Show INCOMING INCOMING ELKS PREDICT GREAT GREATEST ST CROWD IN SALT LAKES LAKE'S S 'S HISTORY r Delegates From East as a an anes and d West es Arrive for o r Reunion Reunion eun y ion an and Predict Record Record- Breaking Attendance Attendance- en once Next Week jy By twos two and threes and fours tours Elks from the East and West arrived ed In Salt Lake today er E Every one of thE tho Best People tells a 0 tales tale o of his brothers brothers brothers' to follow Collow that proves Salt Lake made no nd mistake In preparing to rc receive elve and entertain entertain en en- en the largest crowd ever gathered d dIn In the city The list of oC names on the visitors visitors' reg t later Inter at the clubhouse Is growing rowIng how ly h and several g guides are kept busy bust showing the newly-arrived newly delegates' delegates through the beautifully furnished quarters quarters which are pronounced by the Elks from the Eastern lodges to be the equal In beauty taste and convenience to td those of C any lodge In the tho West Frisco in the Contest San Francisco No 3 expects to ba back k some of prizes said your our P. P K Gordon who Is the first of ot the California Califor Califor- nia delegation to arrive this morning We e will bring brInE with us the Third United United Unit Unit- ed Slates States Artillery band ledged acknowledged to bo one of oC the best In the country The band bund has hItS forty trained musicians musician and Us Its leader a member of ot Newark N N. J J. J lod lodge e Is one of ot the finest cor cornet cornet- In the world The band will enter the contests with a n strong hope of oC winning win win- winning ning first prize f t Mr Gordon comes In advance of or the tha California delegations to decorate headquarters In the Union block and to tomake tomake tomake make arrangements for tor the distribution of ot tho the wines and other California products products products prod prod- of oC which the Golden State sped train carries a full tull carl carload d. d Tho The Honolulu Delegation California's delegation will number more than 00 00 and und with them will nt bethe bethe be be- the Honolulu delegation which arrived d In San Francisco on the tho steamer Sierra last Sunday This Is Js the first time In it the history of or the Elks that a grand grans lodge session has been att attended by rep rep- s of at a lodge from across across the ahe ocean A delegation from a n. rece ted l lodge l e In l Manuals Manila is expected to tal reach San Francisco o In time to ac accompany om- om pany party the California herd herll II Gordon Gordo bell believes believes' vc J t probable that the next nett session slon i grand l lodge dEe will go 0 to Baltimore with arIth without jt I out strong opposition We shall make no fight for tor San Francisco for Cor next years year's session S said h he We e have Just lust completed our our- 10 clubhouse and arc are In no shape dally to r receive el e the grand lodge lodle next year But Bat we expect to land hind th them m for foe 1905 1903 and will begin work at this session session session ses ses- sion to attain that end To Save the Elk Mr air Gordon wa was waft questioned co concern concern c k Ing log his views on national legislation tOll foe t l' the preservation of the elk and expressed expressed ex- ex If pressed himself forcibly upon the sub sub- rk y j f There is no doubt of the fact tact th theta ti tho elk is not properly protected ha ho declared In Yellowstone park th they y are being killed In violation of or the Jaw But If Ir we are able to secure no national legislation that will preserve the animals ant ani mals mall the order of or Elks will fit see that their namesakes are are not all destroyed destroy In California and Nevada there are arp a number of ot large herds herds' which are private property and are carefully guarded We must take the matter up for Cor It would be a 0 crying shame t to have the elk become become become be- be come extinct Cleveland Man Arrives C. C J J. Wagner of ot Cleveland No 18 registered registered reg res- at the clubhouse this morning Mr Wagner Is also a a. K K of or P P. of ot high standing being Colonel on the thc staff staf Ot of Gen Maj-Gen Carnahan and Is on his way to San Francisco to attend the national reunion of or the Knights of ot Pythias H He regrets that he cannot be beIn In Salt Lake Lako s. s during the grand lodge session But But he said there will be plen plenty y of oC the boys from Crom Cleveland without me They are coming strong stron and will m ml l leave ave tomorrow morning They are arc all uniformed In th the colors of ot the order I wearing blue sergo serge suits crash belts belu and sh shoes s purple ties and white yachting caps I I am not able to say Bay what position my lodge TV will take concerning Yg the city for tor the next ses session lon of or the grand lodge