The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-12
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NUAL REPORTS
Order Shown to Be in FlOurishing
Condition.
OFFICERS ARE SELECTED
PRELIMINARY CONTESTS FOR
RICH PRIZES.

- UFFALO, July 1.-THE following
d grand lodge officers were elected
at the annual reunion of the Be
nevolent and Protective order of Elks
today:
Grand exalted ruler, Robert W.
Brown, Louisville, Ky; grand esteemed
leading knight, g. Z. Tomlinson, Wins
ton, N g.; grand esteemed loyal knight,
CHARLES w. kaufman, Hoboken, N j;
Krsnd esteemed lecturing knight. Ed
ward Mclaughlin. Boston. grand score
tary, Fred G Robinson. Dubuque. Ia !,
grand treasurer. John X. Tener. Char
leToi, Pa; grand tyler, " w McClel-
land. Pittsburg. Pa, grand trustee
.tlouE term). John D. O'Shea, Lynn,
EdaSs.; grand trustee CshOrt term, d.
W Haviland, Butte, Mont. All but Mr.
Kaufman and DR.. Haviland were
elected by reclamation. All opposition
sao Mr.. O'Shea was Withdrawn before
hhe convention opened The only con-
test worthy OF note was that for the
Office of short term trustee. Cal L.
n-ingsley of waterloo, Ia. and Mayor
CHARLES G. Schmidt of Wheeling. w
Ma, opposed Dr. Haviland.
Opening of Grand Lodge.
Tzhe grand lodge session opened in the
5,Tsck theatre at II o'clock in the morn
Sing. There were 1,201 delegates pres
~@nt- Rev Walter Davenport Buckner,
E&rand chaplain, delivered the invoca-
zion Singing by a male chorus fol-
bowed. Julius Mayer. attorney general
kHiggins. who was unable to be present.
mayor Knight delivered an address of
kNeicome on behalf of the city
Retiring Grand Exalted Ruler
aORrien's report wal warmly applaud
ed II covered "A canvass of the situa-
Aion looking into the welfare of EsIkdom
generally. The reports of the grand
secretary and the grand treasurer were
preferred without being read. The re-
kport of the board Of governors recon-
saending the abandonment of the Fsiks'
Thome at Bedford, Va, was turned over
10 the grand trustees. The report Of
fhc Grand trustees on the same subject
recommended turning the control of the
home over to the governors.
secretary's Report.
He was followed by Grand Secretary
Fred c. Robinson Of Dubuque. Ia
The success of the past year has ex-
Ceeded all expectations and has been
most gratifying. Fifty-three new
lodges have been added to the long
list and those lodges already in eX-
1stence have been materially strength
ened by large acceSsiOns in member
snip, giving today 9SS lodges. and a
total membership of POO O4O. With
quantity" of membership is coming
quality" The successful year Just
past is the result OF harmony now ex-
listing throughout our wide domain.
Some Large Lodges.
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 wee
sdded to the list. The numerical
strength of the seven lodges is: Brook
lyn No. %. 2.059; New York No. ., .4O4;
Detroit No. "a, 1.1S5; Philadelphia No
:. liza; Chicago No. 4. 1,O7S; Spokane.
no. 22S, lob; Cincinnati No. 5, 1920.
The cash on hand May 1 was SIG
SG; the total assets. $1S9.273: the liza
Utilities only $4.656- The total surplus
" as Ho4SlI. against s169,19z in 1904.
Financial Statement.
The financial statement of the grand
lodge. b z. .. l., presented by the
grand treasurer. John h. Tener of
'harleroi. Pa. says that cash is on de-
post to the amount of $t11,059. This |
sum 10 distributed in four funds-the |
general fund containing $54.4Sj, the |
home fund containing S12. 80 the erner-
Eeucy fund containing $4.OS4. and the
reserve fund containing $4,000.
During the year $4,000 has been
added TO the reserve fund. The per (
capita tax is 10 cents, paid by the en-
ire mem oeishlpr now over 100000, for |
the maintenance of the Eiks' home at /
bedford city, Va, for INDECENT FIks.
has been paid, and $500 worth of prom |
erty adjoining the home has been pur- |
chased.
The place of the next convention will |
be named tomorrow. Denver. Dallas |
and Atlantic City have the contest be-
tween them.
The band contest was held TODAY.
The Governors band of the state of
-lalisco, Mexico, won first prize in class
y. In class Z DOring's Military band
won first prize The grand Drize con-
test VIII take place tomorrow.