The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-13
ELKS ARE IN PLENTY
A HERD OF 10000 INVADE SALT
LAKE CITY. $50
BOY WITH HORNS HAS FLOOR.
ITAH's METROPOLIS OPENS HOS
PITABLE ARMS.

The Session Opened In Mormon Tab
In tho Union Represented. hut Our
Pacific Possessions as WeII-CrOnk
of Omaha Made Grand Exalted
RuIer--The other Ofacers Elected.
Baltimore or Saratoga Next Yeuw.
Salt Lake, Utah, Aug 12.-Utah and
Salt Lake City extended a royal well
come, to the hosts of visiting Elks
at the Mormon Tabernacle to-day.
Elks were present from practically
every state in the Union, and even the
Hawaiian Islands were represented.
Probably 10000 visiting Elks are in
Salt Lake tonight.
The meeting of the grand lodge was
held in Assembly Hall this afternoon
and after the annual report
of Grand Exalted Ruler Pick
EFT had been delivered and other
reports presented. the election of OIL
GERS for the ensuing year was taken
up. This resulted as follows:
Grand exalted ruler, George A.
Cronk, Omaha; grand leading knight,
w. B. Brock, Lexington, KY; grand
loyal knight. Judge A. II. PicKens,
Denver grand leetnring Knight, Joseph
e. Henning, Andegon, Ind; grand
secretary, George Reynolds, Saginaw,
Mich; grand treasurer, z. - Orris.
Meadville, Pa; grand tyler. Charles
Kaufman. Hoboken, ". j.; grand trus-
tee. J. D. O'Shea, Boston.
Most of the elections were by ac-
clamation, there being contests for only
-
Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett took
strong grounds against the growing
practice of holding street earnivals and
fairs. These enterprises, he said, were
more productive of harm than good to
the order and he recommended that
they be either regulated or altogether
prohibited.
The report of the secretary show
ed the order to be in prosperous con-
dtion. An increase in membership
of nearly $4,000 during the past year
was shown, bringing the total up to
about $4,000.
At tomorrow afternoons meeting of
the grand lodge the question of the
next annual meeting place will be de-
eideds- Baltimore and Saratoga
| Springs are making a. vigorous tight
Eight thousand Elksss.. from ex-
cry state in the Union gath
/ CI Gu III liC SIchl ldUCIlbtrlS
of the Mormon Church to-day to
attend the formal opening of the an
nual reunion of. the Grand Lodge OF
Elks. Preceding the opening meeting
was the civic and military parade.
which marked the formal opening of
the three days reunion. In this were
included battalion of infantry, and
two batteries of artillery from Fort
Douglass, and troop of cavalry and
Battery A of the light artillery, Nat
onal Guard of Utah. Then came uni
formed members of all Utah lodges of
Elks and dozens of other civic,
military and fraternal organi-
cations in uniforms, accom-
panied by a score of bands and
many floats.
The exercises at the auditorium were
brief. though impressive. After prayer
and a selection on the great organ,
Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett of Water
loo, Iowa, delivered his annual adj
dress, which was largely eulogistic of
the aims and work of the Elks. He
said:
THE portals of Elkdom are thrown
open wide TO all manly applicants. 1t
draws no distinctions. In the repub-
licanisn of our government and DEM
ocracy of our ideas all are equal. Our
order is constructive and not destruc-
tive. The spirit of iconoclasm dwells
not within it's circle. 1t molests no
temple, desecrates no altar, profanes
no sanctuary. 1t robs no man Of his
faith, attacks no creed, criticises no
sect. IT shadows no dawn, darkens
no hope, saddens no love. 1t does not
seek to supplant the church or usurp
its functions. It's religion is humanity
It's creed is friendship. its golden rule
the love of fellowmen."