Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-04
GRAND EXALTED
RULER ALLEN
HEAD OF THE B: p. o. E. WELCOM-
ED BY LOCAL MEMBERS OF
THE ORDER,
HE COMPARES BUTTE
WITH BIRMINGHAM.
Growth Of the Order Of Elks-Social
Session in His Honor and a
Remembrance.

Grand Exalted uler B.. NJ. Allen. head
Of the Protective Order of
Elks, arrived in the city last night and
is the guest of local members of the Or
der. The distinguished Elk Is a resident
OF Birmingham, Ala, the great manu-
featuring center of the south. and is one
of the most successful lawyers Of his
state. He is making a tour of the north
west and before his return to his home
expects to visit the principal cities Of the
coast.
Mr.. Allen was met at the depot last
night by Exalted Ruler Logan, Ben. E.
Harris, district deputy of the order for
Montana, and other members of Silver
Lodge. He was rendered an infor-
mail reception at the Butte Hotel last
night and afterwards enjoyed the hos
pitalities of the Silver Bow Club. To-
day he was shown about the city by
Ben E. and Fred Harris and Charles Cos
man.
Mr.. Allen was very favorably impress
ed with Butte. He told an Inter Noun
tain reporter this afternoon that he felt
very much at home here because of the
similarity of the city to his home town.
The life and business here reminds me
very much of Birmingham said he land
Birmingham is known as the Pittsburg
of the south. Our town has kept pace
with Butte in growth; its life began
about the same time as did that of Butte,
1t contains about the same umbe of
inhabitants, and like Butte it pays good
wages and veryone prospers. So you see
we have much in common. We feel very
proud Of Birmingham. We have just
completed one of the largest steel mills in
the world and it's work has just demon
strated that we can make the best COM
mercial steel at a profit"
Speaking of the condition of the order.
Mr.. Allen said:
Last year was supposed to he the
banner year of the order. but his year
will beat it. The growth has been sim
ply wonderful. We have organized SO new
lodges up to date, which exceeds last
years number by II, and we have six
weeks In which to continue the work.
The increase in membership for the year
has been about 20,O00, making the total
membership about 5000. I have enjoyed
my stay in Butte very much. The Elks
here have shown me man courtesies
that l will not soon forget, and l find
that here, as everywhere. for that mat
ter, the best people are members of the
order"
A social session, which was attended
only by members of the order, was given
in Mr.. Aliens honor by the local lodge
this afternoon. The grand exalted ruler
made a brief address in which he OUT
lined what was being done in Elkdom
elsewhere. At the conclusion of his re-
marks he was treated to a very pleasant
surprise. Senator Mantle, or behalf OF
Silver Bow lodge, in a very happy speech.
presented him with a handsome Elk
badge. The incident was entirely I'M
looked for, as far as Mr.. Allen was con-
cerned. and he responded feelingly.
The badge is a beautiful one Suspend
ed from a gold bar and arranged in the
form OF. a maltese cross are our elk
teeth Of exquisite coloring. In the center
of the diverse in gold and blue enamel is
a handsomely executed elk's head, and
on the reverse is a dial with the hands
pointing to II o'clock, indicative of the
hour when the Elk always thinks Of the
abs ant brother. On the bar is engraved
the words: Presented to Grand Ey-
allied Ruler B.. M. Allen by Silver Bow
Lodge No. 24O." Mr.. Allen will depart
for the west tonight.