The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-27

IS PREPARING
FOR THE ELKS
Who viii Hold Their Big State
Convention There Three
DAYS.

With the eyes OF at least fifteen
herds of Elks In West Virginia cen
tered on Huntington as the goal they
desire to reach on certain Date
this fall for the annual meeting Oh
tho antlered brothers, there Is
great deal OF interest throughout IN
the arrangements that are being
made for the big meeting. The boys
are all anxious to go to that city
for they know once the plans have
been started, that it will show them
the greatest time they have had since
the state organization was perfected,
number OF years ago at Clarks-
burg. That there will be a great
attendance is an assured fact Tor
President Lyle L. Jones, of Parkers-
burg, has received the assurance OF
most of the lodges of the state that
they will ba there, not only repre-
sented by the accredited delegates
members who will go along for the
but by large number Of members
who will go along for the purpose OF
making this meeting the best that
has been held in the state.
Plans for attending the conven-
ton are in an embryonic state In
many of the lodges but most of them
have completed a tentative program.
For the northern section of the state
it is probable that special train
will be used to convey the members
to Huntington The special wli J
probably start at wheeling and
from there will take on the Wheel
ing delegations pick up Mounds
vile and Sistersville, enroute to Par
kersburg At that point. 1t is likely
that arrangements will be made 10
take on additional cars which VIII
contain the delegations from Man
nington, Fairmont, Grafton, Clarks-
burg and probably Weston, making
a large special train which Will run
through to Huntington
Secretary Jay Refer, of this city,
returned the latter part of the week
from Huntington where he attended
a meeting of the state board car
ried out by that city's Elks for the
entertainment of the great bunch
which will be there for the three days
beginning on SeptembO 21. Lyle
L. Jones, of Parkersburg, president
of the state association, also at
tended the meeting and expressed the
keenest satisfaction over the outloo ss
for a most successful meeting TINS
year. -
gala attire for the meeting this fall
and contracts have already been ar
ranged for the decoration of the city.
The program for the three Gays is an
excellent one and assures the mem
bers of the organization who attended
one of the best times of their lives.
tuesday will be devoted to the reg
istration, election of officers for the
ensuing year and business meetins
in the evening. Many amusement de-
vices will be arranged for the daJ
also and big dinner in the evenins
will be a feature of the affair.
On Wednesday there will be the
big parade starting at noon and
marching over the principal streets of
the city. It is expected TO have $500
mem bers in line on that day.
On Thursday the Elks picnic ana
reunion will be held at Camden para
and many visitors will be IN attend
ance from Cincinnati, Covington,
Cattlettsburg and other points.
There will be plenty TO eat at al3
times and the club at Huntington has
been recently remodeled for the bene-
At of the members who VIII call TO
inspect it. The mayor or the city wis
welcome the E1ks and special ar
are being made for the
care of the women folks who will be
in attendance on the three days.