Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-05
ANTLERED HERD
ALL READY FOR
LONG BRANCH TRIP
Newark Hello Bills" Will
Leave for the City by the
Sea Next Wednesday.

| A rosy report of the preparations
going on at Long Branch, to receive
and entertain the herds of Elks thai
will invade the city by the sea next
Tuesday. to pasture there two days
has been submitted by the advance
scouts from Newark Lodge, who have
been making arrangements for The
comforts of the members and their
families who intend to go on the
trip.
Newark will take an important part
| in the proceedings of this, the first
annual State reunion of the order.
| Past Exalted Ruler Richard p.
Rooney, who is also secretary of the
! local lodge has been chosen as grand
marshal of the parade, and it is esti-
mated that fully 400 Newark Elks will
| be in line. Only Elks in uniform will
| be permitted to participate in the
| parade.
| Only Uniformed Men In Line.
1t is because of this regulation that
| Costumer Soria and his corps of cut
| tiers and filters are working like
nailers day and night turning out
uniforms. There will be plenty to go
around, Soria declares, even if he
has to keep open day and night until
the starting time. Matt O'Brien is in
charge of the purple necktie supply
proposition, and if John p. Morrison
doesn't loom up with hats in plenty
Walter Jacobs will put head on
him.
Every Elk who can spare the time
is urged to attend the Long Branch
reunion, and everyone who can spare
the money is requested to provide
himself with a uniform. so that New
ark's showing i'm the parade will be
something to be proud of.
"Bettsytown Bills" Look Good
There will be thousands of men in
various styles and makes of uniforms
in line, and there will be at least loo
floats. There are predictions already
that Elizabeth is likely to capture the
prize for the most attractive uniform.
The boys from Betsytown will wear
white shoes, white trousers, purple
coats of the cut-away type and head
gear of the colonial type. They will
be attired like Continental soldiers
with modern adornments.
The Newark uniform consists of
while hat with purple hand with ap,
propriate inscription. dark sack coat
and shoes according to taste.
According to the program of events
the work of Tuesday will be devoted
to the registering of delegates and
guests and the business of tine order.
Wednesday the Big Day.
Wednesday will be parade day. The
special family excursion train from
Newark will leave from the Market
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad at 8:45 o'clock Wednesday
morning, and returning leave Long
Branch at $50 o'clock in the evening
A special rate of one dollar per round
trip ticket has been obtained Ac-
commodations for the wives mothers,
daughters and sweethearts have been
made al the Branch.
Long Brasch is in regal attire
already, merchants, hotel-keepers,
business men generally and private
citizens vieing with each other in the
matter of decorations in honor of the
b. p. O. e.
A large number of citizens promi-
nent in public and private life have
signified their intention of taking in
the Wednesday excursion trip, among
them being Mayor Jacob Haussling,
one of the oldest members of Newark
Lodge No q, in years of member
ship.