The record-union., 1894-06-18
PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELRs.
Statement Issued by the Board of
Grand Trustees.

Grand Trustees.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Board of
Grand Trustees of the Benevolent and
to- day making final arrangements for
holding the thirtieth annual Grand Lodge
meeting at Atlantic City. n. j., on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, June
18th, Goth and 2lst. They state that a
large majority of the Grand Lodge MEM
bers will be at the opening of the Grand
Lodge. A special train will leave James
town, carrying them from the North an
West in time for them to be at the regu-
lar meeting. The Atlantic City lodge has
made extensive preparations for the en-
tertainment of the visitors.
The Board of Grand Trustees have is
sued a statement TO ali members of the
Grand Lodge in which it says: "Anent
the beginning of this unfortunate contro-
versy which was thrust upon us and was
not our seeking, we have studiously re-
Trained from personalities and strenu-
ously endeavored to maintain and up
hold the laws and constitution of this or
der in dignitied and courteous manner
and upon the lines becoming gentlemen
and Elks. Confident of the justice and
strength of our position, we have not felt
clined to indulge in the tactics of the pol
itician or the methods of those who know
ingly support unjust causes.
"Our course has been sustained by the
Committee OIL Affairs and Appeals, and
approved by nine-tenths of the lodges OF
the order. We, therefore, say to you for
the last time that any meeting of the
Grand Lodge members at jamestown is
illegal ana void; there can be but one
in of ic
body, and that such will convene at At
lantic City, \. j., June l9. 1894. The ses-
sion will open promptly at the hour al
ready indicated, and its deliberations will
continue until its work is completed, al
though no important business will De
transacted until Wednesday, June Goth.
And we hereby warn all members and
officers OF the Grand Lodge to refrain
from participating in any So-called ses-
sion at jamestown, or from expending
and misappropriating its fands. We are
the governing and controlling power of
this corporation. and will perform the
duties deyolving upon us by the law of
the order and laws of the country to the
very utmost letter, and this we will do
without fear or favor, having only in
view the preservation and perpetuation
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks."
JAMESTOWN IN. j., June 1.-THE ar
rival of the Elks from all sections of the
country exceeds any attendance of the
Grand Lodge meeting ever been known
in the history OF the order. There are
about 120 lodges represented on the
ground, and over twenty States. The in
dications are that over 400 will answer to
the roll call tomorrow. Of those in at
tendance so far less than one-titth are in
T,
body Will vote by an overwhelming ma
jority in favor of remaining in James
town and transaeting all its business.
The reunion festivities will not begin un-
til Wednesday, aud all indications point
to large attendance, not only from dis
tance, but from the lodges in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
There will be big contest in the Com
mittee on Credentials on denying admis-
sion to the Grand Lodges that have failed
to pay their per capita tax to the Grand
Treasurer. as the law provides.
Grand Exalted Ruler Apperly has COM
pleted his address, stating that his pur-
poses for convening the Grand Lodge in
special session is TO adjust the differences
that have arisen between himself and
other Grand Lodge officers, and his OBJ
iect in calling tho Grand Lodge special
session was to consider the controversy
that has been going on between the SUBJ
ordinate lodges, because he recognized
the fact that they could not settle this
matter, and the only body that could ad-
! just it was the Grand Lodge. The only
! question that will be presented will be to
determine who was right in calling the
annual meeting.
An important conference took place to-
night between the prominent legal lights
present in regard 10 the complication and
the best manner of adjusting any existing
difficulties.