The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-24
NETHAWAY ALSO RAN
is CHOSEN GRAND EXALTED
RULER OF THE ELKS
ORDER Is GROWING RAPIDLY
Has "A Membership Now of $4,000,
an Increase Since the Last
Convention of 33 I-3
Per Cent.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 23.-The con-
vention of the grand lodge of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks open
ed at the Pabst theater this forenoon, the
public being admitted. The opening ex-
ercises consisted mainly of informal ad-
dresses. Charles H. Hamilton, of Mil
waukee, presided. He spoke of the growth
Of the order. He said that while natural
lists and hunters have been predicting and
bewailing the coming extinction of the
four-footed specie of elk, there was no
danger Of extinction of the two-footed
elk.
Mayor David 8. Rose welcomed the
guests as brothers, and told them of the
untiring efforts which had been put forth
to make the occasion of the reunion one
continual round Of pleasure. He extend
ed the freedom of the city to the visitors
while they remained.
Judge Jerome R. Fisher, grand exalted
ruler, responded to Mayor Roses greet
ing, returning sincere thanks for the
warm and generous welcome. He knew
the Elks were welcome, and he was glad
to be here Wherever a lodge of Elks
exists, he said, Old Glory waves. He
spoke of the recently organized lodge at
Honolulu and of the presence here of
the exalted ruler of that lodge, to whom
1T would give him pleasure to present the
prize to be awarded to the delegate tray
cling the greatest distance to attend the
convention One of the chief duties of
the Elks, he said, was to scatter flowers
in the pathway of their brotheX men.
HEARD SENATOR CLAI1P.
Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Minnesota.
addressed the gathering, talking upon fra
ternal organizations. These, he said.
formed one of the greatest monuments of
cur present civilization, and one of the
strongest Of these was the Elks.
The remainder of the sessions win be
held behind closed doors.
At the first executive session. held this
afternoon, Grand Exalted Ruler Fisher
presented his report. which showed that
during the past year 113 new dispensa-
tions had been granted, and that now
there were 725 lodges, having a member
ship of $4,000, showing an increase since
the last convention of SO 1-9 per cent
The order had contributed S17,041 to the
Galveston fund The financial condition
of the grand lodge showed a balance on
hand in the treasury of $4,000. The or
der was shown to be more prosperous
than ever.
A parade Of military and civic societies
was the feature of the Elks' reunion this
afternoon. There are 10000 visitors in
the city
Charles E. Pickett, of Waterloo, Iowa,
was elected grand exalted ruler over
Judge John c.. Nethaway, of Saltwater.
Mimi, on the first ballot. The vote was:
Pickett, 514; Nethaway, 162.
Other officers were chosen as follows:
Grand Esteemed Leading Knight (by
acclamation)-A G. Field, Columbus,
Ohio.
Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight-WIliiam
B. Brock, Lexington, Ky.
Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight =
Judge A. H. Pickens, Denver, Col.
Grand Secretary-George A. Reynolds,
Saginaw, Mich Cby acclamation).
Grand Treasurer-E. G. Orris, Mead
vile, Pa. (by acclamation).
Grand Trustee 6hree years term)-
Henry w. Mears. Baltimore, Md.
Grand Tyler-Joseph Henning, Ander-
son. Ind. (by acclamat.Nnl.