Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-11-28
MERRY ELKS
HAVE--A LODGE.
BridgetOn Lodge No. 733 Formally
Instituted i'm This City Fri
day Night.

No. 1888, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, is an assured fact.
The institution occurred late Fri
day afternoon, District Deputy H. J.
Lemmer, of Hoboken, N. j.. conduct
ing the institution of the new subor-
dinate organization and installing the
officers. Later, an evening session
was held and some sixty representa-
tive public men, business and pro-
fessional people were initiated in the
new lodge.
The first evidence of something
doing was when the Millville car ar
rived here at 8. .45. There were many
representative gentlemen upon the car,
and all of them were wearing badges
OF Miilville lodge, No. $50. Promi-
nent among these were former Sheriff
Cheesman, former Judge Mulford
Ludlam, DR.. VIM. Newell, A. M.
Kendall, VIM. Smith, Freeholder
Samuel B. Dunham, Director of the
Freeholders, George Reeves, DIR.
Neal, and host of others.
When the a. AZ train arrived over the
Pennsylvania, there was big delega-
tion. District Deputy H. j. Lemmer
headed the party. With him from
Hoboken were John F. Callahan, J.
H. Mahuker, o. Hanger, Theo. B.
Langcake, Charles III. Kaufman.
Then there were many gentlemen
from Camden. Among them were H.
L. Jones, Frank S. Fithian, James HI.
Long, Chester Vanduran, Redmond
English, William NJ Fithian, J. f.
Newton, Churd Ferrat, W. H.
Schultz, Joseph @. Kolle, Thomas f.
Bell, Ernest Ackley, Arthur Bedell,
Samuel W. Davis, G. Schoemaker,
Henry Schwartz, John A. Smith,
Jno. HI. Fort, R. W. Harper and
others. This delegation marched up
town in body, with delegation of
Millville Elks and the goat, at the
head. The William gentleman was
blanketed and nicely decorated with
pretty ribbons and all that sort of
thing
The Elks had taken possession of
the second and third floors of the Cri-
terion building, the B. A. A. BOYS
kindly giving up their spacious quar-
ters for the event. Reception rooms
were arranged upon the second floor,
as well as the banqueting hall, while
the lodge room was upon the third.
About six o'clock, Deputy Lemmer,
assisted by the Grand Officers, took
charge of the work, and shortly
Bridgeton Lodge No. 70 was formally
instituted.
The new lodge then elected the fol-
lowing officers who were at once in
stituted:
Exalted Ruler-Ed. J. Levy.
Esteemed Leading ght-William
o. Garrison.
Esteemed Loyal ight-Frank H.
Miller.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-James
Boyd Potter.
Secretary-Joseph HI. Powell.
Treasurer-John G. Mitchell.
Inside Guard Charles Betehner.
Tyler-Joseph N. Lessig.
ChaplainAJ. Ward Richardson.
Trustees, William A. Logue, Oscar
f. Anderson, DR.. David oliver.
Immediately following the installa-
tion, the new lodge of twenty-six
members, adjourned.
A lunch was served upon the second
floor of the building, by S. M. Ogden,
and all present enjoyed a happy social
occasion.
The evening session of the lodge
was devoted to the initiation of new
members, and fifty-four candidates
were happily initiated. There were
several others unable to be present
last night.
The final adjournment occurred at
eleven O'Clock and fifteen minutes
later splendid banquet was served
in the large assembly hall. There
were four long tables running the
length of the hall, and one table at
their head, at which sat the grand
officers and the officers of the subor-
dinate lodge.
The new lodge starts off under the
most fiourishing circumstances. It
will have live membership of about
one hundred and fifty, and until fur
ther notice will meet on Friday
nights in the Cumberland Lodge
rooms.
The organization has closed lease
with Senator-elect B. H. Minch for
the entire second and third floors of
the South Laurel street building
owned by him, and the contracts have
been made to remodel the entire in
terror, making it a handsome home
for the Elks