The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-18
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NEw Yorx, Juno lE-The board OF
grand trustees Of tho Benevolent end
Protective Order Of Elks, and o largo
number Of grand lodge mombers from
Now York, Now England and other
points, wcro In session to-day al the
Broadway Central hotel making final
arrangements for holding tho thirticth
annual grand lodge meeting at Atlantic
City, N. j., Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Juno 10. 20 and 81.
Tho board Of grand trustees has is.
sued statement 10 all menbora Of the
grand lodge, In which 1t says:
From the beginning Of this unfor-
tunato controversy which was thrust
upon Us. and was not Of our own seek.
ing, ve have atudiously reirained from
personalities, and stronuously ondeav.
orcd to maintain and uphold tho laws
and constitution Of this order in dig
niQed and courteous manner. Our
courTe has been sustained by tho COM
mittoo on lava and appeals and ap-
proved by nine-tcnths OF tho lodges Of
the order. We. therefore. say to you
for tho last time, that any meeting OF
grand lodge mombcrs at Jameaton Is
Illegal and void. There can be but one
legal annual session OF this body, and
that session will convene az Atlantic
City, June 10, 1894.
And wc hereby warn all cilicera and
members Of the grand lodge 10 refrain
from participating in any so.called ses-
sson at jamestown, or from oxpendins
or wasting or misappropriating ita
fund.-"
TIE J4TrsTuwS CONTINGENT.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, June l7.-The
arrival OF Elks from all sections Of tho
country exceeds any attendance on the
evening Of a grand lodge meeting that
ever has been known in tho history of
the order. Thore are now about l2o
lodges represented on tho ground and
over twenty states.
The indications are that over 400 will
answcr 10 the roll call tomorrow. OF
those in attendance 80 far less than one
9th are in favor OF leaving jamestown.
Tho grand body will voto by an over
whclmtng majority in favor OF remain
ing III jamestown and transucting all
its business. Tho reunion festivities
will not begin until Wednesday, and all
indications point TO large attendance,
not only from distance, but from tbs
lodges in this immediate vicinity.
Grand Exalted Ruler Appoly has COM
plctcd his address, stating his purpo,ea
for convCning the grand lodgein spe-
cial session is to adjust tho differences
tina. have arisen between himself and
other grand lodge officers. The only
question that will bo presented to
tho grand lodge in its special session
will be to determine who was right or
wrong in calling the annual meeting.
An important conference took place
tonight between the prominent loyal
lights that are present in regard to tho
complication and the best manner OF
adjusting any existing difficulty.
The trustoos Of tho grand lodge 60
looted Atlantic City, 4. j., as the place
Of meeting this year, but G. E. r Ap.
perly, OF st. Louis, has called meeting
OF tho grand lodge here tomorrow one
day in advance OF the date act for the
meeting at Atlantic City.
II tho action OF the trustees bo ap.
proved by the majority OF tho grand
lodge that body will likely adjourn to-
morrow to Atlantic City for three
days session. II tho action of the
grand exalted ruler ia approved, then
the lodge will sit four days hero.