The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-17
ANDERSON BELONGS
TO THE HELLO BILLS"
EARLY DELEGATES NOW BE-
GINNING TO ARRIVE
MANY WILL COME
Gates of the City Have Been
Thrown Wide Oren and Elks
Are Welcome
"HelIo BilL,,


Are we glad to see you? We'll YES,
and then some.- The city is yours, to
do with as you please, and the longer
you stay the better Anderson folks will
like it.
The first delegates to arrive in An
derson for the two days session, to-
day and tomorrow, of the State Con-
ventfon Of Elks, reached this city last
night and by noon today over half the
members expected will be in the city.
Anderson has made many preparations
for her visitors and the city Is ablaze
with the purple and white of Elk,lom
and the public Is giving the Hello Bills
warm W leone on every side.
1t is expected that all told about 800
Elks Will he In the city for the con-
vention and they will be the livest set
fof good fellows" Anderson has ever
iiau an opportunity to entertain.
The biggest delegation to cor,e to
anderson for the event will be tre
Coinmh,a crew. They will arrive. in
Ande-con this morning on a special
train, reaching here about $50. Spar
tanburg will send 75 members, MAX
ing the trip here in two Pullman cars
and Greenville will also have q large
delegation. The following from the
Co1dMBia State os yesaefd9y-tetliiIs-.e,ifi Of
|stte eoming. .af, ,tha Golas1nais+aeasess-s
AZ the conclusion Of. q final dress
reAearral and parade this af:arnoo1
the drum cors OF Columbia lodge. No.
iI9O, q. P. g. D.. Elks.Sswill be reaeysfo
ienvefar Andersoh tofnorrow aighS to;
attend the State convention or Efks.
The drum corps will he seen on Main
street for tile fret time this afternoon.
l,aeeT the; leadership of A. ]. Caring,
sterssoioist of Sousa's band. ]. W.
Comstock. bugle sergeant; A. ]. Rawls,
drum sergeant, and C. ]. Lynch, drum
major. the drum corps has been hard
at work for weeks preparing for its
ncst appearance at the Strte conven-
tion., ~
Members of the drum corps are
urged to be, at the Elks' home on
Hampton str6@s this afternoon at 6
O'CLOCK ready to make the tinal march.
The parade will be up Sumter street
ana then into Main to the capitol The
uniforms OF purple and white, the col
ors OF the fraternity, arrived Friday
and were used for a short time that
AFTERNOON In abbreviated parade on
hampton street, shortened by the ap-
- "a u IhuhuCI 6tcTLu, 1nS nT4t
oihrtal appearance will be this after-
noon.
Special Train.
"Plans were completed Saturday for
the movement Of the Columbia delega-
tion to Anderson. A special train
viii leaye the, union. station. ,yia the
.Sghthern.s railway shortly after mid
,h{EhE TuSsdaT Wifi the * ar more
Golunfhd repfesentatises,. incIddine
the officers and members OF Columbia
lodge the drum corps will be represen-
tatives n'6m Sumter, Florence. ORANGE
.bdrg. charleston AID 81 dsofsetawr s'sTas Hsbs
train will not leave Columbia until thn
Atlantic Coast Line train arriving at
ll:2O p. M, has brought the .Bills"
from the neighboring lodges.
The special rain will consist OF
baggage car. day coach and three
Pullman cars. Anderson will be
crowded with visitors for;tae annual
convention and Columbia, Elks anti
cipating crowded hotels will haze their
GERS parked and use them, for sleep-
Ing quarters during the two days stay.
8. Tho State association OF tElks 'is al
ways popular occasion and some 500
i:iils" will visit AQ:lerson for. the.
sessions of June 17-1S. Anderson lodge
has recently COMPLETED q handsome
home at a ostof>$10,0o0 and the eonli
rn:ion will make the 3 afest9.S Official
Glks, gathering therein The AndeFHl
SON lodge has made extensive arrange
.Hentsi sifEeptertatn the vertion,
which It secured at the Jaet meeting
In srfenvll'c after spirited hight be-'}
TWEEN Fohmbias .]harlest aid 4. NAn-{ !
der80tt. ~ 41aTFi.+{ lI-ssfis e:tsfi.s 'eGs
y 81. (, - /. q. Next. CohventI0s. - ~ y
~ The Anderson sinvitatiohs was gnc1
cepted after. Columbia had ,xithdfawfi |
IN its fayor,9iit being then the ehdby |
iodge' Of the state. Sincee then lodges
have been instituted at Gafffey ahd,t
Spartapbnrg and It lis sail that botn
these Infants will. BID for. the next |
convention. Florenc, snd Sumter
may enter the competition and extend |
an Invitation for the (, convention of |
1915. 0eprge D. Levy OF Sumter is |
president of the association and &C. J..
Lynch of Columbiw Is first vice .presi-