Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-27
Rock island Lodge. No. $50, In
stituted Last Even.
ing.
CHOOSE FIRST OFFICIALS
Banquet at Harper House Gives OPP
portnnity for Hours of sociabH-
ity-Enjoyable Program.


on its way. and the visitors departed.
leaving the baby Elks" To grow.
Members OF the Moline lodge put in
almost the entire day and night here
getting the new organization into
working order. Initiation was in prog
: ress all of the afternoon and ali of the
) candidates returned TO the hall in the
evening and were given the rest of the
work.
Election of Officers.
After the Rock Island charter list
had been admitted to full mem bership
in the order, the following officers
were elected:
Exalted Ruler-B Frank Knox
Esteemed Leading Knight. w
Houder
Esteemed Loyal Knight c. Dunn.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-Robert
r. Reynolds.
SecTetary-Sam kaufman.
TEeasuTeT-H. b. Simmon.
Tyler SIMON Mosenfelder
Trustees-John Ohlweiler, ST., E j.
Sommers. Carl Hellpenstell.
The officers were installed at this
session and other matters pertaining to
the welfare of the new organization
were taken up
Suitable quarters for the Rock Isl
and lodge have not yet been found. al
though there are several places under
consideration. The rooms must be suf-
fcient not only for lodge room. but
must be adequate for a club room.
banquet.
The program that had been arranged
for the day closed with the banquet at
night at the Harper house. Everything
that was needed OF wanted was set be
fore every Elk in the room, and for
two and one-half hours the sociability
Of the order prevailed in the dining
room over two hundred were seated.
and after partaking of the plentiful
- spread. enjoyed the program of toasts
Hon. Charles j. Searle was toastmas
ter and each speaker was introduced
in his characteristic manner.
AddreSs of welcome.
: The address of welcome to the visit
ing Elks was given by b. Frank Knox,
who had recently been chosen to fill
the highest Office in the gift of the
Rock Island lodge. 1T is an unusual
privilege" he said. ito meet with so
many good looking business men;
such good wholesouled fellows; fell
lows who will stay with you. especially
when you are being initiated To the
visiting Elks he extended the invita-
ton To come again and not take the
first train back. as that leaves at Z
O'Clock in the evening. but 10 remain
for the next one, which leaves at in
the morning.
Nov that you have given us such
a RI hn
that we are not going to stop here.
but are going To advance until We be
come. not the best lodge but close
after you. We will not be the best in
the state of Illinois. because that will
be In Moline. applause from Moline).
Response.
George F Randall. district deputy
grand exalted ruler. responded TO the
address of welcome. by first discuss
ing the rivalry and the respective quail
tiles of the cities of Rock Island and
Moline. and then turned to a discussion
of the merits of the order.
Conditions have changed in Elk
dom" he said There is more in Elk
dom today than simply being a good
fellow, have good time when the oc-
Casion demands il: but bear in mind
that You are an Elk. and when you are
an Elk. you are n good citizen. Chris
tian and home man" The speaker
gave the information that the Elks dis
pense more in charity than any other
order i'm the world and little is heard of
il. and said Bear in mind that char
ity. first last and AT all times is the
cardinal principles of Elkdom.'
J TrI-CIty EIkdOm.
las | look over the field Of tricity
Elkdom during the last 10 years said
Mayor Andrew Olson. of Moline. in re
Spouse To a toast II observe that every
hve years an Eiks' lodge has been in
stituted May TO- ten years ago. there
was a lodge of Elks organized In Dav-
export: five years ago last March one
was organized in Moline. and tonight
YOU are instituting a lodge here in
Rock Island"
After reference 10 the high standing
OF the Elks in the three sections OF
what the speaker termed one great
city. he turned to give answer TO Mr..
Randall. and said that il may be true
that Elgin disputes with Aurora the
supremacy OF Kane county. but Rock
Island and Moline are working togeth-
sr In forging 10 the front with one Of
the greatest counties in the state Of
Illinois
Displaying charity toward Rock Isl
and ia the question IF Elkdom, mem
bers and officers of the Moline lodge
who reside In this city were given
credit for having given their time to
coming 70 Moline to attend the meet
ings and given their services faith
fully.
Moline will watch you grow" he