The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-12
.ELKS ELECT OFFICERS
 IN NATIONAL CONVENTION
R. IT. BRoWN, OF LOUISVILLE,
 CHOSEN EXALTED RULER.

All but Two Men Elected by Acclama-
 tiOn-Report of Board of Governors
 Recommending the Abandonment of
 the EIks' Home at New Bedford, Va,.
 Placed in Hands of Grand Trustees
 Place of Next Convention to be De-
 cided To-day.
 Buffalo, July 1.-The following grand lodge officers were elected at the an- nual reunion of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to-day:
 Grand Exalted Ruler, Robert w. Brown, Louisville, Ky.
 Grand Este. med Leading Knight, c. F. Tomlinson, Winston, N. c. Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight, Charles W. Kaufman, Hoboken, N. J.
 Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Edward M'Laughlln, Boston.
 Grand Secretary, Fred c. Robinson, Dubuque, Iowa.
 Grand Treasurer, John K. Toner, l Chareroi, Pa.
 Grand Tilsr, W. W. McClelland, Ptttsburg, Pa.
 Grand Trustee Qong term), J. D. O'Shea, Lynn, Mass.
 Grand Trustee (short tern1), Dr. w. H. Haviland, Butte, Mont. All but Mir. Kaufmann and Dr. Hav- Hand were elected by exclamation. All opposition to Mir. O'shea was with- drawn before the convention opsned. The only contest worthy of note was for the office of short term trustee. Cal. L. Kingsley of Waterloo, Ia., and Mayor Charles c. Schmidt of Wheeling, W. Va., opposed Dr. Haviland.
 Colonel Brown is managing editor of the Louisville Times.
 The grand lodge session opened in the Teck theater at II o'clock in the morning. There were 1,010 dele gates present. An orchestra opened the ses- sion with an overture. The Rev. Wal ter Davenport Bucknsr, grand chap lain, delivered the invocation. Singing by male chorus followed. Exalted Ruler ". H. Ticknor of Buffalo lodge, then introduced Julius Mayer, attorney general of New York. Hs represented Governor Higgins, who was unable to, come, although many efforts were made to bring him to Buffalo. Mayor Knight delivered an address of well come on the part of the city, and MT. Tieknor delivered an address of well come on behalf of the Buffalo Elks. Ned Ring Grand Exalted Ruler W. J. O'Brien responded. A recess was taken until 2:s0 p. m. when the meeting went into executive session. .
 Retiring Grand Exalted Ruler O'Brien's report was warmly applaud ed It covered a canvass of the situa~ tion, looking into the welfare of Elk dom generally. The reports of the grand secretary and the grand treasurs CT were referred without being read. The report of the board of governors recommending the abandonment of the Elks' Home at NeW Bedford, Va, was turned over to the grand trustees. The report of the grand trustees on the same subject recommended turning the control of the home over to the gov ernors. >>-
 All reports were referred to com mittee on distribution composed of Mo- ses B. O'Brten of Omaha, Neb., Joseph E. Bell of Indianapolis, and David Wi senfeld of Baftfrnors, Md.
 The grand lodge will resume business tomorrow afternoon. The place of tlle next convention will be then named. Denver, Dallas and Atlantic City have ths contest between them.
 The band contest was held to-day. The governors band of the State of Ja> lisco, Mexico, won first prize in class A. The Fifty fourth Regiment band. of Rochester, won second prize, The Second Brigade band of P1ttsburg was third. Six hundred dollars was the first prizs and $250 the second. In class B, Doring's Military band. of Troy, won first prize. The Wheeler & Wilson band of Bridgeport, Conn, won second prize; Robinson's Fifth Regiment band of Paterson, N. J., third. Four hun dred dollars was the first and $250 the | second,