Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-08
THEY WANTTHE ELKS
r1ru,lOND LODGE MEMOHIAiiHEs
THE GRAND body.
INVITES THEM HERE IN 1901.
v,reinia's Capital VIII Give '"e
cront ORGANIZATION 6ior'""s
y,.,.,,,c--NN-hat the Large ConNen-
ooo VIII Mean 20 This City.

rls Fss u this city are doing their
u.r.., towards inducing the Grand Lodge
U I.ks A. hold their annual convention
,a r.sm..d in 1901. All of the Elks OF
-.rfa.. .rs Interested in the movement
asl a.a Operating with the frateTs OF
tL.s -ty
R..uor1 Lodge 40. 70 IS, however al
CD. head Of the movement and tho com
l..s.s which nave been appointed TO take
IDOL natter in hand are actually at work.
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
AZ. meeting Of the lodge held Wednes-
cay night the question was freely dis
.-.l. and tho following resolutions were
mousiy adopted;
Whereas. tho city of Richmond the
osD.t4 of the grand old Commonwealth
u Virginia. with population OF Otgii
..INl. souls. situated in most uellsileiu.
.u0I- having Ina all things a mo4ein
.r.tit VI enterprise, grand historical
... -lr.on OI memorials OF men s"u
events. -lrI.. .-el by many Dattlt-ielu9
famous iU l.a..t- with huihOi Jus
.Irmelrel . open doors 10 hOsplldi
homes. uAg..- "a proud record as an en-
r-.teuer Ol many notable galneIliss'
with direct connections by rail ana wafer
I.Ntcs iiom the Norm ooutA' Lda', "u'
West. having for additional all! aC.lDnS'
within easy reach, Old Point IoihloIt'
laWpOrt News ship-yards, Hampton
Roads haroor, Petersburg, NOfIolk' duu
portsmOLth-tnus iu every way ming the
requirements VI convention city, anu
Whereas the state OF virginia, having
never been hOnOr-d with a meeting Of the
Grand Lodge of Tie Benevolent and Pro-
tectiyo OrGer OF Eiks within its borders
and every lodge in the State having sig
D. l .Fff il
civ lodge in IT'S desire TO have the proud
distinction VI entertaining such a gather
ms DO 10
Resolved. Richmond Lodge No. A.. y.
j.. - ElAs, herewith edrnes,iy invites tte
Grand Lodge aud annual reunion Oh tne
ItuCvo ient and Protective order or klks
% The Iulfed States 10 the clt9 OF iieA-
l.ld Va. il 1901; be II
I-sOlved. Richmond Lodge, 10. 43. II
favored with tho selection OF Richmond,
b.. ulegees Itself 10 leave no cuOrl un-
r.,1 10 make the coming OF the Grand
I.tg. . Glorious event in the history OF
t-4 -iler.
D. lMOND is ANXIOUS FOR THEN.
Richmond is anxious to entertain the
E.t. and n honored by the acceptance
y h.r INVITATION. viii give the representa-
lives .. fn.. Great order sucn WelcOiHe
O. 1.J never before received. In Years
agot. lIcar. 0nd would not have consider
tIs4...sr Invitation. Now however she
isll position tO extend IL ana 10 care iOi
isT guests I event Of their acceptance.
The we.oD he viii accord them WIZ
~ senur uI Virginia welcome anu
csru-l.y ul .fr in the Union can oner
M9rs attraction
Il ZIG GATHERING.
L The Eks meet here their meeting
AL, as "A convention gathering, DO the
.arges. and greatest Of The kind ever
assembled IN this city. especially when
one considers the fact THAI there will be
" cities represented by zZJ0 members.
al of whom Will have all their expenses
paid. 10 can be safely estimated that
ls,e viii be from 1900 TO 1900 Elks
hero. and there is nothing parsmonlOus
about them
j means also that Richmond will be
better advertised than ever before. Only
last week an editor OF one o. the Elk
journals was In. this city and remarked
mat God and Nature had been too good
10 Richmond. and the only fault he could
ma was that the people did not know
no" 10 advertise or TO boom It's adyan-
tages
u is generally understood that If Rich
"Dbo BIDS for the Grand Lodge II can
ooouio 70 and II Is an assured fact that
Wherever the Eiks 90 they spend on an
a'sisge Of $4,000 The order OF Elks
20 ulsunctively an American order ana
."D'a'es The representative citizens Of
nc country, every profei being rep
e1eh'ed. President Mckinley Is a MEM
n'I OF canton (O) Lodge; ex-President
1911 Cleveland took his first degree In
a"'o' Ex-Governor Campbell. or Ohio;