Show 1500 PLAY I LEfT hUT 6 BEHIND HIND Forty Bands Participate in Great ElKs Ellis WeeK Parade in Philadelphia Many Grotesque Costumes PHILADELPHIA Ju July y 17 A A Amassed I massed band par parade de with all the bands I I playing the same music at the same time one of the three big features of Elks' Elks week took place today o on Broad street Eve Every musical organization nar- nar in the reunion numbering more than forty bands with 1500 members members mem memo bers was in line The musicians formed at Broad street and Fairmount avenue and were arranged arranged ar ar- ar ranged according to the instruments The music played played was The Twenty Twenty- First Reunion Reunion which had cc The The Girl I Left Behind Me Me Home Sweet Home and Au Auld Auth i Lang Syne Sync as its general theme with elaborations The route was south on Broad Broa street through the court of honor to South street where the massed bands were dismissed F Fifty y reviewing stands along the two mile route were crowded and nd the streets tre ts were were jammed with a crowd such as Broad street has seldom seen The day was exceedingly sultry-but sultry the perspiring throngs gs cheered the aggregation ag ag aggregation gre ahon of musicians as they passed down the street The contrast in costumes was ludi crous At the parade could be seen the dazzling costume of some crack regimental regimental regimental regi regi- mental musical organization by the side of more modest costume of a village band After Alter the parade most of the visiting visiting- Elks Eks and their women went to the parks in and about the city where special cial entertainment had been provided The drill contest will be held tonight |