The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-10
SPECIAL TRAIN OF
 ELKS LEAVES TODAY
Party of a Hundred Going toI
 Detroit
FINE TRIP IS PLANNED
Returning the Party Will Visit Niagara. New England and New York-The Train Wili Be fin Charge of
 Captain Meglemery

party of 100 jolly Elks will leave Birmingham this morning at 1o:5o o'clock on a special train en route to Detroit to attend the annual convention of the order.
 The train will be composed of i've standard Pullman cars, one dining car, one baggage car and one Pullman ob- seryation car. The train will be oper- ated by the Louisville and Nashville to Cincinnati, over the Big Four to Toledo and thence over the Michigan Central to the destination.
 The train has been chartered by the Detroit Club.'' an organization of local Elks. The committee of the Detroit Club is composed of the following we'll known men: Capt. c. F. Meglemery, president; c. M. Tardy, vice president; H. E. Shropshire, secretary and treas- urer. The executive committee is com posed of Captain Meglemery. John B. Shelby, J. T. Glover and Charles w., Frickhoffer.
 The train will also carry delegates from the Birmingham lodge to the convention. The state deputy. c. w. Randall of Bloc ton. and J. E. Mitchell, delegate from Talladega, will also be of the party from Birmingham.
 Capt. c. F.. Megemery, who is station- master for the Louisville and Nashville here, will have charge of the railroad transportation end of the special, and he will be on the train until it's return to give every possible assistance to the party in having journey free from un- pleasantness.
 The committee of the "Detroit Club has been engaged in planning this trip for several months. Upon arrival in
 Detroit the members will enjoy the fes-
 tiyities prepared for the great caravan
 of visitors They will be entertained at | Bos Blanc island and later will att | tend a ball given at Tashmoo park. | Returning the Birmingham delegation
 will visit Niagara Falls. several points in New England and New York city.
 The travellers will stop over and take lunch in Mammoth Cave. Ky, which will be a unique feature of the trip. They will proceed then to Cincinnati. While there the Cincinnati Elks will entertain the delegation.
 The party from Birmingham contains among others the following;
 Mir and Mrs. Louis Schllinger and sis ter, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Tardy and daughter, MT. W. G. Hines and wife, Mrs. Herman and daughter, MT. A. Mul- lin, MT. John McCarty, MT. H. E. Shrop- shire, Jr., MT John Abbott. MT. c. W. | Friekhoffer, Mir. Dave Evans, MT. B. c. Hickman. MT. George Ray, MT. B. F. McPherson of Pratt City, r. B. Justice and wife of Tuscaloosa, A. J. Day of Ens- | ley, Mr. G. w. Randall of Bloeton, who | is the district deputy of the Elks for the state of Alabama; Mir and Mrs. w. H. Driscoll of Decatur. MT and Mrs. | J. F. Michael of Talladega, Mir. c. w. | Nichols, Mir W. F. Heard, MT. N. K. Bowden and MT. w. D. Smith of Colum- bus, Ga; MT Charles Webber and wife. Mir Joe Brewer, Mir. c. c. Nixon, MT. E. A. Ercket, MT. Thomas Shields. MT. William Reclxlin, Mir. M. L. Semon, MT. C.. Ratterman, MT. J. Hood, Judge s. L..
 Weaver, MT. James Burgin, MT. George w. Jones of Bessemer. MT. C. B. Ad- kins of Selma, MT. Johnson of Tusca- loosa, Mir. Edward L. Dudderar of De- catur, Mir J. M. Spardin of Boaz Capt. c. E. Meglemery, alternate delegate from Birmingham.