St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27

ately upon entrance, synonymous with
great good fe .lowship and geniality.
The technical meaning reads Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks, but
the more popular term classes those
who have been initiated into the mys-
teries of the order as the BEST People
On Earth" In wordy sense the
definition is very apt. They are good
fellows without the slightest doubt,
and must be good fellows before they
can become Elks. In support of this
a section relating to qualifications: mo
person shall be initiated into the order
unless he be white male of good moral
character, who shall be bodily and men-
tally in good health, and who shall have
attained the age of twenty-one years,
and be able to earn the means necessary
to the support of himself and family"
One cannot become an Elk meIely by
presenting an application. Before the
lodge doors are opened to him, COM
mittee examines into his character, and
upon their report a ballot is taken.
Thus it is seen that every
Elk, before he becomes such,
is gentleman, man of character, and
possessed of the ability to support him
self and family. The order was organ
lied for pleasure, and it will be quite
difficult to find an Elk who will say that
which it was created. For good, genu-
inc, wholesome
FAT-PRODUCING FUN,
the ElkS lead every organization under
the sun. If there be a skeptic let him
ask neighbOr who has received all in
vitation to a social session of the
Elks," whether he will accept or not.
The order was originally instituted
in New York city solely in the interests
Of theatrical people. and continued so
for many years, until one outsider was
taken in and then another, until to-day
men of other professions and business
favorites' five to one. Some of the most
prominent public people of the age, and
all of the finished actors, wear the in
sigma of "B. p. O. E." Lodges have
sprung up in all parts of the Union,
many of them composed of wealthy, in
fiuential people, though others may not
be so fortunate. Many lodge rooms are
veritabe palaces, for it is an order that
man will throw his money into and sell
dom leave. These same lodge rooms have
witnessed some of the finest dramatic
efforts. and heard many eloquent i'm
prOmptu speeches from statesmen and
! The influence of the Elk lodge room will
loosen the thickest tongue on earth, and
thicken the closest" one. But this is
| by the way" Omaha boasts of the
finest class of members and wealth
lest lodge in the order. The claim, it is
| said. has good foundation. New York,
| Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cincin-
natl, aad other leading cities, are not at
all averse to singing the praises of the
B. p. o. E.. in their respective limits.
AS the membership throughout the
country steadily increased,a land the fame
| of the order became more generally
| known, it was decided that st. Paul
| should have finger in the pie.
Accordingly twenty-three gentlemen
| expressed their desire to organize a
odge, and Dec. 5, 1886, DR.. QuinIan and
| ten members OF the Chicago lodge ar
rived iii st. Paul to start the ball rolling.
| Later trains brought members from the
Omaha and Fond du Lac lodges, and Old
Boreas blew his merriest. In the evening
THE ST. PAUL LODGE
was installed with the following char
| ter members:
E. S. German, b. w. Armstrong, G. 5. Fee,
| j. |. Hazard, III. g. Hope, DIR. j. A. Quinn,
| C. E. Robb p. A. Rockwell, Ehle Allen, L.
! D. Powers, Samuel Ii. kneass, l.. B. Little,
| Stanley GTOutllll, d. >. mCSullOuSll, USOTSC
| j. Symonds, Claiming Paine, George II. Mof-
felt. L. d. Wilkes, Fred v. Doty aud c. NJ.
| Schultz.
The first board of officers was as fol-
lows:
| Exalted Ruler ............ DIR. A. Stone
Esteemed Leading Knight. C. s. Bartram
! Esteemed Loyal Knight. l.. y. Scott
| Esteemed Lecturing Knight. E. S. German
Secretary ....................Ba s w Armstrong
treasurer ....-'-..'......-.'- 49,. -; .. zee
Esquire. .....................J. !. Hazzard
| Inner Guard ..................:...:H ID. Z. Hope
Chaplain..... .......... .....Dr. j. A. Quinn
i!iei p f1 III
Trustees s Sb \: S S sfssi's
The rise of this lodge has been rapid
and the membership to-day will reach
between seventy-fve and eighty. 1t
would have been five times as large had
the members been willing to take in
| every Tom, Dick and Harry that made
application. The lodge has been eXclu-
Sive and events have shown that this
course has resulted beneficially. The
| membership is composed almost entirely
of professional and railroad men, and it
Paul lodge boasts better
class of men than any other
lodge of Elks in existence. A glance at
| the roster leaves no room for dispute.
At present they are occupying the
Knights of Pythias hall on East
Fifth street, and have ever since their
organization. In this room some of the
brightest lights of the theatrical pro-
feSSiOn have been most delightfully."-
entertained, and have always repeated
their visits when opportunity offered.
Frequent social sessions are held, at
which each member and visitor is sup
nnSpn tn rnntrIhntp cpajfafinr, nr
humorous story, and thus the pro-
gramme is arranged. AS some of the
brightest efforts of ones life are made
on the spur of the moment, so it is at
social session of ElkS, where one has no
chance to study over his piece and make
it dry and tedious. The present board
of officers is as follows:
Exalted Ruler. go. Judge E. Stone German
Esteemed Leading Kt.......Chief John Black
Esteemed Royal Kt..............W. b. Kaiser
Esteemed Lecturing XIII. 5. Mccullough
Secretary...... .........-...--Sa samuel kneass
Treasurer ................ William Pease
Esquire ............. d. l. Hazard
Tyler OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. James McAffee
Inner Guard. James F. Pond
F. A. Rockwell
trustees INCONVENIENCE" 1 C. N. Schultz
THE SOCIAL SESSION.
J. 1. Hazard and Billy Keyser sing
duets. Mr.. Hazard has had large eX-
perience in social sessions.
r. a. Rockwell is one of the most reg
ular of all in attending meetings.
Sam Kneass is as quiet in the lodge
room as he is on the streets or in his
Office.
Judge German, the exalted ruler,
preSides with the same dignity that
characterizeS him in the court.
Harry Wheat is the most enthusiastic
of all the ElkS. SO
Baz Armstrong tells the same story at
each social session. It's good story,
too.