The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-14
SAMMIS HEAD
OF ELK HERDS
Detroit Selected as Next
Meeting Place.
RACE FOR RULER IS WARN
Iowa Delegation Defeats Ohio IN
Last Hours.
Rr~.a Exaatsa Raier HsaIasl Asks
Assessment For New EIks, Hens
--Ce.sen.s Genssrshap Eor
Political PurDesss.


Los Angeles Call, July 15-Tne
grand lodge Of Elks today elected the
Exalted Ruler. James U. sammis.
Leading knight. Warren @. sayres.
Wabash, Ind
Lecturing Knight J. D. Jones. scran-
rom. Pa
Secretary. Fred c. Robinson. Du-
Treasurer. Edwin r. Leach. New
York.
Trustee, Perry A. Clay. Denver.
Tyler. Charles l. Dioker. Bemfdji.
Inner Guard. A NJ. Taylor. 81. Angus
The barrotine for Grand Exalted
Loyal Knight resulted In no election.
four candidates being voted for. and
no one receiving. majority. J. L
Preston Of Wyoming received 32s
votes. Another ballot viii be taken
The vote for Grand Exalted Ruler
was extremely close. Sammis receiving
sea votes against August Hermann. of
Cincinnati. 52e.
Ffght wakes warm-
During the last hours the struggle
Cor votes led by the Iowa delegation
for Sammis and the Ohio delegation
-
and into this final struggle many
prominent Elks. Including Rush L
Holland, the present Grand Exalted
Ruler was drawn.
In q statement regarding the pub
lication or q letter he had written to
Eammisy Mr.. Holland complained that
unfairness had been shown In not xiv-
ing out the entire contents OF the let
ter but only such portions as made IL
@nnaa~ that hs. had An60raAN &hA nnva.
nidacy OF Sammia
The only other contest was over the
office OF grand lecturfng knight. Har-
ry waller OF Philadeiphia and J. ID
Jones OF Scranton. Pa. were noni-
mated.
Detroit was selsctsdsf for the Reunion
en- 1910.
In the annua, report Of Grand Exais-
"a Ruler Hollsad. the matter Of estah-
1l4htne an crphanaxe for the children
% deceased Eiks IL submitted to the
grand lodge without recommendation.
Urges New Hems.
The location Of the present National
Elks Home at Bedford. Va. was cr1ti-
cised by the Grand Exalted Ruler, who
suggested that funl OF s214oeo be
raised by the order during the n@ak
ten years by an annual assessment OF
five cents . member and that q new
home be built in some other city.
The report shows that the last year
has been one OF unprecedented pros
perity for the order. Forty-two new
lodges have been established and the
total number Of members exceeds $780,
600.
The report condemns the use Of
membership In the Elks order for
political purposes and urges the expul-
sion of any member so abusing his
privilege.
The frst session OF the Grand Lodge
was held today in the Auditorium The
atre. Between h400 and 1900 menu
bers were In attendance. The contest
for the once OF Grand Exalted Ruler
has been a spirited one and the re-
suit OF the count of the ballots 10
eagerly awaited. The count may be
announced late tonight.
Today was Santa Monica day on the
entertainment program and thousands
of visitors went to. that beach resort
where Spanish sports and ocean re-
gatta and q band concert were pro.
vided for their entertainment.
Later today a band concert and an
exhibition drill by numerous Elks drill
corps were given at Ascot Park In
Los Angeles. The theatres OF the city
were thrown open to the visitors to-
night.
Tomorrow the visitors viii be en-
tertained at Long Beach. Every State
in the Union IL represented among the
$4,000 Elks now In Los Angeles. II
IL estimated that altogether the event
has attracted 10000 visitors to the city.
The last Of the delegations came in to.
day from the East.