Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-11
|REAI HONOR IS |l|VEN NICK GANT7
 Iscted By, Reclamation President of the Arkan- sas Elks.
EI!KS HERD HERE NEXT
Local Lodge Wins Prize for Best Delegation in Parade and Pine Bluff Band Captures $50 Cash.

Little Rock, June 1G.-Pine Bluff
 made a clean sweep at the sixth an hual convention of Arkansas Elks here today, when N J. Can't, Jr., was elected by exclamation as president of the ol ganization and Pine Bluff Belected as the meeting place for 1915 officers elected with MT. Can't are: Gus Remmel, Little Rock, first vice president; Virgil Petite, Jonesboro second vice president; E. l.. Hewlett Hot Springs, secretary (re-elected) :; D. M. Gibson, Hot Springs, treasurer l(re-elected). The executive commit. tee is composed of Will Steel of Tex arkana, John T. Futrall of Fayette- yille and T. E. Wood of Marianna.
 Nominating Can't.
 When the nominations for president of the state association were in order Hon. D. J. Kerwin, in well-chosen words made mention of the fact that Pine Bluff possessed one of the best men in the state for the office and aft CT complimenting Little Rock for the i fine entertainment accorded the wis. i itors, placed in nomination Hon. N. J Can't, Jr., of Pine Bluff for the presi. dency. H. l.. Remmel of Little Rock seconded the nomination and asked that the secretary be instructed to cas- the entire vote for MT. Can't.
 After MT. Gantt's nomination hat been put, T. Havis Nixon of Pine Bluff pod dn c,hn &o1 nd tho fol lowing telegram:
 "Mr. Elks We have been pulling for Nick Can't long time. We are still pulling for him. We want you tc pull for him today. If we can't get him, we think you are the next or ganization that should have him. Young Ladies' Marriage League o1 Pine Bluff"
 Mayor Bloom Extends Invitation.
 When the matter of selecting the next convention city was taken ul Mayor Simon Bloom placed Pine, Bluff in nomination, saying that the people wanted th am next year because they could better care for them than last year, on account of more and better hotel accommodations The nomination was seconded by H. l.. Remmel of Lit tie Rock and also by T. Havis Nixor of Pine Bluff, who, after a shor' speech, read the following telegrams sent to him to be read at the meeting
 "Tell the Bills to bring their bills and come to Pine Bluff in 1915.-Olt Maids Union, by It's Officers"
 "lf you come home without the con vention we will get you.-Boy Scouts Harry Storer, captain"
 "rell the boys the, town is theirs for the asking. Everyone of us pledge ourselves to see that they have the time of their lives.-Young Mems Progressive League, by John Tucker president"
 "The Pine Bluff Chamber of Com merce joins you in your effort to SC cure the 1915 meet of the greates bunch of good fellows on earth. w pledge our united efforts to give vol the best entertainment of your life i you will come home with our boys il l9l5.-Pine Bluff Chamber of Com merce, E. B. Bloom, secretary"
 If the Elks will come to Pine Bluf Ill 1915, we will obligate ourselves tt place to the credit of each membe when he registers sum sufficient t' equal the amount that the one Wh' r.ads this telegram has on deposit t' ms credit at, that time.-C]earinl Houe.' ~.