The state herald., 1914-07-24
.ELKs CLOSE MEETING
SAN FRANCISCO DRILL TEAM
WINS $500 IN GOLD.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Elks and
Their Wives Attend Golden
Jubilee Reunion.
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| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Seventy-fi thousand mer-
rymakers frollicked and danced and
laughed on the downtown streets as
Bill Elk said farewell to Denver, and
the golden jubilee closed with Il
monster carnival and dance in the
Court OF Honor. With the glow of a
hundred thousand lights upon them.
Elks and their hosts of friends said
goodbye to the city which had housed
them during their all to brief stay in
Denver.
Extend State Rights.
Delegates who have been striving
for extended jurisdiction for state or
ganizations of Elks met with no op-
position in the last session of the
grand lodge at the Auditorium. The
greater part of the session was given
over to the installation of officers.
When the grand lodge meets again
1t was predicted the state lodges will
be given absolute power to legislate
upon matters that pertain peculiarly
to the respective states, without the
necessity OF grand lodge sanction or
legislation.
The grand lodge abolished the rit-
ual committee and ritual commission
designed to give the ritual a more
stable basis. making II impossible for
change except by constitutional
amendment, was created.
Between 10000 and 10000 Ellis and
their wives attended the reunion, ac-
cording to an estimate prepared by
| Thos. NJ. Hunter. The estimate is
conservative one, he says, and is
based on the registration at the Au-
ditorium and comparison with the
gathering of 1906.
In numbers, Thursdays parade has
been surpassed few times in the his
tory of Denver and the West. In orig
inality and kaleidoscope variety it
never has been equaled.
Ruler Makes Address.
Grand Exalted Ruler Benjamin did
not make lengthy inaugural ad-
dress. He pledged himself to tho
work OF lettering the order and to
give his hearty cooperation with IN
dividual lodges throughout the coun-
try in any plan which would make for
the benefit of the organization.
In addition to Benjamin. the follow
Ing officers were Installed: Grand
esteemed leading knight, Lloyd Max
we'll, Marshalltown. Iowa: grand es-
tcemed loyal knight, f. NJ DIker-
man, Tucson, Ariz; grand esteemed
lecturing knight. William Schad. Mil.
waukee. Wis; grand secretary. Fred
c. Robinson, Dubuque. Iowa; grand
treasurer. Charles A. White, Chicago;
| grand tiler F. Kopelik. Pueblo. Colo;
grand inner guard. Thomas Donahue.
New London. Conn; grand trustee.
Calvin Kingsley. Waterloo. Iowa; chief
justice grand forum. Albert T. Brophy.
New York city.
Winners OF Prizes.
Following are the prizes awarded In
the various contests:
Drill Team Awards.
First Prize-San Francisco Lodge No.
}. $500 In gold.
Second Prlze-oalSland. Calf. Lodge
No III. $3.50 in gold
Third Prize. boulder. Colo. Lodge No.
tes. $50 in gold.
colorado Lodges Not Eligiblel
$500 and, Arkansas $3.50; ard. chey-
Grea,est Number in Llne..-lst. ch.y-
enne, 1850; End. Great Falls, $3.50;
srd; Emporia. Kans.. 500;
:nd Roeehester. 5000; srd. San Fran
Most Unique un.torms--Ist chey-
ard, Utah. 500.
Prizes for greatest mileage and
greatest number OF women present TO
| be awarded later owing to difficulty
! IN checking.
| Indn.trini parndr.
| ffor Colorado Lodgesl
Most Attractive Float-ist. Boulder.
,sse; End, saiida. $3.50; ard. Pueblo.
Mining Float--lst Victor. $3.50; ind.
walsenburg. 'i5o; srd. Central city.
Hest Decorated buildings.
business Houses - LIST. Daniels A
Fisher sice; snd. lnterstate Irrns, Co.
Denver Gas \ Electric Light Co. dia-
| mond rcarfpin.
:. nesldenecs-isi. T. c. sehaefor. ses
between srd and 4th on broadway. ss5
~ laundry; 3rd. Theodore Marks. l3Gs
Elizabeth, cut glass vase.
| Tnllest Mnn=Itorn w. Bryant RoeheH-
ter " y n In; prize diamond
shortest Man--w. II. Faulkner. To.
peka, knnn. n sh In; prize gold
rSi'rs, .ls, MS91E ~ & &. oignEs; rIyIsnhl!n; "a kiln;
Leancst Mnn--tovor It. 10 IN In
heightl-J g MeSamnrn, omaha. Nrh
feb
oldest, Elk IN Grand Parade. -
Thoohold, Lovelnnd. colo. so years old.
prize, gold pocket knifo and chntn
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