Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-21
ELKs ELECT OFFICERS.
The Close of the Old and the Beginning of New Year in Waterbury Lodge.

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 of New Year in Waterbury Lodge
 There was not room enough in Knights of Columbus hall last evening to hold the large body of Elks who turned out to wind up the Elk year and start another one. It was the biggest crowd of Elks that has ever attended a meeting in this city and enthusiasm was at fever heat during the meeting. 1t was the annual election of officers and for some weeks lively canvass has been going on among the members for the various offices. Waterbury lodges has grown to such proportions and has become such factor in finan- cial standing that the honors to be | awarded each year are now sought for very diligently That was the reason so many were present, to have a say in the election of the officers. After the election was over and the success full candidates had been named, all Joined in unanimous support of the incoming rulers of the lodge and it is safe to predict that the success attained under the retiring exalted ruler, F. J. Lawlor, will be maintained during the next year
 The officers elected for the coming year were as follows: Exalted ruler Attorney John H. Cassidy; esteemed leading knight, Edward D. Lewis; es- teemed loyal knight, John F. Hackett; esteemed featuring knight, Edward Murphy; secretary, Edward l.. Malon- ey; treasurer, Edward F. Moran; tiler John H. Griffin; trustee for three years William H. Johnston: delegate to the grand lodge convention, which will be | held in Baltimore, Edward l.. Maloney The new exalted ruler is not resi- dent of this city for a long time, but
 he has been for years very enthusias tic Elk. He came here from Norwich where he held the position of secretary He is son of Dr John Cassidy, tha, we'll known staunch democratic wal horse of old Norwich town. Edward D. Lewis is the well known letter car l.rier whose route extends through the | north end.
 John F. Hackett is popular clerk treasurer of the Bartenders' union, and
 q singer and musician. Edward Mur phy occupies the position of bookkeep
 CT at the hardware store of F. J. Bo
 lan's. E. l.. Maloney is the city edi
 tor of the Waterbury Democrat. B
 F. Moran has occupied his present DO
 sition so long that 1t is almost need less to say he is the accommodating general delivery clerk at the local post office. John H. Griffin is worker il
 one of the local factories and Is bettel l known as the fast Waterbury polt
 rusher William H. Johnston, more familiarity known as Farmer is ont
 of the old reliables in the order and i
 best known to his Elk friends as tht l watchdog of the treasury.
 l During the meeting the reports of tn,
 secretary and treasurer were read an(
 showed the very successful year tn,
 lodge has just closed. That success
 can be attributed as much to the retir l ing exalted ruler. Patrick J. Lawlor | as to anyone else, and before the meet ing was over he was treated to a sur prise. Several members spoke of tn l great work he had done and by unan imous vote he was made the recipien
 of life card valued at $1OO. r'her are just five other members holding l life cards in the order, and those ar
 w. D. Richardson, W. E. Quigley, E
 +. Moran, Joseph J. Barry and Jame
 E Watts.
 I There are now seven past exalte'
 rulers as follows: M. J. Colloty, w. [
 Richardson, Chris Strobel, R. F. Grady
 J. A. Cullen, ID. l.. Maloney and P.
 LawIor.
 It was decided that when the of
 cers ares installed at the next meetin
 a big social session will be given an
 a. committee now has charge of the al
 engagements. Waterbury lodge no numbers close to two hundred and fl; ty members and applications are con ing in rapidly at every meeting. I'll
 demand for application blanks rs been so great within the past fe7 weeks that it proves conclusive1y th Waterbury lodge of Elks will vie wit all her sister lodges in the state fe first honors in numbers and finance
 before the year is over.