The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-02-17
...rreville's Famous Musical
organization to Become
lewiston Elks' Band
Los ANGELES, JULY
tack Running, Former Leader
70 Be Director; Red"
Harris, Manager.

Far the 1921 national convention of
benevolent Protective Order OF
4 t,t. which meets at Los Angeles in
ulv of this year, the famous Grange
.,,le Cowboy Band will become the
I i awistou Elks' Cowboy Band" and
I'M accompany the Elks from 1886
,dga at Lewiston as the official band
h the delegation. The organization
I'm have some 20 members and will
] under the direction Of Jack Run
.Ing Of Lewiston, who, while a resi-
5ept Of Grangeyille did much to place
be band In its present enviable posi-
6On. Red" Harris the manager of
abe Cowboy organization, will also
4 have the management of the Elks'
band for the Los Angeles trip.
Mr. Harris In connection with
Exalted Ruler J. e. Aikens of S96,
Ind District Deputy ]. +. Atkinson
* h Lewiston. have been working to-
yard the consummation of these ar
fangements for some time past. The
Lewiston Tribune of Tuesday carried
Die following statment regarding the
hatter:
'sThe national Benevolent Protective
Order Of Elks convention for 1921
meets at Los Angeles in July of this
bear, and at the meeting Of, the Lew
'ston lodge next Thursday night ar
fangements will be completed under
(Which the lodge will take over for the
pational convention the famous
irangeyilie Cowboy Band of approx
mately 20 members, this organization
70 be known as the Lewiston Elks'
cowboy Band" and to make the trip
p the California metropolis as the Of
ncial band Of the Lewiston lodge.
Several members Of the Cowboy
pand are already affiliated with the
lewiston lodge Of Elks and the re-
maining musicians who will make the
trlp are soon to submite applications
'or membership, which, with a num-
per OF Lewiston musicians who are
IiKs ana who will be joined with the
|pand for this excursion, will insure a
musical organization second to none
|on the coast.
nsaoed Dy this band big delega-
0on OF Lewiston Elks will leave Lew
ls'on about July in a special Pull
nan Tor Portland, where they will
pOard special Elks' train bound for
" Angeles Practically every Elks
'ouse if the country and particularly
A0'e Oh tne larger cities, will be rep
sen'eo at Los Angeles by brass
Oands and delegations Of member.
snu u Us expected that fully 100
anus VIII be featured in the line of
u u u the various parades to be
.e'o uuring the convention. The Ios
y s'ss reunion is being heraldcd in
ta,us, 'an.e notices as the largest fra.
'''nai Gathering of all time.
arrangements for taking the nonn.
,a' srangeville Cowboy bunch for tbe
,Os !, Angeles trip have been under w,v
vi, -. some time, the negotiations HAVING
,,s, c0nducted by Capt John n
loaa. s, exalted ruler of the Lewiston
t,;a. w $50; DR.. ]. F. Atkinson. dis.
Of .. pu'y' and Red Harris, manage.
manhs ,e cowboy band, who is also ,
oer @m OF the Lewiston lodge.
De,aae me Cowboy band of Grangeville /,
1,ps and . the most widely advertised
ors.,, % fayorably known music.,l
ticnls 'on 10 in the northwest, par
smana. among the bands from tn,
iaed u ,"'n o"na The band was organ
sipca - ~ ,sio and has been intact eve,
@ Though strictly an amateu,
to an ae'On the band has found tim,
nepts .ss ,eserai ow-of-town engage
ne nr,aa,' aad has played in nearly al
4perh.a pal l cities of the northwest.
BY an sps sap the longest trip ever taker
rity a. ,a'eur n band from such a shaIr
the covho,' cseville was that taken by
rhermoro'O,y band of Graneeville /,
sovbox ons 'wyo., in 1919. when III.
nusicains were the otr,cia, IN