The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-05-01
ELKS CLUB.

DonaldsonvIlle Lodge No. 1888 Insti-
tuted with Imposing Gere-
monies-R. N. Sims
Elected Exalted
Ruler.
DonaldsonviIle Lodge No. 1853. B.
P. o. E., was formally instituted here
Thursday night with interesting and
impressive ceremonies. A large num-
Der OF visiting Elks were in attend ance,
including a deleg alton of sixty mem
bers of the Baton Rouge lodge who
came down on special train over the
Mississippi Valley Railroad, and
smaller delegations from the New Or
leans, Crowley and Opelousas lodges.
The social features incidental to the
occasion were carried out on an elab-
crate scale and with much eclat, and
the ssgood time'' for which the Elks
are noted was abundsntly provided.
J. A. Caruthers of Baton Rouge,
district deputy grand exalted ruler,
presided over the meeting and con.
Quoted the initiatory ceremonies, being
assisted in exemplifylng the degrees
by the following suite: Louis Sherer,
grand exalted ruler: D. I. Cazedessus,
grand esteemed leading knight; Philip
Asher, grand esteemed loyal knights;
j. w. Taylor. grand esteemed lectur-
ing knight; Phineas Moses, grand
secretary; Il. j. Marks, grand esquire;
Sam. Blum, grand inner guard; 0. +.
Rabenhorst, grand tileri J. D..
Stanard, grand chaplain.
The entertainmentpro arranged
for the occasion comprised reception
and smoker at Ascension Hall at 8
o'clock p. M, at which dainty re-
freshments were served by committee
of ladies composed OF the wives and
daughters of the members of the new
organization, and a social session OF
the lodge in the Masonic Temple upon
the conclusion of the institution cere-
monies. The menu comprised olives,
celery, pickles, ham,, cheese and sar-
dine sandwiches, ginger ale, beer, COT
fee, cigarss and cigarettes. Both
functions proved highly enjoyable
and were prolific of much genuine
pleasure and good fellowship.
The committee on arrangements was
composed of r. N. Sims, W. M. Nc
Galliard, r. McCulloh, Adolphe Net
ter and A. Bloomenstiel. MIR. Sims
was the promoter and organizer of the
lodge, and to him is due the lions
share of the credit for the successful
launching of the new organization.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: r. N.
Sims, exalted ruler; G. A. Gondran,
esteemed leading knight; E. G. Wathen,
esteemed loyal knight; R. McCulloh,
esteemed lecturing knight; A. Bloom.
enstiel, secretary: Robt. Henderson,
treasurer; r. n, Slator, tiler; J. N.
Gisclard, esquire; E. A. Thibodeaux,
inner guard; L. A. Landry, Jr., chap
lain; E. K. Sims, W. NJ. MEG aliard,
Chas. A. Maurin, trustees.
Following are the charter mem bers
of the lodge: r. N. Sims, J. E. Nose
man, Alex. Bloomenstiel, Henry c.
Braud, J. r. Duke, G. Kline, J. w.
Tucker, G. B. Reuss, H. Clay Braud,
Jr., Thos. B. Pugh, D. G. Brumfeld,
Adolphe Meter, r. McCulloh, r. N.
Slatof, F. B. Lemann, E. A. Thibo-
deauz, J. N. Gisclard, Maurice Levy,
L. A. Landry, Jr., ). Clarence Lee
Blanc, Chas. A. Mauriu, W. NJ. Nc
Galliard, A. H. Bloomenstiel, G. A.
Gondran, S. Goette, r. Henderson,
E. K. Sims, J. P. Armitage, c. D.
Gondran, w. C. Rowland, Walter
Lemann, E. G. Wathen, L. W. Armi-
tage, H. o. Maher, e. c. Whitemap,
F. L. Trepagnier, Guy Landry, S.
Truxillo, w. J. Harrison, w. A. Dill,
Jr., Fred. Landry, L. E, MurrelI and
/ T. Fl. Hanson.
| For the present the lodge will hold
its meetings in the general lodge room
of the Masonic Temple, but as it is q
general practice of the Elks to owr
their individualdomiciles it is expected
that the local organization will shortly
take steps to erect and occupy a suit
able home of it's own.