The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-07-15
THE ELKS HAVE
COME AND GONE
Herd Again Is Scattered Over the
COuntry-ExOdus From The Hotels
Prizes Are Awarded For Various
Features of Thursdays Parade.

Yesterday the Elks had gone-scat-
tered over the country, not to meet
again until July, 1917, when Boston.
Mass, will be the mecca.
The business of the convention over
on Thursday, and practically all OF the
pleasure features arranged by the Bal
timore Elks having been exhausted at /
the same time, the visiting members
of the antlered herd started on the 7
hunt for home or other fields
Not more than 100 members of the I
order who had come here for the con-
yentions were at the Baltimore hotels |!
Yesterday afternoon. The eNodus,Whlch |
had begun Thursday night. continued
all yesterday morning, and by noon
the hosterlies had been emptied. SINH
larly with the boarding and roomins,
houses.
The Baltimore Elks, tired after their
strenuous efforts, relaxed, confident
that their work had been rewarded by
a general feeling among all visitors
that royal good time had been ENJOY
ed. OF course, there We're hundreds of
odds and ends of the big convention 10
look after, but the BaltlmoreahS
There were announced yesterday at
ternoon the prizes for the parade OF
Thursday morning. J. Edward Custy,
exalted ruler of the local lodge, George
R. Curtis and Alexander NJ. Hanline.
were the judges.
Detroit, Mich. received the first prize
for the best drill team in the parade,
as was expected. This prize was $500
in gold.
The other prizes follow:
For best appearance in uniform,
first prize, $500. Camden. N. j.
| Second prize, $3.50, Boston, Mass.
For greatest number in line: First
prize, 5000. Washington. D. c.; second
prize, 500 Lancaster, Pa.
For most unique uniform: First
prize, $3.50, New Haven, CT; second
prize, $3.50, Great Bend, Kan.
For best float: First prize, $500,
Roanoke, Va; second prize, $20O,Phil-
adelphia. Pa.
| Baltimore Elks are now resting
resting and waiting for another oppor-
tunity for entertaining their brothers
from all sections of the country. 1t
was IS years between the opportuni-
ties before-they hope it will not be
so long again.
| The hotels in Baltimore made big
money during the conventions; practi-
cally all of them admit it. Not only
were their rooms filled during the
week, but extra accommodations We're
also eagerly sought. And the dining
rooms and barrooms of the hostelries
also did a rushing business.
| The downtown restaurants and cafes
also did a big business, although the
cafes in the other sections of the city
are not complaining against the
amount of new business which came
to them.
Fred C. Robinson, of Dubuque, Ia.
the diminutive grand secretary of the
Elks, who is always the first Elk to
arrive for a convention and almost in
variably the last Grand Lodge member
to leave, checked out at the Hotel Bel
vedere yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Rob-
inson, as well as all of the other
Grand Lodge officers, expressed him
self as highly pleased by Baltimore's
hospitality.
The manner in which Thursdays pa
rade prizes were awarded was gener-
ally commended yesterday. There was
no doubt that Detroit deserved the
drill team prize, and there was as little
question as to the float prize which
had the big flag. showing the Elks' new
national home at Bedford City. Va
Baltimore American.