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Show Ogden Delegation Goes Down to Cop Prizes; Ball Game This Afternoon (By Staff Correspondent) SALT LAKE, Juno 4. Ogdon Elks aro In Salt Lako In large numbers to participate in the final sessions of tho annual convention of the state association. asso-ciation. The parade, which is scheduled sched-uled for this afternoon, will find by far the largest number of members from 719 that has yet been In attendance at-tendance at any meeting of the stato association. Tho keen rivalry ror first honoru in this parade has caused tho enthusiasm to climb to the highest high-est pitch, and every Ogden Elk whose business would possibly allow, has registered In Ogden, to holp . bring homo the trophy of victory for the best representation In tho parade. Baseball Game. The ball nnme this aftornon between be-tween Ogden's McGUl team nnd Salt Lake's picked team Is also a feature that ban drawn so many Ogden "13111s" to the capital city. This will bo, outside out-side of the parade, tho biggest feature of the entire convontlon. A dance at Bonneville park tonight will wind up the mooting. Elks can have no grcalor mission than the Instilling of a spirit of true Americanism in those who do not understand un-derstand the principles symbolized in the American flag, the Rev. J. Edward Carver of the Ogdon lodge declared yesterday In an address at the second day's session of the seventh annual convention of the Utah Elks' slate association. as-sociation. "The glory is possessed by every Elk of making every one understand the flag," he said. "We must explain something of Its past and future. '"If wo condomn a class as un-American we will find It un-American. Into these great cities of the United States come a great number of foreigners for-eigners seeking gain and tho benefiting benefit-ing of their condition. If wc consider them as chattels and use them for our selfish interests do you wonder that thoy do not understand and lovo our! flag? "Let us load these Immigrants through the portals of cltlzonship, i where thoy will see something as wo j see it. The teaching of American-1 iam is hard, but worlh while. Be-1 cause it lo hard It is worth the while of members of the Elks' lodge. 1 firmly bellcvo they havo tho ability to bring a respect for the flag." Evening at SaltaJr. Tho address of the Rev. Mr. Carver Car-ver was given at tho afternoon session ses-sion of the association, at the closo oi which those present went to Saltair by special train. A banquet was given at the resort, followed by a dance. Utah will this year bo represented In the great Elks' parade at Chicago, Chica-go, July 7, by a suitable float, made j possible by the hearty response of all i the Iodizes of tho state to tho nxsoss. mcnt made by tho executive committee commit-tee of thtf association. Tho morning session was called to ordor by E. E. Bennett, exalted ruler of the Salt Lake lodge. Tho opening open-ing of tho meeting was followed by the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner." A short address was made by H. J. Beane of Tlnllc lodgo. Election of officers for the ensuing year and the choosing of the 1921 convention city was part of the order of business at this morning's session. Tho annual parade took place at 2:30 this afternoon. The members of the various lodges of the state formed at Fourth South and State street, and marched north on State to South Tomple street, thenco west to Main, and south on Main street to Bonneville Bonne-ville park, where the Ogden and Salt Lake lodge baseball teams will play this afternoon. . Parade Tills Afternoon. The parade was headed by motorcycle motor-cycle and mounted police, with tho members of the various lodges marching march-ing in the following order: Ogdon, Park