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1la0orate Entertainment
Provided For B. p. o.
E's. Of Rochester.
c1TY Is rHRoNeED
Fifteen Thousand Dollars spent for
IIoaninstton- Denver and Bal.
tjmere Ask For 1914 Reunion.

Rochester, ~ Y, July 7.--Tnous-
ands OF delegates from all parts of the
nstiOn are pouring into Rochester on
every train today for the 43th annual
reunion Of the Grand Lodge of the
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
E1ks. which opened at O'Clock to-
night in Convention Hall
Never before in the history of the
city have such elaborate preparations
been made for the entertainment of
visitors.
Fifteen thousand dollars has been
expended for illumination alone and
thousands of dollars additional has
been used in decorating buildings.
streets and parks. The program pre-
pared by the Entertainment Commit
tee IL expected to provide the dele
gates the greatest time they have
ever had at convention.
The opening session tonight was
presided over by DR.. Richard J. Deck
Ell, exalted ruler OF Rochester Lodge,
who has the distinction of holding the
chair longer than any man identified
with EIkdom. Governor SuIzer de-
1ivered the address Of welcome on be-
half Of the state. Other addresses
were made by Mayor Iirman Fl. Edg-
efton, who extended the freedom Of
the city to the ant1ered herd; Arthur
Warren, former county attorney, well
coined the Grand Lodge on behalf of
the reunion committee, and former
ASscmb1yman John J. McInerney de-
1vered the welcome address ON behalf
Of the 1900 members OF Rochester
Lodge. The responses was made by
Grand Exalted Ruler Thomas 3. Mills
Of Superior, Wis.
Prior to the converting of the Grand
Lodge there was a reception for visit
Ing ladies at the EIks Home and ar
engagements were made to entertain
the visiting delegates at the baseball
game between Montreal and Rochester
ok the International League, at Base
ball Park.
This morning at 10 o'clock the
Grand Lodge officers and their wives
were entertained with an automobile
ride to Ontario Beach and steamboat
ride upon Lake Ontario and at moo
. the Elks own Band OF Rochester
Lodge, consisting Of so pieces. gave
concert In the Court OF Honor.
Tomorrow's program calls for band
concerts by visiting bands at the vari-
Gus hotels; automobile rides, band
concerts In the park, a baseball game
~ Baseball park, an elaborate clcctri-
cal and floral parade at night In the
downtown streets, roastfeast and en-
tertainment for local and vis..:n~
members Of the press and visiting
patrols. and all-day trips to the vari-
GUS bay and lake resorts.
On Wednesday there will be mass
ed band parade through the Court of
Honor, trolley and steamboat ex-
curslons, automobile rides, band con-
certs. ball games, roastfeast and en-
tertainmcnt on the "Elk's pike" at On
tario Beach Park, vaudeville perform
ance and q special fireworks dis
play, entertainment for visiting mem-
bers at the Rochester Yacht Club, and
= concert at the lake by the Elk's banu
Thursday the big day of the conven-
ton, Will witness the annual Grand
Lodge parade of visiting delegates,
patrols and floats, grand floral dis
play At Highland Park, competitive
drills and band concerts. At Genesee
Valley Park and the annual spectacu-
lar water carnival and pyrotechnical
display OH the upper Genesee river.
On Friday Will ocur the awarding OF
prizes In the band and drill contests.
various forms Of entertainment in the
City. 1T the parks and at the lake and
bay resorts and In the evening the
annual Grand Lodge ball for pleasure
trips, ball game and steamboat trip
aeFOss the lake 10 Toronto and Co
b0urg.
The annual election, which will oc-
NJ eur on Wednesday, will be the mose
h0tly contested affair in the history
of the organization. Every office,
from that Of Exalted Ruler, down to
Grand Inner Guard is contested and
there are several candidates for the
different Offices.
Denver and Baltimore are con-
festaHts for the 1874 reunion.