Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-16
PROGRAM FOR ELK's CON.
VENTION TODAY.
1890 II. m.-Receptlon at Old
Dominion Brewery.
3 p. m.-Street parade.
4 p, m.-Luncheon ut Home.

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stare Lodge % p q Elks ut the 10.
State President Samuel l.. Kelley nf
itichmond, declared that by tho warm
hnfpitality and good Fellowship II
mad shown the visiting Delegates,
Newhori News Lodge No. 3l6 had
made the first convention of the asso.
ciation an exceedingly pleasant one
and had virtually assured the sue.
cess OF the organization, which Is as
yet III It's history. Mr. Kelley also
took occasion TO compliment the bus.
mess men. merchants ana local Elks
for the decorations put up for The
occasion throughout the city.
State Treasurer Thomas II. Hicks.
or Richmond, also thanked the local
Mlks for their entertainment of the
delegates. Past Exalted Ruler Or.
nest l.. Cunningham responded To
both addresses Oh behalf of the local
lodge thanking the State officers for
their tlatter!ng remarks and the visl.
tors for their attendance IT the con.
vention.
State Officers Elected.
AT the business sessions held yes
terdny morning and last night. the MS.
ISOLATION elected the following Off.
GERS for the ensuing year:
Presideni--Nlyer Saal Petersburg
Lodge No. 237.
First Vice.president--R. j. Nor.
fleet, Suffolk Lodge No. GS5.
Second Vice.president-S. p. Sic,
fert, Roanoke Lodge No 1877.
Third Nlce-presidenZ Glenn,
Staunton Lodge No. 35l.
Secretnry--W. G. Godscy. Peters.
burg Lodge No. 237
observation-disclosures b. Hicks. Rich
mond Lodge No as.
poorkeepcr-J, +. Parks, Berkeley
Lodge. M, 27S.
Sergeant nj arms Enrneat l.. Gun.
ningham, Newport News Lodge No
3lb
j. II. Callahan, Clifton Forge Lodge
No. 1865. trustee for three years.
LoniH lazarus Lynchburg Lodge
No. 32l, trustee for two years.
Joseph Gold, Hampton Lodge No.
36G. trustee for one year.
Meet at Lynchburo 1903.
The association decided to hold It's
next convention at Lynchburg, be-
renning OH tho second Tuesday in
June. Petersburg made n strong bid
for the next convention and Lynch
mrg won ont by only few votes.
When the final vote had been an.
nounced, State President Saal, who
is Past Exalted Ruler Of the Peters.
burg lodge, made n pretty little
speech, saying that Petersburg was
with the association heart and soul
md that II the body would not meet
there next yenr, Petersburg would be
ready to receive 1t the year after.
When he took his seat. the speaker
was given an ovation.
AS expected, large number of
delegates arrived In the city yester.
day morning and when State Presi-
dent Kelley, who came down from
Richmond on the morning train.
called the convention to order Mt
1880 o'clock for the first business
session, delegates representing thir.
teen lodges of the State were pres.
ont.
After opening tho session. Presl.
dent Kelley made a beautiful adj
dress In which he showed the growth
Of the order In Virginia,
After hearing the reports from the
various committees, the convention
went into the election of officers,
choosing a. president ana the three
vlcepresidents before adjourning for
lunch.
n.ag Night Session.
The night session began Mt $40
o'clock, the other officers being
elected and the next meeting place
chosen, After disposing of consid-
cradle routine business, including
some minor changes In the bylaws,
the, association adjourned for the
year today. being given over to
pleasure.
Delegates Enjoy Trolley Ride.
Yesterday afternoon the local lodge
men entertained the delegates on n
trolley ride to Hampton and Old Point.
The party, numbering about hun.
dred In all and including several la.
s dies. boarded n special car ut Wash.
ington avenue and Thirty.second
street at 2:30 O'clock and rode around
the Boulevard where an excellent
view was to be had of the fleet OF
swarships In Hampton Roads Old
Point was reached about $3.50 O'clock
and the party spent an hour there
visiting Fort Monroe and the Cham.
berlin Hotel,
Leaving Old Point, the excursion.
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