Show I ELKS ARE Denver Makes Elaborate Preparations Preparations Preparations Prep Prep- to Entertain Grand Lodge Denver Colo July 14 Five FI Five thousand thousand thousand and delegates to the Elks' Elks convention arrived tOlla today and yesterday twelve wel thousand on omi their wa way vay the trains arriving tomorrow and more expected Monday which will bring the lie total number of or Elk visitors up to In addition there are several su thousand visitors attracted by byI bytho bythe tho the cheap rates The principal delegations were two trainloads from southern California and largo large parties from rom Kansas City Omaha Chicago St St. Louis Michigan and Ohio A h heavy av rainstorm which swept over overtime the time city for a period of or fifteen minutes this evening c partially destroyed mall many of ot the decorations which are aro on a most magnificent scale covering all of the lie buildings and street crossings in lii the lie business section of the city Philadelphia In 1007 lUO These will be bo replaced tomorrow Elaborate entertainments are aro being prepared ared for tor the delegates next week Philadelphia will probably get the tho 1907 convention Tho The fight for this honor lies between Philadelphia anti and Baltimore with chances in iii favor tavor of or ortho the lie Quaker city b because ause Baltimore had the 1903 convention Judge Henry A. A Melvin Melvln of Oakland Cal Is the almost Unanimous choice for COI grand exalted ruler Other candidates for grand lodge honors whose elections are considered almost certain aro Fred C. C Robinson Dubuque grand secretary Dr Dt W. W H. H Haviland Butte Bulle grand trustee trus trus- rug rug- tee For Fol grand esteemed lecturing knight thelt Is Ig a contest between Ed Edward rd McLaughlin Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Laughlin of ot Boston tou present holder and amid Charles A. A Kelly of or Boston up If |