Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-06
STAMPEDE
AT PORTLAND
Grand Lodge Meeting And
Reunion folds Forth For
All Next Week

Special to The Tribune.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 6.-Port.
land is In gayest attire for the forty
eighth annual grand lodge meeting
and reunion Of the Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks, which is to
hold forth here during the whole Of
next week.
Streets are liaring with purple and
white decorations. Downtown streets
are gay with flags, streamers and
festons Of i~ncandescent lights. The
decorations extend to the residential
sections, and there is scarcely a house
that is not displaying a flag or piece
Of bunting In honor Of the visitors.
The central feature Of the decora-
ton scheme Is q Court Of Honor in
the shape Of q square and formed by
four Of the principal streets Of the
business district. At each corner Of
the court r two massive arches,
crowned with herOic-size elk figures.
Forming the capitals of the great
pillars that line the Court Of Honor
are one hundred big clocks that toll
OF the mystic hour Of eleven, every
five minutes, day and night.
EIks and their friends streamed in
to the city today from every direction.
So great was the crowd that 1t was
impossible to get correct registration
Of the arrivals, but the city's hotels
are already more than filled, down.
town rOOming houses are crowded to
the utmost and many private resi-
dences have been thrown open for
the entertainment of the visitors.
Monday will be devoted to the re-
ception Of the visitors. The formal
opening Of the grand lodge session
will take place Monday evening In
the Armory. The programme will in
clude addresses of greeting by the
Governor Of Oregon and the Mayor
OF Portland and a response for the
visiting host by Grand Exalted Ruler
John p. Sullivan Of New Orleans.
One thousand automobiles will be
put into use Tuesday to convey the
visiting Elks and their ladies on sight
seeing trips about the city. Several
steamers have been chartered for ex-
cursions on the Willamette and Co.
lumbia rivers.
Tuesday night the brilliant electric.
al parade that has become the noted
spectacular feature of Portland's an,
nual Rose Festival will be ~reproduc-
ed for the benefit of the visitors. This
parade will consist Of q score Of ale
gorical floats, representing the level
Opment OF Oregon and the Northwest.
To this array will be added q number
OF magnificent floats typical Of Elk
dom.
Wednesday has been set aside for
entertainment at "The Oaks" which
ia Portland's famous outdoor resort
on the Willamette River. A sea food
dinner, with tons Of Columbia River
salmon as the chief item on the menu,
will be served free to the visitors.
Thursday will be the day OF the
great parade, in which some $4,000
Elks in gorgeous costumes will take
part. The parade will be in charge
OF James R. Nicholson of Springfield,
Mass, grand esquire Of the order. who
has had many years experience IN
arranging street pageants. Portland
lodge being the host, will occupy the
position of honor at the head of the
procession. The other lodges will fol.
low in order, taking position accord
ing to the number Of their charter.
New York being No. l, will follow i'm
m~ediately after Portland. Then will
come Philadelphia, San Francisco,
Chicago, Cincinnati and all the others.
On Friday a magnificent fleet OF
naval and merchant vessels will carry
the Elks and their families on an ex-
cursion lown the Willamette and Co
lumbia rivers. The United States
cruiser Boston will head the process
sion, and will be followed by other
naval craft and the boats OF the Ore
gon Yacht Club. /.
The annual grand ball, the principal
social event of every Elk reunion, will
take place Friday night at the Multi
nomah Hotel. All visiting Elks and
their families will be admitted free.
No set programme has been prepar-
ed for Saturday, the closing day OF
the reunion, but free automobile and
boat service will be available for all
visiting lodgemen. When the gather
ing breaks up large parties OF East
ern visitors will begin a tour of Cali
fornia, Washington, British Columbia
and the entire Pacific coast country
before turning their faces homeward.
At many points included in the timer
airy OF these parties the local lodges
Of Elks are arranging special enter
tainment for the tourists.
DEAD ON TRACKS.
Body Of Unidentified Man With Head
Almost Severed 10 Picked Up.
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