The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-28
GEO: D. LEVY HEADS ELKS,,.
ANNUAL MEETING WILL RE
HELD IN ANDERSON IN
1914.
State Association of Elks Closes Its
Session in Greenville-P. l.. Finn
Chosen Secretary Treasurer.

NlecIlNIle, My EZ.-InanKS. 10
COlumbia's Withdrawal in favor of
My Town" the next convention of the
State Association of Elks will be held
at Anderson. The selection was one
of the most important actions of a
very busy day. Officers were elected
at the second and last meeting place
today and a recommendation was
made to the grand exalted ruler elect
for appointment as district deputy. A
number of important committees
were named and all in all it was
one of the best meetings ever held by
State association.
Louis H. Gary, who has done such
good work as the president, will be
promoted. BY a unanimous vote the
association recommended the Green
vile man for appointment as district
deputy grand exalted ruler. George
ID. Levy of Sumter is the new presi-
dent. Charles j. Lynch of Columbia
is first vice president with f. II.
Domnick of Newberry second vice
president. T. j. Bell of Anderson is
third vice president. sl,,,. ~;
The reelection of the Rev. X. c..
Finlay, rector of Trinity church. CO.
lumbia, as chaplain, amounted to O
rout. When the chaplain was nomi-
mated for reelection by the Rev. N.
A. Hemrick, the applause rapidly ex-
tended into an ovation. The cheering
was led by the two biggest delega-
tions present-COlumbia and Green
ville-for' Mr.. Finlay once made his
home here.
Succeeding George A. Koester who
declined re-electon as secretary-treas-
urer, is P. S. Finn Of Sumter
The election of officers aroused
muchSinterest. All the elections were
unanimous. Fred H. Dom!nick nom.
mated George d. Levy of Sumter
Tor president. George r. Koester of
Greenville nominated Charles ].
Lynch Of Columbia as, first vice pres
ident. James l.. Erwin Of Columbia
nominated F. II. Dominick of New
berry as second vice president. Eu-
gene Blease of Newberry placed the
name of Joseph Bell of Anderson in
nomination for third, vice president.
George r. Rooster Of Greenyille was
nominated for secretary treasurer, but
Mr.. koester announced that he would
decline the honor on the ground that
the president and the secretary
treasurer should live in the. same city
so he placed in nomination the name
OF p. S. Finn of Sumter Harry A.
Dargan of Greenville. nominated A. ].
Ham of Florence for marshal r. ].
Hamer Of Anderson was nominated
Tor doorkeeper by p. s, Finn of Sum-
ter. L. d. Melton of Columbia nomi-
mated John Cart of Orangeburg for
inner guard. The Rev. y. A. Hem
rick of Newberry nominated the Rev.
k. G. Finlay for chaplain. The ex-
ecutiVe committee consists of w. l..
Brissey, Anderson; j. l.. Erwin. CO.
lumbia; A. j. Ham, Florence; T.
Mauldin, Greenvlle; Frank r. Hun
ter Newberry: ]. N. Oliver Orange
burg; w. ]. Scale, Sumter. Members
are to be named from Gee 'setown
and Charleston. George ID. Levy NOM
mated board of trustees consisting
OF Montague Triest, Charleston; Otto
Sphar, Orangeburg: T. d. Forbes,
,.Georgetown. The press committee
was named as follows: Brian Bell,
Columbia, chairman; George r. Koes-
ter. Greenville; l.. NJ, Green, sum-
ter.