The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-15
ELKS JOIN SHIP
BY TRUCK MOVE
HERE THURSDAY
"Bills" Combine Parade With Cara
van Boosting Good Roads and Mo-
tor Transport Shipment On All
Short Hauls.
AFFAIR PROMISES BE
ONE OF BIGGEST EVER
Section Of Decorated Automobiles
EIks Offer $50 in. Prizes; Ball
Game; Band Concert; 6arbe-
cue; Grand Ball.

Arrangements just completed By
cal4cers Of the Elks lodge and ]. w
Conner, secretary of the Chickasha
Chamber of Commerce call for Join
ing forces of the Elks and C. C. Off
ci-ls to make the parade here next
Thursday a combined Elks parade
and a Ship-by-Truck demonstration
The state meeting of Ehe Oklaho-
mia Elks association will be in ses,
sion here on that day and the Bills
have scheduled big parade. Liter
ature in the hands of c. c. Officials
states that caravan OF 20 trucks
will be here Thursday in the inter
est of Shipby-Truck- Good Roads
week, which is being observed ma
tionally The purpose of the Ship
by-Truck movement is to present to
the public the necessity of a nation.
al highway system and to vitaize
the achievements already attained in
the motor trucking industry.
Plan Mammoth Affair
The Elks have billed a parade, one
of the features OF which is to be the
decorated automobile section and the
state association has offered prizes
aggregating $50 for the winners.
This contest is open to all comefs
and MANY Chickasha people are dec
oraslng their cars to compete in the
contest. In addition, cars from near
by towns are Ito be entered in the
parade, word reaching here states.
This will be a splendid opportuni-
ty for local business houses includ-
ing firms interested in the automo-
bile industry to arrange cars, floats
or displays for advertising purposes
in the parade" slid Mr. Conner to-
day. "lt is not only permissible for
business firms to be represented in
this parade, but encouragement is
offered them to get in and advertise
their wares by float or car. 1t
dosent necessarily have to be an
deliberately decorated car and we
trust that local firms will take ad-
vantage of this splendid opportunity
Elks Band in Parade.
According to the plans, the Elks
band will lead the parade. Next
will come city Officials mounted po-
lice, fire department, the decorated
automobiles, the "Ship-by-Truck' car
avan and commercial floats.
The parade will form on North
Third street and on Choctaw avenue
The Ship-by-Truck caravan is sche-
duled to arrive from El Reno carly
in the afternoon and will take its
place in the procession Immediately.
rhe line of march as outlined is.
From Third street west on Chicka-
sha avenue to Sixth street, thence
north on Sixth to Kansas, tlence
east on Kansas to Third stree
thence north on Third to Chickasha
ayenue Arrangements have been
made for the Ship-by-Truck caravan
to park on South Third between
Chickasha and Kansas avenues and
when the parade reaches that point,
the caravan will drop out. The re-
mainder OF the parade VIII continue
west on Chickasha avenue and pro.
ceed to the ball park where Chick
asha and Springfield Western asso
citation clubs are scheduled to play
The Time Schedule.
The is parade is slated to form at
$50 and will start moving promptly
at 8 o'clock. It is estimated that
the circuit will be completed by 1920
giving time to arrive at the ball park
by $3.50, when the game is scheduled
TO start.
At 7:3O in the evening, the Elks
band will give a short concert in
front of the Elks building, corner ol
Oeick3sha and Third street At
o'clock. Mayor Durbin will welcome
the Ship-by-Truck caravan to Chick
asha and introduce speakers wht
accompany the party.
Following the ball game, Chicka
sha Elks and their guests will &c
from the ball park to Shanoar