Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-09
BILL
FAMILY NOW
IN DETROIT
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks Has
Taken Possession
Of the City
CROWD OF
THE HORNED HERD
Number Depends Largely
Upon the Ripeness of
the Estimator.

Detroit, Mich. July Papa Bill
and Mamma Bill and the Bill young.
sters-in fact the whole dinged fam
ily-arriyed in Detroit this morning.
Mamma Bill and her brood retired TO
their hotel room to wash the dust of
travel from their exteriors. while Pa
pa Bill, in tow OF reception commit.
tee OF other Bills, retired elsewhere to
wash the dust of travel from his
throat.
SO saying, ye scribe will also re-
tire for a moment. and, wiping his
mouth with the back of his hand, pro-
ceed to elucidate that the Benevolent
and Protective Order OF Elks has
taken possession of Detroit for the
purpose of holding national CON
vention. and we don't care what hap
pens.
Estimates of the number of Bills In
town this morning range from 900
to 10000 depending somewhat on the
ripeness OF the estimator. BY Monday.
when the grand lodge of the order
opens shop, no less than 10000 OF the
horny-headed sons of Joy are expect-
ed to be perambulating up and down
the Rue de Elk and the Champ de
Bill.
Following the informal entertain
ments of this evening and tomorrow
the first of the big events of Elk week
VIII come on Monday evening. when
the grand exalted ruler and grand
lodge members will be formally VOL.
coined to the city. The arrival of the
distinguished visitors Will be made
the occasion for grand water pa-
geant illustrating the arrival to tbe
site OF the present city Of Detroit of
Counts Ponchartrain, Cadillac and La
Sale. The boats and costumes will
be faithful reproductions of the orig.
mails. The hotilla will be hemmed i'm
by canoes bearing Pontiac and his
Indians.
The grand lodge officials and Nom
oers VIII be met at the landing place
and escorted to- the Lyccum theatre.
wherc welcoming addresses will bo
delivered by Governor Warner Nh.
yor Breitmeyer and the heads Of tbc
local reception committee. II IS
Planned to- have the mayors of All
the chief cities OF Michigan partici.
pate in the welcome demonstration
me response for tho Visitors will be
made by James u. Sammis of Iowa
grand exalted ruler of the order.
tuesday morning the grand lodge
VIII assemble for business and daily
session Will bo held until TtIra Iay
lhe business OF the convention. how.
ever, will be literally infcrsperseJ
with features OF entertainment. Du~.
ing the week there will be freo
daily excursions for tho visitors &,
Belle Isle, Tashmoo PIrl, and otte =
nearby reports. FREQ band concerts.
Official receptions. luncLcpns. .1,as,c
parties and baseba: games viii be
included In the program.
Another notable feature will be a
grand electrical afiegorical parade.
Depicting the founding and develop.
ing of the city.
The decorations an illumination of
the city during Elks week are on a
scale unparalled in magnificensc. TO.
morrow evening Thomas 4. Edison, at
his home in New Jersey, will press a
button which will be the signal for
turning on the brilliant illuminations
which will convert night into day
throughout the central portion Of the
city.
Public buildings and business
houses will be festooned with thou.
sands Of electric lights. while nam.