The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-04-10
PAlATKA ELKS'
kOkORED at MIAMI
Win Prize Banner, Secure
Presidency and the 1915
Convention

Hon. Howell A. Davis of this city
was elected president of the State
Elks' Convention for the ensuing year
at the big convention of Elks in Mi.
ami this week.--It was the Tenth
Annual Convention of the order in
Florida.
The Palatka Elks also captured the
beautiful silk banner offered in COM
petition with the other lodges of the
State.
Then at the fight for the next State
Convention, Palatka Lodge No. 1882
again triumphed. Palatka was SCI
lected as the meeting place for 1915.
That is what may be called going
some.
Ex-Mayor A. Usina was elected to
membership of the new Executive
Committee of the State organization.
In presenting the prize banner to
Howell A. Davis, the new president
of the State Convention, George A..
McKinnon, on behalf of past State
President, Gus A. Muller, donor of
the banner, said:
"Since ancient times all countries
have had some sort of an emblem to
lead them. Sometimes this emblem
was painting, sometimes a piece of
sculpture depicting some animal
worshipped in their devotions, some
times flag. Ancient Rome kept its
emblem of the temple for veneration
in tinAE of peace; and in times of
war, in order to inspire the soldiers
with greater loyalty, a spear, wrap
ped around with purple, was thrown
through it, and the soldiers went out
to do battle, and won. Hence, the
purple of the Elks was well chosen.
"Our past state president, whose
great big heart you all know and
whose intense interest in the Elks
you all know, has asked me to pre-
sent this banner to Palatka lodge and
it gives me great pleasure at this
moment to present it to one of the
youngest and most energetic Elk
lodges in Florida. The donor, Mr..
Muller, makes only one request and
that is that you will keep this ban
ner in a conspicuous place in your
lodge room, and that when you car
ry it forth honor may be done the
Palatka lodge"
In thanking Mr.. Muller and the
Elks for the banner, Mr.. Davis made
an eloquent response as follows:
"On behalf of Palatka, lodge
one of the youngest lodges in the
state and the best in the nation, ac-
cording to Grand Exalted Ruler
Leach who told us that it stands at
the top in having 120 members and
not one in bad standing, record
Brother Leach said is not equalled
anywhere in this vast domain, | thank
you for this beautiful banner, and
assure you that We appreciate the
honor bestowed upon us. Our lodge
room is not beftting banner as
handsome as this, and now l know
that we must build at once so as to
have lodge room in which to take
care of such an elegant banner.
"Palatka has been signally hon
ored, being given the banner the
state convention next year and the
state presidency, and | hope to see
every member come to Palatka in
1915. 1t will be impossible for us to
entertain you as Miami has done,
don't believe there is another city
III Jll6 SIdIc IIldJ Cdll 90 loydily Ch-
tertain the Elks as the people of the
Magic City, because it is magic
city, but we want you all to come
anyway"
This State Convention was COM
posed of many of the leading bust
ness and professional men of Florida
The city of Miami was in gala at
tire in their honor, and nothing was
left undone or to chance for the en-.
tertainment of the visitors.
The delegates and visiting Elks
from Pslatka to attend the convention
were H.. F. Lecks, A. E. Trombley, H
A. Davis, Robert James, A. Usina, A
r. Canova, S. S. Browning, F. S
Browning, L. B. Bailey, j. D. Ring
ham, L. S. Cain, Edw. l.. Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Davis, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Merriam went
down to the convention in Mr. Davis
aIIto