The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-28
ELKS in RIOT OF GLORY
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Hello Billi
BOSTON THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
BY Charles A. Starks.

Selection-Choir of Second Baptist
Church.
Address of Welcome on Behalf OF
Kansas City-Mayor James Cowgirl
Response--Hon. George F. McMechen
G. E. Ruler. Baltimore, Md
Selection - Coleridge Taylor Glee
Clug, direction of N. Clarke Smith
(a) Melody, "zion's Jubilee" N. c.
Smith.
(b) Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
N. C. Smith.
(c) The Viking Song" Coleridge
Taylor.
Response-C. E. Corbett. E. R. Cos
mopolitan, No. 247, Tulsa, Okla.
Solo-Mrs. Emma Payne, daughter
Ruler Midwest Temple No 120.
Address of Welcome on behalf of Twin
Cities-Hon, Dorsey NJ. Green, Kan
sas City, Kas.
Response-Hon. Thos. w. Fleming
Alderman, Cleveland, Ohio.
Address of Weleome-Hon. Nelson c
Crews, Editor of Kansas City Sun
RESPONSE. Frank Wheaton, New
York City.
Solo-Mrs. Bernia Ellis Perdue, Mus
kogee, Okla.
Address of Welcome-Dt. Moreno
Davis, behalf of Midwest Temple
No. 120.
Response-Dt. Emma " Kelly, Grand
Secretary of Grand Temple, Norfolk
Virginia.
T. B. Watkins, Master of Ceremonies
Greatest of All Parades.
In several noted features the par
ade of Tuesday was the greatest
demonstration we have witnessed in
these parts. Aside from the extraor
binary length the parade was remark
able for the smacky uniforms worn
b ythe marchers. If there was any
thing more remarkable than these
they were the men themselves. AL
the favorable types of the race were
represented. The gay youth, the dan
dy, tn hard laborer, marked in a
visible way by roughened hand and
other signs of physical exertion, the
sport, soft skinned and with the rich
air of luxury; the politician, sleek
and smooth; the professional, the
sober minded gentleman of enterprise
the man who has "got his" and is
ageing according to his iron gray
hair, but whose step is springy with
the elastic spirit of Hello Bill, the
really Old Man, whose step is less
springy but far more proud, it is
grand because of the venerable air he
creates as he ambles along. We say
all these march in the great riot of
music furnished by tuneful bands. 1t
is therefore a little unjust for some
of us to say that the organization is
made up of too light timber, espec'
tally when a little investigation will
prove that other organizations may
be as fittingly censured for the same
alleged fault
But through the streets they go,
all to the tune of blaring note. The
men look exceptionally good, the
women sweet and beautiful. All
autos were nicely decorated, some ex-
tracted loud praises from the specta-
tors by their fairy-like creation, one
particular car was hidden in a mass
of purple glow, cunningly tinged with
white.
In the musically intense moments
some Of the more demonstrative
marchers executed some ludicruous
steps. The Drum Majors We'd with
one another in their gyrations while
manipulating their directing sticks.
The Gentleman from St. Louis is
herewith extended the palm for out
gyrating all the other gyraters.
Another big feature of the parade
was the spectators themselves. Kan
sas City was out for gala day and
it was so. Thousands and thousands
stood along the line of march. The
complexion of the crowd naturally
changed when the parade got to the
down town district. The absence of
sneers and contempt is probably in
dicative of some progress in the esti-
nation OF others. AS per schedule
the parade ended at the Paseo, af-
ter having passed the reviewing
stand of city officials. The day was
climaxed by the