The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-22
GIGANTIC PARADE BY B.P. D. ELkS
ONE Of CONVENT TON FEATURES
PARADE ONE OF THE LARGEST
EVER HELD IN T" STATE BY
THE MEMBERS OF THE
"ANTLRED HERD"
Warrington Had the Largest Number OF
Members in Line for VS.
iting Lodge.

TN" annual parade held NY the +. T.
-. f. lodges "t IN" state yesterday alter
ICON proved 10 he by far The largest al
fair Of tn" kind ever held in. In" state
and WIS witnessed by thousands along
tho line Of march. Tn" city was III gall
attire for the event and American rags
and the whit" and purple of the EikS
VAS everywhere
The parade started promptly Mt
O'Clock. headed by Grand Marshal W.
w Irwin. while his aides were u. y.
Mckee and pr. VIII Cruise. all members
Of Wheeling lodr, NJ" IS +. L. o. t.lks.
The line of march WAS west on -Four
te"uth to Market. north on Market to
Ninth. west on Ninth TO Main south on
Main to Twelfth, east on Twelfth 10
Market and south on Market To twenty
second east on Twenty second To chap
liac. north to Twentieth. To sixteenth
ana back TO the Court Theatre.
The parade wa. headed by the Man
, nington band Of 20 pieces. followed by
Il. l.. q. Elks lodge No. 3SS Of Manning
ton. with approximately 400 members IN
line. the lodge having the largest ann-
. Der Of visitors in the line OF march. The
, natty uniforms Of the members were
the occasion Of much comment
, Martins Ferry. Ohio. No. S95. was
next in line with zoo members. led by
tn" Martins berry hand. and the boys
had plenty of pep and the Jagged reel
ing seemed to be absent.
SiStrrsVillr No. 1888, presented the best
appearance of any lodge in tho line OF
march, there hinG $50 members in line
with purple and white umbrellas. Next
came Grafton No. sos. with Reeds hand
and they were on the job continually
with the music.
ClarkSburG No. 49, was next, headed
10y the Municipal band of this city. in
charge of Prof. Summers. and il made a
big hit with the audience.
! StcuhcnvIllr No. 23l was next with so
members in line and We're given a cheer
along the line of march.
Farmont No. 29i. headed by the
class!cst looking band in the parade.
was next, with 500 members in line and
Il close contender for MannIngton's
honorS.
r Charleston No. 2O2, headed by the
Charleston Elks hand. was next in line
, and were accorded n great reception
along the line nf march. The band had
been In the city since Monday morning
and gave number Of concerts along
the line OF march.
MOundSvilc No. 2S". headed by tho
Moundsville Eagles band, was next in
line, followed by narkrrsburE no. 1873.
with the Citizens Concert band. Each
Of the Parkershurl Elks carried golf
sticks and made u hit along the line OF
march.
Piedmont was next in line. there being
three representatives, from that lodge in
line.
+ Wheeling Makes Fit.
! Wheeling turned out approximately
100 per cent strong and was headed by
Exalted Ruler James \ Dyson. and the
big trio Hon. John r. Richardson. James
X. Hall and Samuel Harrison, the three
surviving charter members of Wheeling
Lodge No. rs.
Evan Turner. the smallest Elk in the
world. headed the Wheeling outfit. while
Prof. Frank MbinGcr. with the For;
Henry band. vas declared rs In" big
hit Of the parade. The ElkS chorus was
also in line and with the mcgaph"nrs
had the crowd along the street on tn"
go throughout the big performance.
GAINESVILLE came along last in number
hut not least and was headed by band
of one man. No. ia, as GAINESVILLE is
known, was one Of the big hits with the
public along the line of march.
/ Wheeling lodge had a big class Of can
didatCS at the end OF rope. who were
> put through the Elk degrees at the
Court Theatre during the late afternoon