Show VISITING ELKS F NISH ALL ARRANGEMENTS ARRANGEMENTS' The g grand and exalted ruler trustees and other visiting members of th the grand lodge lods of Elks Elks left f for fr r Ogden Oden at qt t 1250 this afternoon after having made m all the arrangements for for accommodations In t this is Cit city during the r reunion u i n to be August arranged pl plang ns as s far fal faras av as qs they can be thus early for the tle condu conduct con can du duct t of the natio national l convention and q Incidentally beh being royall enter entertained by the members of the local odge ode All AU ie high Elks left with a a. pl pleasant asaIl im pre slon of S Salt lt Lake City The visitors will be entertained in Ogden and start east tonight As far tar as s the grand lodge Is concerned concerned con con- a a. deal Ocal has been closed with Proprietor Gus Gu Ho Holmes mes w who o will take care of the entire herd from that body The whole e parlor floor loor will be used as headquarters of the grand gand lodge and the e Knutsford will wm furnish accommodations accommodations for more than 00 other members members mem mem- bers bars of that thiat ted body Speaking of the two days and a half I which he had spent In Salt Lake Grand Ex Exalted Ruler Pickett said to toM The M r Telegram to today ay Pleased With His Visit We Vve have hive have concluded the business for which we ve e came oame and d in conclusion I will viii say that from an official standpoint standpoint stand stand- point rt our Visit sit has beep been in every way satisfactory We are more than pleased With the plans of ot the local committees and their general ideas idea as asto asto asto to arrangements for the grand lodge lodge- and the entertainment of Its visitors All matters con connected with the re reunion reunion reunion re- re union have been carefully gone over and the grand officers leave with a a. feeling of confidence that Salt alt Lake will vili be able to provide for all visiting Elks and entertain them sat satisfactorily His Impressions of the City I am charmed with your you l' l city Iti Th possesses many features of historic In In- In terest It is surrounded by nature ture with th the most moat picturesque scenery Continued on Page Pas 6 6 i I Visiting Elks Finish Continued from Page 1 Those who come here from the East middle West and South will wl find much of Interest While we are all al the same people there here is a different atmosphere of ot civilization civilization in the West Yest This convention will in my opinion be of ot great geat advantage advantage advantage tage to all al sections of ot the country and tend to bring about a cloer closer community ty of ot business interest outside of ot anything anything anything any any- thing fraternal No one who has not been here has any idea of the countr country or its is progress or the municipal life of your beautiful city in the valley valey surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by mountains Outside of our official visit and the matters maters incident thereto and speaking personally my stay in your city has been most mot delightful indeed The kind hearted open gen generous rous hospitality shown me will wi never be forgotten I Ishall Ishall Ishall shall carry away away none but the most pleasant recollections Gifts for Exalted Ru Ruler r. r During his stay here Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett Picket has been presented a number of ot valuable souvenirs and trophies Among them x was a present from Julius Julus Gauer Gauer of a pair of Spanish officers officer's b bots boots which were taken from Aguinaldo's house at the the time of his capture and a picture r frame m of shells sheila which belonged to a Spanish priest Inthe in inthe inthe the Philippines Joe gave Mr Pickett a beautiful elks elk's skin for a rug Headquarters Are Ae Engaged the During the afternoon session of f conference between the officers of the grand lodge and the executive committee commit commit- tee of the Salt Sal Lal La Lake e lodge B. B P. P O. O E. E arrangements were comple completed ed whereby the grand lodge secures headquarters at the Knutsford during the August convention Many other minor matters of business business business busi busi- ness were attended to In the way of ot preparing for displays and amusements to suit the occasion The reception at Christensen's hall ball during the evening w S 'S is a a brilliant af affair af- af fair Only invited guests were present an and the hall hail hal was not not uncomfortably crowded Full FuU dress suits sits were strongly strong strong- ly in evidence and many beautiful toilets toilets toilets toil toil- ets were worn by the ladies present Address of Welcome Held's band furnished ed the music Judge Powers welcomed Exalt Exalted d Ruler Pickett and at the conclusion of his address presented Mr P Pickett lett a beautiful beautiful beau beau- souvenir badge emblematic of the Eleventh Hour Toast It I was designed designed designed de de- de- de signed by A. A E. E Lyon and donated by bythe bythe bythe the members of the local lodge Twelve snowy elk teeth arranged in a circle form the dial dial of ot a clock each bearing the number of an hour The ce tIe is cf filigree work of solid sold gold Golden heads elk-heads project from the top bottom and 2nd each side of the clock Exalted Ruler Speaks The Grand Exalted Ruler responded with a brief address that tat vas b beautiful in thought and perfect in delivery In Inthe Inthe Inthe the course of his speech he pr predicted that the August convention would be bethe bethe bethe the greatest gathering of Elks ever witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- and said that as a result the fame and the hospitality of ot Salt Sal Lake would b b 2 carried to every part of the land Mr Pickett Picket re received the hearty applause of pf the large gathering and then the burlesque session of the lodge kept the audience audience audience audi audi- ence convulsed witty laughter for half hal an hour u S The T Musical P Miss Emily Gril deJl sang the Pattison Pattison Pat tison Waltz S Song ng with witt fine effect Miss Bertha Strauss cleverly recited The Night I Joined the Elks and then Ruler Deardorff Deardorf delivered a brief address upon the Grand Lodge Reunion Ben Luc Luces Luce's s 's eloquent treatise upon Rocky Mountain Scenery came cameto cameto cae caeto to a sudden termination owing to the collapse of the platform upon which he was compelled to stand Miss Mabel Pre t recited Thana with much uch giace J ac and nd power of expression and anti the s grand walk cake-walk concluded the formal Refreshments Refreshments Re Re- were were served and an hour of ot social chat tilled filled fled out t o se the pl pleasant even even- ing |