Show ROUSING AbUSING RECEPTION TO 10 SALT MIME LAKE ELKS Members of f Portland Herd Meet With Brass Bands on on Their Arrival REPORT PLEASANT TRIP Local Excursionists Were Greeted by Brethren at Ma Many ny Towns En Route 1 Special to The Herald PORTLAND PORTLAND Ore Oro Jul July 7 A brass bands a committee of local and a choice Oregon mist greeted Elks from Salt Lake and other othor Utah points here hero this morning when they pulled in at the Union do- do pot in a special train nearly an hour ahead of schedule time Covered from head to foot toot with purple purple pur pur- pie badges streamers and salt cellar cellars cel cel- lars lar the big delegation was escorted to the Multnomah hotel where headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters were opened Arrangements had been made ma beforehand beforehand before before- hand for tOI hotel accommodations and no I difficulty was experienced b by any of oC the visitors Leaders of ot the delegation delegation delegation tion r reported ported that everyone e had enjoyed en on- jo joyed ed the trip from Salt SnIt Lake receptions receptions recep recep- having been tendered them at numerous places along the way Including in including In- In eluding Pocatello Huntington Baker City La Grande and Pendleton At Baker Bakel City a large party of ot Elks Elk was wasat wasat at M the depot and showered the train with flowers and purple paper After Atter the tho arrival in Portland th the tho crowd broke broko up and during the day enjoyed various forms of ot entertainment A large number visited the battleship Oregon which Is In Portland harbor while others took side trips Still others enjoyed the hospitality of tho the local Elks in a free tree club room a 1 city block black in length at which refreshments are dealt out without t charge and whore wore mirth and d jollity prevail FAMOUS WARSHIP FOR ELKS TO VISIT Portland Ore Jul 7 All All OregonIans Oregonians Oregon- Oregon Ians lans born or adopted who could get getaway getaway away today went down to Portland harbor and saw for tor the first time timo in Continued on Pago Page 2 Column 2 ROUSING RECEPTION M w H v m TO 10 SALT SALME LAKE ELKS Members of Portland Herd Meet Mee With Brass Bands on Their Arrival r Continued From Page Pago One her twenty t years years' the famous old battleship Oregon within the tho confines con- con fines ines of the state stale whose name she ehe bears Also they saw Raw the first battleship bat bat- that ever evor camo to Portland and the ho first 1 st battleship It Is believed to enter a a. port miles from salt wa- wa tor- tor I IThe cr The famous vessel arrived last lat evening even even- ing ng from Puget Pug sound As she reached her hor anchor anchorage go she sho was greeted by blasts lasts from the steam craft that had hadas as assembled In the he lower Jower harbor to ro- ro olve- olve her while myriad of a t launches launcheR sailboats and rowboats swarmed about all 11 sides aides of her Among the first to board the tho Oregon Oregon Oreon Ore Ore- gon on was Mayor Inor A A. G G. of ot Portland and a large number of oC city officials The Tho Oregon was sent to Portland In honor lonor of tho the national reunion of oC the tho Elks and will remain during the tho convention con- con period which Is front from Jul July S 3 So I to o 13 Trains of or J II More ore than twenty special trains to toay say ay nothing of regular trains run In two wo and three ree sections arrived hero here today oday and tonight loaded with delegates to o the tho grand lodge of tho the Benevolent and nd Protective Order of I Elks tho the first session of which will bo ho hold tomor- tomor row ow Today was a bus busy day clay In Elk Elk- dom dm om The Tho big uniformed reception committee made mad repeated trips to meet the he arriving delegation delegations each of oC which i was vas con conducted to the various headquarters in automobile parades headed b by bya I bands a ds Each delegation came with a anew I new ew and re n variety varlet of badge and nd It was the center of attraction until un- un til 11 the available supply was exhausted Among the most conspicuous of or the theay's days das arrivals were ere the Los Angeles Poppy Pickers' Pickers special and the tho Kanas Kansas Kansas Kan- Kan sas as City Salt Lake and Arizona specials The Time grand rand forum which considers I all 11 contests and anti disputes between 10 lodges Se and nd members and the credentials committee com- com I held day all sessions The meetings meetIngs meet meet- Ings of oC th the grand forum arc are secret secre and nd all the Information given glyen out wis was that hat tho the bod body had about two davs' davs work ork before it The members ot of th the credentials committee said tho they would be c read ready to report shortly after uCler tho the tomorrow rand grand lodge session Is called to order i tomorrow morning Tho The ritual committee committee com com- comI I and the j Judiciary committee held short hort sessions I Active Candidates for Cor grand lodge positions wore wera active today and several booms developed In unexpected places The Tho Theace Therace Thorace race ace for grand esteemed leading night knight which until a n few days dnn a ago o seemed to be a walkaway for Jud Judge e George Addington ton of oC Albany Alban X N Y has as reached the proportions of oC n. n three three- cornered affair James J I. L King of oC To- To pelea peka eka Kan Ian and Frank King of Providence ProvIdenc dence R. R I. I 1 are al also o seeking the position position po- po to which he aspires L L. P. P Le of ot Keene N S. S IT IL grand Inner guard who Is a n candidate ate tom for re election arrived ed last laRt nl night ht to find that hat friends of 01 Fred Leo Clark of Albuquerque Albuquerque Al- Al N N. M. M have ha been In industriously Indus Indus- us- us preparing preparIng- to oppose him A special train arrived early today bearing members member's of ot the Superior Wis Is lod lodge t who aro are booming booming the candidacy candidacy of oC f Thomas B. B Miles Mlles of ot that thal for grand exalted ruler 1 J |