Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
ELKS NEW OFFICERS.
Large and Important Meeting Held by
 the Local Lodge Last Night

One of the largest and most interest ing gatherings of Elks that has ever been seen ill the local lodge rooms was present last night in the Waterbury rooms. There were many questions which drew out this large attendance, but two more than all others predom- mated. The annual election of officers took place and although there was no competition for the various positions, the interest was manifest just the same. The election resulted as fol- lows: Exalted ruler, Prof James E. Madigan; esteemed leading knight, knight. William J. Spain; esteemed featuring knight, Edward L. Maloney, secretary, Edward F. Moran; treasur- CT, John l.. Killilea; trustee, Joseph A. Cullen; tyler, John F. Griffin; delegate to the grand lodge, which meets in Cin- cinnati in July, the retiring exalted ruler, John H. Cassidy; alternate, Past Exalted Ruler P J. Lawlor. These officers will be installed at the next meeting of the lodge, which will be held April 1.
 It is now an assured fact that the Elks will have home of their own before the snow flies next winter, and home that will be pride to the local lodge and also to the city. The new home will be in new building to De erected on the site of the destroyed New England Engineering Co.'S build ing. The third floor of this building will be occupied by the local lodge and the rooms will consist of billiard and pool rooms, a parlor. smoking and card rooms, a large lodge room which can be rented to other organizations or sub let for small social gatherings or dances. ante rooms, toilet and bath rooms, and, in fact, quarters contain ing everything necessary for lodge rooms. The second floor of the build ing will be used for professional and business offices and the first floor for stores. The building will be erected by the Holmes brothers, and Water bury lodge will be given the option of purchasing the whole after it is com pleted. This will in all probability De done and then the building entire will be known as the 1lks home"
 The lodge will also give another fair the coming fall, and the Jacques audi torium has been engaged for the week beginning October 24. This fair will be given on a grander and bigger scale than ever before. New features Will be introduced and new novelties, some of which are now i'll Europe. These novelties will arrive in this country some time in August or September, and the local lodge of Elks has put ill bid for one or more of them.
 The Waterbury lodge to-day is in a great financial condition. healthy and strong. It is. believed that the roster of the lodge will be doubled before the year about to begin has passed by. One year from the ,rSt of next month 1t is prophesied that 500 of the best citizens in tl4s city and in the sur rounding towns will be enrolled on the membership list. It may not be gem erally known, but 1t is fact that the territorial district of the local lodge takes in the towns and villages as far as and including Bristol, down to Derby. including Naugatuck and all the places between Derby and Water bury. North, south. east and west, for miles. comprises the local district. Waterbury expects to be the banner lodge of the state of Connecticut with in n few years.