Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-17
BENEVOLENT AND PRO-
TECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

Six baby Elks who were taken over
the winding trail leading to the green
pastures of Elkdom by the brothers of
Santa Monica lodge. No. 906, Thursday
night are proudly displaying the antlers
this week. They are: A. r. Fraser of
Ocean Park, and H. ]. Baird, Harvey
Johnson, r. s. Julian, c. w. Anderson
and Royal H. Wilson of Santa Monica.
A big gathering of the faithful turned
out for the occasion, and all of the
newest paraphernalie were in readiness
for its proper use.
Preceding the initiation ceremonies
Brothern Thomas Feron and Kenton A.
Miller were installed leading knight and
lecturing knight respectively by Past
Exalted Ruler p. S. Lindsey, to succeed
Brothers r. w. Armstrong and A. E.
Jackson, resigned.
Exalted Ruler j. c. Hemingway called
the lodge to order shortly after 8 o'clock
p. M, and II was not long before the
shuddering sextet OF victims were I'M
dergoing the prescribed agonies ac-
cording to the book and law. Like all
thoroughbred Elks, they stood the tests
manfully, and thanks to careful med
ical supervision during the ordeal. they
were able to participate in a spread at
the Arizona avenue club house later in
the evening, where they appeared TO
enjoy thoroughly their first browse with
their brethren. Past Exalter Ruler w.
G. Miller assisted the presiding officer
In conducting the work of the ritual.
Word reached Santa Monica lodge,
No. 906, this week that Brother c. G.
Patton, who Is lying in the emergency
hospital in Los Angeles as the result of
train wreck few days ago, was hav-
ing his leg pulled by the authorities of
that institution. Brother Bob st. Clair
was promptly appointed committee of
rage. He found Pat reclining on a
comfortable cot. with right leg extended
at full length. Attached to the limb
was a heavy weight which was used
to exert a constant pull upon the leg to
prevent contraction of the muscles.
When 1t was learned that the alleged
"leg pulling" was merely a thoughtful
device of the surgeons to prevent Pat
from having "one of his legs shorter
sent him the merry "ha, ha," and best
wishes for a speedy and certain re-
covery.
Much interest is being displayed by
the beach brethren over the prospective
trek of the herd for three days out
ing at Brother c. C. Cheney's rancho
at the head of Topango canyon. Bro
Their Cheney lives amid the natural en-
vironments of true Elk in the fast
nesses of the Santa Monica mountains,
forty miles from nowhere" II have a
fine beef waiting for the boys and
plenty of hay in the barn for any pur-
pose the brothers wish to put it," he
declares. 1t is proposed by Exalted
Ruler Hemingway to have a roundup
about July /, which falls on Wednes-
day, and all who can make convenient
arrangements will plan to pass at least
three days at the canyon camp. A
feature of the outing will be the pres
ence of many woman relatives and
friends of the brethren, who will share
the trip to the hills. A barbecue will
be held one day and the following night
an initiation will be conducted in Che
ney's barn, at which the feminine
guests will be present to CLEAN few
straws from Elkdom.
In return for their kindness in de-
voting their services to the cause of
Elkdom at the decent carnival conduct
ed to a successful conclusion under the
auspices of No. 906, dance and Dutch
supper will be given to the woman folk
In the lodge room on Third street Fri
day, May %. Brother H. l.. Coffman
heads the committee in charge. and a
pleasant social altering is looked for
ward to.
Brother e. S. Tomblin will leave his
Fraser avenue home tomorrow for q
trip to Mexico. where he expects to re-
main one month, looking after business
interests He will go as far south as
San Bias before heading for the home
corral in Santa Monica.
Trother Coils Huntington Sammis.
who has been off his feed for several
months,> would be glad to have men,
bers of the herd drop in for a Hello
Bill" at his Fourth street residence. The
brother has been on the sick list and
out of the running for a wearying time,
and it's up to the brothers to break the
monotony for him.
Captain Murrav Steele of the working
SQUAD of No. 900 is getting together a
husky bunch of Elks to handle refrac-
tory candidates at limitations. Among
the brothers who helped him to handle
the last lot of victims were Clarence
Russell, Frank 3ungay, Jim Ferris,
Tom Hanna. Bob Meyer and J. T,
Brown. With a little more practice the
boys should do good team work, and
there Is no reason why their part OF
the ceremonies should not be conducted
with a skill equalfng that of any work.
ing outfit in Southern California before
MARY weeks have passed. Four candi-
dates are slated for admittance to the
lodge the last Thursday in the month,
at which time the boys will have anoth-
er chance to display their ingenuity in
torturing victims before setting the ant
lers upon the prospective Elks.
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