Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-09-02
800 NEWARK ELKS
TOGLADDENLONG
BRANCH PARADE
r. P. Rooney Will Be Grand
Marshal and Excursion Trains
Will Be Run.

Members of Newark Lodge No. Il,
of Ellxs, propose to make the best
showing at the annual State reunion
of the order, to be held at Long
Branch next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, September and 9. When the
parade is held, Wednesday morning,
there will be 300 Newark Elks, ar
rayed in distinctive garb, ready to
outshine their brethren from other
parts of the State. The grand mar
shall of the parade is to be Richard
P. Rooney, past exalted ruler of
Newark Lodge.
The uniform the local men propose
to fiaunt upon the other visitors will
consist of white hats, blue serge coats,
white flannel trousers, white shoes
and purple neckties, purple being the
color of the order.
The grand marshaps staff, as an
nounced by Mr.. Rooney, consists of
DR.. o. A. Clark, Long Branch; Dr.
A. M. Applegate, Asbury Park; Com
City; Captain William Stuckey, New
ark; William Vogel, Trenton, and
Morris Judas, Long Branch.
A number Of floats have been prom
ised for the parade. To acommo-
| date members of the order and others
who desire to see the parade, the
local lodge will hold an excursion TO
Long Branch next Wednesday. A
special train will leave the Market
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad at S:45 a. m, and returning
leave Long Branch at $3.50 p. m.
Tickets for the excursion may be had
for n dollar each
The program for the reunion fol-
lows:
Tuesday, September S-morning-
Arrival of delegats and registration;
visiting Elks will be met at railway
station by reception committee and
conducted to Elks' Home, Garfield
avenue; all Elks are urgently re-
quested to register Immediately upon
their arrival and receive official badge
that will give them admission to all
forms of entertainment and social
functions. Afternoon - Automobile
ride for visiting ladies, 2 o'clock: ath-
letic events and baseball game be-
tween Elks teams at Baseball Park,
O'Clock. Evening-BanQuet to dele
gates, Scarboro Hotol, o'clock sharp;
presentation of key to city by Mayor
B. B. Newcomb, p. E. r., and OPEN
ing of business session, Elk Home.
at $3.50; after busine eion dancing and
CABARET on lawn; II O'clock" To Our
Abent Brothers,
wednesday, September 9-Morning
-Grand parade, open to all lodges in
New Jersey, IL o'clock sharp. List of
prizes: Lodge having largest number
of members in line, handsome Elks'
banner; lodge making best appear
ance in line, loving cup; lodge hav-
ing most unique uniforms, loving
cup; lodge having the greatest num-
Der of ladies in attendance at the re-
! union, according to the number of
ladies registered at general registra-
tion headquarters. Only ladies hav-
ing ladies cards." as provided by
grand lodge laws, will be permitted
to register, loving cup; lodge having
| most attractive float in parade, low
| ing cup; lodge having best band in
competition, cash prize, $50; best dec
| GRATED business building in the city of
| Long Branch, loving cup; best decor
ated private residence in city of Long
Branch, loving cup; handsome trophy
to lodge winning baseball game;
prizesm for tallest Elk, shortest Elk,
leanest Elk and fattest Elk in pa
rade. Afternoon-Band contest, cab
aret and informal dancing on lawn
at o'clock, Ocean Park; fireworks,
o'clock, Ocean Park; grand ball
Ocean Park Casino, $3.50 o'clock.
There was big attendance at the
regular meeting of Newark Lodge
last night, when the officers of Kear-
ny Lodge conducted initiatory exer-
cises, installing seventeen candidates
as members of the Newark body.
After the regular meeting refresh
ments and buffet luncheon were
served.