Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-08-25
INITIATE A
LARGE CLASS
STANDPOINT ELKS COME TO HELF
PUT THROUGH A CLASS OF
FOURTEEN YESTERDAY
BIG DAY FOR ALL THE BILLS
Parade, Banquet and Dance Were the
Features of the Day.

Yesterday was "Elks' Day" in Bon
ners Ferry and a we'll planned day
and night celebration in honor of a
class of IA would-be Bills" was sue
cessfully carried out, local members
of the Standpoint lodge being assisted
by nearly hundred Elks from Sand
point
Preparations for the big day began
Tuesday when Main street was decor
ated with flags and local business
houses put in attractive window dis
plays. The window displays of the
Glass A Market and Reid's Depart
ment store were two that were espec-
tally artistic and original
The first delegation of Standpoint
Elks arrived yesterday morning on the
Spokane International train and a
dozen or more autos were at the sta
tion to meet them
Soon after lunch the Bills"
rounded up the fourteen local candi-
dates. e. Il. Saunders and Ralph
Fisher were handcuffed together to an
iron awning rod in front of Hawks
Drug Store. j. B. Brody was allowed
to roam the street but was harmless
with huge calf muzzle over his face.
j. Bert Cowen and III. b. Kinnear, with
chains about their necks, were tied
in front of c. ID. Simonds Drug Store.
The other candidates, Ed Miley, VIM.
e. Rath, Joe Lynch, Tom Lynch, Fred
Stoos, VIM. Wohlford, A. B. Ashby,
Albert Peterson and DR. w. S. Sew
erns, were paraded about town tied
together with ropes about their necks.
The victims were compelled to submit
to being photographed, Dick Hines,
of Standpoint. getting a lot of kick in
swapping them.
About two o'clock the candidates
were taken to the l. o. o. f. hall
where initiation ceremonies started.
At $3.50 a parade was held headed by
w. c. Reid, carrying silk United
States flag. Members of Walden's
Band played march airs. Next in the
parade were the Standpoint Elks. the
degree team, the candidates and the
local Elks. The candidates were hand
somely costumed Four were COM
PEELED to carry a stretcher on which
reclined the remains of John Barley
corn, Ralph Fisher, chained between
two Elks, rode astride one of the Shet-
land ponies owned by the Hewett
boys, Bill Wohlford was the lone oc-
cupant of McPherson's dray wagon.
Bert Brody and Fred Stoos were pref
tily gowned and were the recipients
of many sly advances made by admir-
ing males on the sidelines ]. Bert
Cowen Travelled alone in the parade
with inside clothes outside. Billy
Rath was made-up as an elderly well
proportioned matron and the rest of
the candidates were adorned with lu-
dicrous costumes. The parade ended
in front of the Commercial hotel when
the visiting lodgemen gave a tiger and
three cheers for the Walden Band and
Sheriff Fisher
At six o'clock the Elks to the mum.
Der of nearly 200 enjoyed an excellent
ly prepared banquet served by the la
dies of the Catholic church. Then al
o'clock the initiatory ceremonies
were resumed
The big day ended with dance held
at the K. p. hall, Bushs six piece
orchestra furnishing the music, 9
hundred couples enjoying severa
pleasant hours tripping the light fan.
tastic.
Local and visiting Elks expressed
themselves as being well pleased will
the manner in which the events of the
day were carried out and the candi
dates all state that they "got theil
moneys worth