Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-25
ATLANTIC CITY IS
PREPARING FOR
COMING ELKS
Hotel Reservations Made for
$4,000 Members of Antlers
Although Convention is
-Four Months Away.


Atlantic CITY, March 2j.--With Tho
grand lodlo reunion. an mnual went
oi ereat lratc,nal iutelcs' io ~. mul.
dude az members of be benevolent
aud Protective OtdcI OF Nlk through.
cut America stu IoW months dis.
tuui. reservations Lava boon mad ~
Atlantic CIV hotel mer for $1,000 OF
the anilcrDd fraternity lnf he mum.
p.r OF Eiks ana their friends who vii
Invade 'hr iDu" iu lult b. nuW estl-
mated nt from 100000 go 20 O0d
Nearly over, day brings pdditiunlt
applications for The reservation at ac.
CuWmOdation~ from points near aud
Tar, ana the headquarters established
bN thc executive committee Of Allan
tit CITY lodge to perfect the details OF
reception ana entertainment g. al.
ready working under hcaN. pressure
For The first time. IL is believed a
reunion city lodge Is assuming The 10.
spunslhilit, uf seeing to u hal every
delegate Who comes To- meet his fellow
"Bills' BE- properly sheltered with a
thousand hotc,s ana boarding houses
to draw upon this would seen 20 ho
a simple matter. but the earl, demand
Tor reservations already indicates that
n viii hp no cary task
lui one very important thing is as.
surod There viii De no raise In rates
uu The part of graspiug boniincos dur
ing iho week o. ten days The army OF
Elkdom is az he shore Mayor Stuy
made This PROMISE ycry ,mphatically
ia IN, udmc ~ the resort when Allan.
az
Detroit last year. and the members of
the Hotel Mems association have On
tered into compact with Atlantic
CITY lodge 10 guarantee rs fuliiilm"nt
tinauCc commiiic, of prominent
cititcns is husily engaged In raising
q fund of Sln.uo fur the purpose 81 On
tviiaiumrnt Tile steel pier magnii.
90 nt structur" extending nearly hnlf
q MID into 90. sea from the famous
boardwalk. has been leased outright
for The wcck Of the reunion The
stand lodge viii hold It's sessions in
the big music hall, az the extreme
end of tho pi,r. ana The whole siruC-
turC with H. numerous attractions in.
Guiding three concerts daily ami other
entertaining features. viii he entirely
Tree to The thousands ot Elk visitors.
Headquarters for Grand Exalted
Ruler Hermann and the mcmbcrp oi
tho grand lodge. go the number OF $50,
viii be- established al the Hotel
Strand. a no-liCcusc hOetclry fire. proof
and palaiial Tn whole first floor
OF the biz hotel will be devoted 10 oi.
hcns and committee roums for The
badness purposes OF the convention.
The grand lodge viii get down to bust.
ness on Monday July No. and the an.
uual election of officers an incident
which promises 10 hc Of great interest
with several aggressive candidates in
The field for the ranking oflic. 81
grand exalted ruler will take place
on Tuesday. he lljh
Atlantic Cltys broad aud splcndidly
paved thorOughtaros will ofier admir-.
al opportunities Tor the great
parade ON the 18TH Tho annual ball
vii take place on Friday evening
lulN ~ on the famous million dollar
pier which is said % possess the most
gorgcously illuminated auditorium in
M, country Ton thousand people have
frequently attended functions within
iis gates
Word has come across the continent
tina Portland Or,, propose, TO make
strenuous iigll for the 1912 reunion
Boomers of Portland lodge who are
RAISING q fund of Sl25 0oo 90 capture
n"Nt years reunion ana 10 entertain
th'ir hrcthcin when thry invade Port
land wear hence 81 hopes are real.
tied will cross the country 20 Atlantic
CitN 10 a palatial train with tons OF
war materials 20 establish an ore.
gun rNhihii on the Atlantic shore
lioadqua1ors nave alrcad, been IN
pagrd al the Hotel lsltworih where
porilands hght viii have It's storm
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