The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24
An =. Rcoeptsoa Oo.annataee

,I Every mompoE VI eN S"e.
of Greeley. numbering oov. "ae u
committee Of ono to receive the
visitors today. Tho lodee. accom-
. panied by the Greeley oand. met
the Union Pacific train from Denver
/ this morning. going from there to
, the Denver Laramie, whicn orough'
Capt. Kincaid from Denver lodge
II with his drill team. whicn won
the national championship A. the
: recent convention at Portland Ore
J With the team came large NUMBER
OF members of the Denver lodges
accompanied by their wives.
The visitors from eacn tram Were
escorted to the hall by the local
members and the band.
The special train from Boulder at
1880 brought several hunoreo Elks
headed by the Boulder band.
The Elks' Juvenile orchestra from
Longuont, with their leader, Prot
Oles. were heartily welcomed. In
the orchestra are eleven cniidren
dressed in white with purple ribbons
and badges.
Gathering Was Jolly
The spirit of hospitality and good
fellowship prevailed In the new
lodge home. The rooms, with their
elegant furnishings and their elab-
crate decorations of ferns, palms
smilax and thousands Of chrysan-
tbemums, were greatly admired. and
with the hearty welcome given every
| visitor at the door and the jollity
and good cheer which abounded,
there was no stiffness nor formali-
ty.
took possession of the piano and
music room and sang lodge and
popular songs during the registra-
tion of the visitors and the waiting
for the late arrivals.
Many In Parade
The parade started at IL O'Clock
headed by a band and followed by
another band. The entire member
ship of the local order turned out
in the line of march. and many visit
ing Elks fell into line. making the
line so long that the leaders almost
met the rear marchers In the circle
around a block and march back to
the building. On arriving at the
building after the parade. "Auld
Lang Syne' was played by the band
as the Elks marched into the build
ing. where the remainder Of the day
was to be spent in feasting and the
enactment of the dedicatory pro-
gram which had been arranged.
Present Lod3e Officess
Upon the present officers OF the
lodge devolved the task of preparing
the building for the opening and
the program that was carried out
That their work was done we'll Is
attested by the thousands who en-
joyed the hospitality OF the lodge
today. The various committees
gave valiant aid in the big task OF
making the event a marked success.
Following are the lodge officers;
e. G. English, Exalter Ruler.
T. L. Cronin, Esteemed Leading
knight.
r. E. Winbourn. Esteemed Loyal
knight.
Klaus Kruger. Esteemed Lac-
turing Knight.
Chas. Davis, Secretary. III
c. T. Nell. Treasurer.
Thos. A. Nixon. Chaplain.
b. F. Cooper. Esquire.
Chas. E. Littell. Inner Guard.
Emil Heardtle, Tiler.
Trustees: E. G. Mckinney. W.
IR. Patterson, George Dauth.
Building Committee: D. j. March.
George Dauth, Il. g. Mckinney, N.
J. Nell, A. F. Allen, E. II. McClen-
! ahan.
Distinguished GucSts
/ Among the distinguished guests
were Grant Halderman. Exalted
Ruler, OF Longmont lodge 1855,
, Hon. Charles b. Ward. Past Exalt-
ed Ruler of Boulder lodge 5S6. Tom
Hunter. Exalted Ruler of the Dem
yer lodge. Charles Hoeckle who has
been treasurer Of the Denver lodge
for years. w. H. Wheadon. secre-
tary of the Denver lodge; f. F..
Arthur. Past Exalted Ruler OF Dem
yer lodge.
Among the present officers OF the
Boulder lodge who we're present
were: T. A. Harris, Exalted Ruler.
8. Wylan, E. L. X. Robert May,
tyler. J. G. Archibald, secretary; 2.
R. Penny. Esquire: J. NJ. Pike,
trustee; H. ID. Ingalls,, past exalted
ruler: Judge Gamble. Capt. Kin
caid OF Denver and his team from
Denver
Champs Give = Drill
Capt. Kincaid of Denver lodge
! No. IT. and his prize-winning team
gave a beautiful drill In the street
. in front of the Elks' building The
! men were clad in white serge suits.
! with white caps and shoes and with
: their silver swords presented a
I handsome appearance.
e The drill work was perfect and
was loudly applauded by the hun
o dreds who witnessed 1t. Aside from
n some exceptional work in drills.
g was the forming of the letters and
l. emblems OF the order by the men.
g The clock with the hands pointing
d to the hour of IL was especially
a. effective. The Boulder band furn-
;. ished the music for the drill.
'e Courtesy for Ladies'
st The ladies OF the lodge ana