Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
ELKS' WEEK TO
BREAK RECORD
HERRMANN'S CHIEF PLACES
LOS ANGELES IN VAN
SAYS CINCINNATI MAN HAS FINE
CHANCE FOR LEADERSHIP
Decorations Now Going Up Promise
One of Finest Features In Long
Record Of Angel clty's
Generosity

ion of Elks in Los Angeles will be the
most magnificent and the most spec
tacular in every respect is the opinion
of Charles l.. Doran, in charge of the
advance headquarters of August Herr
mann, expressed yesterday at the Hotel
Alexandria
81 have attended every convention OF
Elks for the past fifteen years. said
Doran, "and am convinced that the
gathering will exceed anything that
has ever been held or will be held for
several years to come. 1t will eclipse
any gathering of any ffaternal order
ever held"
Doran also added another bouquet to
the many which Los Angeles mas been
lately receiving by saying that the Los
Angeles Elks are the biggest-hearted
and most liberal lodge with which he
has ever been In touch.
"They are spending" said he, $780,
900 to give their visiting brothers q
good time, or more than twice as much
as ever has been appropriated for
similar purpose. You can get an idea
of the immensity of the approaching
reunion by computing the mileage COW
cred, which win be ten times more than
at any previous convention Of Elks.
One Close Call
"speaking of mileage" continued Mr..
Doran, 81 wonder IL you have ever
heard how nearly Los Angeles lodge OF
Elks, No. 90, came to losing the $oOO
prize offered by the Cincinnati lodge az
the convention held in the latter city in
1904?" .,,.
ing story:
The Cincinnati lodge In 1904 offered a
cash prize of $500 to the lodge aggregat-
ing the greatest mileage to that city
Los Angeles Elks, 300 strong, beieVed
that they would have little dlncuiry ~.
annexing the coveted honor. Their
surprise can we'll be imagined when, on
computing figures, they found out tnat
the prize would go to ten members from
Manila who had crossed oceans and
continents to attend the meeting
An Investigation OF circumstances,
however. revealed the fact that three of
the members from the far away Mania
lodge had come to the United States on
official business and not for the express
purpose of attending the convention.
The prize was awarded to the Los An
geles delegation.
Believes In Hermann
Regarding the election of grand ex-
alted ruler of the b. z. O. r., wnleh
will take place Tuesday, Jubly lS' Do
ran stated that he believed there was
not LIlG SilSAltSSA NlibANS
mann could be defeated.
"Reports are arriving daily" said
Doran. SHOWING that the sentiment
throughout the entire country Is strong
in Herrmann's favor. There VIII De
about 1900 votes cast for grand exalted
ruler. and OF these a conservative esti-
mate shows that Hermann VIII receive
not fewer than 1900. We concede TO
Sammis the states which he claims ne
will carry--Iowa, North and South Da-
lSota. Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas
and in all of these Hermann undoupt-
edIy will have a sprinkling support.
am daily receiving reports from Herr
mann's headquarters In Cincinnati ana
the prospects appear brighter every
day"
The first ''big gun" OF the Elks who
will reach Los Angeles is Rush l.. hoi,
land. grand exalted ruler Holland will
leave his home in Colorado Springs July
< and will be met at Salt Lake City by
q. delegation from Los Angeles consist
ing of officers of the Salt Lake rallroao'
headed by General Manager r. h.
viii Meet Exalted Ruler
The men who will accompany Wells
are f. A. Wann, general tra1lc nau,
eger: T. C. Peck, passenger agent, ana
Douglas White, advertising agent The
marty will leave Los Angeles this even
ing and will meet Holland Tuesday
July 6. Holland will arrive in Los An
geles Thursday, July 5, and VIII be
escorted to headquarters at the Alex
andria.
man Nj. Vaughan, editor of the Ma
tional Elks' Horn" that Seattle lodge
No. 90 will leave Seattle shortly on the
steamer President for Los Angeles
The party will be Joined by many Elks
from oregon and Washington who pre-
w Wqfari The Los An
peles reception committee will be as
sisted in receiving the Seattle lodge by
the Redondo lodge, who VIII throw open
their rooms to the Northern chapter
during their stay.
Boosters from Seattle
The Seattle delegation while in Los
Angeles will make efforts to boost ana
advertise Elks' day, July 2S, at the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. Ex-
tensive preparations are pelns l,aoe oy
Tlk lodges In Washington, oregon ana
other northern states to make this day
q memorable one for all attending the
great exposition.
pastor Robert J. Burdette of Temple
Baptist church has received letter
from Benjamin Q. Worrell' chler Inu-
sician of the Fifty-fourth Iowa regi-
ment. national guard, whose band
numbering about fifty members, Is the
ofeicial band of the "Hawkeye" Elks,
and will accompany them to Los An
peles Bandmaster Worrell is mem
her of the Baptist church in Ottumwa,
and he writes that about One-half or
the musicians In the military band or
the Fifty-fourth regiment are church
members. They have been invited TO
worship with Temple church during
their Sundays in Los Angeles.
Tale Of "HeIlo 6lp
It is not generally known, even
among Elks, how the expression,
"Hello Bill" with which one Elk
rreets another, and which will be
heard probably thousands of times
during Elks' week in the city of the
Anoeis. came into existence.
II happened in Milwaukee, which
onlv goes TO prove that there are other
thines besides beer for which that
citv is Justly famous. William G.
Zigler. a we'll known Elk, and past
exalted ruler of Cincinnati lodge, met
another Elk on the street during the
milwaukee, convention of 1901. Hello
Rill' was the natural salutation. By
some strange coincidence another Elk
whose name was likewise William,
annroached the two and Hello Bills"
for about three minutes were the order
OF the occasion.
A group of pretty girls, for which
Milwaukee is also famous, were pass
ing at the moment and overheard the
salutations Thinking 1t joke they
accosted every Elk whom they met
and history has 1t that they were not
few and far between, with the words