The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-06
SALT LAKE And
STATE NEWS
UTAH ELK is NAMED

u
AS GRAND ESQUIRE
Salt Lake. Sept. 5.-Word reached
Salt Lake Saturday evening of the ap-
pointment OF A. j. Davis. president
of the city council of Salt Lake. as
grand esquire OF the grand lodge of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
OF elks. The appointment Is one of
great honor and one that Is eagerly
sought after by members Of the
grand lodge. In point of desirablity
and Importance 1t Is second only to
that Of grand eXtlted ruler.
The appointment OF Mr.. Davis as
grand esquire was unsolicited and
came as a complete surprise 10 the
recipient. There were 1000 applicants
for the position and 1t was practically
conceded that 1t would go to some
eastern man. 1t was probably given
to Mr. Davis as reward for his act
i've work in the grand lodge meeting
at Los Angeles last July.
The appointment was made by j.
U. SammiS OF La Mar, Iowa. grand
exalted ruler Of the Elks, Mr.. Sam
mis- was elected grand exalted ruler
over August Garry Hermann OF Gin
cinnati by majority Of only sixty
three votes. Mr. Davis was an act.
i've Sammls worker and succeeded in
securing for Mr.. Sammis every Utah
vote in the grand lodge save two.
Is Always Active.
Ever since the organization OF Salt
Lake lodge No. IS. Of the Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks. Mr
Davis has taken an active interest IN
the lodge. He has been prominently
connected with its charity work and
with the building of its home. In
the spring OF 1905 Mr., Davis was cleo
ted exalted ruler OF the local lodge
of Elks by vote that was practically
unanimous. Last spring he was
chosen a member of the grand lodge
OF ElkS without opposition.
At the Los Angeles meeting OF the
grand lodge OF Elks, Mr. Davis had
charge of the Utah party. and
through his careful arrangements the
Utah Elks were among the best treat
ed OF the visitors at the convention
MI Davis ability as a member of the
grand lodge was recognized early In
the proceedings and he was given sew
eral important committee assign
ments. He was among the floor lead
ers for Sammis during the exciting
grand lodge election.
His appointment as grand esquire
is a greater honor because OF the fact
that a member OF the grand lodge
serving his first year as a member OF
that body IS seldom, II ever, given an
important appolntiye position. The
fact that in importance the position
of grand esquire is the gift Of the
grand exalted ruler gives an idea ci
what this recognition means.
Duties of Grand Esquire.
AS grand esquire Mr. Davis has en-
tire charge OF the preliminary ar
rangements for the grand lodge meet
Ing at Detroit next year. He viii de
eide on national headquarters. ar
range for state and local lodge head
the grand lodge sessions. The great
Elks' parade is entirely in the hands
of the grand esquire. He arranseS
the divisions, plans the line of march
and assigns the lodges TO their places
in the parade He is the grand mar
shall of the parade.
The grand esquire accompanies tho
grand exalted ruler on all OF his OF
iicial visits to the subordinate lodges
This year Grand Exalted Ruler ]. U
Sammis plans 70 visit every one o.
the eleven hundred subordinate
lodges. including Honolulu and posslb
ly Manila. Mr. Davis will probabl,
accompany Mr.. Sammis on all o
these visits.
In 1905 Farley P Christensen was
appointed grand esquire and served IA
such durIn0 tho Denver convention