The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-28
ANDERSON ELK
ENJOYED TRIP
Tom Bolt Back From the Grand
Lodge Which Met This Year
With Denver B. p. O. E.


Anderson lodge No. i20G. Benevolent
and Protective Order OF I;lks. has re-
turned from tho grand lodge OF the
| order, which met this year with the
Denver ledge. Mr.. holt says that he
never enjoyed an affair more in his
life than he did this meeting OF the
grand lodge.
Speaking OF the trip Mr.. Bolt said:
Friday we spent in Cincinnati sight
seeing. etc. and IL good deal Of the
things we saw were ct cctcra. Cincin-
natl Is city OF probably half a mil
lion people. most OF whom are Ger
mans, Jews, Greeks and Italians. 1t
Is noted for its piano manufactures,
pOttcrics. Wholesale jcwclry establish
mcnts. splendid street railway system.
geological gardens, consumption OF
beer ami whiskey
Saturday we spent In Chicago. the
Windy CITY, so-called. we believe. be-
cause OF the severe winds that blow
In from the lakes. Chicago has nearly
two million population mostly for
eigners-alinost every man OF which
ia practicing the rule Of "Do others
before they do you" Let us say right
here that Chicago Is no place for Il
man who has any confidence in hu-
manity. We believe SIX months IN that
town would make the most forgiving
Soul callous and obdurate. No one at
tempted to bunco us, but II you do not
want to Ire run over you had better
keep both your Dyes peeled while
1trollng around Chi. Did say stroll?
Well, there Is no such thing as being
permitted to stroll in that town. You
have to keep 6n the dead run to keep
out OF the wny.
A portion Of Sunday was spent In
riding through Iowa, and at OMAHA
NNch. Icw. is ono of tho Rrcnicsi
farming sections OF this country. AS
far rs the eye could reach on both
sides OF the railroad were great fields
OF waving corn, oats, wheat. ready to
cut and being cut, timothy hay. alfalfa
etc. The farmers out there seem to
have little regard for the Sabbath us
thrcBhing machines. reapers and hay
presses were In operation. and men
wore engaged in harvesting just as II
1t had been Monday. Sunday after
noon we spent In Omaha. and, lest we
forget. we Will say this is some warm
burg. 1t was 10 In the shade. The
men paraded tho streets without coats
and the women without petticoats. A
half day in Omnhn during July is suf-
flcient evidence OF the reason why Mr..
VIM. j. Bryan takes summer cottage
In the wild. OF Tarhclla.
We arri, ed In Denver Monday nAUrtl;
ing. Now Donvcr Is somo town. All
most every street and building was
profuscly decorated with the colors
OF tho b. p. o. E.-whitc and purple
whilo tho electrical display was said to
be tho most magnificent ever attempt
cd In tho history of the world. Thero
wore about ono hundred thousand
visitors. most OF whom were Elks. and
on every hand was royal welcome
for the Bills. Even the Denver papcrsi
wore printed In purple ink on white
paper for the four days of the Elks
convention.
The convention lnstcd until Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was the largest at
tempted and the most successful In
tho half century existence of the Or
der. Tho parade was spectacular to
. marked degree.
y Friday, July II, we spent at Caro-
nR. Colorado. styled tho top O. tho
world" It is $4,000 feet above the
sea. and is place of perpetual snow.
and on this mountain top we played
snow ball with Bill from Kansas.
We started home Friday night and
made good time back to Carolina, ar
irving here Monday evening.