The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-10

small and modest beginning the Order OF
Elks has grown at an astonishing ra,c'
norticularly in the last four or five years,
the lodges numbering ut the present time
oigbty.nine. between Boston Oh the east
San Francisco on the west Fond du Lac
ON the north and New Orleans on the
south. Eighty nine lodges. one might pe
exnec.ed 10 say. are not many for twenty
voars' growth. but it should be reueHf'
iered that. unlike the Masons. Knights
If Pvthias and Odd Fellows there can be
Int one lodge Of Ell:s in city. The es-
timated membership of the orcer 'oda!
is 10000. - 49,, m
villa. are the objects of the Elks? The
order is beneficiary. it aids the sick helps
the weak. throws protecting arm ABOUT
ifs members. and finally buries the
brother who dies without estate Its
principles are charity. justice. brothcrly
love and fidelity. It's motto: The faults
of orr brothers we write upon the sands.
their virtues upon the tablets Of love ana
memory" Funds for these various OBJ
;ects are secured every year by benefits
q, the theatres. and there docs not live
an actor who. if called upon to give his
services for an Liks benefit, would re
fnse. even though lc were not member
of the order. The incorporators early
saw the irnpossibility of maintaining
national order withou. the aid OF persons
outside the profession, 50 the gates were
opened TO men in all professions and
trades. and they have never been closed.
Among the pcculiari;ics of the order IN
New York and other large cities is the
establishment of a burial place for de
ceased members. most frequently termed
"Elks' Rest" ThtNcw York lodge owns
such plot of ground in Evergreen GENE
terry, which commands magnificent
sweep of the country. Many of the most
active Elks have been called away by the
will of the Almighty, among them being
the late Harry J. Montague. Dan" Bry-
ant. "Nclse" Seymour. "Eph' Horn,
Frank Kerns. James Budworth. "Billy
Pastor, James Bradley and John McCul-
Tough
Grand lodge sessions are held yearly in
New York city. They can be held no
where else. according 10 the terms of the
charter. and this is distastefrl to many
members OF The order in the west who
would like 10 see the grand lodge miSra.
tory This is really one OF the objects OF
the reunion at Cincinnati
The grand lodge will meet in New York
the second week in July.
The following are the officers Of the
Grand lodge. Exalted grand ruler. DR..
Hamilton T. Leach. OF Washington, j.
C.: esteemed leading grand knight. W {.
Jones. Of =. Louis. esteemed royal grand
KNIGHT. Percy g. Williams, of Brooklyn.
esteemed lecturiny grand knight, Emil
Bourlier. Of Louisville. grand secretary
\. c. Noreland, New FORK. grand treas
rrer. II p. O'Nei!. New York grand tyler.
4. c. Chamberlain. New York; grand tr'ls-
tees: +. T. Warkcr Hon. John f. Pound.
John J Tindalo. Harry Palmer, Frank
Moran: grand inner guard. II. {. Stone
grand esquire. r. ~ Wise. grand chap
lain. c. D. Mead. Dayton, district deputy
exalted grand ruler 81 large ). +. Quinlan,
Chicago. district deputies: New York. ;.
Il. Carte. Rochester. Pennsylvania, "
. Demon. Pi'tsbGr,. Illinois. Joln W.
White. Chicago California John ". Por-
ter, Golden Gate Maryland. ~ Danneh
burg Baltimore. Ohio. George a. Clug
sion Mansfield, Kentucky. u. J. Burke.
Louisville, Missouri. John ". Norton. -.
Louis: Massachusetts, John Ii. Dec. Bos-
ton. Indiana. VIII f. English. lndianap-
oils. Rhode Island. Henry C. Armstrong.
Providence; District If Columbia. Daniel
\ Cahill. Washington. Colorado, w. /.
SEDAN Denver. Connecticut, George v
Simmonds Bridgeport New Jersey, d.
VI. Junk. Newark; Tennessee, George W.
Smith. Memphis, We, Virginia. Oscar
Seey. Wheeling. Louisiana. Edward Cur
tbs. New Orleans: Michigan. {. w.
Chaunccy. Grand Rapids Virginia. Frank
l. Sladc. Norfolk. Nebraska. john Francis.
Omaha. Minnesota, l.. A. Merick. Mime
apolis. Wisconsin. Samuel Howard, Nil
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