The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-13
DETROIT As ONE
VISITOR Sees US
"Bee" Stings Us Where We Have
Been Stung Before-"Bee" Is
With a Busy Bunch.

One OF the livest Elks organizations
represented at this reunion is Los An
geles lodge No. SO. There are liz In
this delegation. remarkable showing
in view OF the fact that they came
the longest distance. Their hotel bills
alone foot up more than $500 a day,
but that is a mere drop In the bucket
for Los Angeles, for the men who
make up this delegation are accus-
toned to doing things on big scale.
L. Il. Behymer, Familiarity and affec-
tionately known on the coast as Bee. "
Is the publicity man of the visiting
outfit. and the bunch" could not have
made a happier selection. He is out
to boom California, Los Angeles In
particular, and he makes not bones
about it, And what he has done for
Los Angeles he has not done in a
selfish way, for the sake OF personal
gain, but for the good of the commu-
nifty at large. He is anxious first OF
all to make Los Angeles a city OF
homes. believing that, without such a
foundation, no city can long survive.
Commercialism alone never yet made
a city, he declares.
Il am glad to hear that Detroit has
established a public bath house. he
said TO The Times. ut is one OF the
best things Detroit ever did, and there
ought to be more of them. Detroit
needs more Fairgrounds, too. A city
can't go in too strong for these things
that make for the better health OF the
community, which means a stronger
future generation.
Detroit is a great convention city.
Why? You have great river, a good
location and live men, But Detroit
IL sadly deficient in other ways. You
have no music hall, and the depart
ment of musical literature in your pub
lie library Is woefully deficient. Some
OF your multi-millionaires with more
money than they know what to do with
could well AFFORD to leave behind them
permanent memorial In the form OF
an endowed music hall. | sometimes
think the people would be justified in
sticking a prod In some OF these old
money bags and letting enough gold
run out to provide for the things they
need. When you give the people good
music in the homes, in the parks and
elsewhere, you have the minimum Of
crime"
NJ. Behymer has been invited to ad-
dress those interested In the Detroit
music hall project in the mayor office
during the afternoon and accepted. He
will tell them just how they do things
in Los Angeles. He has brought to
the coast some of the worlds greatest
musical artists, and one Of the
men largely responsible for the sue
cess of the country's first great ayia.
ton meet, held In Los Angeles last
spring. II was so splendidly managed
that the committee In charge not only
paid back the $4,000 that had been
subscribed by the business men OF the
town, but declared a 10 per cent divi.
dend Mr.. Behymer was In direct
charge of the crowds, and established
a wonderful record. During the meet
not a person was expelled from the
grounds, and there was not an acci.
dent or row of any kind. though the
attendance reached a third of mil
In OF
In the Los Angeles delegation are
40 members of the White Squadron
drill corps, under Captain Atkinson,
who will take a prominent part in the
parade.
One OF the most popular men in the
delegation is Leo Youngworth, first
lieutenant OF the drill corps.
1--WE on the coast regard Mr.. Young
worth as a man Of great promise, :"
said Mr.. Behymer. "He is a man OF
the Roosevelt type and a veritable
dynamo OF energy. He certainly Will
be heard from some fthese days"
Mr.. Yopungworth is United States
marshal for the southern district Of
California and, in addition to his Elk
Affiliations, is a prominent Mason.
The Los Angeles delegation gave a
banquet in the Cadillac Tuesday even
ing, visiting members OF other south
ern California lodges being present as
guests. The White Squadron glee club
provides music. Captain Atkinson
gave a rousing toast to the ladies'.
Lieut.. Youngworth was presented with
a jeweled Elk pin.
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