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Show I! IIMELXS i Elaborate Floats From 35 States Feat'jre Paneanl J Scene in Chicago I CHICAGO. July 8 The Hencvil-nt I and Protective Order of Ellka closed I die third day of lis week'. convention here with a parade nnd pageant which wus viewed by thousands of Chlca-foir', Chlca-foir', as It proceeded thrniicli the downtown fluartor and along Michigan Michi-gan avenue. The line of march was brilliantly decorated and illuminated. Thirty-five Thirty-five states were represented by elab- orate floats, prepared at. a cost of 175,000, while cowboys, crnck drill teal is. ion hands. decorated sutomo- bill and delegations of Klks from all pniis of the country. e;trh group In a distinctive uniform or costume added io the show. Grand lodge offVccr and Judges, I who solected the prlM winning floats occupied a stand en Michigan avenue. REMEMBER OLD PAI B Yesterday's meeting of the grand lodge was marked by memorial service ser-vice for the 1,0.17 Elks who died in ihr world war and for other memhen j who died within the year. 8pe il services were held for two Pant grand exalted rulers, Justice Henry Melvln and James L. King, Rev Dr Joh:i , Dysart, newly elected grand oha plain, officiated The grand lodge al.'o heard the report of the national Elks' war relief re-lief commission of which John K. Tener, former governor Of Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, is chairman. ELKS' ID TO WOUNDED. "The Elks was the first organization organiza-tion to realize the need of hospitals at home and abroad." Mr Ti-nr said While the Elks turned over their club houses for any purpose of the government! gov-ernment! they sold Liberty bonds In every drive, thy assessed tin m Ives two millions, built a magnificent reconstruction re-construction hospital at Boston, andl iiulpped two fine base hospitals in J France The work of the commission did not end with the armistice While the government had established the board of vocational education, the law made no provision for immediate financial fi-nancial help "When the Elks' commission learned I of this situation It created D fund ot I ?-5u,000 from which monej was Ml-vanced Ml-vanced to wounded soldiers until thev ! received their checks from the gov- t-rnnicnt " - |