Evening star., 1935-08-25
Elks
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District colored boys have won pre-
vious national contests.
The Elks' program tomorrow night
also calls for cabaret" at the Met
ropoltan A. NJ. E. Church, 10 pm. and
a midnight show at the Howard The
ater.
Tuesday will be devoted entirely to
the parade and subsequent athletic
events, with the exception Of an open
ing morning session Of officers and
delegates Of the Grand Lodge at the
colored Masonic Temple and corol-
larry session of the Grand Temple, an
afhliated women's organization.
The parade is to start Tuesday at
pm. from Fourth street and Con-
stitution avenue. Col. Benjamin o.
Davis. United States Army, honorary
grand marshal. and Capt. Arthur C.
Newman, 372d Infantry, grand mar
shall. will lead the six divisions west
on Constitution avenue to Seventeenth
street, north to I street, east on I
street to Fifteenth, north to @ street,
east to Fourteenth. north to U street,
east on q to Ninth, and thence north
to Euclid street, where the parade will
disband.
President Roosevelt accepted condi-
tionally an invitation to review the
procession, but with Congress ad-
journed he may have left the city be-
fore that time. Other high Govern
nent officials were expected to view
the marching Elks, however. Gov.
Harry w. Nice of Maryland has been
invited and may attend. In the event
Of a suficient number Of acceptances
from important public figures, re-
viewing stand will be erected at Six
teenth street and Constitution avenue.
Military units will include q cav
airy escort from the 10th Cavalry and
an infantry escort from the lst Bat
talon, 372d Infantry, headed by Lieut..
c. A. King.
Grand Exalted Ruler.
In the second section of the first
parade division. J. Finley Little Ma
poleon" Wilson, grand exalted ruler
of Negro Elks, will ride in limousine
with grand lodge officers, including
Judge Almond Scott Of the Municipal
Court, past grand exalted ruler. Will
son has been In office Is years and
has another year in his current term.
Also in the cars will ride Abbie M.
johnson of Pennsylvania. grand
daughter ruler, and members of her
caninet.
Jesse Owens, wizard Of the broad
jump and sprint. will participate in
an exhibition medley race in the How
ard University Stadium. Tuesday at 4
pm. Eulace Peacock, Temple Univer-
sity sprint star, was billed to appear,
but he is abroad with an American
track team. The race is to be fol-
lowed by an exhibition Of equestrian
skill by a 10th Cavalry troop and q
competitive drill between Elks, march,
ing units in full uniform.
Joe Louis, even more famous out
side the folkways Of his race than
Owens, will be presented with gold
medal by John c. Rhines, Elks ath-
letic commissioner, at ceremonies in
Griffith Stadium at 8 pm. Tuesday.
Louis probably will referee one Of. a
series Of boxing matches carded for
the entertainment of the visiting dele
gates and staged by four colored box
ers, f1nalists in the Chicago Golden
Gloves contests.
A dance ct the Masonic Temple at
pm. will be followed by another
cabaret entertainment.
Wednesdays program includes a
group photograph, a business session
of the Elks Grand Lodge. q sight
seeing tour and a meeting of junior
Elks and concludes with the grand
ball, with Exalted Ruler Wilson lead
ing the grand march.
The Elks will elect officers for the
coming year at a Thursday business
session and at the same time will
select their 1886 convention site.
Since Wilson's term has not expired,
the principal elective positions open
will be those Of grand secretary and
grand treasurer. A bus ride Is sched-
uled for Thursday afternoon and cab
aret entertainment for the night.
Additional business sessions, sight
seeing tours and parties will occupy
the delegates during the remaining
two days Of the convention. which
closes Saturday.
Oficials announced that the follow
ing precautions have been taken to
guard the health and safety Of the
! expected $4,000 visitors:
purple cross" units with fi-st-aid
kits will patrol the parade route as
well as sections Of the city where the
delegations are centered. They are
under the supervision Of Claire Rois-
ter, superintendent of night nurses at
Freedmen's Hospital.
| A house-to-house canvass of homes
where the visitors will stay has been
conducted by force under William
Tecumseh Bradshaw, deputy United
States marshal and captain Of Hous-
| ing Committee of so. The investigat-
ors will inspect for sanitation and
moral tone" and kouses occupied by
| delegates will be required to keep a
register and to report suspicious char
acters to police.