The border vidette., 1922-07-01
"sEST PEOPLE ON EARTH"
Second Anniversary of Nogales Elks
 Was a Big Success.

The two day celebration of the second anniversary of Nogales Lodge B. P. O. B. No. 1897 came to close last evening, and proved to be one of the most successful Elks affairs ever stag ed in the state, says Monday $ Herald.
 The celebration opened Satur day afternoon on the streets of Nogales with the "razzing" of 24 candidates. At 2 o'clock Sat urday night, and in spite of rain l., the Elks put on a parade which was a great success and which was witnessed by mammoth crowd of people in the business district. About 25O Elks were in the procession, which brought no little amount of laughter from the spectators.
 It was led by the Twenty, fifth Infantry band. One of the main features was the cage of wild" Elks ably guarded by Charley Fowler and assistants, who saw that none of the bunch escaped.
 Another feature was Lewis Fleischer attired as woman, carrying a nifty little umbrella, and riding in a special vehicle. The several Elks dressed up in tights made big hit. as did also Hamp Madden bringing up the rear. Madden's make up as an oldtime middle western wealthy retired farmer was one of the best in the parade. Many of his friends did not recognize him.
 The huge Elk American flag was carried by a large number of the Antlered Herd.
 Initiation of candidates began at 8 o'clock Saturday night. and it was in the wee small hours of the morning before all had rid den the goat At the conclusion of the initiation vaudeville per formance was put on by excel lent entertainers from Camp Stephen D. Little.
 One of the main features of the celebration was the barbecue yesterday in Sonora, 10 miles below the border. A special train conveyed the Bills to the picnic grounds where an excel lent feed was served the crowd.
 Charles B. Ward of Phoenix, candidate for the Democratic no imitation for governor, attended the barbecue and made a splen- did talk on Elkdom. MT. Ward joined the lodge at Boulder, Colo. many years ago.
 l and a badger fight. Charley Fowler, Joe Mcintyre and Newt Mercer took part in the races. The initial race resulted in a tie between Mercer and Fowler and in the run off of the tie, Mercer was victorious.
 An Elk from Tucson, named Capo, pulled the badger. The badger fight proved very excit- ing and there was much betting, the odds being on the badger, owing to the fact that the bull dog was a little bit too small. Al Scharff's famous bull dog, winner of many badger fights, was not present. Had AIS dog been there, the betting would unQOu OGeQly nave been against that ferocious badger.
 A Hawaiian orchestra furnish ed music during the barbecue.
 Following their return to No gales, the Elks attended the ball game in Nogales, Sonora.
 Following is a list of the can didates initiated into the Nogales lodge of Elks, Saturday night:
 Capt. Grattan McCafferty, Louis B. Fleischer. Neil Bur- hans, George H. Madden, Wesley Roberts, John P. Burton, Peter A. Versus, Richard A. Myers. Robert J. Collins, George Nc Ilrath, Francis R. Duffy, Craig Pottinger. Alex. N. Karam, Or vile W. Field, Maurice Wilcox, William D. Collier, Capt. Clinton F. Costen bader, Claude c. Ches hire, Joseph A. Cumming, J. M. Soto, Jr., Lon Parker, Francis Frank Smith. George Franklin, Arnold E. Krause.