Arizona republican., 1911-07-05

.0F THE ELKS
Phoenix TurnedOut EnMasse
To Say Good Bye
OFF FOR THE BOARD WALK
Streets Illuminated During
the March to the Depot
Served Phoenix Purpose
for a Fireworks Exhibi-
ton.
Zip, bang. red fire,

shadows never grow less.
If everybody's friends would turn
out as numerously when he left town
as the friends of the Elks do and if
the census taker would do his work
on the depot platforms, the popuIa
ton of Phoenix would easily aggre-
gate 100000, in appearance.
AS near as could be learned. there
We're siXty-two tickets sold for the
excursion, at this point. the travellers
leaving here last night at 9 o'clock
sharp, on the S:30 train, oecupying
two Pullman ears and demanding
more attention than sick baby at n
Sunday school picnic These sixtv-
TWO eNcurslonists are but a nucleus of
the Tar famed company that is to
leave Arizona on the Elks' special
tram Al Maricopa the Phoenix con-
tingent VIII meet a dining car. a bag
gage car and a buffet car. and at
Tucson another Pullman will be pick
ed up, filled with Elks Between
Tucson and the Arizona line the ex-
cursionists will be joined by parties
from Globe. Bisbee and Graham
Il
train that will run as a separate sec
ton Of the Golden State Limited.
The ostriches with which the Elks
propose to concentrate attention upon
themseles at Atlantic City left yes
terday by express on one Of the regu-
lar day trains. The excurslonists are
provided with a large cargo Of Ari-
IONA literature. including 10000 copies
Of a big mailing card, covered on
both sides with pictures and informa-
ton, and inviting the reader to ad-
dress the secretary of the Phoenix
board Of trade for any further facts
desired. Thus equipped the excur-
sionists expect to do Il great deal in
the advertising line. not only along
the eastern seaboard but en- route
The cards will be handed to all the
curiosity seekers who come to the
depot in towns the train passes
through
In Atlantic City the members of
the Arizona delegation will insist that
they be given all that is coming to
them. for they have all the other
Elks in the world backed into a cor
ner in the matter Of the fraternal
legend. p. p. o. F. II not only stands
for the Best People on Earth. but
it also stands for the Best Place on
Earth. which is Arizona
Early in the evening the members
OF the order who were in the city,
most Of them at least. began to as
semble at the Elks' club room to
march with the excursionists TO the
depot The Pioneer band occupied
the stading room in the street. it's
music assembling a vast crowd. anN
ious to see whatever there might be
to see and as il was a holiday even
ing, the crowd felt that it was en-
titled to see something.
About $50 the members of the or
der formed in line and headed by the
band grinding out that familiar mel
ody. "A Hot Time in the Old Town
the procession started. 1t passed up
Washington 10 First avenue, north to
Adams, east to First street, south to
Washington, west to Center and south
to the depot. The sidewalks were
filled with people along the lire OF
march. and the Tpellowing effect of
red fire gave the spectacle a festal
appearance. Aside from these things
there was nothing to see but big
Elks and little Elks. old Elks and
younk Elks piking along the thorough.
fares as though they were willing to
do it because they had to. There
were about eighty Of them in line,
but stretched out two abreast and
ten feet apart with the band in front.
il made a very cOmmendable process
sion. Many are out of town already
and quite a number who are here
sought 10 escape the long hot march
by hiding in the street crowds. These
were gathered up wherever seen by a
special patrol and loaded into a wag-
on following the parade and pre-
ceding the long line Of carriages and
automobiles that followed it to the
depot. in idle curiosity.
BY the time the column reached the
depot probably a hundred of the
Elks had been accounted for. The
rest were in the crowd which assem-
bled To bid the travellers good bye and
god speed At 9 o'clock, the train
having been held half hour. the Pio-
neer band started one of its most
tuneful selections. a cheer arose. the
wheels moved and Caters personally
conducted Elks' special was under
way. It is expected to leave trail
of glory as Respondent as the aurora
.borealis. clear across the continent,
a trail that in the coming year VIII
he followed back by hundreds. per-
haps thousands. of tourists, business
men and home builders.
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