Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-03
6KS MAKE READY ID BUILD HOME Lr.,,,e Committee at Meet :.
 ;ss ;ss Last Night to Select sS;te for New Structure.
R. MURPHY RULER
.,;ncusIy Decide to Continue with fer Fielding State convention Here on May l9 N and 2Oc

perhaps the most important meet
 ; aver held by Pine Bluff lodge
 Pns 1lq Benevolent and Protective
 Svior v; of Elks, was held last night at
 ,.sora sSs, Temp1e, there being one of
 sa ,A largest gatherings of' memDers
 s.t b has been present at "a meeting III
 lans among the things done at last
 ;ahtc meetings, perhaps the most
 mnortant so far as concerns mem-
 % ,. of the order throughout the
 ps,a sats " was the decision, by an over-
 'ss1, so1ming vote, to hold the folthcom-
 ' s1ate convention of the order here
 nS had been planned previously, and
 srsneements na for which have al
 .aadv % been well advanced.
 s There was some discussion of the
 ,attor l before the decision was
 .eached ea,l not a few of the leading
 ssmhers sar of the lodge making short
 at, aka to explain why they believed pina s Bluff Elks should carry out all
 heir I nlans to hold the state conven- inn inn here May 19 and 20. The vote
 favor of making good" on Pine pluff,s invitation for the state con- fsnton was virtually unanimous. l Renorts from the several commit |pesI' showed that considerable pro- srpss has already been achieved in
 bo work of preparing for the state Eonrention. and again it was demon ftrated. by the receipt of letters and bther messages from lodges all over he state, that in all likelihood rec hrd- -breaking crowd of Elks and their wives and daughters will be in at tendance at the meeting. The pro- kram committee expects to complete |. Mbors in a short time, after Ehich the program will be ready for Bistribution among the members of )he order. Planning to Rebuild. No time is to be lost by the local lodge in rebuilding it's clubhouse, which was destroyed week or so ! go by the big Second avenue fire, While the members of the lodge were bot called upon last night to state |heir opinion as to the advisability of (recting home for the lodge ex Eusvely, there was no room for Ioubt that such is the sentiment pre- bailing among the members of the |pdge.
 The lodge, at the meeting last night, decided that a committee com bosed of the exalted ruler, H. B. Blu |henthal. the trustees. Simon Bloom, E P. Alexander and George P. Darby lnd N. J. Can't, Jf., be a committee b select site and make recommen- )ations as to the erection of a new |ome for the lodge. The members Of |he committee are thoroughly posted (s to the conditions existing, as well |s to the sentiment and desires O. |he members, and it is expected their (epOrt and recommendations, which Fill be made as soon as possible, will heet with favor from the lodge as a fhole.
 Elect New Officers. The following new officers were (lected, to serve during the ensuing bear, and who will be formally in |talled in office at the first meeting D April:
 c. B. Murphy, exalted ruler. E. T. Miller, esteemed leading might
 Caesar Tomaszewski, esteemed |oyal knight.
 Dudley Burford, esteemed lectur- hg knight.
 Henry Roberts, secretary. Sam Fies. treasurer.
 A. c. Pohl, tyler.
 w. IN. Trulock, trustee. H. B. Bluthenthal, legate, and \ M. Nichol, alternate. to the grand !odge, which meets in Los Angeles In July.