Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-26
ELKS OPEN SESSION
WITH MANY PRESENT
PARADE TOMORROW

Delegates began to arrive early this
morning for the fifth annual reunion
of the New Jersey State Elks Asso-
citation which is being held here to-
day and tomorrow, giving promise OF
a large attendance at the business
session which will be held this after
noon in the Elks home in Madison
avenue.
Fletcher L. Fritts, the secretary of
the state association, arrived here
last night and automobile parties
containing delegates commenced to
arrive, as early as O'Clock for the
two days session. Governor Walter
E. Edge informed the committee on
arrangements, of which Harold f..
Pickersgill is chairman, that he would
be present at the convention today.
All plans were completed at a
meeting of the members of the local
lodge yesterday afternoon and the
outlook now Is for the most success
fui and the largest attended conven-
ton ever held in Perth Amboy.
The business session of the con-
vention will be held this afternoon,
starting about o'clock, in the Elks
home in Madison avenue. While the
delegates are transacting the annual
business their wives, sisters and
|daughters will be taken for an auto
mobile trip to the large industrial
and government plants in this vicin-
ity and thence TO Keansburg where
they will be given a shore dinner at
the Hotel Mailer.
A BANQUET for the delegates and
guests will be held at the New Pack,
er House at $50 O'Clock tonight fol-
lowing the business session this az
ternoon.
A vaudeville entertainment In the
Elks home, dancing in the clubrooms
and a block dance in Hobart street
viii furnish the amusement tonight.
The local Red Cross chapter will
have charge of the block dance and
receive all admissions A war savings
stamp committee of young women
will also be busy about the city today
and tomorrow selling these baby
bonds"
Tomorrow will be the biggest day OF
the convention when the parade OF all
OF the delegates will be held Al
though original estimates placed the
number expected in line at 5000. II
is now believed that nearly 5000 men
will be in line. There will be more
than 500 musicians. Last minute re-
plys have been received by the COM
mittee in charge from Lodges which
were not expected TO participate, stat
ing that they win be represented in
the procession.
Following the parade tomorrow
there viii be a patriotic meeting al
the corner OF Madison avenue and
Market street. This will be followed
by baseball game between the Rari-
tan Copper Works nine and the
Wheeler Condenser team OF Carteret
for a cup 10 be given by the Ellxs To-
morrow night. in addition to the block
dance there will be a boxing program
at Palace Hail which II being ar
ranged BY Joseph G. AeNuity.
An additional attraction tomorrow
afternoon viii be the feats OF George
Adams, the human spider" who viii
climb the American building. the Eiks
building, the Kant building. Hotel
Central and the post once. COllec-
tions for the Red Cross VIII be made
al each OF the places during his ex-
hibition.
All Elks who are stationed at Camp
Dix have been given q leave OF alb
sence OF two days in order that they
may attend the convention. II is re-
ported that similar arrangement
has been made az Camp Val
A motor party consisting OF Grand
Exalted Ruler Bruce A. Campbell. Of
East st. Louis: Grand Trustee p. r.
Powers. Of Jersey City; Grand Tros-
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