The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-01
'ELNs MAX BUILD
NATIONAL HOME
THE PROPOSITION WILL HE DIS
cUssEp AZ til g ATLANTIC CITY
REUNION.

Il
Il ATIsAlSTIC CITY; June That
Eeyefy member Of the great american
Order 81 Elks shall be taxed che mu-
tnifeent snm Of fifty cents In two per
4 capita assessments 81 a quarter each
| for the purpose OF erecting q new IA.
tional Home that win be in keeping
with the prestige OF the fraternity, Is
but one OF the big propositions to be
Submitted at the forty.seyenth annual
| convention Of the Grand Lodge IN TINS
| city In July. 49, "a
With the unqualified ndorsement of
/ Grand Exalted Ruler August Herr
| mann, the Board Of Grand Trustees,
! OF which. Thomas r, McNulty, of Bal
fillmore. is chairman has accepted and
Twill refer to the Grand Lodge for adop-
ltion, plans for a magnificent new Ma
1tional Home for aged and infrm mem
l,bers Of the order to cost, 1t is estimat.
led. $25O.0OO
i Adoption Of the plans and the Crane
titrustees' Recommendation to the At.
llantie City meeting will be the outcome
OF action taken at Detroit a year ago
when the trustees were authorized 70
lexpend 81 500 for repairs to make the
lpresent National Home at Bedford,
lefty, Va, serve the purpose for which
! it IS designed. The board found that
lit was impractical to effect the repairs
and changes needed without a much
greater outlay and thereupon decided
to recommend instead new institu-
tion in keeping with the growth and
present prestige of the order.
| The question Of selecting another
site than that at Bedford City for the,
new National Home will hinge upon
1.-The acceptance Of the Grand Trustees
Recommendation in all probability.
While many members Of the order are
opposed, for sentimental reasons, to
leaving Bedford City, che proposlt=sn
that new location be selected, more
accessible and in close proximity to a
large centre of population, is said to
have many. followers. There is every.
probability that the latter question
will be only secondary in interest to
the matter OF. building a new Home.
How the funds shall be provided, If
the Grand Trustees recommendation
is accepted by the Grand Lodge, is an
other subject that may furnish mate.
rial for debate, II stricklers upon con-
stitutional questions in the big conven-
tion-ri to insist that the proviso that
the Grand Lodge can levy but one per
capita assessment OF Is cents in any
grand lodge year shall be Interpreted
exactly as 1t appears. Two per capna
assessments Of the amount stated will
produce a total of 100000 and the
balance may be taken from Crane
Lodge funds now on hand which may
be made available for the purpose.
A moro liberal construction of the
assessment proyiso is that the Grand
Lodge may levy any number Of assess.
tments Of ,,H5t to exceed Is cents each,
but the Grand Trustees report will rec.
ommend, 1t is said, that the funds be
raised by assessments in two success
siVe years. t,.. ~
Advocates Of a change of location.
maintain that II the Grand Lodge
votes to abandon Bedford City no less
than four centrally located cities will
tender site free for the magnificent
building contemplated.
1t is already evident that Atlantic
City will offer a surprisingly beautiful
background for the activities OF Reun.
ion week. Always gay in midsummer
the big seashore metropolis will be lit
orally a mass Of ripping bunting by
day and aglitter with incandescent bril-.
liancy after nightfall.
Among the other prizes provided for
by the Reunion Executive Committee
of Atlantic City Lodge are cash awards
for the best decorated and the best
Illuminated buildings, and It is expect:
ed that ,ther ivalry ensuing will make
theresort sirpass the record establish.
ed last September during the national
encampment of the Grand Army,
Rolling chair parades on the Board:
walk and deep sea sailing trips are but
two of the features upon an elaborate
programme of entertainment.