The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-12-15
ELKS RAISED GAIN
AND ADDED-22 MEN
Antlered Herd of Gar.
den City Came and
Initiated Big Class


Monday was Elks Day in Liberal
and everyone knew it before they
had been here long.
Fifteen car loads came down
to initiate big class under spec
ial dispensation from headquarters,
and they were live bunch of good
fellows who made lot of friends
here.
Two cars arrived early in the fore
noon, but on account of the bad
! roads the main herd was delayed
and did not arrive until the middle
of the afternoon. At their ap-
proach the siren was blown and the
thirteen cars drove down Kansas
Avenue with waving banners, auto
horns shrieking and Elks yelling
greetings to those already here. The
town turned out to see what was the
cause of the confusion, which was
something unusual.
They were hungry and did not
long delay in securing their late din
ner, after which they appeared at
the hall oyer the Peoples State bank
where twenty-five candidates were
waiting to register preparatory to
taking the work at night
Then the Garden City Jazz band
in comic uniforms, appeared and the
candidates were herded together,
some handcuffed, and following the
band, were paraded over the bust
ness section. Stores, restaurants,
drug stores and other business houses
were invaded, while some of the
Elks danced with the girls to the
music of the band. The business
men took it good naturedly and ev-
eryone had good time. This was
kept up until late supper hour.
At eight o'clock the candidates
were lined up and admitted to the
lodge room. What transpired there
is not for those outside, but from the
expressions heard everyone was
more than satisfied The writer be-
ing among the number, can say this
much: ''it was revelation indeed,
and a very agreeable surprise, and
raised the B. P. o. f. several hun
dred per cent in our estimation"
There were twenty-five candi
dates on hand to take the work, and
there would have been double that
number had it not been for the bad
condition of the roads.
The Garden City lodge, to which
the fellows of Liberal, Hugoton,
Tyrone, Hooker and other towns in
this section belong, has almost 300
members and thirty or forty appli-
cations on file. Liberal will have
more than fifty members when all
have had the work.
The association with the good fell
lows of Garden City and other cities
is cementing the ties of friendship
between communities and is going
to be good thing for all concerned.
Following the work banquet
was served at the New Sanford, and
judging from the compliments passed
by visiting Elks, it was much appre-
ciated. This popular place has ca
tered to many banquets in the past
but to our notion, it surpassed itself
in this instance.
Some splendid talks were made at
the big feed and no end Of merri-
ment, and few realized that the night
had gone and morning was almost at
hand as the last speaker finished.
The Elks believe in having good
time, but the principles for which
they stand are as old as time, and
their ideals cannot be surpassed.
Those who witnessed the work for
the first time are enthusiastic and
are already becoming workers for
We order.
Garden City has fine bunch and
we hope they come often.