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Show Scenes Daring the Elks9 Convention Held in Provo Last Week 1 i . - j i I J- i ? ' "Oyf -I 1 ,-:j-p Vji x :t ., U-'gflyf i Scenes at the convention of the Utah Elks' Association, held in Provo Thursday. Upper left, newlv elected officers. Left to Hght O. R. Dibblee of Salt Lake, president; Lew Merriman of Eureka, first vice president; H. W. Deighton of Park City, second vice president ; W. E. Andrews of Provo, third vice president ; II. J. Packard of Ogden, secretary, and Dr. G. W. Shores of Salt Lake, ' treasurer. Upper right Girls of the junior Red Cross selling fiowers to help swell the mercy fund. Lower left Young women , under the direction of Mrs. J. C. Miller of Provo at the Red Cross- flower and novelty booth. Lower right Street scene during the parade. .... '., . ' " -,: In the evening a banquet was served In the big tent in "No Man's Land." attended at-tended by the Elks and Invited guests, and the evening was devoted to other attractions furnished by the Elks and by Provo citizens. The fifth annual convention of the Elks lodge of Utah was brought to a close in Provo Thursday evening after the most successful convention ever held in thi city. The climax of the great convention was the parade, whlcUwai.JMiarty miles in length; and was one of the finest patriotic demonstrations presented here for many years. The committee on winner of the Silver Sil-ver Shield made the following report: "President of Elks' association: "Complying with your insi ructions and basing our dfdslon on same, we declare Salt Lake lodge No. 85. B. P. O. E., the winner of the shield. "We desire to commend Park City lodge No. 734, IB. P. O. B., for the splendid creation. "The other lodges made an excellent display and all are worthy of special mention. "While it was not our specific duty to Judge other than the lodges' appearance, appear-ance, we cannot refrain from applauding, applaud-ing, the parade in general: The drum major, Bro. C. W. Crawford; Ladies' Relief Society and Red Cross organization; organi-zation; the splendid bands which furnished fur-nished the music, and last but not leatt. R. R. Irvine, Jr., who so patriotically, patri-otically, through his megaphone en couraged contributions to the Red Cross fund. ''Respectfully submitted, v r- tii ai.v.v PccatellD Lodge, No. 674. LE ROY DIXON. Mayor Provo City, BDGtAR OATH1 ART, Juneau Alaska) Lodge, 420, Committee of Judges." This will entitle Sail Lake to keep the shield, as it is the second time Salt Lake h&3 won it. Prize Winners The committee on parade: Henry East, John D. Dixon, W. H. Brereton and Joseph T. Farrer reported the following as being entitled to prizes: Best patriotic car, "Under Hun Rule." Park City. Lodge making best appearance In parade, Park City. 'Lodge having the largest number of members in attendance in proportion to membership. Eureka. iBest decorated car, H. B. Gaskell of Salt Lake. Harry Joseph acted as auctioneer for the Provo Red Cross after the parade, par-ade, and sold a two months' old cots-wold cots-wold lamb, donated by Silas L. All-red, All-red, for $69. The flr.-tt buyer was John Roundy. $30, who turned the lamb in to be sold again. I B 1 lnvrl bought it for $15; E. A. Mitchell, for $14; R. R. Irvine, Jr., bought It finally for $10. Mr. Joseph sold other articles for the Red Cross, realizing quite an appreciable appreci-able sum of money. |