Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-10
BENEVOLENT AND PRO-
TECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

Five baby Elks were taken over the
winding trails leading to the green
pastures of Elkdom at the initiation
ceremonies held by Santa Monica lodge
No. 906 Thursday, April 80. Brother
w. G. Miller past exalted ruler of the
lodge, presided in the fore part of the
evening in the absence of the head of
the herd, Exalted Ruler J. C. Heming
way.
The working team was composed of
Captain Murray Steel, assisted by
Brothers Harry Meyers Tom Hanna, j.
T. Brown and Max Barretto.
The candidates stood the gait splen-
didly and what was left of them at the
conclusion of the ceremonies was es-
corted to the club house, where re-
freshments for the inner man were
served amid much merriment. It was
well toward midnight when the first
| browse of the baby Elks came to a
close and they separated for their
homes congratulating each other upon
their newly acquired honors.
Brother Harry Johnson is said to he
practicing a new stunt in the corpora
ton yards to be sprung on the boys at
the next smoker held at the club house.
The talented brother is rehearsing a
new tumble toe" which he will dis
play along with a new ballad which is
being filed to fit his fine tenor voice,
with which he hopes to make the hit of
the evening.
Lieutenant Walter E. Whitehead OF
the battleship Maine is one of the naval
Elks who made a hit with the local
herd in Santa Monica during the recent
visit of the warships. The web-footed
Elk showed the boys every hospitality
aboard ship and in turn he. together
with other officers of the third division,
were entertained royalty by members
of 906 at the casino on Pier avenue the
night before sailing. After joining in
a toast to the "absent brothers" the
local boys presented the lieutenant
with a handsome gold Elk head watch
fob as a token of remembrance and
Lieutenant Whitehead was voted unan-
imously the finest visiting Elk who has
thus far left hoof mark on the shores
of Santa Monica bay. Brother Earl
Gilman and several Elks from Santa
Monica who expect to be in San Fran
cisco while the fleet is maneuvering in
the waters of the Golden Gate are
planning a further remembrance by
way of a surprise for the popular lieu
tenant who is a thoroughbred Elk of
the cleanest breed.
ElkS of No. 906 will keep the latch
string out on the doors of the Arizona
avenue club house for out-oftown
Elks this summer. A stock of green
feed of various kinds has been pro-
vided fresh moss has been placed in
the stalls for bedding and the paddock
has been put in condition to entertain
any number of visiting brothers from
inland towns who may hunt the salt
ticks by the seasohre during the COM
ing hot weather months. Hospitality
is the watchword al the handsome
Elk home on the ocean front and Wis
iting brothers from near and far will
be welcomed right royalty by the house
committee, assisted by the two Mich
aels.
Sunday, May 10, No 9O6, two hundred
strong. is expected to accompany Ex-
allied Ruler j. C. Hemingway to the
cozy Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd on Rose avenue, Ocean Park,
where the antlered herd will attend the
services presided over by Brother AL
fred Taylor rector of the parish.
At later date the local herd will
visit the church of st. Augustine-by-
the-Sea in Santa Monica. of which
Brother J. ID. Fl. Browne, a former
chaplain of No. 906, is the rector
Brother Fred Jenkins, former pastor
of the Baptist church of Ocean Park
and later in charge of a congregation
in Bakersfield, is now nicely located
in Lindsay, Tulare county. where he is
Lady Kratzer's residence at Saltelle.
The reverend Elk is an old time men,
Der of No. 900 who has earned the right
TO wear the handsomest set of antlers
in the herd by his tireless devotion to
ElIdom.
At the session of No. 906 Thursday
night Brother Thomas Feron, formerly
lecturing knight, was elected leading
knight to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Brother r. W. Arm
strong. On motion of the latter,
Brother Kenton A. Miller was chosen
to fill the lecturing knights chair to
succeed Brother A. E. Jackson, who
was unable to undertake the duties at
tached to the position.
One of the proudest Elks on the
shores of Santa Monica bay is Past Elk
allied Ruler W. G. Miller of No. 906,
who was succeeded by City Clerk j. C.
Hemingway as leader of the local herd.
Upon his relnquishing the chair the
boys presented the retiring officer with
a handsome diamond studded elk head
ring, which is really work of art. The
emblem was made to order and repre-
sents the whole-souled appreciation of