Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-03
H. H. MCUTCHEON
 TELLS TRIUMPH
 ANCHORAGE ELKS
ALASKA REINDEER HEADS DELE CATION WITH SLED FILLED
 WITH SNOWBALLS
Was Awarded First Prize
Dog Team Draws Alaska Sled With Anchorage Girl Dressed in
 Full Winter Costume

H. H. McCutcheon, past exalted ruler of Anchorage lodge Mo- 1851, B. P. o. E., returned on the steamship Alaska Saturday from the Elks con- vention held in Portland, Oregon, July IF, full of enthusiasm over his lodge being awarded first prize in the indi- vidual entries in the big Elks conven- tion parade. MT. McCutcheon said that the delegates from No. 1851 re- ceiyed an ovation during the line of march, which lasted five and half hours. The feature of the parade was the fact that the Alaska delegation were dressed in parkas and were led by standard bearers c. M. Murphy and H. A. Schell followed by trail trail breaker M R. Hussey, dressed like a typical musher with snow shoes and pack.
 Then came team of four Alaskan dogs, drawing an Alaska sled in which was seated Queen Lois F. Price, large polar bear skin being draped over the sled. Miss Price wore a mag nificent purple satin parka, trimmed with ermine, with an elk's head em- l broidered in gold, and two flowing purple ribbons bearing the inscrip- tions, ''Farthest North" and B. P. o. NN in hn If the sled was large Billikin labeled ] Midnight Son." Sourdough Charlie led the dogs, c. M. Pierce was the 1 driver and W. R. Thomas assisted. l An Alaskan reindeer drawing sled 1 filled with huge paper snowballs each ] bearing the inscription, Anchorage Lodge, B. P. o. D., No. 1851" These snowballs were thrown at bystanders along the line of march. Eskimo John led the reindeer and R. c. Luckow was the driver. Billie Sterns was gen. eral utility man.
 MT. McCutcheon stated that follow 1 ing the Anchorage lodge was the Key
 
 | South" lodge, dressed as bathing beauties sixty strong. Bananas were 1 thrown to the bystanders. This lodge according to Mr. McCutcheon won third prize. He declared they had all the best of it, as the temperature was 90 in the shade and the Anchor age delegation suffered considerably from their heavy garments. l Miami, Florida, lodge has 75 piece band with their delegation. Their ex- penses were paid by the city and they were ordered to bring back the 1926 convention to Miami, and darn the cost The convention goes to Chicago next year with the understanding that
 Miami will get it in 1927.
 A list of the Anchorage Elks taking an active part in the parade, aside from those already mentioned, were:
 Mrs. c. H. Thompson, Miss Esther
 Thompson, Holly ". Ashby, Mrs. H.
 " Ashby, Mrs. c. M. Murphy, Mrs
 Billie Stearns, Thomas w. Callahan,
 Mrs Callahan, Mrs. R. c. Luckow, Miss Jean Russell, Miss Muriel Rus sell, and l.. J. Russell.
 A list of the Anchorage families
 registering at the Drvurself Auto Go. l (owned and operated by M. R. Hussey
 and Robert Fleming, two we'll known
 Alaskans,) at IA 18th street, during
 convention week, beside those already
 mentioned were: J. E. Lee, Joseph l Celestine, c. L. Meyers, J. M. Culbert- son, Albert Irwin, Hugh B. Loughlin,
 Mrs. Loughlin, Leon Shoemaker, W. G. Rodgers, Mrs. Rodgers, O. Walla- 1 ker, Mrs. Wallaker and Howard Gard I ner.
 MT. McCutcheon returned to An
 chorage on yesterdays train.
 At Seattle the delegation was given
 a big send-off by the Seattle lodge, the
 town being virtually turned over to the visitors.
 MT. McCutcheon was director of the Anchorage delegation and Dr. Thomp- son assistant