Evening journal., 1907-07-15
DELAWARE ELKS
AT GRAND LODGE
will Have a Big Vote at BuSi-
ness Session Of Great 1
Order Z
HEADQUARTERS ARE OPEN
ey our own wire. Publlshers' Press.

by Our own wire. RuDlsuerA EEnaAAi
PHILADELPHIA. July 15-At the
Beigravia Hotel. Eighteenth and
Chestnut streets. the headquartersyo yof
Wilmington Lodge, No SO7. B. r. o.
Elks. was opened this morning The
suite of rooms to be occupied curing
the week by the only lodge Of this
order in the State of Delaware, is
beautifully appointed and we'll located.
1t consists of three large room 5. one of
which is given over entirely to the
ladies', and has a splendid front view
on Chestnut street The vanguard of
the Wilmington Elks came. to Phila-
delphia yesterday, were registered at
the registration bureau i'm the Odd
Fellows Temple and join ed the crowd
at the Bellewue-Stratfor1.
Wilmington. Lodge will be well repre-
scented on the floor of the Grand Lodge
during its business sessions. Among
those who presented credentials to the
committee on, returns and credentials
at the MISREPRESENTATION yesterday
were w. H. H Shilling. Past Exalted
Ruler: Homer G. Simmons, Past EX-
hlted Ruler: Morris Levy, Past Exalt-
ed Ruler, and Grand Representative
Gilbert S. Jones. It is understood
that Wilmington Lodge will have
about ten voting members in the
Grand Lodge, and it is stated to-day
that these VOTES are tc be cast for
,Thos F. McNtllty. Of Baltimore, for
Grand Trustee. Wilmington Grand
Lodge members are understood to
favor John X, Tener. for Grand ,Ex-
allied Ruler.
Exalted Rulers II. Fl. Carver, OF will
mington Lodge; Treasurer. lChas. II.
Simmons; Esteemed Leading Knight,
Ed. Melchior. Jr4; Esreemed Loyal
Knight T. Wallace Connolly, were
among the Delaware lElksy who regist-
cred at headauariiersi yesterday. At
the headquarters of sam Francisco
Lodge No. 3, the Wilmington members
were pleasantly surprised upon meet
ing former Councilman Henry X.
Smith. q member Of Wilmington Lodge
who left Wilmington several years ago,
ard Is now located in California. He
came East with hesCalifornia delega-
tion.
Place in Parade.
wilmington Lodge iltas. been assigned
for the parade to division No. 5, COM
rnanded by Major c. Young. which will
form on the west corner of Daulphin
and Broad streets. frhis division viii
extend west IN numerical order, and
will be composed of subordinate lodges
a75 to S07, inclusive. The badge
worn by Wilmington, Ell1s is distinc-
tive. It isfa pendant to which is att
tached the representation sOf a peach,
on the facer of which isfa beautiful
enameled coat of aHms lof the State.
It Is IN great atidemandabytth who are
trading badges.
The members Of the lodge are quite
pleased that aCol. John p. Sullivan,
Grand ESQ. of the Grand Lodge. and
Grand Marshal lof the parade, should
have selected a Delaware Elk. Major
J. /. France, of Wilmington, as one of
his aids I'M the big parade. The parade
will begin lat 10 O'Clock promptly on
Thursday Wilmington Lodge, ac-
companied by Egan's Band of AZ
pieces, will leave Wilmington about s
O'Clock Thursday morning, and march
direct to Broad and Daulphin, where
division No. win form. An effort
will be made to move the entire parade
by the reviewing stand within three
hours. but it is the opinion of some
that it will take longer TO pass a given
point. It fis expected that there will
he 10000 men in line.
Vanguard Arrives.
The vanguard Of Wilmington Ell0s
were accompanied yesterday by their
wives. who were received at the State
Fencibles by the Ladies' Receiving
Committee. They spent several hours
during the afternoon automobiling
through the city. in Tairmount Park,
and along the Wissahickon. Some of
them have attended Grand Lodge re-
unions before. and spent a pleasant
dav renewing iacauaintances made in
previous years.
The Reunion Committee having in
charge the headquarters and all ar
rangements for Wilmington Lodge is
composed of A.. L. Sharpe, e. Melchoir,
Jr., DR.. d. 1. McColley, Howard f.
Crawford and Joseph H. Martin.