The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
B|RM|NGHAM ELKS 300 STRONG WILL GO TO CONVENTION
Special Train Provided For Local Delegation To
 Atlanta

A delegation 300 strong, of officers and members of Birmingham lodge, No, 70 Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, will leave at midnight Sunday for Atlanta to attend the fifty ninth convention of the grand lodge, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America. A special train has been provided for the local delegation, and every fa- ci1ity looking to their comfort and convenience has been provided for.
 Included in the delegation is the recently organized Elks' band. Otto Miller, director. The band is fully equipped and in the natty regulation Elks' uniform will make good showing. The Elks attending the convention will wear the regulation uniform.
 The coming week will be one of continued activity, according to Ex- alted Ruler Thomas w. Morgan. At the regular meeting Tuesday night . large class of candidates that have been voted on will be initiated, and ba1loting will be had on number of applicants that were reported at the meeting of the campaign com mittee held Thursday at noon. This class will be initiated at a special meeting.
 It Is expected that during the week & number of delegations of Elks from other states, en route to At lanta, will spend several hours in Birmingham, and a special commit tee, assisted by ladies' auxiliary of tho Elks, of which Mrs. J. w. Allen is chairman, have made preparation fer their entertainment while in the city.
 The Elks band and the committee will meet the trains and escort Vis- itors to the Elks' home, where they will be entertained. During the past week tho several committees were completed ali arrangements for the matters growing out of the grand lodge meeting. On Tuesday night, regular meeting was held and much business transacted. Wednesday aft ernoon the Lady Elks was organized and officers elected. On Thursday noon the weekly luncheon meeting of tho new membership committee, of which Thomas J. Crittenden Is chair man, made report and will wind up grand lodge class" this week. It was decided to suspend activities after this week until the first week in August.
 In reference to the grand lodge meeting, 1t Is announced that in or der to secure reservations in the special train, applications should be made at once, either to c. W. Parrish, custodian, or Hugh M. Bagley, sec retary.
 It is stated that the grand lodge meeting, to be held July to 14, in elusive, will be the biggest in point of attendance as well as the most spectacular gathering in the history of the order.
 The program In brief follows: Monday, July g, reception If visitors; golf tournament; formal opening of the grand lodge. with public session sc consisting of addresses and music. Tuesday July 19: Opening of grand y6dge business; general sightseeing and individual reception to visitors; competitive prize drills for patrtls; general reception for visiting ladies; gram of southern songs by large ne- gro chorus.
 Wednesday, June II; Business ses- sion of grand lodge; competitive prize band concerts; old-fashioned southern barbecue; Venetian water carnival; patriotic and specially de- signed Elks' fireworks; band con- certs and glee clubs; snappy drills by winning patrols; grand cotton
  including negro chorus singing southern melodies.
 Thursday, July 12: Final business session of grand lodge; grand street parade of all visiting lodges bands and partols; grand watermelon ball, with special features.
 Friday, July 13: Sightseeing trips individually arranged to Stone noun tain, federal prison; cyclorama, showing battle of Atlanta; Wren's Nest, home of Joel Chandler Har- ris; replica of Burns home; Fort McPherson and other points of in terest.
 Saturday, July 1+: Last day of the reunion; general sightseeing trips; club entertainments and other social features.
 All entertainments, dances, barbe- cues and ether features will be open to Elks and their ladies free.