added Mr Wagner Vagner My Iy work preparing pre pre- preparing paring for tor the Knights' Knights reunion has ta tn taken tai ken all aU of at my time Ume for tor several wee weeks weeks s I 1 can tell you ou though that I am heartily heart heart- h heartily ily Ih In favor of oC national legislation for tor forthe forthe the preservation of ot the elk The killing of or them for tor a a. number of ot years eara should be bo prohibited Just lust as It is inthe in t the c cast O Oo o of the buffalo Mr Wagner r made a a. trip to S SJ and left Jelt for or San Francisco at noOn n. n Cn to tor day The new arrivals re registered at th tha clubhouse this morning are are- Dr R R. F. F La Mont No 17 17 Denver David Hirsch No 18 iS 18 Louisville P. P l K G Gordon No 3 31 San Francisco C. C J. J Wagner No 16 16 Cleveland A A. A F. F Bord Borden n No M ro Los Angeles Cal Cat Mowrer Brown No Florence Colo J. J W. W Cooper No Canon City Colo An Escort of Honor The grand grund lodge Q officers and members rd of ot the grand lodge committees will will-be will b bo escorted from Ogden b by a 3 special 1 c com com- m- m of ot Elks from Salt Lake lodge No 85 The committee will go to the Junction City Friday night to meet the grand crand lodge special which will wUl arrive here Saturday morning The committee which was appointed this afternoon by II H. Jules Julu Mallioux chief of the reception squad is Js as ItS fob fol- follows ol lows Past Exalted Ruler Jo Joseph eDh En En- Past Exalted Ruler Lester D. D Fr Freed d Exalted Ruler H H. E. E Dear Dear- dorff C. C CIO o Ellingwood Benjamin Lu Luce 1 F F. L. L Gardner P. P E. E Sullivan and U IL J. J f. f Mal Rousing Welcome Welcom Planned The grand lodge special will reach In the morning Ogden about 7 o'clock make a n. ten minute stop and old arrive e In Salt Lake about 6 80 0 Every member of ot the l local cal lod lodge e ando and a big brass band will be be- beat at the d depot pot to gre greet t the tire Every Elk who owns a a. uniform has haa been ordered to wear it Those who do 10 on oa p Q Incoming Elks Continued from page 1 not possess them will wi bring linen dusters dusters dusters dust dust- ers silk sik hats and canes caneR The procession from the depot to the grand rand lodge headquarters nt at the Knuts- Knuts fort hotel will wJ be headed b by a n detail of police followed b by the local lodge which will wJ precede the grand lodge officers trustees and members of committees in I carriages Upon their arrival at the hotel hotel ho ho- tel the grand lodge officers will wi be serenaded serenaded sere sere- nade b by y the escorting hand band Young Elks Elk in Parade Parde Junior lodge of Elks No Ko o. o 1 of Salt SaI Lake will wi not be overlooked o In the bl big parade of or August l th Exalted Ruler Ro Roger er W. W Powers yesterday addressed a n communication to Grand Marshal Samuel C C. Park requesting that the thelod lod lodge e be assigned a position Immediately Immediate immediate- l ly follon following ing the Eureka Elks We e will have our band and be uniformed uniformed uni uni- formed the l letter tH concludes Cot Col Col Park at ft once granted the request t tand and anI expressed hl his pl pleasure asure at the Int Interest Inter ret r- r set est and enthusiasm m manifested hy by the Junior Elks the first organization of or orthe the kind In the order Oregon Elks Coming Corning A. A J. J Dayton Daton of or the Elks lodge In Portland Is in the cit city having come b by byway byway way of or San Francisco Big delegations are arc coming cominS from every lodge I h have hv v visited said Mr Ir Dayton but bul I couldn't guess gues at the numbers Mr Da Dayton ton never misses a grand I lodge loe reunion and according to his stories Salt Lake has better beter and cheaper cheap er accommodations than many of or the theother theother oth other r cities that have ha e had the big convention con con- enton Why h declared Mr Ir Dayton Daton at one ono reunion I had to pay 3 a night to sleep on top of or a n bathtub Chicago Elk Here Sheriff Sheri Ernest Erest J. J Magerstadt of or Cook county Ill I. I who nho Is at the lie with wih his family amly and wIlt will wi remain In town till tl after ofer the Elks Elks' reunion says that Chicago will wi send end a a large delegation to Salt L Lake Ike ke next week Mr Magerstadt Magerstadt Mager- Mager stadt stadl was wa but 30 years cars old when he was elected Sheriff Sherl in He lie le says he has ha got enough of or politics and will wi retire at the end of or his term term from Crom the political l field feld D. D E. E Wilcox of or the Cripple 1 Creek lodge and wife wie are among the advance r guard guad of or Elks to reach the city Mr Mr- Wilcox sa says s 10 Elks and their friends will wi come come from Crom the thc Cripple Creek and Victor Ictor lodges They will wJ arrive Wednes Wednes- da day |