Arizona republican., 1913-04-24
From Every Section of State Antlered Herd Has Gathered for Big Three Days Reunion of the Ari- ZOna Association.
PHOENIX HAS
 BIG DELEGATION
Capital City Lodge Will Establish Own Head quarters and Dispense Hospitality to All Visiting Brothers and Friends.
Especial to Republican,

GLOBE, April 23.-Purple and decorations swinging across and along the streets of Globe tonight For Globe is the hub of Arizona Elk dom at this time and will be for the next three days It is the occasion of the second annual state reunion Of the Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks of Arizona, and Globe is working to earn the title of the Best Entertainers on Earth of the Best People on Earth.
 Including the local organization eleven lodges are represented here tonight by large and enthusiastic delegations and many others have individual members in attendance.
 Phoenix lodge will be represented by upward of seventy-five and pos sibly one hundred members. over fifty having already arrived by auto mobile and others expected by train. Headquarters for the Phoenix lodge are to be established the first thing tomorrow morning and from that time on until the conclusion of the convention there will be extended the
 
 is famous. It is the plan of the Phoenix delegation to make their headquarters the gathering place of all friends of the order. and the place of initiation into the goodfellowshiD that is characteristic of the lodge and the order as whole.
 The Globe y1ks are holding open house to Elks throughout the entire period Of the reunion At nirs5 o'clock tomorrow morning will begin the work of registering the visitors at the Elks Home and perfecting plans for the business sessions. A band concert will begin in the downtown band stand at 9:30 o'clock and at ten o'clock Mayor C. w. Carvil will present the keys of the city to the visiting Elks The address of well come will be given by B. w. Rice, of the Globe lodge.
 The parade at eleven o'clock will be the feature of the day. In this procession will be represented lodges from Clifton, Yuma, Phoenix. B1sbee, Prescott Kingman. Flagstaff. Doug las, Winslow, Tucson and Globe. Prizes will be offered for the most attractive automobile, as well as for the tallest Elk. the shortest Elk. the fattest Elk, the leanest Elk and the eldest Elk. Other prizes will also be given for the lodge coming from the greatest distance, on an aggregate mileage basis and for the lodge mak- ing the best appearance in line. Band concerts, baseball, recep- tion at the E,lks Club. matinee at vI sion of the Elks, and a reception and card party to the ladies will mark the remainder of the days program One of the features of today. out side of the arrival of the Phoenix delegation which came overland, was the coming of the big special train | from Yuma. Tucson, Bisbee. Douglas l and other southern towns bearing several hundred Elks. These Eiks 1 will be housed in their cars during ] their stay in Globe
 | The complete program for the 1 three days follows:
 First Day, Thursday 9:OO a. m Receiving and register I ing visitors at the Elks' Home. I 9:3O a. m. Band concert at the l band stand.
 1 10:OO a. m. Presenting keys of city by the Mayor, Hon. G. w M Carvil, and address of welcome by Brother E. w. Rice.
 | 11:OO a. m. Grand parade. Prizes for most attractive automobile. first prize, $60; second prize, 30; third !! prize, s15 Valuable prizes will be given for the tallest Elk. the shortest Elk, the fattest Elk, the leanest Elk and the oldest Elk Greatest aggre-
 gate mileage. first prize, $50 Best appearance in line $50. | 1:30 D.. m. Band concert on, Broad
 street
 | 200 D. m- Reception at Elks, club
 followed by matinee at Elks' theater | 400 D. m Baseball, Clifton vs
 Tucson, at Ball Park. 7:sO D. m. Band concert.
 S:OO D. m. Business session of the State Reunion association. and ladies |. reception and card party in clut
 rooms. Second Day, Friday | 500 a. m. Band concert at band stand
 T. s:3o a. m Auto trip to Roose-
 welt.
 , 100 D. m. to 800 D. m. Stree sports.
 II 400 D. m. Baseball, names s,- O |