The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-03
FINE WEATHER IS
FEATURE OF ELKS
CONVENTION TODAY
.Chas. P. Bates of Sioux
Falls President for
Next Year,
RAPID CITY NEXT
Town in Hills Chosen Next
Meeting Place, Big Par
ade Last Night.
RAPID CITY NEXT

From Fridays Daily
Fine weather featured the second
cay of the Elks convention here to-
DAY. While many of the visitors left
the city last night by special trains.
many remained and those who came
in by auto and the regular trains
made the attendance today almost as
much as yesterday. The business SEES
sion was held this morning and
Chas. p. Bates of Sioux Falls was
elected state president, A. l.. Wyman
OF Yankton, vice president; w. w.
Soule of Rapid City, secretary ana
s. H. Collins of Aberdeen was re-
elected treasurer. Rapid City was
chosen as the location of the conven-
ton next year, and the Elks of that
place promise great things for 1914.
The following were named mem
bers of the executive committee: l..
A. Kelly of Sioux Falls; VIM. Look
of Huron, Geo. Porter of Deadwood;
VIM. Lang of Lead; ID. M. Bannister
OF Waterfowl; f. B. Ray of Yankton;
P. II. Faus of Aberdeen; Geo. A. Sill
Shy of Mitchell and F. l.. Alderman
of Rapid City.
The Elts, at their business meet
ing this morning also endorsed the
movement now being made by Hot
Springs to secure the National Elks
home at that point.
At the meeting this morning, an
ong other resolutions passed was ono
which sets the permanent date fol
the holding of the state meeting tC
be the first Wednesday following the
first Monday in June.
The Elks We're this morning giveI,
an auto ride about the city which
lasted for a couple of hours. There
were also band concerts at the home
and the splendid Aberdeen pano
made a tour of the business houses
this morning giving concerts to many
If them including the newspaper of
fices and the Dakota Central build.
ing.
Dinner Yesterday.
The local Elks yesterday served
a dinner in honor Of the officers IL
attendance. Grand Exalted Ruler
Thos. b. Mills was the guest of homo,
and in addition to him were the ex-
alted rulers and officers of all the
lodges which were present. Between
SO and IS sat down to the excellent
meal which was served by the Con
gregational ladies at their church
The dinner was served in four cour-
ses and was greatly enjoyed.
The vaudeville at the corn palace
as staged last night proved to be
an attraction of great merit an(
many complimentary remarks We're
heard concerning it today. The pro
gram as planned for tonight is as
follows. Music by orchestra; male
chorus under direction of Prof. Hob
son; monologue by F.. C. Leggett;
solo by Laura Saul; Lacantes, in high
class vaudeville; Elks dougle quartet
high class a%crobatic act; solo by Lou.
is L~ovinger; act by the troupe OF
Russian singers and dancers: Hay
ward Sisters, in high class vaude-
Vile and a slack wire performance.
AT the park this afternoon is be,
ing staged the same events as yes
terday which proved to be such .
lrawing card to the home people and
visitors. Dances will be given in both
he Elks and Odd Fellows hall to.
night. There will be band concerts or
he streets between seven and eight
md everything promises to be eXcep-
ionally lively.
Big Parade Last Night.
With the finest kind of weather
md the streets lined with a veri-
able circus day crowd, the Elks pa.
~ade last night was one of the mos
enjoyable events eve seen in this
city. Between fifteen hundred and
two thousand Elks were in line and
hey with the six bands, made a line
which reached from the Milwaukee
% the Northwestern depots with the
narchers four abreast. A system of
,ountermarching was employed and
" the beginning of the parade, the
Sioux Falls Elks, in their handsome
purple coats, were marching south
while the Aberdeen delegation in
their white coats with purple facings,
were marching north and between
he Sioux Falls lines.
The delegations from Rapid City,
Huron, Iankton and other places
were also prominent in the parade
and at its head was an autombile in
which We're seated Grand Exalted
Ruler Thos. B. Mills, Mayor Hitch
cock of this city and l.. j. WEIGH of
Mitchell, state secretary. The parade
also had its funny features. The Alb
erdeen bunch vas followed by a huge
sprinkling wagon, driven by a man
nearly 3Ou pounds, ana
when he pressed the foot pedal which
operated the sprinkler, that vehicle
gave out a beautiful stream of pur-
pie liquid which left the pavement
purple until it evaporated. There
were many other features and clowns
and others in costume served to liven
the affair.
Following the parade, the big
A part of it went to the corn
palace to witness the concert and
vaudeville and some of it attended
the dances, while several groups OF
eonvivial spirits spent the evening on
the street entertaining the crowd.
The Events Yesterday.
The largest crowd which has ever
assembled at the East Side driving !
park was there yesterday when the
sporting events of the Elks conven-
ton we're pulled off. The teams and
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