City, Provo, Tintic and Salt Lake. W. G. Laubender of the Salt Lake lodge was grand marshal. Ogden lodgo formed on State street with the head of the column, resting on Fourth South street, facing north. Park City lodge formed on Fourth South street, with the head of the column resting on State street, facing west. The Provo lodgo rormed on Fourth South street with the head of the column resting on Stato street, facing east. The Salt Lake lodge formed form-ed on Fifth South street with the hoad of the column resting on State 3treet. facing west. Tho following officers and commit-1 tees were appointed yesterday by President Graham to serve during the convention: Tiler, George Rosevear, Park City; sergcant-at-nrms, W. G. Laubender. Salt Lake; W. b. McAd- ; ama of Tintic, Walter Herrlck of Og- i den, William Burke of Park City, R. Perry of Provo, assistants, and the . Very Rev. W. W. Fleetwood, chap- lain. ' , CoiuinRtccs Appointed. Credentials committee W. J. O'Connor, O'-Connor, Salt Lake, chairman: Frank Garrity, Tintic: W. C Camp, Ogden: O. A. Forelund, Park City; George A. Madscn, Provo. Distribution committee Jamos Don, Park City: H. E. Deardorff, Salt Lake; Harry J. Beane. Tintic; Geo. E. Hus3, Ogden: Edward Sherrer, Resolution committee Arthur Woolley, Ogden; A. L. JacobB, Salt Lake; Frank Garrity. Tintic: S. L. Raddon, Park City; C. H. WatkJns, Provo. Committee on stato associations relations E. Hugh Miller, Salt Lake; Elijah Bowen, Tintic; Henry Stevens, Ogden; F. J. McLaughlin, Park City; Georgo A, Madson, Provo. Big brother committee L. C. Doty, Tintic; John Hendrlckson, Salt Lake; F. W. Piper. Ogden; W. F. West-field, West-field, Park City. I Grand lodge. committee A. K. Osborne, Os-borne, Salt Lako; Edward Piko, Tintic; Tin-tic; John Culloy, Ogden; George E. Crossman, Park City; Wilford Harding, Hard-ing, Provo. Committee on necrology Fred Redmond, Salt Lake; P. J. Bonner, Tintic; H. L, Madson, Ogden; Guy Horton, Park City; E. A. Mitcnoll, Provo. Ritual committee Robert Marsh, Salt Lake: W. D. McAdams, Tintic; P. C. Richardson, Ogden; James Byrne, Park City; 11. W. Startup, Provo. Judiciary committee S. L. Raddon, Rad-don, Park City; Joaeph H, Haas, Salt Lake; 1 Irwin D. Thoriault. Tintic; Ray Jones, Ogdon; George A. Madson, Provo. Pro-vo. Auditing committeo Fred E. Williams, Wil-liams, Ogden; A. C. Norell, Salt Lak, Elijah Bowen, Tintic; Frank Fleishman, Fleish-man, Park City: Edward Sherer, Provo. Pro-vo. Committee on proceedings of slxtt annual convention J. Edward Swift, Salt Lake: P. J. Bonner, Tintic; Chas. P. Carlson, Ogden; Charles T. Presk, Park City: J. Milt Jones, Provo. Committee on awards Tom M.i-crlnnla, M.i-crlnnla, Ogden; J. B. Lewis. Salt Lake;! David Mills. Tintic; W. J. Berry, Park! City; Edward Shorer, Provo. Publicity committoo M. ?.t. War-, ner, Jr., Salt Lako; H J. Beane, Tin-1 tic; W. B. Portorflcld, Ogdon; William Wil-liam Burk, Park City; E, A. Mitchell, Provo. Soldiers' friend committee- -Fred 1 Wilson, Salt Lako; Frank Garrity. , Tintic; Vernon Watson, Ogdim; Qlnn Rldgo," Park City: Paul D. Vincent, Provo. Committee on courtesies anil thanks P. J. Fonnoll, Tintic; L. EggerftiiMi Cluff. Salt Lake; E. W. Browning. Ogden: William Shea Park City: WJ1-, ford Harding, Provo. j Procnmi For Todn.y. lb a. m. Soesion of the general as-j soclation. ' 2:30 p. m. Parado through the business district. The line or march will be from Fourth South and State streets, north 0:1 State to South Tomple Tom-ple street, thenco west to Main street, I thence south on Main street to Bonneville Bon-neville park. 3:30 p. m. Ball game at Bonneville Bonne-ville park between Salt Lake and Ogden Og-den lodge team. 8 p. m. Danco at Bonneville park for all Elks and their ladies under auspices aus-pices of tho Salt Lako lodge. nn |