The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-07-10
Antlered Host and Friends, 5000 Strong,
Fill City to 0verflowins Dickinson
Is Beautifully Decorated From End to
End. Elk Colors Prevail Everywhere
Fast Ball Games and Airship Flights
Every Day. Workman Shows Popular
All the Time. Large Glass Initiated
Wednesday. Big Parade Thursday.

This is Elks' week. There is no
doubt of it. Monday everybody was
busy decorating and by night the
purple and white adorned streets,
business houses, hotels, public build:
ings and many residences. The street
decorations centered around the Elk
temple, extending east and west on
1st St. North, down 1st Avenue and
Sims Street and east and west along
Willard.
Visitors were arriving all day, be-
lieving in the old adage, "First Come,
first served"
Tuesday was registration day at
the Elk temple. In fact, it was the
beginning of the registration which
has continued all week. The Worth
am shows were getting settled on
Willard Street and their fine band
gave an open air concert in front of
the Elk temple at 1870. Most Of
the Workman features were in place
for the afternoon and all were ready
for the evening everybody was
there.
The first ball game of the, weeks
series was played by the Belfield Elks
against the Dickinson Elks and was
won by Dickinson with a score of ID
to o.
| Between six and seven O'Clock
Harry H. Webster, who had been
busy two days setting up his aero.
plane on the PRESS lots, made a
pretty flight which was witnessed by
a big crowd.
Wednesday saw large addition tc
the city's merry-makers, who hao
no difficulty in finding plenty of fun
if not at the Workman shows, at the
theatres, golf links or the ball park
where Dickinson defeated Dunn Cent.
er in almost a shut-out game. Right
after the ball game the airship flew
for half an hour. Wednesday evening
initiation at the Elk temple divided
honors with the Workman shows anc
a fine display of fireworks which were
exploded from the roof of the five
story Elk temple and in the street
in front. The local lodge had seventy
candidates on the waiting list and {
large number of these got what was
coming to them Wednesday night, the
initiation being put on from II to {
in the presence of 300 Elks.
So severe was this ordeal that ma.
ture, which all the week had smiled
her prettiest, wept in sympathy
Thursday morning, the rain causing {
delay of the big parade, set for 10:0(
o'clock, until 1 p. M, when the newly
made Elks had recovered sufficiently
to be in line.
! The parade at 1 o'clock Thursda!
was witnessed by 5000 to 1000 peo
pie and was as good as any city il
the state can put on.
A. j. Osborn, riding a beautifE
black horse, was chief marshal will
Frank Roquette, J. L. Hughes, J. w
Brinton and H. L. Reichert as aids
|, The procession formed on West Is
Street. First in line behind th'
marshals was the Reeder band il
white uniforms. The Elks, dressed i,
j; white with purple hat bands, ties ant
belts and carrying purple and whit
sun umbrellas made striking ap
pearance. They marched two ant
two in seemingly endless line. Law
ton Osborn and Herbert Mckenzie, il
!: similar uniforms, represented tn
Junior Elks.
J Three other bands-the one from
Beach and the two Workman Shov
, bands headed the second, third AM
fourth divisions of the procession
Several young ladies on horsebacl
with "Hello Bill'' backs to their sad
dies were a noticeable and pretty par
of the gay company. Paul Lebo go
!, in from Medora in time to get hi
cart decorated in fine style for tn
j parade. ... il