The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-23
MOSCOW ELKS WILL
ATTEND CONVENTION
EXPECT THAT 400 ELKS WITH
THEIR BAND WILL VISIT
SPOKANE THIS WEEK.

/ All roads lead to Spokane this
week. so far as the Elks of the Inland
4 Empire are concerned. 1t is expected
there will be between 5000 and 5000
Elks in Spokane for the dedication of
the Elks temple, costing $350,000, at
that place. The exercises will cover
four days and will be interesting and
Impressive. G. G. Pickett is in charge
of the arrangements to take the Mos
COW delegation of 400, with their
band to Spokane for the occasion.
The Moscow Elks have chartered"
the Hotel Spokane and will make that
popular hostelry their headquarters.
Parking arrangements for visiting
Elks who attend in cars have been
completed and a dispatch from Spo-
kane telling of this and other ar
rangements, follows. 1t may be well
to clip this out and take it along so
that those going from Moscow will
know where to park their cars. Fol-
lowing is the dispatch from Spokane
together with the program for the four
days:
Parking Space Secured.
The hundreds of out of town Elks
who will motor here next week to
participate in the festivities and dedi-
CdIlOH Vi the new 9OOU,UUU ElhS
temple will be assured of parking
space for their cars here whether
they stay an hour or four days. Yes
terday afternoon Fred M. Skadan,
heading one of the Elks' committees,
completed arrangements with the Mil
waukee and O.-W. r. & N. railroad
companies to secure a seven-acre
tract at the north end of the Monroe
street bridge and just north Of the
tracks.
None but out of town Elks will be
allowed to park in this space. Two
day and two night watchmen will be
on duty there while the EIk5 are here
Next Thursday, when Lne Elks viii
hold their record breaking fraternal
parade in the city, all streets between
Brown and Jefferson extending east
and west will be cleared OF autos.
William E. Hudson OF Seattle,
northwest representative of the Pathe
film weekly, yesterday afternoon
wired w. F. Connor, secretary of the
Spokane Elks lodge, that he would
reach Spokane Thursday morning,
May 26, with two cameras to film
events in connection with the Elks'
temple dedication ceremonies.
The program for the four days can
be summarized as follows:
Wednesday.
10 a. m.-Formal dedication of the
new temple.
Afternoon-Initation of a class of
80 in the new lodge room; automobile
drive for the visiting ladies.
Evening-Brief business session and
social entertainment.
Thursday.
to 12-Automobile rides about the
city and environs for visiting Elks
and their friends.
p. m-Parade of uniformed dele
cations and bands through the busi-
ness section of the city; cross-river
swim at close of parade.
Evening-Social entertainment at
the temple for all Elks and their
ladies'; dancing, moving pictures and
Friday.
to 12-Automobile rides for the
Elks and their friends.
2 to 11:45 p. m.-Old-fashioned pic
mic at Natatorium park; dancing and
free concessions.
Saturday.
2 to 10 p. m.-Elks' temple open to
the general public for the inspection
Of the building; all departments open.
The Thursday evening dance and
social session promises to be one Of
the gala events of the celebration.
have been made to
provide dancing for 500 couples in the
gymnasium and the banquet room
An 8-piece orchestra will play in each
place and both rooms will be decorat-
ed by experts in interior ornamental
ton from the department stores.