Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-01
BIG WELCOME
FOR The ELKS
New Lodge Was Installed in
Monmouth County Town.
spsosa, to the EVENING ssws.

monmouth Iounty l0Wn.
gpsciog to the EVENING ERWs.
Red Bank, March l:-Hello
BiIP' was the slogan In Red Bank
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Never before was the city decorated
more prettily with flags, bunting and
the Elks' colors. purple and white.
than on this occasion. The same feel
ing OF welcome was felt and shown
over the entire town, 1t being the oc-
casion of the institution OF Red Bank
Lodge of Elks. No. 1929.
The visitors commenced to arrive
at about l o'clock. They were met
at the station by the entertainment
committee and a large delegation OF
men who were initiated last night,
together with the st. James band,
OF Elizabeth, and escorted to the Ly-
ceum, where luncheon was prepared
for all visiting Elks.
In front of the Dawson building
In Broad street a large gilded key
swung over the street ~signifying the
town was turned over to horned del
sgations.
The Parade.
At Z o'clock last night occurred
what was no doubt the most pleas
Ing feature to the public-the street
parade. Grand Marshal J. B. Rue.
mounted on an iron grey horse. head
ID the line and a platoon Of police
followed. Behind them In the order
named were a decorated touring car,
containing the prominent officials of
the town; Voss brass band. OF New
ark. leading about 200 members OF
the Long Branch order; over $50
members of Asbury Park Lodge, No.
128, came next, headed by Pryor's
parade band, of Asbury Park: and
then Came a delegation from the
New York Lodge, No. 1, which Is the
oldest OF all lodges in the United
States. Then came smaller delega-
lions from Perth Amboy, Railway,
SummerviIle, Trenton, Paterson, the
Oranges, Newark, New Brunswick,
MT. Holly, Morristown, Montclair.
Hoboken, Kearney, Hackensack, En-
glewood, Jersey City, Elizabeth,
Pminfleld. Atlantic City. Camden and
Brfdgeton. Next in line was the st.
James band, of Elizabeth. heading
1874 Red Bank men who saw and
realized what 1t meant to become an
Elk last evening.
The Line OF March.
The parade formed at the fountain
at the head OF Broad street and NOV
Ga through Broad to Monmouth
streets, to Bridge avenue, to Front
street, to Broad street, to the Davi-
son building, where the goat, which
was decked In purple and white, led
by four men In western costume, In
the parade, marched straight to the
lodge room, where the Red Bank
Lodge was formally Instituted and
organized by District Deputy W. c.
Farmer, of Jersey City.
The Officers Installed.
The following officers were In
stalled by a team from the Long
Edwin Field; leading knight, DIR.
William Thomson; lecturing knight,
DR.. p. r. Rafferty,; loyal knight,
II Coleman. treasurer
aueen, trustees, Edward VIE
1&4ssJphn ~ Applegate, John Fl.
CUUK, Or. William rB. Warner, Sig
mund Eisner.
kAIiEI Wlt tQQk6 Wd5 uuly OIkdl-
HE'D, all members and visiting Elks
returned to the Lyceum, where the
entertainment committees, consisting
OF DR.. William Thompson, chair
man; William B. Conover, Edward
s. Alliare, J. b. Mcqueen, William
Cullington. A. r. Coleman. W. a.
Waters. Leon de la Kenssille, F. H.
Van Dorm, Rennie Stout, Irving
n~~xx, n Iacnz~~ nv rrfo YJ
and Fl. G. Degenring. did all in their
power to see that everyone satisfied
the cravings Of the inner man.
The reception committee was in
charge OF Mort v. Pach. assisted by
w. II. Houston, DR.. p. p. Rafferty,,
William Cole, Joseph Salz. William
OsBrien, DIR. w. B. Warner, II. c..
sBnrrowes, N. Butterbach. A. M. Min
ton. M. F. Cornwall, Harold Powers,
w. j. Howell, T. S. Field and Rich
ard Apologize.
At a little after midnight a special
train left for Newark and New York
carrying nearly all the visitors liv-
ing in that direction. Only words of
praise could be heard as the last man
boarded TIE train for home. as well
as from the hundreds who remained
oyer niSht.
Perth Amboy Elks Present.
A delegation of about thirty
members Of Perth Amboy Lodge No.
784. b. P. o. Elks, of this city,
headed by Exalted Ruler Otto Will,
went down from here on the 1926
o'clock train from the Central depot
and took part in the parade. Owing
to the postpone mt OF the parade
and the ceremonies until evening
the local delegation returned home
on a train leaving Red Bank about
T.3o O'Clock.
EAGLES VISIT
COUNTY SEAT
Worthy President j. Fl. Mahaffey.
OF Perth Amboy Aerie, No. 1886,