The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-06-02
600 ELKS TO TAKE
PART IN PRESCOTT
AND JEROME MEET
JUNE IL, Il AND Is

Elaborate preparations for the
Arizona State Elks' association an
nuaI reunion, which will be held
in Prescott and Jerome June H.
IL and 10, are being made by the
Mile High and Copper cities clubs
of the order, by whom it is expect
ed that more than 600 members of
the organization and visiting Elks
of the fourteen lodges of Arizona,
as well as members from other
states, will attend.
Two general committees, one of
Prescott, composed of Mayor Nor
ris Goldwater, chairman; Pickens
e. Woodson and Mitchell P. Ma
honey, and the other of Jerome,
composed of James Smith apd Ross
Cunningham, have completed the
program for the reunion and have
appointed subcommittee to assist
them in taking care of the various
arrangements for the sessions and
the entertainment of the Elks while
they are the guests Of the two
cities.
Members of the committees state
thatl every effort is being made to
make the reunion one of the most
successful that ever has been held
IN the state and to entertain the
visiting delegations in royal fash
ion while they are guests of the
two lodges.
The business sessions of the as
sociation will be held in the Pres
colt lodge and will begin at a. m
on the opening day Of the reunion.
Thursday, June IL. In the after
noon of the opening day there will
be band concert and parade par
ticipated in by Elks and candidates
for admission into Elkdom.
Immediately after the closing Of
the lodge, a banquet will be served
at which the district deputy grand
exalted rulers, all officers of the
association, all exalted rulers and
secretaries and all speakers will be
the guests of the Prescott and the
Jerome lodges. All ElkS are cor
daily invited to attend this ban
quet, for which reservations must
be made not later than June 8. An
excellent program of speeches and
stunts will be given at the banquet,
with music by the Elks' orchestra.
A morning session will be held |
the second day of the reunion
at which the officers of the asso-
citation for the following year will
be elected. At noon a free lunch
con will be served in the club
rooms.
Nh ccyi0 will h0 hn1 i1o ha
afternoon, but the Elks will be
given an opportunity to witness the
parade of the Smoki people. The
guests of the Prescott and Jerome
lodges will be escorted by the Of
ficers of the two lodges and the
general committees to the fair !
grounds, where a reserved section |
for them and all Elks will be pro-
Yided for the snake ceremonial.
Friday night the Smoki people
will give a grand ball, to which the
guests of the Prescott and Jerme
lodges and all visiting Elks are in
wited.
The third day of the reunion will
be taken up with an auto trip to
Jerome and Clarkdale for all ElkS
who desire to attend While they
are in Jerome and Clarkdale they
will be the guests of the Copper
City lodge and will be given an OPP
portunity to inspect both the mines
and the smelter of the United Verde
Copper company. A luncheon and
an appropriate entertainment will
be provided at Clarkdale to which
all Elks are invited. The Elks'
band will accompany the motor
'Cade to Jerome.
Arrangements also are being
made for the entertainment of the
visiting wives Of Elks. This will
Include a luncheon Thursday noon,
with card party in the afternoon.
followed with an auto trip to
points of interest in the commu-
nifty A theatrical party also will
be given that night for their enter
tainment.