The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-10
B.P.O. ELKS MEET
Five Thousand Of the Order
Attend Convention at
Atlantic City.
NEW GRAND EXALTED RULER
Baltimore Lodge Wants to
Elect O'Brien- Camden
Works for Fort.

Especial to "The Jersey City News.'l
ATLANTIC CITY. July 10, 1sOO-The
thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks and the thirteenth annual
reunion of the members of the order,
held in conjunction with these periodical
sessions, opened this morning at 1880 in
the Academy of Music, under particularly
brilliant circumstances. The roll-call Of
the Grand Lodge will show the greatest
number of antlered delegates in it's his
tory. Since it met here three years ago
the order has almost doubled it's sub
ordinate branches. The supreme body
will represent 5T5 cities in the Union,
only one lodge bein allowed in each
municipality.
Overhead the royal purple streamers
of the order are blended harmoniously
with the national emblem and the blue
and white of the city. The resort itself
is draped with flags and bunting. Iae
distinctive feature of today was the eff
forts of the supporters of the various
candidates who are ambitious to sue
ceed Grand Exalted Ruler B. NJ. Allen,
Of Birmingham, Ala, to boom their
chances and the energetic tactics of the
delegates who are endeavoring to secure
the next convention. In addition, more
or less comnotion was created by the
arrival of other lodges, accompanied by
music.
There are at least 5000 members of Elk
dom now in the city, and the outlook is
that their number will be vastly increased
tomorrow with the invasion of the lodges
from nearby points, who, it is expected
will turn out the strongest bodies. West
Chester men here say that place will send
down several hundred men, together with
an excursion of thousand people. It is
understood that they will make a try to
capture the prizes offered for the lodge
parading the greatest number of men in
Wednesday afternoons demonstration.
Regarding the three announced candi-
dates for grand exalted ruler, the Balti-
more lodge appears to be putting forth
the most strenuous efforts in creating
sentiment for their favorite. They were
out today with a band and distributed
Photographic prints of w. j. O. Brien,
their candidate, and also buttons ON which
his countenance appeared. The friends of
Jerome 3. Fisher, of jamestown. n. Y,
have been doing some missionary work
while the supporters of former Judge Fort
of Camden, have secured enough pledges
it is reported, to place their man ar or
near the top But these are mere conjec-
lures and it can be truthfully said that
advantage than another.
Milwaukee yesterday entered the field as
candidate for the next convention. This
oly ,ff iy, fha
for this prize, Denver and Minneapolis
having been engaged for several days
working up booms.
The official programme announces the
opening of the Grand Lodge at 1880, fol-
lowed by an invocation by Rev F. H.
Chapman, G. c., of Kirkesville, Mo. f.
E. Stoy, Mayor of Atlantic City, will ex-
tend a welcome to which Grand Exalted
Ruler Allen will reply. Chairman of the
Executive Committee E. ID. Irelan and
Meade ID. Detwiler, of Harrisburg former
exalted ruler, will exchange greetings.
Vocal and instrumental music will COM
plete the organization ceremonies, after
which plunge in the ocean will be in
order. There will be an afternoon session
of the lodge and ball in the evening on
Young's Pier.
The event of Wednesday will be a
parade in the afternoon. There will be
competition for the following prizes
First prize handsome silk banner to the
lodge having the largest number OF uni-
formed members in line of parade, based
upon the greatest distance Travelled and
of not less than twenty-five members;
to ho n Or
the best appearance in the line of parade
having not less than fifty members;
third prize a loving cup to the lodge
making the second best appearance in
the line of parade having not less than
fifty members; fourth prize, silk national
flag with embroidered stars, having knot
ted silk fringe and cord and tassels and
jointed staff, to the lodge marching best
in the line of parade, having not less
than twenty-five members; fifth prize, a
clock and ornaments to the lodge MAX
ing the most unique appearance in line
of parade, having not less than twenty
members.
In the evening the grand social session,
always a feature OF the annual meet
ing, will be held in the Blue Cavern
Grotto Those on the programme TO make
addresses are:-"Good of the Order" G..
E. r. B. NJ Allen, Birmin CHAM, Ala,
No. 10; 'sMottees of our Order" Brother
Howard McSherry, New Brunswick, No
324: .sOur Grand Lodge" P. G.. E. r..
Edwin B. Hay, Washington, D. c., No.
115. o'clock of the Universe" p. z. r.
Brother Thomas F. McNaulty; "Our Alb
sent Brothers, p. G. e. r. John Calvin
Cincinnati. o., No. 80: "The Press P.
q. q. r.. william G. Myers, of Phila-
delphia. Pa, No. 2.
Thursday will be devoted to the con
Guiding session of the lodge and in the
indulgence of asprogramme of entertain
ment including short excursions by rail
and water, and in the evening band
contest for prizes.
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