Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-06
ELKs TO CELEBRATE.
Tenth Anniversary of Formation of Local Lodge to Be Commenaorated

Tenth Anniversary of Formation of
 Local Lodge to Be Commenaorated. |. It was approaching the hour of mdd- night last evening when the Waterbury lodge of Elks had concluded business, and very interesting meeting it was. There was a large gathering of the members and the meeting was honored with the presence of several ElkS from other states. One candidate only was put through the work, and at the con- clusion of the initiation the visiting Elks acknowledged that they had never seen the work better exemplified than under the present set of officers of Wa terbury lodge. Exalted Ruler Cassidy has worked hard, with the able assist ance of his brother officers, and to-day he can feel proud to say that there is not another lodge in New England can equal the work of the degrees as per- formed by the local officers. Several we'll known citizens were elected to g2emlb ership in the order last night and they will come up for initiation at the next meeting of the lodge, which will be held on the third Friday of July.
 According to the rules of the lodge but one meeting a month will be held during the months of June, July, Au- gust and September. The next meet ing, therefore, will come on July IT, which will be just three days before the Elks throughout the state will leave for the annual convention in Baltimore. It is expected that at least twenty five of the local lodge will be present at that convention and more than 800 from the state alone.
 An event of more than usual interest will be the celebration some time this month or early next month of the tenth anniversary of the organization of Waterbury lodge. Waterbury lodge No 265 was organized on June IT. 1893, with charter list of thirty-eight menl- bers. Meriden lodge had the honor of dnstituting the lodge and to-day the members of Meriden lodge can feel proud of the advancement made by No 265. From thirty-eight members the lodge has advanced to over 250. Not an unfinancial name is on the book. Some of the best people, leading citi- zens, professional and business men, are now members of Waterbury lodge They hold a treasury of close to ST,000, and this is growing rapidly. At the end Of the present official year. count ing on the growth in the past few months, Waterbury lodge will outstrip anything in the state and will be in q position to own its own building or buildings.
 The first honors. perhaps, for the or ganization of Waterbury lodge belong to Henry Doerr, local representative of Fieganspan's brewery, He was | member of Meriden lodge in 1893, when he started the charter list for the Wa terbury lodge Later he was trans ferred to the local lodge and has been one of the leading members ever since. The charter Mst of Waterbury lodge was as follows: NJ. J. Colloty, Will liam Hellmann. W. D. Richardson, M. J. Brzezinski. J. A. Cullen, E. J. Starr, William T. Carroll, D. F. Mack, Al fred Dresoher, Luman N. Howe Moritz Grelle, James D. Watts, George H. Schwenck, John F. Fa1lon, Fred Har- vey, John H. Christie George ]. Stro- bel, William H. Johnson, David David, Marcus Hellmann, Edward E. Harvey, John F. Holohan. Louis Schiek James J. Madden. George Hauser, John R. Giller, William Baehner, Andrew Stdnhart, John E. semrow. Henry A.. Hellmann, J. H CurIey. D. F. Dunn, R. P. Ogden, James F. Coffey. Hugh J. Cronin, Thomas J. Moran, William T. Dislev and M. F. Connolly.
 ing are dead or have lost their member ship in the order: William Hellmann, Ed ward J. Starr, Luman N. Howe, Morttz Grelle, Fred Fl. Harvey Edward E. Harvey, James J. Madden, William Baehner, John E. Semrow. Hugh J. Cronin and Thomas J. Moran William T. Carroll. Daniel E. Mack, George H. Schwenck, John F. Fallon, John H. Christie, David David, Louis schick, John R. Giller. J. H, Curley, Denis F. Dunn, R. F. Ogden.
 The total number of charter mem bers now members of the lodge is six teen. The first exalted ruler was Michael J. Colloty.
 It is proposed by the present mem bers to give a fitting celebration on the tenth anniversary, and to that end Ex- alted Ruler John H. Cassidy has ap- pointed committee to make suitable arrangements for the celebration. At present there are no definite plans, but as the E1ks never did anything by halves it is presumed Waterbury will see a celebration that will be a hum mer.