Show ELKS PARADE P IN GA GAYLY DECORATED TED AUTOS PURPLE DAY DOINGS AT SALTAIR TODAY I S s I r tat i iS ib iu iz u b z dt S St S t t ih i Et 4 bt I Ii j fT 1 i irl rl S p 4 S S SS SS Sf 3 e S S f 4 1 a aS 5 S S S S 4 S 5 5 2 S S 4 5 5 S At the left are seen cars in front of S 4 S St I the Elks club where they reported S S 4 z 7 for position in the parade Those in inthe Inthe InS S ttA V S tc S 4 the picture include In P J Morans big t 5 1 car and two machines owned by SS Samuel Newhouse S Above is the big gasoline truck con containing containing the little girls who took part partin in the Elks minstrel show I I Gun tun ICo No 1 of the Elks Purple day fes festivities festivities was fired last night when the big automobile parade moved off oft on schedule time and much as it had been advertised although some fome ome of the ma machines machines machines chines that had been signed up failed to appear Regardless of this diminution in inthe Inthe inthe the number expected the parade was not only novel but successful and was easily the greatest thing of the time kind the city has seen From the start to the finish everything went smoothly All AH sorts and conditions of ot motors were In n sight si ht ranging from the big motor truck of pounds capacity and laden with little girls to the spidery electric runabout slipping unobtrusively unobtrusive along amid Its big gasoline neighbors Some of the finest cars in Salt Lake were out and most of them were handsomely decorated A half dozen cars had been prepared for the pa parade parade parade rade with unusual care and were elaborately ornamented The names of prize winners will be an announced announced announced at Saltair this evening Grand Marshal Marshai Ben Heywood and the trustees of the lodge headed the parade in a well decorated machine which the dignified marshal drove with great skill although he was observed to clutch the theair theair theair air as if reaching for the lines JInes once or twice Close behind the head of ot the pro procession procession procession cession was one of the best features of the parade the big gasoline truck bear bea bearIng bearing Ing a crowd of little girls who w o had as aB assisted assisted at the minstrel l show and were guests of the lodge last night and will willbe willbe willbe be guests of honor at Saltair today The machine drivers generally generall kept down to the promised speed of four miles an hour An occasional burst over this limit and an occasional drop below it were necessary to close gaps and even event then t en the gnp gap could not be maintained uniformly uniform This condition was natural as some of the larger machines could not be choked to four miles an hour although the smaller one ones took the low speed In good shape The parade followed the route indicated in The Herald yesterday The drivers re reported reported reported ported at the Elks club early In the even evenIng evenIng evenIng Ing registered and secured their thel places In Inthe Inthe Inthe the parade The register at the club in indicates Indicates indicates that about machines entered although that number was not In the pa parade parade parade rade at one tiam Drivers dropped out and in at intervals for one reason or an other More lore 1 than sixty ears cars on the aver average average average age were in the th line all the time Hundreds of persons lined the side sidewalks sidewalks walks to observe the spectacle and all seemed to be delighted with it If It the parade were open to any criticism it is that the drivers did not make as much noise as had been expected It was re reported reported reported ported yesterday that the committee asked Mayor Maor Thompson whether he in intended intended Intended tended to prevent the blowing of horns during the parade How the dickens can you prevent It was the mayors illuminating and sapient reply There was considerable noise but most of the drivers were so careful to watch their speed and avoid collisions with other machines or persons that they overlooked many fine opportunities to create a din After ACter the parade about 1000 persons were entertained at the Elks club The guests included participants in the par parade parade parado ade ado and their friends Local will move to Saltair this afternoon and take charge of that resort for the rest of the day The trouble at atthe atthe atthe the beach is to begin immediately after the arrival of the train and ani will wiil continue without cessation as long as anybody is left to behold it The com corn committee committee on stunts st has been doing hard work for many days past p st and promises some features The la In ladies Indies dies committee that has charge C of the decorations of the resort expects to have in place some of the finest decorative ef of effects effects the resort has nas known V The Salt Lake Jake ake Elks have already alread set a high mark marl for lively doings at t outings and have hav made unusual efforts this year to surpass all alJ similar affairs that have hare ha e been given by the tM J cal lodge The Purple day celebration today is in incidental incidental to the trip of the Salt Lake Luke Elks to the meeting of the grand lodge at al I Philadelphia next month The delegation from Salt Lake Mike expects to make the trip trIo tripa a boosting expedition for the city and state stateS and will give much of its time to advertising Utah nad Salt Lake Decoration of business houses In honor honorof of the Elks celebration was almost gen general general eral oral yesterday Some very fine window effects were shown The names of the winners of the prizes for window decora decorations decoratiOns will be announced at a Saltair altaIr to tonight night t |