The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-12
LEADER Of ELKS IS
ENTERTAINED HERE
Exalted Ruler John p. Sulli-
van Pays Visit to Local
Lodge of Order.
IN LOVE WITH THE WEST
Pays High Tribute to Standard
of Citizenship Set by the
Western ElkS.
IN LOVE WITH THE WEST

John r.. Sullivan Of New Orleans. grand
exalted ruler of the X. Il. o. T.. reachc"
Salt Lake yesterday evening or his Iour
of the west during which he has made
visits TO the various Elk hodges. Ac-
conpanying him were Mrs. sullivan and
Grand Secretary Fred G. Robinson OF
Dnbuouc. la. The party registered al
the Hotel Utah. where they occupy a
suite OF rooms.
y delegation of welcome composed OF
Salt Lake EIls met rnc party at Ogden
and escorted thcm 10 the city. Later in
thn evening about thirty lclks from OS-
den. headed by District Deputy GRIND
Exalted Ruler {. A. Boyd and ENaltcd
Ruler Hart Glenn came - sau Lax ,i,e
festivities. Many Eiks from the other
lodges in Utah were also present
When interviewed ut The fiotel s; Ita'i
astic In bis praise of the general condi J.
tion and the rapid strides being made
BY the order In the western states,
Elks Are Flourishing.
Throughout the territory have coy
cred this trip the lodges secm TO be IN
I'VE left New Orleans November SO and
travelled over the southern route 10 lbe
Pacific coast and, after visiting the
many lodges on the coast and IN The
northwest, We arc bound eastward.
Mr. Sullivan Is particularly en1hus!as-
tic in regard TO the outlook for the Crane
lodge convent lon. to be held In Portland
ncat July, Wnilc in Portland he went
over the plans OF the entertainment COM
mttee and found Them particularly COM
pletc. lie says IL is the rIsn of the
Portland E,lks to entertain their brethren
In u more royal manner than has ever
before been attempted. lie expresses
himself As confident Of ;he success al ne he
convention because of the fact that the
vcst has never failed In the capacity of
host and because there Is never sign
OF retrogration in toe order, but iha, edch
year me rlfS distinct advance.
AT the supper meeting held last night
al tho Eil5s club Mr.. Sullivan, as the
principal speaker and guest OF the even
ing made n rousing address to tho gath
erinc Of hundreds OF Eiks. TIC grand
exalted ruler is represented by about
six feet three inches OF stalwart. good
mean ability In bis speech he paid an
elaborate compliment Ia the high ordcr
OF american citizenship found on tho
rolls OF the western lIlks and spoke OF
the Utanns who had be@u and are lead
ers in tho affairs OF the order.
Many Brief Addresses,
Past Exalted Ruler Collins of salt
Lake acted a toastmastcr aud in intro
ducinE- Mr. sullivan made clever and
complimentary Snfech. Afler Mr. Snlli-
scntosl the speakers. Others who sat
al the guest table and made addresses
were Grand Secretary Fred Z. Robinson,
Mayor John ). Bransford. District Der
utv Grand Exalted Ruler &. y BOYD.
Exalted luicr Glenn of ogden. Exalted
Ruler Msbgn NJ Provo. Colonel Cary l..
Arplcgate. W. =. Mulvey. " q. Romncy
aud John Dcru.
The baDauet room of tho club WAS
decorated with flags aud tho l:lks. purple
aud while. Musical selections by the
orchestra and the quartctte and solos
by Fred Graham. W. Siblcv and William
Curtis were features OF the programme
Last night Mrs. sullivan was cnter-
iained at n box party at tho Orpbcum
by the wives OF the Officers Of the Salt
Lake lodge. The visitors will be enter
tainod this morning by an automobile
trim over the city. They Will leave for
Denver this afternoon.