The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-23
ANTL.ERED HOSTS
Invade PALATKA
Local Lodge of Elks Starts Bus
mess with Membership of
Fifty-Four.

The B. P. o. Els now have strong
foothold in Palatka.
These initials mean-Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks--
But have been interpreted TO signify
Best People on Earth.
If you are not prepared toisubscribelto
the latter Interpretation, you can at least
acknowledge that they are as good as
the best--and then some.
The order of Elks is not religious
body. 1.-THE News gets this information
from Rev. Len. G. Boughton of the At
Ianta Baptist Tabernacle, who is an
authority on religion, but who seems TO
be a trifle off color in Elkdoml.
The order is one of protection and
benevolence, and that ii excells in these
lines there is abundant evidence. The
order flourishes in all parts of the coun-
try. Its members as rule are large
hearted men, abundant in works OF
charity. Ii is brotherhood of real
men. The pale gray ass wouldn't be at
home in lodge of Elks and is therefore
never invited.
Not finer looking body of men has
been seen on the streets of Palatka than
the Elks who gathered here on Tuesday
afternoon and evening from the four
corners of Florida. They possessed the
streets which had been decorated in
honor of their coming in purple and
white-the Elk's colors.
They came to Palatka TO assist in the
institution of lodge of the order here,
the practical work of which had been
delegated to the St. Augustine lodge.
The inStituting officer was Mr.. II. II.
Love of Quincy, a District Deputy for
Florida of the Grand Lodge of the Order
in the United States.
Mr.. Love unfortunately missed his
connection at Lake City. He was TO
arrive on the morning train over the O.
S. & F. He wired his failure to connect
and the local committee sent F. w.
KellS after him in an automobile. kells
left here after dinner, but did not reach
Lake City until six O'Clock owing TO
road difficulties. To make sure, he
took guide from Lake Butler, On bis
way back the guide got lost and after
running seventy miles, the party was
taken back to Lake Butler, where Mr..
Love caught the night train. He didn't
reach Palatka until 1880 p. m. Mr..
KellS in his automobile found his way
back to town about g. m.
The uncertainty ever the arrival of
Mr.. Love induced the st. Augustine
lodge to start in on the work with Mr.!
A. M. Taylor as presiding genius. He
had only gotten into the work when
Mr.. Love arrived. 1t took till nearly l
O'Clock to institute the lodge, owing TO
the late beginning.
Then the crowd of over 100 Elks went
down 10 the Lumbermen's Club house
where they banqueted and smoked and
made after banquet speeches and told
stories. Elks are said to elksell as story
tellers. So it was just breaking day
when the banquet broke up and the par
Elephants made for their homes and
hotels.
The banquet was under the SuperviS-
ion of Caterer Louis Kalbfield and the
menu was elaborate and prepared with
skill and with the single view TO tooth
someneSS Many complimentary re-
marks have been heard concerning this
| important feature of the nights enter
tainment.
The good wives of Palatka ElkS should
not suffer unnecessary alarm over this
first nights experience of their husbands
iniElkdom. 1t really couldn't be helped,
doncherknaw. Hereafter Elks "a will
keep earlier hourS-not earlier in the
morning, but earlier at night.
The Palatka lodge starts off under the
brightest auspices with membership of
81, and more to follow whose names are
on the charter list, but who through fear
or other good reason were not present at
the organization. They will be initiated
later and come in as charter members.
The membership of Palatka lodge Of
EIkS is composed of the very flower OF
Palatka's business and professional men.
A body of meH who have gotten the
idea that they will derive much pleasure
from wearing antlerS. The News sin
cerely trusts that they may not be diSap-
pointed, and that the lodge may prove
center of good influence in the social
and fraternal life of the city.
The officers of the newly instituted
lodge are: Exalted Ruler, Howell A.
Davis; Esteemed Leading Knight, Ar.
thur A. Corcoran Esteemed Loyal
Knight, H. M. Fearnside; Esteemed Lee
turing Knight, Henry Hutchinson, ir.:
Secretary, H. T. LeckS; Treasurer, J. A.
Shelley; Esquire, W. Carl Davis; Inner
Guard, Leo Jacobson; Tiler, w. P. Mer-
riam; Representative 10 Grand Lodge,
F. H. Wilson; Trustees, S. ]. Kennerly,
D. w. RamSaur, ]. H. Haughton.