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Show J. T. DEfJHALTEIl OFRflOVO HEADS ELKS OF UTAH Car Driven by Salt Lakei Wins Prize in Parade al Logan; Park City Lodgf Awarded Shield ' LOOAX. Aug. II. In the final session of the Elks' atata convention conven-tion held at the Elka' home. John T. Denhalter of Provo was elected president of the association for the coming year. Other officers elected and Inatalled are: " , First vice preeldent, 'Augustus Gordon, editor of the Logan Journal, Jour-nal, logan; second vice president, John P. Row of Eureka; third vice T"esldent.- ftusei1 t.-McDononytt-of Park City: secretary. FVed W. Wilson Wil-son of Salt Lake City, ree'ected; treasurer. J A. Boshard of Provn; atata aasocurtlon relations committee, commit-tee, Joseph T. Fairer of Provo Walter F, Jensen of Eureka, W. F. Jensen of Jgsn, Georga W. Wel -h of Halt Lake City and B. H. Bev-aridge Bev-aridge of Park City. SALT LAKER WINS PRIZE. Tha car driven by R. C. WlUey l Salt Lake won tha honors aa the best dsoorated ar In tha parade, which waa claimed to be the best and largest since tha patriotic parades pa-rades held during the war. Th car waa decorated In purple and wMte and had a large Iks' head on the front covered with amall electric llghta. The Cherry Blossom, confectionary' con-fectionary' float won first prise In that class, with tha float of the W. F. Jenaea Candy company a close second. Five banda many floats, the fait Lake drill team, firemen ta flaming costumes, the miners' and muckers' band from Park City took part In the parade as well aa hundred of j marching Blks and firemen. The i parade waa a joint -affair of the Elks' and fireman's slats conventions. conven-tions. PARK WINS SHIELD. Lodge No. TS4 of Park City took sit the honors In tha parade and the largest per capita attendance, winning the Lewie shield lor the third time, which snakes it property of that city. Tha mining town also took tha allver loving cup present ed by the Logan lodge No. Mil fur the largest per capita attendance. . A number of suggeationa for lb pattarment of the lodge were made at tha final session Among tse waa that local lodgee should Inks an- active past :1a thete -eospcue-e communities awl BiakaJL'tai kAuwn to the world at larse. Tbs general prosperity of tha lodge In the atata nd the Increased public respect In all sections were made pln.n by retiring Preeldent John V. Tobln. Acting upon resolutions. It was tsclded that the 124 annual contention con-tention shall be held as early in lb nonth of Jun aa. aball be deter-nlned deter-nlned upon by tba executive com-nlttee. com-nlttee. Tba convention then adjourned line die Twenty members of tbs |