The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-19
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six In the other. The districts would
be Charleston. Sumter. Florence.
Orangeburg Georgetown. Columbia,
Newberry. Anderson. Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Gaffney.
Tie transportation committee
through Its chairman S. II. Mclean. Of
| 'olumbia. recommended an official
route to the convention in Denver and
| the hotel committee through Chairman
a. c. Pendergrast OF Florence render
ed its report
Ey rising vote the Anderson Elks
lodge. the city of Anderson and all it's
citizens were thanked for the wonder
full reception the Elks received here.
A vote Of thanks was passed for the
| newspapers friendly assistance in
| making the convention the wonderful
success 1t has proved. The Intelligent
Ger received special resolution of
commentator.
press committee was named as
followcd: William Banks. Anderson,
chairman; John S. Reynolds. The Co
iumbia State: w. +. Caldwell. the
Charleston News & Courier; J.!Boozer
Crews. The Columbia Record; George
H. koester, Greenville Piedmont; Ed.
IL. DeCamp. the Gaffney Ledger. JAM
cJ i. Erwin, past exalted ruler OF Co
lum5ia lodge was reelected a member
OF the executive committee
After the adjournment the visitors
were rendered q big. barbecue by An
derson lodge. &
The convention was officially closed
| with grand parade this afternoon.
Columbia lodges drum corps led the
parade. followed by; members of Co.
lumbia lodge. the tureenvIlie dele
gates and their Eand, the Spartanburg
delegates and their quartette, the vis-
iting delegates, sponsors in automo-
blles. the officers of the association in
carriages and Anderson lodge with the
second regiment band. Two goats
were In line OF march big Bill" from
Columbia and Little Bill" from
Greenville. The Anderson lodge had
lively bear club, in charge of DR.. Clyde
F.. Ross.
At the conclusion of the parade, the
Columbia drum corps. Greenville band
and the second regiment band assem-
bled at 1.-The square" and with A. J.
Caring as director Joined in a concert
the three organizations playing to-
gether perfectly. The Columbia drum
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hotel this morning. ''1'i"".
The 80 Columbia Elks with represen-
tatives Of the low country lodges left
for Columbia in the Columbia lodges
special lodge after the Convention
Ball" at the Elks home tonight.
With the selection Of Charleston as
the next meeting place and the cleo
tion OF officers to serve the ensuing
year the 1914 convention of Elks came
to close Mt the park pavilion at
3 o'clock Thursday o afternoon. The
1916, meeting will be held in Charles
ION. Spartanbhrg ,,aDd Florence
were bidders for. the convention. but
withdrew in Charlestorf's favor, and
the City by the Sea was then unani-
| mously selected. ~, ar "t
The electiof of officers resvlted az
follows: Chas. J. Lynch. Columbia.
president: F. H. Dominick. Newberry,
first vice president, T. j. Bell, Ander-
son; second vice president, p. A
Bonham Greenyille; third vice presi-
dent. J. Arthur Smith, Columbia; Sec
retary and treasurer, R. ]. Ramer. An
derson: marshal. r.. B. Pierce. Spar
tanburg; doOrkeeper, Montague
Triest. Charleston; inner guard, and
the Rev. K. G. Finlay, Columbia chap
lain.
Just before the business session
vas concluded Mr.. Lynch Of Columbia
the newly elected president. was in
Quoted into office.
The visiting Elks and friends en-
joyed dandy good barbecue dinner.
served by that veteran cue artist, +.
B. Parker OF Augusta. Ga.
Thanks were extended to the peo-
pie Of the city of Anderson, the may
or and council. The Intelligencer and
to the local lodge of Elks for the high
grade Of entertainment furnished the
members OF the order while within
the gates Of the city.
j. Arthur Han Of Florence was rec
commended to the grand lodge for ap-
;pointment as district deputy. :,
The trustees elected are Geo. r.
Koester. Greenville;. Ed DeCamp,
Gaffney. and Otto Sphar, Orangeburg
The executive committee. which
consists OF one member, from each
lodge. was elected as follows:
Anderson-W. L., Brissey. -.
Charleston II. r. River.
Columbis l. Erwin
Florence j. wilkins. :,
Gaffney-William Bell.
Georgetown-F. B. Forbes
Greenville W. C. Cothran.
Newberry-F. r. Hunter
Observation-Disclosures Eaves.
Spartanburg-C. G. Wyche.
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