The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-13
ELKS FORM A
STATE UNION
Delegates Were Present From
Throughout Utah.
MEET AT PROVO IN 1904
CELEBRATE PURPLE DAY. TO-
DAY AT SALT PALACE.
| STATE organization Of the p. p.

NUN Dy the election of Off
GERS and the adoption Of a set of resp
buttons which will form the basis Of a
SET OF bylaws and a constitution. The
next annual meeting will be held at
FroVo' the date to be decided upon
tee.
inc convention was held in the lodge
room Of the local lodge of Elks on
south State street. 1t was attended
oy delegates from every lodge in the
state with the exception of Eureka The
members OF that lodge did not attend
owing 10 a misunderstanding at the
last minute as regards the special
rates offered by the railroads to the
Eihs Tor their state convention yester-
Gay, ana tie Purple Day" celebration
today The Tintic district EIks sent
down word yesterday that they would
arrive I'm the city today to participate
~ the festivities Of the Purple Dav."
Convention Met at O'clock.
The Park City Elks were the first to
arrive in salt Lake City. reaching here
tuesday, night. They came early to
root Tor their camp as the 1904 conven-
ton city The delegates from the other
lodges north and south arrived at diff
ferent hours yesterday.
The convention met at O'Clock, and
at O'Clock adjourned TO meet at Provo
next year. At o'clock the local Elks,
oeicsates to the convention and visit
Ing Elks gave an Illuminated parade.
the column traversing the business sec
ton Of the city. At its conclusion the
local Elks entertained the visitors at
the club. Today all will join hands in
a jollihcation at the Salt Palace. which
Will begin with a street parade at 1
O'Clock.
The convention was called to order
by District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler Joseph Enzensperger. Then the
call for the convention, which con-
tanned a synopsis IF the objects as is
sued by Mr.. Enzensperger, was read.
That was followed by q short address
OF welcome by Exalted Ruler James G.
Leary. Then the following temporary
officers were elected:
oficers and Committees.
President-A. G. Horne. ogden.
Vice Presiden.s-Lester ID. Freed
salt Lake Daniel Cronin. Eureka: r
). Joyce. ogden: L. b. Wright, Park
City; NJ. NJ. Warner Provo.
Secretary-Thomas Homer, Salt Lake.
Sergeaut-at-A H Wilson,
Provo.
The next order Of business was the
appointment of committees, as follows:
Credentials-Josiah Beck. Provo: S.
l. Radon, Park City; G. II. COrse,
Ogden.
order OF Business-John w. Gieger.
Park City, chairman. Jacob Moritz.
salt Lake; William Seren. Provo:
Thomas g. Foley. ogden.
Permanent Organization-Ben d.
Luce. Salt Lake; J. H. KnaUss. ogden;
J. NJ. Lockhart, Park City; J. r.
Twelves. Provo; Farley p. Christensen.
Salt Lake.
ResOlutions-E. D. r. Thompson, Salt
Lake, chairman; G. A. Beghtol. ogden;
G. A. Blocher, Park City; f. Borkman.
Provo.
Observation-Disclosures o. Nystrom.
Salt Lake; George w. Corse, ogden;
q. F. Goist, Park City; Edward pike.
Eureka; NJ. NJ. Warner, Provo.
Delegates in Attendance.
After the appointment of the COM
mittees a recess was taken to enable
them to formulate their reports. The
credenual committee reported no del
egates from Eureka owing to the mis-
understanding as regards transpOrta-
ton. The delegates from the other
lodges who attended. as reported by
the credentials committee. follow:
Salt Lake.. d. Freed, NJ. +. Null
vey, G. II. Heritage. p. p. Christensen.
James Devine. II. NJ. Kahn. Ralph
Guthrie w. p. Lynn, l.. q. Ransohoff.
Thomas Homer. J. s. Critchlow. Jacob
NIOritz l. r. Rogers. G. s Ford. J. o.
Nystrom, F. L. Gardner, w. II. Ire
mayne. Joseph Lippman. b. F. Red
man. L. ID. r. Thompson. A. w. Ray
bOuld, l.. +. Harr, J. G. Leary. G. w
Silks, Ben ID. Luce, J. J. GreenewaId,
G. 3. DiehL II. Bamberger, q. r..
Cleaveland. c. J. Geary.
Provo-M. NJ. Warner. c. o. NewaH
Charles Shepard, w. II. Wilson. Leon
Schwab. J. n. Gulick, J. w. Bates. ].
r. Twelves, Felix Bachman, J. II. Den
halter, Phil Speckart 4. T. Davis.
Josiah Beck.
Ogden-G. H. Cross. L. p. Jones. w.
o. Stanley. w. A. Overlook. A. G..
Horn. A. T. Hestmark. T.. w. Jones
T. c. Foley, c. A. Beghtol. ]. II.
Knauss, A. II. Saunders, J. II. Line
han.
Park CITY,. W. Quinn, Jim Don. -
r. Weeter, r. +. Wight. j. NJ. Lock
hart. L. b. Wight. C. w. CULVER. b.
NJ Sperry. J. W. Geiger, Isaac Gregg,
G. r. Drake, c. A. Blocker. II. W.
leighton. II. Campbell. S. L. Radon,
+. J. Alexander NJ j. Daley. DR.
Wherritt, Robert Parry. w. /. VIII
loughby. G. NJ. Wilson. J. w. Middeau.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The report of resolutions committee
came next 1t was unanimously ADOPT
ed. and is as follows.
Your committee on resolutions resDect-
iuliN submits the following resolutions for
your considera ton: -O'
we reaffirm our allegiance and de,o-
ton 10 the four great cardinal principles
OF TINS great order tO-wit charity. ms
congratulate our brethren throiI9bol,f an,
United States and particularly tbraue-b
out the state Of Utah on the prov-fb -
our order and the increa sing influence
OF these principles. so conducive to feei-
ings Of brotherhood, and 10 higher citi
zenship.
That while our organization is eharita blo
and fraternai. II Is also patriotic tts
membership being composed exclusively
OF American citizens, and II feels a deen
interest in all that tends to promote
good will among men and the peace
be IL resolved:
I. That this association be called the
Utah Elks' associa tion That the morn,
bership in this association be composed of
lodges instituted and existing IN the state
OF Utah That all lodges OF this order
which may hereafter be Instituted NAV
become members OF this association by
complying with It's rules Of government.
. That the elective officers Of this as
ISOLATION shall be a president vice-presi-
dent. secretary and treasurer and an OK
rcutive committee composed Of one mem
-bcr from each lodge belonging TO the as
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