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Show ELKS ARRIVING ' ON ALL TRAINS Great Crowd of Visitors Will Be in Time For the Red F.re This Evening Even-ing Oregon Short Line to Attempt to Break the Record With a Special Carrying 200 Elks From .Salt Lake City Three Bands in the Parade Dedication of the New Clubhouse.. Are you an Elk? If not you are strictly out ''of It, for the keys of the city hne been surrendered to the herd and lor two days ordinary Og-denites Og-denites must merely stand on the side lines and see the Elks disport themselves, JJut none should complain, com-plain, because much of the entertainment enter-tainment that has been arranged Is to bo enjoyed by all. The elaborate and unique parade i that is to be the feature of the first day's celebration will occur tonight, ii 1 1 i i i i ii i i ii hi iiw inn ii ii iii mm i ii 1 1 h i even though the weather is such that the. silk hats and Prince Albert coats will be forever ruined. When such a parade haa been arranged no weather weath-er that is handed out will prevent such live members from going on with the show, and every local lodge-man lodge-man and every visiting Elk will be out with a blazing fusee. To show what they can do, the Salt Lake delegation, numbering 200, will try to break the record for fast traveling trav-eling between here and Salt Lake Arrangements have been made with the Oregon Short Line railroad for special motors to leave that city at 5:50 this evening and the distance between the two towns is to be made in less than 15 minutes. The railroad rail-road company states in a communication communi-cation to tho depot master's office that they will make an effort to transport the Suit Lake lodgemon 1n less than the usunl CO minutes, and since no stops will be made en route, and the railroad men in charge of the truln are eager to make speed it ia more than possible that a record will be broken All rnombers of Hold's celebrated band hae polished up their brass instiuments and have pressed and brushed their uniforms for the trip They promise to play their popular music in u manner that will do justice jus-tice to the occasion. With the Ogdon band in the lead, and with the Salt Lake and Park City bands following, music locrs will re-; ceivo a treat in tho shape of maich music, and undoubtedly the stroets will be prodded when the parado be-j gins at 7 o'clock Aftei 4 o clock this afternoon every ev-ery train will brius a number of Elks to atton'l the dedicatory sen ices. There will be delegations from every lodge in tho state as well as several lepresentathes from Wyoming, Idaho Ida-ho and Nevada To the Elks of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Elko, Nov , belongs the credit of first anival8 They reached here early this morning and went at onco lo the Marlon hotel, where they inscribed in-scribed their names with great flourishes flour-ishes on the iegi9ter This formality ovei with, they at once proceeded to get acquainted with the citj and thereby secure an advnnlage over those who will not arrive until later The names of the arrivals up to noon today are ns follows: Idaho Palls delegation Clancy St. Clair, Eusene Wright, G. G. Wright. N. D Porter, C. E. Wierman, Nels Hoff, Dr G II Coulthard R. J Mc-Glnnis, Mc-Glnnis, IJr ClaLd Fergusson. Elko, Nov., delegation Dr. H C Mcntz. D. D Sabala, A. G. McBride, A J SInicox, R E. Stover, II. T Johnson. Reservations hae been made in the several hotels for rooms to accommodate ac-commodate the Elks irom Blackfoot, Evanston, Rock Springs and Poca-lello. After the grand led-flre parade to-n'ght to-n'ght the dedicatory services will be held in the club house. The services will be in charge of Grand Exalted Ruler C L Applegate of Salt Lake, assisted "by the following grand lodge members Grand Esteemed Loya! Knight James W. Collins, past exalted ruler of Salt Lake lodge No S5 Grand Esteemed loyai Knight A. II, Malbcn, past exalted ruler Pro-vo Pro-vo lodge No. Sl9 Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight A. G. Horn, past exalted ruler Ogden lodge No. 710 Giand Secretary George S Glen past exalted ruler of. Ogden lodge No 719. Grand Treasuier Thomas Homer, past exalted ruler of Salt Lake lodge No. So. Grand Chaplain William Wallin, past exalted ruler of Pocatello lodge Grand Esquire J. E Driscoll, past exalted ruler of Eureka lodge No. 7711. Grand Inside Guard C. W. Hodgson, past exalted rtiler of Park City lodge No .734. . Grand Ottsido Guard John S. Cor-lew, Cor-lew, past exalted ruler of Ogden lodge No S19. Grand Tyler A. T. Hcstmark, past exalted ruler of Ogden lodge No 719 Reverend W W Fleetwood will be the orator of the day. After the dedicatory services tonight to-night a "stag" social will be held, and the visitors will be royally entertained. enter-tained. In addition to an orchestra which will play during the evening ' a male quartette has been secured and Ithey will sing during the evening In tho different rooms of the new home. Tomorrow afternoon a reception will be given to the wives and lady members of the Elks' families, and in the evening the first ball to be given in the club will be held |