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D43945-43
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- 1949-07-27 (Creation)
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Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks.The "Scotch Kilties" band of Fort Lewis were featured during the parade welcoming Emmett T. Anderson home from the National Elks Convention. The parade has stopped at the intersection of 9th and Broadway by the Roxy Theatre to allow the Scotch Kilties to perform intricate maneuvers. Band members wear traditional Scottish attire and play drums and bag pipes. The theater was showing "The Girl from Jones Beach" starring Ronald Reagan. (TNT, 7/28/1949, p.1)
Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Marching bands--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pipes (Musical instruments); Roxy Theatre (Tacoma);