The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
GREAT FIGHT By
RICHMOND ELKS
The Virginians Astonished Their
Brother EIks.
CITY WAS WELL ADVERTISED.
Much Credit Due the Local Lodge
for What They Did for the
General Good of
Richmond.

Even though the Richmond Elks did no.
set the next Grand Lodge meeting ut TIT
recent Atlantic City convention, the city o.
Richmond was greatly benefited through
the efforts made by the local Eiks-
For four days the Virsinians carrie'
everything before them ON to Rich
mondr' was heard on every side, ana th'
cry that was started by the kichmone
Elks was taken up by others from variou:
parts OF the country, and 1t seemed lllS
u sure thing for Richmond IN 1871.
The Virginia organization was superb
Under any other circumstances Riehmons
would have carried everything before it
out the Grand Lodge was given to Nil
waukee because that city had been in thu
field as a candidate for three years, ant
had been practically promised The con
yention for next year. Even at that. how
ever, Richmond made inroads upon TIN
delegates who had been instructed foi
Milwaukee. and nearly q hundred votei
was added TO Richmond after the advance
guard reached Atlantic City.
SOME WORKERS.
Messrs. Preston Beivin, john Z. Epps
! Phil. G. Kelly Archie Burke, Franz
Cunningham, Harry E.ichelburger. c. Wal
ton Saunders and some others worked in
defatigab,y for the Grand Lodge. and it
is due TO their efforts that such a splendi1
showing was made when ii came to d vote
Sentiment was for Richmond, and tbs
great fight that was put up broughi
forth universal admiration and applause
Even the delegates from the far west wht
had gone to Atlantic City with nothing
but milwaukee on their minds. learned Il
respect Richmond's claims, and they were
startled at the noise and enthusiasm tht
Virginia delegates were evokinS-
The advertisement that was given Rich
rnond even though the convention went
elsewhere was Of great worth Each man
went to Atlantic City to do all ne could
for Richmond's good and each one de-
serves great praise tor the work he accom-
pIished.
There were probably one hundred thou
sand people al Atlantic City from all parts
OF the world. and it is quite safe 10 assert
that the whooping up given Richmond by
the local Eks will cause them to think
; more of Richmond than they ever did be-
! ON THE MAP
The Virginians made the other people
quite positive that there was such place
as Richmond on the map and the general
good tina. was done would figure UP in the
thousands.
Richmond EIks can go to Milwaukee next
july and get the Grand Lodge for 1902 with
case 1t is probable that no other city
would enter the contest for the E.lks at
Atlantic City were practically unanimous
for Richmond after Milwaukee.
Citizens generally owe the Richmond
Lodge of Elks much praise for their efforts
on behalf Of the city
,, The meeting Of a Grand Lodge of E.Iks
means a whole lot to any city. 1t would
mean from ten to twenty thou
sand visitors to Richmond for at least four
DAYS. and it means hundreds OF thousands
of dollars spent here
Richmond Lodge mas not yet siginihed t;s
intention of making q bid for the rext
Grand lodge but it IS quite probati. that
application will be made II. good :easoa
The Memoir" OF Grant Allen. by NJ.
Edward Clodd. which has just been pub
lished in England. has no preface but
the following:
II DO not know that any phrase or quo
tat.on has ever been of much use to me In
life but the passages most frequently on
my lips are probably these:
..'What snail Il prohtIa man II ne gain
the whole world ard lose his own soul?'
IN about three-auarCers o, the British
Columbia mines the ruckers the prin-
opal workers under ground, are paid $3.50
to $3.50 day. In a few OF the mines they