The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-03-12
LANSING ELKS WELCOMED
Initiation, Banquet and Oratory Mark
Big Event OF Elk Year.

ment Association on Thursday even
ing, and the latter the Elks' recep-
tion and banquet for their brothers
from the Lansing lodge of Elks on
Tuesday evening. Both events will
long be remembered by participants
and Onlookers. The more than 200
Lansingites were given a rousing well
come as they reached the city at 7:4O
p. IN. via the NJ. U. Il. and left the
cars at the Washington bridge to
march to the Temple. The streets
were bright with red lights and a con-
tinuous display of various colored fire.
works outdid anything ever before
seen III the city. The procession for
the Temple was headed by the Owosso
band and Owosso lodge of Elks. fol-
lowed by the Lansing band and the
visitors and was three block long. Be-
fore reaching the Temple Owosso
lodge formed in open ranks and the
Lansing brothers passed into the COM
modious home of the order in this
city and an hour was given over to
visiting before the lodge session was
opened and the work of initiating
class was commenced by the Lansing
team. So many brothers were present
that the capacity of the building was
taxed to its utmost throughout the
session and during he banquet and
social hours following.
One of the events of the evening
not scheduled on the program was the
appearance of Paul Setterington, an
eight year old OwossO lad, who follow.
ed the band into the lodge room and
was induced by one of the visitors to
take the chair of the exalted ruler
before the session began. Being call
ed upon for speech the youngster
rose with, the dignity of an old-timer
and said: "Gentlemen, I'm glad l IN
here. - The boy received roar Of
applause. and better still whenc his
stocking cap was returned to him it
contained something like $4,000 and
he was hidden to hasten home-a
happy and surprised boy.
Following the work, the visitors
were conducted to the banquet hall
where the following delectable menu
prepared by r. J. Beehler, was serv-
ed by the Walters Union.
SOuced cucumbers
Kalamazoo Grass
Red Dishes California Bullets
Prohibition Chicken, Fried
Jewish Quarantine Roast
Bum-on-the-Tear, Mashed
Giblet Soup
Hen Fruit on Beet Neutral Salad
Caucasian and African Mamma
Ice Cream Cake
Individual Java
Self Binder Choice Fruit
,, At each plate was a small bottle of
grape juice at IL o'clock a Erape
juice toast was drunk to the absent
brothers.
Following the banquet, James G.
Rigley, exalted ruler of Owosso lodge
introduced Charles Ellis, past exalted
ruler, as POSTMASTER. Brother Jas.
De Young, mayor of Owosso, extend
| ed hearty welcome to the visitors.
James A. Wilson, exalted ruler Of the
Lansing lodge responded. The Ma
lone company, now playing at the
| Family theatre entertained the gath
cring.
1.-THE Big Brother Movement"
Joseph H. Collins, of Corunna
past exalted ruler of Owosso lodge
responded to the toast "The Big
Brother Movement. In part he said
Briefly stated the big brother
movement in the B. P. o. e. is that
each Elk shall take it upon himself
to play the part of a big brother to
some poor or unfortunate little fel-
| low. This work in the order was
| first mentioned when Grand Exalted
Ruler Herman in his annual report
| to the grand lodge session at Allan
| tic City in 1911 recommended that
some action be taken by the grand
lodge along this line. And after
wards at the grand lodge session In
Rochester in 1913 it's unqualified en-
dorsement was given to the big
brothers movement and it adopted
as one of the plans for putting In
operation this work the plan of the
Hammond, Ind.,, lodge, which pro
| vided that each subordinate lodge
furnish to the judges of the juvenile
court the names of all Elks who were
willing to act as Big Brothers to un
fortunate boys brought into sucf
courts, and that the judge of tn,
court instead Of committing or parol
ling boy to the custody Of the pro
baton officer, asks an Elk to look af
ter him.
Under this plan the boy is not OBJ
liged to report to the court nor tn,
probationary officer, but the repor
of the boys progress is made by tn,