The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-16
IN IMMENSE HERD
OF HONOLULU Elks
LODGE OF THE BEST PEOPLE
ON EARTH ORGANIZED
LAST NIGHT.
Distinguished Visitors Conduct the
Initiation ceremony-lone List of
Charter rs-Refreshments
Not Lacking ION the side.-

There was q sound of reyelry by
night" in the vicinity of Progress Hall
yesterday evening, the occasion being
new lodge OF Elks launched upon
the sea of fraternalism- Under the guild
ance Of District deputy DR.. W. F. Ken
nedy of Los Angeles, Calf. assisted
by Grand Exalted Ruler Judge Jrome
B. Fisher Of tombstone, N. Y, the
Honolulu lodge of the Best people on
Earth began its career under the most
suspicious circumstances. The initia-
ton ceremonies occupied the time
until close to the midnight hour. Be
fore the happy gathering dispersed
nearly ninety representative citizens
of Honolulu were initiated into the
mysteries of the order Light refresh
ments were served, F. NJ. Brooks pre-
siding with becoming grace. II you
see man employing his left hand in
duties which his right member should
ordinarily perform, it can safely be
set down as a positive fact that such
person has joined the herd" of Elks.
A large number Of titled officials in
ors in the city. It was mainly due
these that the initiation proved sue
cessful. Those participating were:
Grand Exalted Ruler, Judge Jerome
B. Fisher, tombstone, N. Y. No. 263;
Grand Esteemed Leading knight, Jas.
Nelson. Leadirks, Cal. No. 236; Grand
Esteemed Loyal Knight. Judge ]. c. B.
week, Seattle, No. 90; Grand Esteem
edLecturing Knight. Judge ]. c. B.
Hebbard, San Francisco, No. 3; Grand
Esquire, DR.. w. F. Kennedy. Los An
geles, No. 80; Grand Inner Guard, H.
C. Craft, Silver Bow, No. $40; Grand
Tiler, Thomas B. Richards, Spokane,
No. 22S; Grand Secretary, E. H. Bry-
an, Jr., Red Cloud, Cal, No. 5S3; Grand
Treasurer, L. D. Lufkin. Sioux City,
No. 112.
Those included in the charter men,
bership of the order represent pro-
gressive and wideawake element of
the city. Owing to the length of the
list only the work of initiation was at
tempted. The sum realized from the
initiation fees reached close to two
thousand dollars. The charter mem
bership includes:
|. R. Burns. C. G. Bockus ]. H. Nc
Donough, j. w. Jones. E. c. Broin, F.
E. Nichols, A. L. Morris, ]. W. Short.
P. M. Lucas. L. H. Bishop, W. F.
Drake. o. r. Williams, ]. F. McCros-
son, E. j. Cotton, G. A. Cook, H. D.
Congeies, E. M. brown B. R. Rice, NJ.
NJ. Kohn, A. G. Hitchcock, G. A. Mar
tin. U. NJ Hanna, D. Whitman, c. A.
Bettinger, G. Y. Levingston, A. Pey-
ser, H. H. Simpson, ]. Banald. G. H.
Allen, C. v. Kenan, j. H. Fisher, A. F.
Judd. W. E. Fisher. E. G. Correra.
VIM. Minton, s. De Fries, E. May. F.
E. Peachy, D. H. Davis, G. A. Kbling.
j. H. Love, A L. C. Atkinson, H. A.
Wilder. H. E. Murray, F. ]. Aneaway,
H. w. Foster, A. A. Braymer, c. Giver
maud. Wow. Remey, FIG. Church,
R. S. Johnson. VIM. Dunbar, d. L.
Conkling. E. E. Hartman, L. Andrews,
F. j. Woodbridge, A. r. Cunha, d. A.
Lloyd. W. D. Adams, John Piver, F. E.
Wall. H. Berger F. B. Richardson, A.
E. Murphy, E. W. Quinn. Geo. Cutter.
c. B. Cooper, F. E. Thompson, Mari
ner, w. L. Emarly. c. H. Merriam. ].
W. Allen. w. G. Ashley. G. H. Paris.
F. H Lacks, F. W. West, L. H. Dee.
]. B. Doty. C. E. Weston. Thos. Nc
Lean, G. W. Mclean, G. w. Spencer,
H. p. Roth. W. D. Wilder, Ed. Cotton.
C. F. Wilder. A. w. Gear, L. D. Tim
mons. w E. Sharp, DR.. C. B. High.
Geo. D. Gear, W. L. Whitman.
DR.. Cooper will be Exalted Ruler of
the lodge.