The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-18
ELKS' COMPLETE
CONVENTION PLANS
TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE DISCUSS AR
RANGEMENTS
At Joint Meeting Held In Club Rooms
Last Nlght-Wiil Test Court
Lights Saturday.

Local Elks held a very well attend
ed meeting last night at their club
rooms on Fifteenth street and CON-
pleted plans for the holding OF their
monster convention here next week.
There were about 200 In attendance
at the meeting and all were work
ing toward the end OF making this the
banner gathering OF the antlered ones.
Local Elks are requested to meet
and register Monday evening and at
the same time secure the tickets for
their ladies'. Guests and delegates
Will register Tuesday morning at the
club rooms, while the opening exer-
cises OF the reunion will be held the
same day. Open house will be OBJ
served at the club rooms during the
entire day and evening.
There have been already fifty au-
tomobiles engaged TO carry the ladies
out through the country and later to
the Country club where they will have
/ lunch served by Caterer Chimney
. There have been a great many rooms
engaged for the use of the visitors
during the week and the matter of
securing the rooms has been assigned
to Miss Seamon VINO so ably took
care OF the visitors during semi-cen-
tepnlsl week last June.
A stag social session will be held
Wednesday evening for the locals and
visitors. at which meeting Hon. J. J.
Conin has been selected as toastmas-
ter for the evening. while ex-Judge
Frank Nesbitt will make the return
toast at IL o'clock
To Meet Trains.
A reception committee OF o5 mem.
hers will meet each train with a band
and welcome the visiting Elks to their
home for the week on Fifteenth street
Henry G. Stifel will be chief marshal
OF the day and all his men will be
dressed in white uniforms and pur-
pie hats.
Parade
The following line of march of the
parade and the tima was decided
upon. The parade will start prompt
" Thursday morning at 1890 at the
| Elks club on Fifteenth street. odwn
ftteenth TO Chapline. mp Chapline TO
fourteenth. down Fourteenth to Mar
ket, up Market 10 ninth. then over to
Main. down Main TO Twenty-second
Up Twenty-Second TO Chapline. up
Chapline TO Twentieth. down Twenti-
eth TO Market. up Market to Four
teenth
| NJ Fourteenth street the members
VIII form in open order. where the
bands will march through to the end
OF me line. where they will mass To-
Sether and march back through the
me or members playing Aud Lang
Syne- Members will then fall in line
ana march TO the club rooms. where
they will disband
! II Is understood that there are about
~" business houses along the line o.
/ march on Market and Main streets
mat nave placed orders for the off.
( cal decorations of the order. The
( work OF decorating the club was %
I nave been completed Yesterday. bur
owing 20 the rain the work was held
up. hut ~ is hoped to finish the decora.
ting b. lore Saturday. and then the
electric lights will be tested TO soc
ina; they are in good condition. Eiev.
en- bands have been secured 10 furnish
music for the parade. and there is As
surance that the crowd will not be In
want ~ music at any time
Thursday afternoon there will he a
nall gam" ~ The Island ball park be.
tween the Clarksburg $50" team ar.
''''- W. llf- convention VIII
b" brought 20 a close by a grand in.
formal ball In the Market Auditorium.
which even promises TO be as well AT.
tended ana as great success as the
grand ball during the Semi Centennial
/ celebration
remnants Arrive.
Eik pennants have been placed on
sal" BY number 81 stores in this
. CITY. tho first shipment having ar
rlNfd yesterday morning The pen
wants are purple with the letters II
y q EIks' 10 white on the emblem
~ one end ~ the pennant a beau.
iuui picture az the Elks home On Fif.
i""nth street h. shown The remnants
All make splendid souvenir % the
J contention and about 10 OoO have
been ordered
Decorating Public Buildings
PRACTICALLY "t"ry building ~ prom d.
. memo" in the city VII be- decorated
/ 100 10" national and Eik colors The
/ county commits toner's have agreed -
/ d"corat" their share ~ tho Public
| building 10 the city authorities Will
I Do %" same Tho rropo ..fion has
/ hoen before tho board ~ control and
/ action viii probably be- taken this
? morning
Fsirnort Elbs
Practically every member az .re
I EIk lodge ~ Fairmont will b. in o.
] Tendance 90 this convention Tho
. lnfr. has engaged hand ~ thirty
. pieces. ono Of the best In the cour.
try f1 ACCOMPANY thom and take
[ part ln fhe rscrfs The mrwtc-s
vil hat" special uniforms Tor tho
rfrad" and several appropriate han.
nor.