Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-12
THE ELKS CONVENTION.
Reports of Committees-Slate Made
Up for the Election.

Buffalo, N. Y. July 1.-THE Elks
attending the 18th annual reunion Of
their order. today. began to combine
business with pleasure. The opening
session of the Grand Lodge at the Teck
Theatre and the preliminary contests
of bands for prizes at the front were
features Of the days program. Every
effort was made to induce Governor
Higgins to attend the opening session,
but pressure of business at Albany
made it impossible for the governor to
leave and ii was announced that At
torney General Julius NJ Mayer would
represent the governor at the opening
session and welcome the delegates to
the state.
Mayor Erastus c. Knight and Will
lard H. Tickhor exalted ruler of the
Buffalo Lodge. also made addresses of
kelcome. VIM. ]. O'Brien, Jr., of Bal
timore. grand exalted ruler the su-
preme official of Elkdom. responded.
Following the open meeting the
Grand Lodge went into executive ses-
sion to receive the reports of officers
and elect new officers for the ensuing
year.
The report of Grand Secretary Fred
e. Robinson contained the following:
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 existence Lave
been materially strengthened by large
accessiOns in membership. We have
made an increase of 22,8S8 in men,
bership giving us today 9S8 lodges and
total membership Of 100000. With
quantity" of membership is coming
quality The successful year just past,
is the result of the harmony prevailing
throughout the domain.
Last year there were six lodges
with 4 membership of over 1000, now
we have seven such lodges. Louisville
dropped below the thousand mark,
while Cincinnati and Spokane were
added 10 the list. The numerical
strength of the seven lodges is: Brook
Ign, Number %. 2O59; New York, No.
/, 1904; Detroit. No. "a, 1884; Phila-
delphia No. ,, 1854; Chicago, No. 4,
1913; Spokane. No. 22S, 1913; Cincin-
natl. No. S. 1920
The cash on hand May 81 was $116,-
9O2. the total assets $1S9,273; the LA
bilities only $465G. The total surplus
was S1S4,617 against $169,192 in 1904"
The financial statement of the grand
lodge. B. Z. o. Elks up to the close of
the fiscal year ending June l. last says
that cash is on deposit to the amount
of S111,024.14. This cash is distributed
in four funds; the general fund con-
tanning $54,6S5.12; the home fund $12,-
2sO.3'; the emergency fund $4O4S.65,
AMI the reserve fund 100000
During the year $4,000 has been
added to the reserve fund. The pc
capita tax of 10 cents, paid by the en-
tire membership now over 200 900 for
the maintenance of the Elk Home at
Bedford City, Va, for INDECENT Elks
has been paid and $500 worth of prop
erty adjoining the home has been pur-
chased:
While several spirited contests are
on. slate makers regard the following
as the winning ticket
Grand exalted ruler Robert W.
Brown. Louisville. Ky; grand esteem
ed leading knight, c. F. Tomlinson,
Winston, n. c.. grand esteemed loyaI
knight. Chas. w. Kaufman, Hoboken,
n. j.; grand esteemed lecturing knight.
EDWARD Mclaughlin. Boston, Mass;
grand secretary, Fred C. Robinson,
Dubuque, Ia; grand treasurer, John
X. Tenor. Charleroi. Pa. grand trus-
Tee three yearsO, John d. O'Shea,
Lynn. Mass; grand trustee cone year,,
Or. w. Fl. Haviland, Butte. Mont.