The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-09
Which Threatens to Disrupt
the ElkS
caused by Contest as to Where the
Convention Shall be Held.

famous mi-theatrical order known |
as the Benevolent Protective Order
Of Elks is imminent, and the indi
cations are that couple Of weeks
more will see the organization
broken on reef. 1t has been sail
ing in tur bulent waters for several
years, mainly owing to the fact that
too many people were anxious TO
stand on the captains bridge,
or 10 handle the steering
apparatus. a couple of years ago
some Of It's discordant elements un.
dertook to discipline New York
Lodge No. L., the pioneer lodge of
the order, and it was not until the
courts had been rescrted to and con-
siderable litigation had ensued that
the founders of the organization
were enabled to vindicate their
rights as against the Vaccinations of
the Heterogeneous elements opposed
10 the aims and ideals that had
brought the order into existence,
and which were seeking to own it.
body and soul. Since that time the
order has been a little better than 3
smouldering volcano, and al
week from next Monday
another eruption is promised that,
unless all signs are astray, will over
whelm and bury, so far as the
parent organization is concerned,
the disgruntled faction. When the
supreme body held its annual session
in Detroit last year it was con-
fronted with the unpleasant fact
that, for the first time in it's history,
no city in the country was prepared
to make bid for the session of the
present year This was apologized
for on various hypothesis, the one
most generally accepted being that
the supreme body is pretty expen
sive convention 10 entertain. How
ever, this may be there were no
prospective hosts and no invitations,
and hence the task of selecting
location for the next gathering
was left to the supreme trus-
tees. With an eye TO comfort and
the eternal fitness of things this
body selected Atlantic City as the
place, and the third week of June
the most desirable period of the
year at that famous watering place,
as the time for the delegates to
assemble. This action, however
was overruled by the supreme Off
GERS, who are entitled to exercise
the veto power, and over the sigma
lures of Grand Exalted Ruler
Appellee, of Louisville, and Grand
Secretary Myers, of Cincinnati (the
Allen 0. Myers of Ohio journalistic
fame), the supreme body was called
to assemble in special annual session
IN Jamestown, N. Y, on Monday,
June is, one day prior to
the day fixed for the Atlantic
City meeting. Since the call
was issued from the supreme
offices the warfare within the order
has waxed fast and furious Every
one of the 256 lodges will be repre-,
scented at the jamestown meeting, a
week from Monday, but it is given
out today that the delegates from
about ninety of the number have
been peremptorily instructed to al
tend and participate in the session !
called by the grand trustees at AT
lanAo CITY. They therefore pro-
pose TO attend the organza-
ton OF the grand session at
jamestown, and to leave
shootly afternoon of the same day
for New York A special train
has been engaged at the latter city
and the delegates Will be whirled
down the seacoast in time to com
ply with the call under which the
grand lodge is TO be formally opened
at noon. The adherents of the SUI
preme officers, according to the roll
OF delegates, will be in an over.
whelming majority at the James.
town meeting, the figures standing
lo5 lodges to &c; but whether they
decide 10 continue their business at
j amestown or go on to Atlantic
City and control what they de.
nominate the trump con.