The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-12
.ELkS HOME MAY
|:|.|: 'E:ABAND0NED. [ A 1
Board 81 Governors Recommends
Tlat Bedford Enterprise
Be Dropped.
new ,IE::', OFFICERS |;'' ELECTED. II:
Robert W. Brown,$of B Louisville,
#5 Ky, Made al'de Grand G1i.sln Exalted.
Ruler. 53
NEW OFFICERS
ELECTED.
Robert w. Brown, Of Louisvil
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T..
w BUFFALO, N. y, July 1.-THE Elks
attending the nineteenth annual reunion
OF their order to-day began to combine
business with pleasure. The opening ses-
tsionEof, the Grand Lodge at the Teck
Theatre and the preliminary contests or
bands were the features OF the days pro-
gramlne. s9
Grand Exalted Ruler O'Brlen presided
at the secret session, which is the forty
first Grand Lodge gathering OF the order.
( 1t was estimated that 4 500 representa- Z
4tivcs were present only about 200 Of the
smaller Southern and Western lodges
being unrepresentcd. After the Com
mittee on Credentials had completed It's
work Grand Exalted Ruler o. Brien .mado
his annual report He was followed by
Grand Secretary Fred G. Robinson. OF
Dubuque, Iowa. His report showed an
Increase OF % 1855 In membership. There
are now several lodges with a member
ship Of over 1000. Treasurer John r.
Tener's financial statement says:
&"The per capita tax Of tell cents, paid
BY the entire membership, now over
200, 900, for the maintenance 3of the l1ks
Home at Bedford City. Va, for INDECENT
Eiks, has been paid. and $500 worth OF
nroncrty adjoining the Home has been
purchased" 4,
New Officers.
The following Grand Lodge officers were
elected to-day
Louisville, Ky.
Grand Esteemed Leading Knight,
C. F. Tomlinson, Winston. N G..
&i3 Grand Esteemer Royal Knight, Charles
w. Kaufman, Hoboken, n, j. &
a& Grand Esteemed Lecturing knight, Ed
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46 Grand Secretary, Fred G. Robinson,
Dubuque, Iowa.
Grand Treasurer, John x. Tener, Char
@ Grand Tiler, ". ". Mcclellan, Pitts
Grand Trustee dong term). John D.
OShca. Lynn. Mass,
Grand trustee (short term). DR.. W. II,
Haviland, Butte, Mon.
All but Mr. Kaufman and DR.. Haviland
were elected by acclamation. All opposi-
8tion to Mr.. Shea was Withdrawn. before
the convention opened, The only contest
worthy Of note was that for the office
of short term trustee. Cal L. Kingsley,
Of Waterloo Iowa. and MaIo Charles
c. Schmidt, Of Wheeling, Viva, opposed
DR.. Haviland.
Bedford Home.
y Tho report OF Tho board OF governors
recommending the abandonment Of the
Elks Home at Bedford City was turned
over to tho grand trustees. The report
of tho grand trustees on the same sub
,ject recommended turning tho control OF
the home over to tho governors.
I The place of the next convention Will
be named tomorrow. Denver, Dallas
and Atlantic City have the contest be-
tween them. .st
In the band contest, the Governors Band
of the State Of Jalsco, Mexico, won first
prize In class A, In class 3. Doring's
Military Band of Troy, won first prize,
The crowd on tho streets Tonight Is
xreator and more on pleasure bent than
the ono OF last night. The. main street
is a blaze OF light through the entire
business section. ll rs
The great procession will take place to-
morrow. ..--..- ---N ~. q. .-L..L