St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-20
BIG ELKS AT JAMESTOWN,
WILLIAM FRIDAY NAMED ron GRAND
EXALTED RULER.
RULER APPERLY wITHD8aws
The Atlantic City Body Is Cor
daily Invited to Attend the
jamestown Meeting-sunday
Gatherings Condemned by Ap-
perly in His Address-EIks
Welcomed at Atlantic City.

jamestown, n. Y. June 19-At to-
days meeting of the Elks' grand lodge
the report of the grand secretary shows
the amount of money to the credit Of
the various lodges in March. 1894,
was 1913. .008.30. Total value of all prop
erty, s493. 1867 So; amount expended
for year 1898, s370. .1l6.51; amount
expended for charity. s53. .3s5.46;
number of members March. 1893, 21. 1853;
number of members March. 1894, %, SIC;
deaths during the year. 252. In his
annual address the grand exalted ruler
advises against the establishing of
lodges anywhere except in the United
States, and also against the institution
of grand lodges i'll the various states.
1t also said:
You will find upon Investigation that
all the controversy and the troubles Of
last year have originated with a few
lodges in the order, that. in violation Of
law and the express orders of this grand
body, have defantiy persisted in hold
ing meetings upon Sunday night"
Among those he named New York
No. l. Boston No. 10. Washington No.
Is. Philadelphia No. 2, and said: Now,
brothers. this grand body must empha-
size the fact that there is not lodge in
this order that will be permitted to meet
on Sunday to transact any business.
You have got to put the stamp of the
severest condemnation upon this def
ance to your authority, and any lodge
in this order that is not willing TO COM
ply with this lawful requirement is not
fit to belong to it."
After long and heated debate the
grand lodge adopted the following as a
substitute:
"Whereas, The grand lodge of the
B. P. o. E. has regularly assembled in
annual conference in Jamestown; there
fore be it
Resolved, That all Elks at Atlantic
City or elsewhere be invited to attend
said meetings and participate in our de-
liberations. and that this message be
sent to Brother Perry. exalted ruler of
Atlantic City lodge. by the grand ex-
alted ruler of the order"
Grand Exalted Ruler Apperiy sent
dispatchain accordance with the resolu-
ton to Atlantic City.
The names of A. Apperly. of Louis
vile: Hsrry L. Rake. of Reading. Pa,
and William Friday. of Brooklyn. were
then placed in nomination for grand
exalted ruler. The latter fiualiy was
nominated unanimously, Apperly and
Rake withdrawing. The other nomina-
tions are as follows:
For grand esteemed Leading knight,
W. A. Jones, Chicago, and Dr.. W. Game,
of saltwater. Mimi, for grand es-
teemed loyal knight. Charles NJ. Bedell,
of Syracuse; w. j. Wheelock. o! Dallas.
Tex; for grand esteemed lecturing
knights. DR.. Laban HaZelton, OfeJames-
town, Pa; for grand secretary. w. At
-kinson. of: Erie, Pa, S. Solmes. of Gin
| cinnati. c. A. Smith, of Youngstown,
o.; for grand treasurer, James Omelia,
of Jersey City, Edward S. Orris. Of
Meadville, Pa; for grand trustees. G.
w. Murdaugh. of Portsmouth. Va.
Harry Robe. of Buffalo, j. ID. Rake, of
Reading, Pa; for grand filler. John A.
Eilinger, of Washington. The election
takes place tomorrow.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. June 19.-The
grand lodge was welcomed to the city
by Mayor Stoy. Addresses we're made
by the grand trustees, P. j. Campbell,
Joseph w. Labuer and Wiliiam Z. Van
! derlip, Edward B. Hav, of Washington,
| d. c.; Past Exalted Ruler English, of
| Indianapolis, and others. The leaders
! in the jamestown movement were called
| traitors to the order. Grand Secretary
Allen 0. Myers coming in for much of
the blame. Adjournment was taken
| until tomorrow morning.