The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23
Elxs CLOSE MEETING
SAN FRANCISCO DRILL TEAM
WINS $500 IN GOLD.
0stseea 1900 and 10000 Elks snd
Their Wives Attead Colleen
Jubilee Reunion.
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Denver.-Seventy-fiv thousand meF.
rymakers frollicked and danced and
laughed on the downtown streets rs
Bill Elk said farewell TO Denver. and
the golden jubilee closed with
monster carnival and dance in the
Court Of Honor. With the glow of
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
Eanizations 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
It was predicted the state lodges will
be given absolute power to !egislate
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 a ritual commission
designed to give the ritual a more
stable basis, making 1t impossible for
change except by constitutional
amendment, was created.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Elks and
their wives attended the reunion, ac-
cordsng to an estimate prepared by
Thos. NJ. Hunter. The estimate is "A
conservative one, he says, and il
based on the registration at the Au-
ditorium and a 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 a lengthy inaugural ad
dress. He pledged himself to the
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
well, Marshalltown, Iowa; grand es-
teemed 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 Donahbe.
New London. Conn: grand trustee.
Calvin Kingsley, Waterloo. Iowa: chief
justice grand forum, Albert r. Brophy,
New York city.
Winners Of Prizes.
Following are the prizes awarded in
the various contests:
| Drill TeaA Awards.
FiIss skaS P1iseMs p ze;d San Francisco Lodge No.
Second Prize-oakland. Calf. Lodge
..Th!,d Pie. BoSidsr. Colo. Lods. NJ.
tss. $50 in gold. So,d p.,...
tcoloraao icns Lodges :Ssff: 10 Eligible,
,.sS MG' md qse s.d 6hs1
.n G.ss,est , Number NIB , in L,nem,st ,, chez. hey.
snd ' $780, srd Pe:5S ssn Franz" e
Mo.t .,1S Unique uniiormso,st. Chez
Srd. Utah. 800
greatest number Of women present to
be awarded later owing to difficulty
| I.dsstrial Parade.
| (For Colorado Lodges
.sss 2na ss'ids Sss 1885, ssd f""sf5 T"eso
wslsenburr $50: sea. I''e Central sp cisS. nHS
Rest Decorated Buildings.
Business Houses - LIST. Daniels d
$3.50: srd. A. c. Foster Bldg. 500: 9TH.
Denver Gas & Electric Light Co. dia-
Residences-lst. p. c. schaefer. ses
Marion. gas range, End, Joseph osner.
| in laundry: 3rd Theodore Marks, 1864
Elizabeth. cut glass vase.
| Freak PriRes.
| Tallest Man-Ross w Bryant Roches-
ter n. y, IT. in: prize. diamond
peka: Kans.. ft.<sh In; prize. gold
:. Fattest Man-r G Gienac. Franklin.
| n. H.. weight 452 lbs; prize diamond
teanest Map.sovsr & +. 10 in; in
| feb.
| Oldest Elk in Grand Parade. B.
| Theobold Loveland. Colo. 80 years old:
prize. gold pocket knife and chain.
Bolt Hits Wire; Man Stunned.