Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-24
MARDI GRAS PARADE
 MADE B|G HIT Elks Change Their Clothes and Their Dispositions to
 Amuse Thousands. ALL NATIONS IN LINE Hot Springs EIks Had Corpse Of \e- gro Who Died From Too Much
 Hospitality Here.

New Orleans in it's palmiest Mardi Gras days never furnished a more amusing nor varied parade than that which was the closing feature of the Elks convention in this city last night The Elks changed their clothes and their disposition to entertain thous- ands of people along the route of the parade and they managed to make sure enough fools" of themselves while it lasted.
 Fully two hundred Elks donned costumes and grease paints of all colors of the rainbow were used to change their ficial appearances and so successful were many of them that they could not be recognized. This was especially true of several promi- nent local business men, whose own wives did not know them as they nassed. One prominent local banker popular Elk, appeared in the role of clown and his makeup was so perfect that few persons were aware that it was the usually quiet citizen of the business world.
 The parade moved off promptly on time, under the direction of Grand Marshal w. N. Trulock and his ef- ficient aides, who served with him on Thursday night. when the dress parade was so we'll handled. The route was through the business and residential sections the same as that adopted on the previous evening. Ve- hicles of every kind and automobiles were pressed into service by the Elks, several "Hllo Bills" using Scissors rig and his two donkeys to exhibit a big fat clown known locally as Guy Taggart, in the line of march.
 The Bank of Pine Bluff got in some good advertising with an open car riage, filled with Elks, large banners being used on the horses. In the car riage were three Arkansas sheriffs: Brewster, of Jefferson; Hutton, of Pu- laski, and Harris, of Prairie. Hardy Kilgore accompanied them.
 The Hot Springs delegation, in their snow white flannel suits, made the hit of the evening when they marched to the tune of funeral dirge behind wooden coffin, which contained a little negro in bright red suit. The coffin was pulled by small mule and was on a wooden sled. A big Hot Springs Elk walked behind the cof- fin with sign earring banner read ing "Died from too much Pine Bluff hospitality"
 Jack Goodine, of Hot Springs, done up as Bandmaster SOusa. He looked the part and acted the part.
 There were cowboys and Chinamen, Indians and Uncle SamS Mexicans and clowns, live Devil with pitch fork, circus riders and baseball play CTS, Turkey trotters and fast pacers (too numerous to mention,) just plain Elks and fancy Elks-in fact every country was represented except Afri- ca, and the Elks declared that burn cork was too hard to wash off.
 Many local firms entered their floats again and some new ones were included in the list. The music of the several bands was in keeping witt the occasion, many tunes being play ed that brought forth laughter.
 The Steed Grocery Company had q one horse float-a pyramid affair on top of which sat clown. The float was decorated in purple anf white. The Gillespie and Bros Grocery Company float, featuring Puritan flour, was exhibited again. II Tho 1Indnuhto6lxy