The Bourbon news., 1904-07-22
THE ORDER OF ELks.
w. ). o'Rrien, Jr., of Baltimore, Elect
ed Grand Exalted Ruler.


Cincinnati, July 2O.-While the 18th
annual reunion of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks has been in
progress all this week, the 40th meet.
ing of the grand lodge did not begin
until Tuesday, when morning, after
noon and night sessions were held.
AS there were but two candidates
for grand exalted ruler the lines are
said to have been drawn rather dis
tinctly on the ballot taken which re-
suited as follows: w. J. O'Brien, jr.,
of Baltimore, 710; Samuel H. Needs,
of Cleveland, S79; majority for O'Bri-
en-, 331.
While the delegates were engaged
in these continuous sessions there
was much agitation among the visit
ing Elks over the exposures in the an
nual reports about the alleged extrav-
agance in the expenses of certain
general officers and the discrepancies
between the different reports. The
secretary reported the expenses of the
treasurer's report Of the same was
SS,S5S. The grand secretary reported
his own expenses for the year as $6,
503 and the treasurer's report of the
same was for 1854.
Grand Treasurer Needs reported his
own expenses as $414, while the secre-
tary records the expenses of Needs as
only $97. 1t is explained that these
discrepancies are due to the demoral-
lied and incomplete condition of the
records in the office of Grand Secre-
tary Reynolds, who is said to be in a
sanitarium part of the time.
Grand Treasurer Needs reported
cash on hand to date of $107,285.
That part of retiring Exalted Ruler
Fanning's report referring to efforts
to get charter in Mississippi for Ne
groes was strongly approved.
At Tuesday nights session the fol-
lowing officers were elected by accla-
nation: Grand esteemed royal knight,
F. c. Tomlinson, of Winston, N. c.;
grand esteemed lecturing knight,
Charles W. Kaufman, of HobOken, N.
j.; grand tiler, w. w Mcclellan, Of
Pittsburg,
The long counting of the Australian
ballot was required for the other four
grand officers. J. K. Tener, of Char
leroix, Pa, was elected grand treas
uter over Charles A. Kelly, of Bos-
ton, 337 to 327; Tener's majority be-
ing 10. r. j. Woods. of Sioux Falls,
S. D., was elected grand esteemed
leading knight.
B. f. McNulty, of San Antonio, Tex,
was elected grand trustee. Adjourned
until Wednesday afternoon.
Cincinnati, July 21.-The Elks, as
sembled here, called Wednesday the
banner day, not only of the 40th grand
lodge, but also of the order During
the day they had parade, which Chief
Marshal Dunno estimated as ten miles
long, with over $4,000 uniformed men
in line and many floats and other de-
signs The 40 bands, averaging 80
pieces, made a total of 1,200 blowing
their horns while no one could esti-
mate the thousands of throats along
the line rivaling the horns in making
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Following the parade were barbecues
in the parks, with refreshments for the
multitudes. A grand ball was given in
the evening by the shriners.
After being in session almost all
night, the grand lodge had elected all
of its officers except the grand secre-
tary. At the afternoon session We'd
nesday Fred. C.. Robinson, of Dubuque,
Ia, was elected grand secretary after
spirited contest, three ballots being
necessary.
The claims Of Buffalo, Dallas, Syra-
cuse and other cities were eloquently
presented in a series of speeches for
the meeting of the grand lodge and
the reunion next July. Buffalo was
an easy winner ON the first ballot as
follows: Buffalo, 140; Dallas, SO;
Syracuse, SO; Atlantic City, 2.
There had been much work done for
Saratoga, but its candidacy was with
drawn.
Cincinnati and Hamilton, O., Cow
ington, Newport, Bellevue and Dayton,
KY, although represented in the pa
rade Wednesday, we're not eligible for
the prizes awarded as follows: Chilli
cothe, O., for having greatest number
of men in line in the parade, $500;
Richmond, Ind, for wearing the most
unique uniforms in the parade, $500;
DAYTON, O., for making the neatest ap-
pearance in the parade, $500.
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Cincinnati, Covington, Newport, Belle
vue and Dayton, KY, the. loving cup
was awarded to Covington.
He Accepts the Offer.
New Haven, CT, July 21.-Dr. Will
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