The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-20
THURSDAY BIG
DAY FOR POLK
COUNTY ELKDOM

Thursday was one of the biggest
d2ys-and nights ever seen in Polk
county Elkdom The sixty candidates
we're taken through one of the most
SIMULTANEOUSLY terrifying and at the
same time one of the most iutrinsi-
cally mystifying ordeals ever put on
by Lakeland Lodge No. 1891.
The parade started from the ElEs
Home at four o'clock, headed by Bill
Steitz and Paul Collins as marshals.
The American Legion uniformed band
came next, dispensing the music.
The veteran Elks marched next in
a body, following "Old Glory" and
the banner OF Lodge 1891 ard beaded
by Exalted Ruler Jos. lie Way.
The first candidates in line Were
VS. airing many contradictory articles
of apparel, and were armed with pop
guns and pacifiers.
The next in line were in fancy and
fantastic dress with circus effects
mixed in, and they were followed by
the chain gang, securely hitched be-
hind the wreck derrick of the Dixie
Highway Garage
The next candidates were in the
striped suits they were forced to ride
in line on Evolutionary mules. while
the crowd offered free equestrian adj.
vice.
The street cleaning gang, also COM
posed of candidates, was the last fea-
ture.
At the close Of the parade, pro-
gram of agoniZing entertainment was
carried out in a roped-in space on
Main street between Kentucky and
Tennessee avenues. Here the candi-
dates were put through various
stunts, Mike Dorset as ring master
being of great assistance in making
them wish they were home.
The convict gang were paraded il
their handouts, the pacifier squad
went through a military drill, the
freaks passed the hat for the benefit
of the charity fund, the mounted con-
victs participated in a mule race. and
a concert was put on, with bath tub
standing by awaiting any sign of re-
bellion on the part of the entertainers
How Dry 1 Am by ]. J. Haldeman
and others, waltz by Cahrlie jacobs
and Barnwell Fuller, the enforced
footwashing of Brother Babcock, of
Mulberry. the ducking of Wade Jack
son. the buck and wing dancing o.
Blondin Goodwell. were only part of
the program, which the thousands OF
spectators vociferously enjoyed.
The candidates were then escorted
to the Elks Home, followed by the aU-
prehensive fears of their families and
friends.
Those initiated were Thos. Driggers.
Albert ]. Hawley. w. B. Whelpley, c.
l.. Suddath, w. M. Cast, C. Bronson
Bryant, VIM. H. Chandler, Jr., H. A
Moore. w. r. Roulerson, ]. II. Mott,
M. S. Braddock, A. b. Carman, ]. J.
Mooney. J. J. futile, Earle Lewis, II.
r. Schwab. Dan Sloan, W. B. Burton,
II. A. Giles, Wade Jackson, e. H.
Reasley. L. H. Thompson, e. w.
Brown, R. B. Fuller, ]. c. Snead. w.
L. Law. A. G. Pierce, Chas. W. Jacobs,
T. E. Burdette. I. F. Walden, Jr.. G. f.
Childers. ]. w. Kutrow, R. w. Horne
c. f. O'Doniel, ]. J. Haldeman, Stew
art Hancock, Elisa Corbett, o. C.
Knight. Jno. o. McLucas, c. e. Fits,
C. c. Hardin, l.. A. Scorgie, ]. w. Cole.
Jr., c. ]. Moore, H. A. Pollard, J. l..
Swan, L. o. Pierce. Fred Stikes, Robt.
Grass. T. B. Hillman. Maynard
Froemke, T. NJ. Phillips, o. f. Allen,
P. G. Mitchell. J. S. Temple, H. II. 10
gan, w. B. Goodwill. G. w. Froemke,
VIM. L. Law, o. A. Jones. A. Arab
ner, Otto D. Rich. L. B. Shap, ]. L.
Johnson, T. S. Mcdonald.