The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-25
ELKS WILL TRAVEL
IN SPECIAL TRAIN
Members of Order in the West
Promise to Startle Natives
of Detroit.
TRIP PUNCTUATED WITH
PLEASUREABLE EVENTS
Receptions and Entertainments
Already Being Planned in
Cities Along Route.

Salt Lake Ells are making arrange
meuts to asJonlsh Detroit people by
the magnlhcence of the train which will
carry the Utahns TO the Michigan me-
tropolis next July for the annual con-
vcntjon of the grand lodge The
Sagebrush Special'' Will be one of
the finest trains ever sent out of the
west. Elks residing in Idaho, Wyoming
and Nevada may Join the Utah delega.
tion on a trip which will include n
ylslt 10 Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
towns, where the visitors will be en-
tertalned before going TO Detroit. Ne
gotlatIons were begun with the rail
roads Thursday and progressed far
enough to make certain that the spc-
clal VIII be a real train de hike
Col, c. l.. Applegatc, the Kcntuckian
now residing in Salt Lake. persuaded
the committee on arrangements to IN
cludc the Blue Grass cities in the itip-
erarv, Colonel Applegate, who has rel
atlves in nearly every important city
of Daniel Boone 5 old stamping ground
read invitations from officers of lodges
In Georgetown, Lexington and Louis.
vile.
Receptions Along Route.
1t was planned that the train will
take the following route to Detroit:
From Salt Lake to Omaha thence 10
Kansas City, St. Louis, Evansville.
Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington,
Georgetown. Cincinnati and Toledo.
The length of the stop IN each city Will
be determined by the time required for
the receptions and entertainments
which will be given the westcrncrs at
each of the places visited. \ number
of western Elks. in addition To Colonel
4 g. A
cities. that will be visited. SO the en-
tire journey Will he broken by visits
and entertainments which viii obviate
the usual monot0nY of travel,
Word was received from the cast
Thursday that Detroit will spend Sl0o.-
600 for decorations alone and another
S20,oUo for entertaining the delegates.
This appropriation of course, is pro-
visional and Will he increased, if nee
essarv. and II docs not include the
yarlous expenditures BY Individual
Elks Of the Wolverine city. which, of
course, will amount To hugo sum.
making the total approximately d quar-
ter of n million dollars TO be spent
for the benefit, cdilicatiou and pleasure
of the members of the great order
In midsummer no other city IN the
United States has anything on Detroit
as place of soiouru The Elks there
the natural facilities their city offers
10 make it pleasant for the visitors.
Excursions will be given on the nam
moth lake steamers, some of which are
quite. as large rs ocean liners Trips
VIII he made to tho ST. Clair flats and
other points along the river and lakes.
EsquireS' Banquet Success.
Word was received from New York
Thursday TO the effect that the annual
banquet of the grand esqurcs al the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel ON the evening
OF January 81 WAS huge success. 4.
j. Davis. the Salt Lake representative.
who attended. will have charge of the
parade al Detroit and will he ono of
the principal officials Of the grand
lodge meeting.
Already hundreds of Elks have an
nounced their Intention of going to
Detroit Many from Nevada, Idaho and
Wyoming have written. asking that ac.
commodations be reserved for them ON
the special tram. From tho present
outlook the encampmcnt excursion will
be quite as successful as the mammoth
tour TO California and Hawaii. on which
MANY of the Salt Lake Elks started
February y. =