The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-15
JENNINGS LOSES TO MAXWELL IN ELK'S ELECTION Thomas E. Donahue's Can didacy Had Solid New
 England Support NEW LONDON MAN UNANIMOUS CHOICE Los Angeles Wins Over Sc attle for Next Con-
 vention
ospecial to Tyhe Farrner.

NKoRO<A7eA Denver, July 15-Henry H. Jennings failed of election to the station of grand esteemed leading knight yes terday at the annual election Of of1- cers of the order There was a three cornered contest for the chair, the candidates. besides Jennings, being L. R. Maxwell of Iowa and IF. H. Shields of Virginia, who was a candidate for reelection. Mr. Jennings had been urged to become a, candidate by many of his friends throughout the East and he felt confident of the outcome before leaving for the West. N
 ills candidacy was handicapped by reason of the fact that New England was practically a unit in support Of the candidacy of Thomas E. DonaEue of New London for the position of i'm ner guard. MT. Donahue was a cam didate for that office at Rochester and made Q. wonderful run and it was rsregone conclusion that he would who stood by Mir Jennings a year ago declined to advance his ambition this year because they knew tha3 New England would not be allowed more than one place in the official family and, they felt that the New London candidate was entitled to the preference.
 There is growing disposition in the grand lodge to pass the honors around and it is not likely that re- elections will be the rule in the future save for the offices of secretary, and treasurer. where it is deemed best not to change the officials too frequently s
 The new head of the order is Ray nond Benjamin of Napa. Cal, one of the most distinguished 3urists of the west and famous as the lawyer who drew the anti-Japanese exclusion bill which is now the law of California The election of MT Benjamin was by son was elected grand loyal night. the position held last year by MT. Jen- nings, and the lower chair, that of grand featuring knight, was filled by the selection of w. F. Schad of Mill waukee.
 Freddie Robinson of, Dubuque, Ia. and Charles A. White of Chicago were .re-elected secretary and treas urer respectively. %Calvin Kingsley of Waterloo, la, was elected grand trus- tee for a term of five years. B. F. Rope of Pueblo was elected grand tyler
 Los Angeles was selected as the place for holding the next grand lodge reunion. This was unexpected, as the belief was general that Seattle would secure the honor. N
 The Connecticut delegation repor1
 
 judgements for visiting Ellzs by the Denver ant1ers. Numerous side trips are being enjoyed by the women while the grand lodge is in session.
 Today the grand lodge entered upon the discussion of important legisla- ton.
 Che of the most radical innovations the grand lodge has been asked to con- slider is that of adding vocal music to the ritual of the order.
 The Minneapolis Glee club. a subor- dinate lodge organtza ton, is sponsor for the innovation For an hour yes terday, in the heat of the election contests, the grand lodge. dsviated from it's program and listened to a song mpaniment to the ritual pre- Psented by the 1Tinnea polls singers
 For the subordinate lodge members. the competition of drill teams of San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles Rochester, Detroit and Boulder, Colo. was the center of attraction in the morning while the Colorado lodges in the afternoon were to lead a pageant showing by oats and costume the in dustrial resources and occupations of the people of Colorado.