The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-06
WARM WELCOME AWAITS
ElKS AT TRAVERSE CITY
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
STATE CONVENTION.
GOVERNOR OSBORN TO BE ONE
OF GUESTS.

| traverse Clty, Mlch., June 6.-When
the Michigan Elks meet I'm Traverse
city June Z, 8 and 8 for their annual
reunion they win find the city more
beautifully decorated than ever before
In its history. Festoons of electric
lights will be suspended across the
principal streets and to these will be
added street decorations of national
colors and Elks' emblems and colors
and numerous attractive designs. All
lof the business houses on the main
streets will be beautifully adorned
with colors and emblems, the mer-
chants vieing with each to excel i'm in
dividual decorations. This is stlmulat-
ed because the Traverse City Elks will
award prizes for the best decorated
business house and residence.
Governor to be Guest.
Governor Chase S. Osborn has ac-
oepted an invitation to be the guest
of Traverse City Elks on the big day,
Thursday, June 8. August Hermann,
of Cincinnati, grand exalted ruler, has
been invited to attend and it is ex-
pected that he will be present.
The reunion has been extensively
advertised and responses from lodges
assure the largest attendance of any
reunion ever held i'm Michigan by the
Elks Reservations are being made by
the hotel committee for delegates and
the city is prepared to care for, COM
fortably, all who attend. Grand Rap
ids Elks will come several hundred
strong by special train, bringing with
them a band of 20 pieces. Muskegon
Elks will also come by special train to
be accompanied by a band. There will
be large crowd also by special train,
from Cadillac, and another from Pc
toskey. The latter delegation also be-
ing attended by a band Manistee will
come in heavy force on the eighth,
the crowd being sweled by baseball
fans to witness one of the first of
the State league series between Tray
erse City and Manistee teams. There
will be large delegations from many
crowd because that city is out after
next years reunion. There will be large
delegations from the upper peninsula
lodges as well as from Detroit, Battle
Creek, Kalamazoo. Jackson. Bay City.
Dowagiac. Pontiac, Flint and other
towns.
Strong Rivalry for Prizes.
There will be strong rivalry for
the prize fer the exemplifcation of the
ritual. lodges already entered being
Grand Rapids. Port Huron. Mt. Pleas
ant and Battle Creek.
Wednesday morning, June Z, will be
devoted to the reception of visitors
at the Elks' temple and the beginning
of the official meetings of the state
The lodge parlors will be
turned over exclusively to the visiting
ladies who will be entertained by wives
Of Elks. The local ladies' reception
will escort the visiting
ladies about the city and to the near
by resorts and along the bay shore
i'm automobiles each day during the
reunion. on Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoon there will be State
league ball games between Traverse
City and Manistoe and on Friday af
ternoon, another game between Trav
erse City and Cadillac. on Thursday
at IL o'clock. there will be a grand
parade of Elks' lodges I'm uniform. This
will excel anything ever attempted by
the Elks aside from the big parade In
Detroit during the national conven-
ton last year.
Display Of Fireworks.
Ritualistic contests will take place
Mt o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
big evening feature of the reunion will
be n magnificent display of fireworks
on the banks of Boardman river. which
will be viewed from Hannah park on
the opposite side of the stream. This
will be the finest display of fire works
ever seen i'm northern Michigan.
on the morning of Friday, June 2.
there will be n series of exhibition
drills for prizes aggregating $3.50. The
crowning feature of the reunion will
be a brook trout complimentary din
ner. served to the delegates, officers |
and their wives Friday at noon. These |
are a few of the principal features
on the program. There will be many
la aIn