The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-12
HAPPY TIME
 HAD BY ELkS
ATTENDANCE NOT LARGE, BUT ALL AT CONVENTION LEFT
 SINGING "GLAD-l-kuM."
First Regiment Band of Little Rock Won the Contest Among the Bands in Competition. Parade
 was Big Feature.

Il ut tditHliS Shito iiuiu NhlCu tnS rain fell in steady pour for more than an hour about noon yesterday did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Elks here in attendance on the third annual state convention, and neither did it it interfere with the carrying out of the program yesterday in any of its detail.
 In the morning the bands which at tended the various delegates assem- bled at Wilmington Park and each discoursed three numbers to the large audience which greeted every num- Der with loud encore. The contest was close one. and the judges, Professor Morback, of Louisville; Ben Atkinson, of Salt Lake City, and J. c. Woolrich. of Houston, did not make their decision as to the awards until after much figuring.
 Little Rock (the First Regiment Band) won, with 94 points, Jones' boro was second with 90 points; Hope was third with SS points.
 There was much doubt at noon as to whether there would be cesssa- ton of rain long enough to permit the parade. but by 1 o'clock the clouds began to break and half an hour later the parade was being formed.
 Two trumpeteers. mounted on white horses with purpled names and tails, led the procession, followed by the mounted police. The order there after was:
 Ledgerwood band, leading the Hot Springs lodge, who were dressed in white flannel suits trimmed with pur- pie.
 Grand ledge officers in carriages.
 Uncle Sam. in character, dressed in the Stars and Stripes.
 Mrs. John c. Wolf, driving white horses Ato stanhope dressed through Hout in white and purple chrysanthe nuns. making one of the distinct fea lures of the parade.
 First Regiment D;s;si. Band Of Little Rock. ahead of the Little Rock lodge
 Pine Bluff lodge. led by their famous fife and drum corps.
 Texarkana lodge, behind band, and follow banner, which was inscribed Hold your sweethearts; Texarkana is coming"
 Jonesboro band, leading the Jones boro delegation. who aside from the purple and white uniforms, which all paraders wore, carried purple and white parasols.
 Hope band ahead of the Hope lodge, which carried the purple and white uniform with white trousers and blue coat, and purple ribboned hat, and carried white parasoir abotu which were garlanded purple ropes of flowers.
 Marianna band, and the Marianne lodge behind.
 Other lodges represented were Helena. Mena. Newport. Argenta, Eu reka Springs, Paragould. Fayetteville ElDorado. Camden and Philadelphia.
 Ladies in carriages and autos fol lowed the procession, which thread ed it's way through Central avenue from the Majestic hotel to Ouachits avenue, where it turned and made ; halting at tthe Rock Island depot from which point trains were taker for Essex Park by all who desiret to witness the last of the aviation features.
 Last night the bands gathered agair at Wilmington Park. where they dis coursed many numbers to a large throng that gathered at that point Also several of the bands parade' the downtown section, where genera good fellowship prevailed and tn Elks brought the convention to close in big time for all partici pants.
 Some of the delegates returne' home last evening. and as they board ed trains and waved goodbye man, were heard to give expression to tn good time that they had enjoyed here lWhile the attendance was small, ye lsome who had attended all the con ventions. declared they had neye haan so rnvallv anfartainad as i