelley advertising agency 70
handle me UUws- tt+te+--lla4IA- Ie-
ports will be sent 10 every important
newspaper i'm the country OF the pro
gress OF the entertainment plans. In
this way the fame of Detroit will be
spread from ocean 10 ocean and its
attractions rs tourist and conven.
zion city made known everywhere,
illustrated Sunday stories will appear
in the leading publications OF the
country.
This is the biggest publicity cam
paigu ever made in connection with
a gathering of this sort. riyalling the
publicity given TO the expeditions
held I'm other American cities in the
past. That il will result IN bringing
10 the CITY more people than ever
gathered here before is certain. and
the benefit is expected TO last for
years. II will be Ike the advertising
benefit conferred by a worlds eNEosi-
ton. without the CONSEQUENT fatten-
Ing out which usually follows eSposi-
lions