The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-22
CHILDREN ENJOY
GREAT AUTO RIDE
Four Hundred Orphans Driven
About the City by Big
Hearted Elks.
CELEBRATE PURPLE DAY
AT LIBERTY PARK TODAY
No End of Good Things Will Be
Provided to Make Enjoy
ment Complete.

Four hundred orphans were the guests
CT the Salt Lake lodge of Elks on a
glorious ioy ride given last evening as
a curtain raiser for the big celebration
OF Purple day To be held today at Liberty
park. For Two hours the Youngsters
made merry in the tonneaus of seventy
FIVE big automobiles which took them
everywhere in the city. Each youncster
was given a horn and flag and they
blew and waved all over town.
The guests of the Elks on the automo-
bile ride included all Of the orphans Of
the kearns-St AIMS orphanage and OF
the Orphans Home and Day Nursery and
a few others. For many OF the young
sters II was their first experience in an
limit Some OF them were on the Elks'
trip last year. but their enjoyment was
none the less keen for that reason.
The trip was without mishap save for
a slight bump of one of the automobiles
by street car. The motorman of the
street car did not know there was an
orphans parade and did not wait for il
20 pass. In .interceprinG IL the street
car struck of the autos. However
the motorman had seen his mistake and
pat on the brakes so that tho lar
only slight one and did not at all in
jure the occupants OF the motor ear.
Glorious Joy Ride.
The automobiles began TO line up at
ne Elks' club al O'Clock in the aftes- =
noon and at $50 left for the keans-St
AIMS orphanage and the Orphans
picked up the loads OF happy Youngsters.
The children were all in their best clothes.
iubiiant. They were OF every age from 5
10 i and everyone enjoyed themselves TO
the limit.
The children were taken over all the
In. g.tI, =N,. oil
beauty spots and We're driven through the
business section. where the laughing.
cheering. footing youngsters were given
great ovation.
All sorts OF pleasures were crowded into
the two hours that the children were in
The automobiles They were returned
hcme safe and sound AT o'clock 10 res,
for today's big Purple dav celebration.
which The orphans Will enjoy at Liberty
park under the supervision Of the Elks
The automobiles In which the children
were given their annual automobile ride
last night were furnished by the Elks
and others who donated their machines
ana furnished pilots in order TO assist
IN giving the orphans grand time. Flags
new from all the machines and some of
them were decorated in purple and white
MANY Of tho Elks wore their purple and
white drill team uniforms and bounced
the happy kidlsts on their knees. Some
OF the Sisters OF the Huly Cross from the
kcarns-St. Anus orDhanage and some OF
the attendants from the Orphans Home
and Day Nursery accompanied the E!ks
enc the children on tho trip.
Big Day Today.
Today is the big day of the year Both
for the orphans and lilks. The orphans
are planning a great day at Liberty park
ana their enjoyment OF tine day will al
most equal that OF the Elks. who will be-
their hosts Tor the day. Salt Lake Eks
arc unanimous in their opinion that iheir
celebration OF Purple day. in which they
furnish the enjoyment for the youngsters
is the greatest celebration of Purple day
of any lodge in the order. All of the
children will be taken by the Elks TO
the park and there everything they wish
for will be furnished free. Every young
stcr may have whatever he wants just
often as he wants II. Restrictions will
be thrown 10 the winds and the children
will be in complete command.
Experts on Committees.
The committees OF Elks will be in
charge of all OF the details but their ac-
lions VIII be subject TO the veto of the
children. committee OF millionaire Elks
has been assigned To the duty of throw
Ing handfus OF nIcliels for The orphans
TO chase Special attention Will be paid
TO the cuisine The service viii be Il
great feature. Experts will look after
the cleansing OF the dishes. An ndica-
ton OF the care TO be exercised on the
dining lawn and in the kitchen tent may
oe obtained from noting the personnel
of the following committees:
Walters Committee-W S. Mccormick
- i'hios L huh ihiicN. " L. CldTk.
w. w. Armstrong. Eugene Giles. t. a.
Culbertson. Gus Holmes. David Keith and
Judge .. w. Powers.
Dsshwashers Comrlttce-Goyerno rnor Will
lam Spry Mayor John S. Bransford. y.
e lacking. Samuel Newhouse. former
Congressman G. j.. Allen. Postmaster \.
l.. Thomas. Colonel Edwin S Holmes
Colonel f. 4. Wall. 81 @. Whitney, NJ
Sjodahl and Bishop g. w. Nibley.
Rational guides Of conduct and arbitors
OF childish disputes and niisundersta nd
ings will be the wives. sisters and daugh-
ters OF the Elks. who viii constitute the
conservative group at the outing.