Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
ILEs PLAN WONDERFUL
| CHICAGO CELEBRATION
Program Announced Designed to
Change Streets of Windy City
n Into Magical Raydnd.

CHICAGO. June l2.-ChicaGo will
hnvf but brief breathing space be-
twcfn the Republican National Con-
vention and the largest single celc-
braEon In America this ycar-thc
annhal convention OF tho Elks.
The city will be turned over to the
Z "arHy Of occupation" during the
week beginning July 3. Moro than
on hand. Chicago Will be trans
forrped into a playground. Miles OF
strSimcrs of purple and white, the
Elke' colors, Will give every street
sands OF costumes will provide a
setting as coioTfui as ancient Bagdad.
3 Like Ancient BaGdad.
The color effect will be carried out
In all parts of the city. Even cloth
ing .worn during the gala week will
ands white. Big department stores
: ands haberdasheries are ordering
thousands of dollars worth of hosiery.
wells. handkerchiefs. cravats and
pie and white. Leading business
andsfinancial men estimates that chi
cage bank clearings will bc increased
n hhndrcd million dollars in July.
AZ pageant on the night of July :,
In which thirty-hve States will be
represented by at least 250,0oQ dele
gates and in large number of floats
Will pass in review. will he an out
startling feature of the bis; meeting.
While this vari-colered line with
through lanes OF purple and white,
AIRCRAFT will sprinkle the downtown
Districts with confetti and tissue
strefmers. There will be keen COM
petition for the prizes among states
and lodEcs.
TIE largest EiE's head ever built.
lis bfinE constructed at the entrance
OF 5Grnnt Park. on the lake shore.
Thc;wavcs of purple and white which
its thousands of incandescen,s will
fash skywnrd. will be visible for
milds out on the lake.
Prizes totaling $4,000 will be dis
tribtted to broncho riders, rope
throwers and crack rifle shooters at
the Frontier show which cover 4 half
mile of the lake front
:Ertcnsive Athletic Program.
There will also be an extensive ath-
letic program which will include
tryouts for the Olympic games. 1t
wilEinclude track and field champion
shiIss. swimming championships.
dashcs and relay races.
Colonel John V Clnnin, president
OF the central district or the ANA
teuE Athletic Union. is in charge OF
the events.
A:big regatta will be held July s.
apd 10. Thm following clubs will
compete: St. Louis. Mo-: Western
Rowing Club, Century Rowing Club.
MoUld CITY Rowing Club, North End
Rowing Club, Louis Rowing Club.
Baden Rowing Club. Central Rowing
CLUB; Detroit, Mich. Detroit Boat
Club Cadillac Boat Club; Peoria, H.:
Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club:
Quihcy, ILL.,. North Side Boat Club,
South Side Boat Club: Grand Rapids,
Micb.: Grand Rapids Boat and Canoe
Club: Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee
Rowing Club; Rockford, Ill: Rock |
ford Boat Club; In addition, members |
Sui MI
dlerS Association, from many Middle |
West towns and cities. that are not I
In yet.
Convention members include: DR. |
Robert y. Smith, Justin T.. Mccarthy. |
Colopcl John V. Clinnin. Frank Bcr- /
ing. :Dr. y. w. Adams. Il. ]. Mulaney. |
Webster II. Rapp, James l.. Dillon, 4. |
9. ARNOLD Mark l.. Solomon. John 4. |
Mccormick, w. II. Bowen A. D. |
Fischer. Willis J. Rayburn and Or. w.
L. Buehler.