The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-18
Town to Be Closed for Big Parade
and Ball Game; Merchants Deco
rate Stores in Honor Of Wis
ltina Elks.
CAR OWNERS TO COMPETE
FOR PRIZES IN CONTEST
Decorating Automobiles; Commercial
Floats and Cars to Have Place
in Parade; Barbecue and
Grand Ball at Close.


Thursday afternoon when the "Hellc
Bills OF Oklahoma will take charge
Of things, the occasion being tie
meeting OF the Oklahoma Elks aSso.
citation and according to the pro
gram announced there will be large
and enthusiastic "doins" on tap.
j. S. Garner president of the Re
tail Merchants association, announc-
ed this morning that all stores in the
city will close at 2:30 Thursday at-
ternoOn and remain closed for the re-
mainder of the day. with the excep-
tion Of drug stores, confectionery
stores, etc. which will reopen at G
o'clock
Parade a Feature.
Plans which have been completed
by the Elks call for 4 parade on
Thursday afternoon. which event Is
slated to be one of the features OF
he meeting. This parade will be
headed by the all-Elks band of
Clickasha and important sections
are to be the decorated automobiles,
competing for prizes aggregating $50,
the commercial foats and advertising
cars the Elks section, the Ship-by-
Truck caravan which is touring the
southwestern part of the state, and
the miscellaneous cars.
Those in charge of the parade
point out tsat the parade will form
Cn North Third street and on Choc-
tlw avenue at 2:30 and they stress
the Importance of every car and
float being in place by that time
The parade will move west on Chick.
asha avenue to Sixth street. south
on Sixth to Kansas, east on Kansas
to Third and north on Third to
Chickasha where the band and the
marchers Will climb aboard cars as
sembled there for that purpose, the
entire pIrade, as well as the crowds
assembled to witness it, going to-
University park where Chickasda
and Springfield Western association
ball clubs are scheduled to play.
"EIk Eat E H."
Following the ball grne, the
Chickasha Elks and their guests will
go TO Shanoan Springs where 1t will
be ELK cat Elk the occasion being
barbecue of elk meat which will
be prepared for the Bills of Okl3ho-
ma and their ladies'.
In the evening at 1880, the Elks
band will give concert at the cor
ner of Third street and Chickasha
avenue, in front of the Elks home,
and at $3.50 the grand ball. THAT viii!
close the associations meeting will
start in the Elks' home
Initiation Wednesday.
The visiting Bills will begin to ar.
rive tomorrow about noon and prac-
tically the entire delegations from
all lodges Ito be represented will be
on hand Wednesday night for the in
itlation of candidates. Chickasha
lodge has a class OF over 90 to take
the work" at that time. and in laddi-
tion, other lodges over the state have
been invited TO bring candidates for
initiation at that time. 1t is expect
cd that the class will number prlcti-
cally 100 victims who are to be in
structed in the mysteries OF the or
der and who will take turns at rid
ing Dynamite Chlckasha lodges
outlaw" goat.
The business meeting of the asso-
citation will start during Thursday
morning and will continue until 2:3G
when all hands will fall in" for the
parade. At noon Thursday. the Wis
iting Elks and members of Chicka-
slra lodge will be served a luncheon
in the club rooms. Also on Wednes-
day night, following initiation, buff
fet luncheon will be served in the
club rooms.
Stores Decorating.
Local stores and business houses
were getting material together today
for their decorations to show the B.
P. o. E. of Oklahoma that Chicka-
sha is for" 'em and Welcome
signs were going up everywhere.