Gilpin observer., 1914-07-23
ELks' GOLDEN JUBILEE

| the national meet, and again has the
! fame of Denver and Colorado been
spread broadcast throughout the land,
as the banner place for hospitality
and good fellowship.
The Golden Jubilee of the B. P. o.
Elks, was held in Denver last week
and has now passed into history, and
with it has the encomiums of praise
tropolitan city of lights" and their
ability as entertainers has been her
aided to the most remote corners of
this great and humane republic.
The week was given over to one of
pleasure and frolic and the antlered
herd from every county in the state
were there in great numbers, as well
as 10000 visiting brethren, represen-
industrial parade on Wednesday par
ticipated in only by the Colorado
Elks, was a magnificent sight to be-
hold. Their gaily bedecked floats
|
industries, and were arranged with
, such minute precision and gorgeous
trappings as to dazzle the eye Ct the
beholder. The pageant formed an
imposing picture and was of much in
terest to the visiting herd. The line
of march was through Denver's prin-
cipal business streets, and was
mile and half long. and was view
ed by over 100000 spectators.
Gilpin's float was near the center
of the column, and represented a
scene in the mountains, with its rug
ged crags and peaks family tinted
with the last lingering rays of a
mountain twilight, and in a grotto
near the top sat Miss Alice Turner,
one of Colorado's most choice and rare
of natures mountain flowers. AS ra-
dunn queen, arrayed. in golden robes,
with silken sash of rich purple, Dor.
dered with silver lace that rested on
her dainty and petite shoulder, EN-
| blematical of her county's most choice
minerals. Before her was panorama
/ view of the world. denoting its vari
Gus countries and from each country
a narrow purple ribbon extended to
the hand of the radium queen. sym
bolizing that Gilpin county was send
ing her radum to all countries ana
all nations TO cure the afflicted In
the most remote lands. The float
was drawn by four raven black
horses. furnished by the Hendrie and
Bolthoff manufacturing company, of
Denver, whose foundation for their
colossal fortune was laid among the
rock-ribbed hills of Gilpin county. Pre-
ceding the float was Gilpin county's
lodge of Elks on foot. eighty strong.
dressed in khaki uniform and cowboy
hats, bearing their lodge banner aloft
on which was inscribed in golden let
ters, Central City Lodge. No. 557,
B. p. o. E." At the rear of the col
umn, and preceding tie float was car
ried silken banner proclaiming to
the multitude in large golden letters
that Gilpin county furnished radium
for the civilized world, and on each
side of the float in raised golden let
ters, was inscribed the motto, "Gil-
pin, the county that made Colorado"
Gilpin took third prize in this par
ade, third prize for best appearance
at drill and marching. and second
prize for largest per cent of members
present The badge worn by the Gil
pin county elks proved to be in the
greatest demand of any badge dis
played. At the top was a large elk
head made of gold with the name and
number of the lodge engraved there
on, flanked by gold pan and shovel,
and just beneath, on a purple silken
background, were three bars repre-
senting radium. gold and silver. and
beneath these was gold pendant,
portraying a scene of the early pros
pecting in the Rocky Mountains.
Thursday was the day appointed for
the international parade, and here
again the mountain herd covered
themselves with glory ,as with majes'
tic step and soldiery bearing, they
kept time to the music, with as much
decorum as the trained French under
Napoleon. when they marched to their
Waterloo.
A wise and beneficient creator has
decreed that all animal and human
life shall have a leader to guide them
Alright, as they traverse the paths ant
by-paths of life on this terrestrial
sphere, and as the antlered herd were
to leave their reservation and roam
in fields where the timber lieth
in wait to pluck the laurels from
their Xerdanf hrnw IL hecama naces.