Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-12
ELKS ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Robert ". Brown Of Louisville, Ky, is
Chosen Grand Exalted Ruler.
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP is OVER 100000
seven Lodges Pass the one Thousand
Mark-MOses u. O'BrIen of Omaha
Member Of Committee on
Distribution.


Distribution.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 1.-THE following
grand lodge officers were elected at the
annual reunion of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective order Of Elks today:
Grand exalted ruleT Robert w. Brown,
Grand esteemed leading knight. c. F.
Tomlinson, Winston, n. c.
Grand esteemed loyal knight, Charles w.
Kaufman, Hoboken, n. ].
Grand esteemed lecturing knight, Edward
Mclaughlin, Boston.
Grand secretary, Fred c. Robinson, Du-
buque, Ia
Grand treasurer. John X. Tener, Char
Grand Tyler, w. w. Mocleland. Pitts
Grand trustee for three years, John d.
O'Shea, Lynn, Mass.
Grand trustee for one year, Or. W. II.
Haviland, Butte, Mont.
All but Mr. Kaufman and Dr. Haviland
were elected by reclamation. All opposition
to Mr.. O'shea was withdrawn before the
convention opened. 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 DIR. Haviland.
welcome to the Delegates.
The grand lodge session opened in the
Teck theater at IL o'clock in the morning
There were 1901 delegates present. The
Rev. DIR. Walter Buckner, grand chaplain
delivered the invocation. Singing by male
chorus followed. Exalted Ruler w. II.
Ticltnor Of Buffalo lodge then introduced
julius Mayer attorney general of New
York. He represented Governor Higgins,
who was unable to be present. Mayor
Knight delivered an address Of welcome on
behalf of the city and Mr.. Ticknor de-
livered an address of welcome on behalf
of the Buffalo Elks. Retiring Grand Elk
allied Ruler w. ]. OBrien responded. A
recess was taken until 2:SO this afternoon,
when the meeting went into executive SEES
sion.
Retiring Grand Exalted. Ruler o'Brien's
report was warmly applauded. 1t covered
a canvass of the situation looking into the
welfare of Elkdom generally. The reports
of the grand secretary and the grand treas
urer were referred without being read. The
report of the board OF governors recon-
mending the abandonment of the Elks
home at Bedford City, Va, was turned over
| to the grand trustees. The report of the
grand trustees on the same subject recon-
mended turning the control of the home
| over to the governors.
Report of the Secretary.
The report OF General Secretary Fred c.
Robinson contained the following:
| The success of the past year has exceeded
all expectations and has been most graft
| flying. Fifty-three new lodges have been
added to the long list and those lodges
| already in existence have been materially
! strengthened by large accessions in men,
bership. We have made az increase of
| q, SIS In membership, giving us today sSS
lodges and a total membership Of 10000
| With quantity" of membership is coming
| Nv The sncrpaSful lust DaSSpd
| is the result of the harmony now existing
! throughout our wide domain. Last year
| there were six lodges with membership of
over 1000; now we have seven such lodges,
! Louisville dropped below the thousand
mark. while Cincinnati and Spokane were
| OF the seven lodges is: Brooklyn No. q,
2O6g; New York No. / L4ot;- Pc petTSit7 No.
n No. ~ los; spokans. No. Us lois cincin-!
''f The cash on hand May 81, was SIG, 9O2;
81 SOC. The total surplus was $lS4,SlI, against
$16s, 1872 in 1901.
The financial statement of the Grand
lodge Benevolent Order Protective Elks,
presented by the grand treasurer, John X.
Tener, OF Charleroi. Pa, says that cash
is on deposit to the amount $11l,024. This
sum is distributed in four funds; the gen.
eral fund, containing S54, 6s5; the home fund
containing So, 29O; the emergency fund con-
tanning s4.O4s and the reserve fund contain
ing $4,000
During the year $4,000 has been added tc
the reserve fund. the per capita tax of ter
cents, paid by the entire membership, now
over 10000, for the maintenance Of the Eth
home at Bedford City, Va, for INDECENT
Elks has been paid, and $500 worth OF
property adjoining the home has been pur'
chased.
Omaha Man on Committee,
All reports were referred to commits
on distribution composed of Moses b
O'Brien of Omaha, Neb.; Joseph z. Bel
of Indianapolis Ind, and David Wisen
field of Baltimore, Md.
The place of the next convention will b.
named tomorrow. Denver, Dallas and At
/ lantio city have the contest between them
} The band contest was held today. TIL
governors band of the state of Jalisco
: Mexico, won first prize in class A. TIL
: Fifty-fourth Regiment band of Rocheste
. won second prize, and the Second Brigad
hand of Pittsburg was third.
e In class B, Dorring's Military band wo
q first price the Wheeler & Wilson band o
a bridgeport Conn. won second price Rob
: inson's Fifth Regiment band Of Paterson
+ | N. j.. third.
e The crowd on the streets tonight
: greater and more on pleasure bent tina
e the one of last night. The main street
! a blaze of light through the entire bus