The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-08
"Best People On Earth" to Have
Unaisputed Possession Of
That City During the
Coming Week.
RIG FEATURES OF CONVENTION
entertainment of Visiting Elks Will
he On Most Elaborate Scale Ever
Observation-Disclosures Deco
rations Ready.

the great herd of Elks who will be
here for the annual convention and
reunion to be held in this city next
week arrived today Included among
the early arrivals were the grand
lodge officers, who were met at the
Union station by a military band and
a prize drill corps of as men and es-
corted to the Hotel Pont Chartrain,
where the convention headquarters
we're formally opened.
The main army OF visitors will pour
into the city tomorrow and Sunday.
I'm special and regular trains, in troll
lev cars and boats, they will arrive
from every direction Throughout the
United states and Canada. Big dele
cations are reported on their way from
New England and the eastern states.
The south will be well represented
according to reports received by the
local committee, and the far west Is
sending thousands of "the best people
on earth" All delegations will be met
at the stations and escorted to their
hotels by detachments of the Detroit
lodge prize drill corps. The ladies
will be taken to their hotels I'm auto
mobiles, several thousand of which
have been placed at the disposal of the
reception committee. AS rapidly as
they arrive the delegates will he es-
corted to Elks temple. where they VIII
be registered and assigned to quarters.
The work of dressing the city be-
gan several weeks ago and Is now
practically completed. The decorative
and electrical display will surpass any
other ever shown here, and Is expected
To be one of the greatest ever seen IN
the country. The center of the cleo
trical display will be at the city hall.
Stretching In all four directions the
streets are sea OF purple and white
flags. streamers and pennants. The
grand court of honor is an affair or
unusual magnihcence and Is supple
mented by welcome arches spanning
the principal thoroughfares i'm the VI
cinity of the railroad stations. All of
the leading clubs, hotels department
stores and other business houses IN
the downtown section have provided
electrical displays on large scale, ana
throughout the residential part of the
city there Is a general display of flags
and bunting.
The entertainment of the visiting
l..
attempted i'm this city. Beginning with
next Sunday and continuing through
the week until saturday, "ere is not
a break I'm the social pror I'm. Some
thing has been arranged FOR every
hour of the day and evening.
The salient features of the weeks
program have been arranged as fol-
lows:
Sunday.
y. m.-,All visiting ladies will b4
driven In automobiles to points of IN
terest i'm and about the city. including
Belle Isle. the Grand boulevard and
Crosse Pointe.
$50 p. m.-Thomas n. Edison WI
turn on the switch to illuminate the
city and its decorations.
Monday
p. m.-Watcr trip To the "Venic'
Of America" the historic flats at tn
mouth of the st. Clair river.
$50 n. Informal civic and frater
nal welcome to the grand lodge at th'
LyCeum theater.
Tuesday.
10 a. m.-First session OF gram
lodge. Excursion trip to Belle Isl
and band concerts.
Grand electrical allegorical parade
depicting the founding and develop
ment of the city.
iO:59-p. m.-Eleven o'clock toast.
Wednesday.
10 n. m.-Session of grand lodge n
Lyceum theater. Competitive dri
contests on Belle Island commons.
p. m.- Summer festival for wome
on Belle Isle Land and water battl
by naval militia and Michigan Ma
tional Guard.
p. m.-Canoe parade at Belle Il
Park and grand lodge ball.
Thursday.
10 n. m.-Grand parade Of Elks III
der Grand Esquire A. ! Davis.
p. m.--Moonllght ride on Lake S
Clair
Friday.
10 81. m.-Floral automobile parad
representing ss,O0o.Oo0 worth of m'
chnes
p. m.--Grand display of fireworl
on Bello Isle commons
Motor boat races by the fastest m'
tor boats In the world for 1000 Elk
gold challenge cup.