Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-16
Grand Exalted Ruler.

Grand Exalted Ruler.
ranged for every day of the week. ending
with trip to Atlantic City. This feature
of the social program is entirely in the
hands of the wives and other women rea-
tives of the local Elks, the Bill Eiks being
busy taking care of the visiting brothers.
The serious part of today's program was
the first business of the session of the
Grand Lodge. which met at II am in the
Academy of Music.
Campaign for the Offices.
The campaign for office has been quite
spirited. and there was much wire pulling
before the election for grand officers took
place. Among the reports submitted to the
convention were those of Grand Exalted
Ruler Melvin. Grand Secretary Robinson,
Grand Treasurer Tener, the board of grand
trustees and the board OF governors of the
National Home at Bedford City, Va.
According to the report of the secretary
the order has now passed the quarter Of
million mark in membership. there being in
existence of 10S1 lodges with member
ship of 254 II2
The report of the grand trustees recon-
mends that owing to the large fund now
in the treasury. amounting to more than
S2JO,C0O. the per capita tax be reduced to
10 cents
$4,000 Elks in Chorus
Fifty thousand Elks, led by Thomas F.
McNulty of Baltimore, massed themselves
in front of the City Hall at IL O'Clock last
night, and as the myriads Of electric lights
turned every building roundabout snow
white the great chorus rolled forth "Auld
Lang Syne." Exactly at 1883 o'clock every
municipal and private electrical Nlunlina-
ton was extinguished. and for one minute
the great concourse of people stood silently
beneath the few blue-white lights of a
dozen electric street lamps Broad street,
from the city hall to the Bellevue STRAIT
ford Hotel. was packed and even the street
cars stopped at the approach of this mystic
hour for the Elks' toast AS the first toll
of the hour of IL pealed forth places of
business. the city hall and the court of
honor were flooded with the light of thou
sands of lncandescent bulbs. Following the
illumination Mr.. McNulty stepped to the
front of platform and in sweet tenor
voice began the first line of Should old
acquaintance be forgot?
Bryan's Double Is Popular.
One of the most popular men here with
the Texas delegation is Charles X. Wolf
of Dallas. Mr. Wolf is the double of Will
liam Jennings Bryan. and when he entered
the lobby of the Bellevue-Stratford he Gre
ated quite a furore. A delegation Of
brother Elks gathered around him and re-
newed friendship. Mr. Wolf is known
throughout the Elk world as the double of
the famous Nebraskan. Mr.. Wolf Is MAX
ing great impression on the members Of
the Grand Lodge for the convention at Dial
las. He Is a big man and wears the frock
coat, little black bow tie turnover collar
and big black felt hat. He has black hair,
which is worn long.
Silver Too Cheap There.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., July 16.-Carl
Koening. giant Elk of San Francisco
who has been in this city two or three days.
has been spending money with a lavish
hand. He declines to handle silver in any
way. and so do the companions with him.
They are all interested in mines, etc, and
to show their contempt for silver money
of small variety they toss 1t to crowds of
small boys wherever they come upon them
They went into candy store yesterday
morning and ught n couple of boxes of
saltwater tsffv. ~fIrunting to GO cents
One of the nacty ~ deI the suleswoman
a s. gold piece ella told her t. keep the
change. But tbs climax was reached when
Koening got his big shoes shined. He
handed the bootblacl a dollar bill. refused
the change. and. by way of compliment
took away the Italians breath by present
ing him with a shiny $40 gold piece. Eleven
dollars Is the highest price ever paid here
for shine, DL. koening Is an Elk.