The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-09-05
Attorney 7. G. Natter Of Charleston, w. Va,
Was Elevated to the Head OF the Great Or
der of |. B. and P. o. of Elks of the
World at Atlantic CITY
Order Prosperous Csndoalooo Eks Present Annual SEES
sion Of Grand Lodge and Over 5000 in Parade and at Grand
Ball on Million Dollar Pier Greatest Gathering
in History of the Order.

lht-e two gentlemen we're baked by al
array OF brilliant and able men " lao were
on To every trick Of the game. and IL
Was cas@ "f Greek meeting Gre~k and
the mat IA ny of wits ~ pastInastsrs. and
there Was AN air of uncertainty until the
last ballot was counted AMI when the
Grand Exalted Ruler Pace announced
the vote Of ~ Ia - in favor of 4. Gillis
\ui OF Charleston. W. va ons. of tia.
widest demonstrations ever witnessed
took place Men yelled and STRAINED
and laughed and cried, ami the holy al
most Ia "A man -usliesi Ia Mr.. Nutter and
lI'ted HIM upon their shoulders and
marched around the spsei"ns Fizy.rali's
Auditorium amid .leaf.niny cheers sud
denly a great thud ws- heard and silence
Tell npon the convention IL was indeed
a sad spectarle which faced the a--..,nt,l,-i
host Mr. scott had fallen an a faint
and three doctors, Mill-. of Norfolk. Al
klns Of Hampton. and Jones OF Rich
"iond, were standing over his prostrats
form administering stimulants. IN MAS
"A scene long Ia lie remembered. Mr.
Nutt-r rushed Ia Mr. SCOTS side and did
What he could to cheer him. The bro
h'und sympathy Of the convention went
Out to MIR. Scott for all recognized that
an excellent brother had heen defeated
but not disgraeed Mr. Nuttcr tendered
Mr. Scott the position OF Grand Legal
Adviser which lac had 80 honorab'y fill
~ the past year.
Mr. Nutter has leen a member of In.
rider foI the last i've years and .lur,ny
That Time has been elsrt-d Grand Esteem
III leading Knight, tile position next Ia
Grand ExaltsSi RnIer. for live sncc.-siy,.
tin's- 10y exclamation, having been elect
III ia ~ Louis, Detroit, Washington
d. e., Boston, and Dayton, Ohio. His
campaign was managed by las brother.
L. H. Nutter, the brilliant attorney of
Atlantic City, Attorney Jams- :. Light
t''Ot, also of this city.
The following ofiic-rs wer, al-n ..l.,.t.-l
''eorge Bat.--, Newark, y. J.. GRAND -.
retary; Jams 4. Carter. Rirhmond Va
''rand Treasurer; stuart 4. Hoyt, Bo--
Ton, Grand Esteemed Leading kni,ht
James Starkey. Cleveland, Ohio. Grand
f-ts~in~d Loyal Knight; Mr.. Dixon of
Chieago, Grand Esteemed L.cturiny
Knight; w. H. Johnson, II. Paul. Mimi
''rand Inner Gard; :. H. Mobiles. of E.,--
ton, GRAND Master Of Social SESSION. anil
= H. Gullins, Princeton, NJ. Grand
Chaplain.
HE REPORT Of the grand secretary Geo.
r. Batter, of Newark, showed the lods.
u IT, in most prosperous condition. In,
w" year, the lodge has BEEN brongh,
from the Position Of thousands Of dollar,
"a debt u that Of many thousands ol
'"'iars in the treasury and no debts.
At the morning session the grand l..sy,
conferred signal honor on j. r.. Liyht.
cot OF tins city, 10y appointing hin
chairman Of the publicity bureau.
Alter fierce eostest Norfolk. Va. wa,
- lected A. the next meeting place. In i,
'~inr prsSiictsd that tie meeting in Nor
'rik viii EXCEED anything ever atten,,t.,
10y the oolored Elks and thousands O.
r1ks all over tile country have alrrad,
started 10 Arrange u have large repre-
-entation from the seriOus lodg.---