Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-04-22
he Program

In way uItbUG q lew Illtf OdQctOFy7 re
marks and then introduced the speak
er of the evening. The Hon. Thomas
B. Mills, Past Grand Exahed Ruler
of Superior. Mr.. Mills speech il
fulI will be found in another cloumn
Brother Arthur F. Mulroy then ia
yored the brothers with ole of his
celebrated vocal solos which was
greatly appreciated.
William l. Schad, Grand Esteemed
Leading Knight OF the Grand Lodge
was introduced and gave the broth
ers a message from the GRAND
Lodge.
The orchestra then favored the
assemblage with anothher selection.
Then State resident Otto R. Roenius
was introduced. In introducing Bro
ther Roenius, Mr.. Conway said:
OTTO r. RoENiUS INTRODUCED.
1t was an English lawyer who
once said that the farther he went
west, the more he WAS convinced
that the wise men came from the
east, but if this learned barrister
had had the good sense too have
been born am American citizen and
as such had the good. fortune to be-
come AN Elk, and was drifting
around this nation OF ours seeking
where the herd is most prosperous,
where the pastures are most green,
where the very atmosphere, as it
were, is surcharged with the gen
uine principles of Elkdom, he would
eXclaim especially at this gathering
this evening, that the more h e
travelled about this nation, the more
he became convinced that within
the state of Wisconsin the antler-
ed herd are growing and multiply
ing faster and better than anywhere
ON earth and that today within this
good old Badger State the purple
banners as never before are lead
ing the fraternal prooession onward
to greater victories and upward to
better things, especially would he
make this declaration if he could
hold ten minute interview with our
worthy and esteemed State Presi-
dent, Otto r. Roenius upon whom |
now take great pleasure in calling"
Mr.. Roenius responded in his
usual hearty way and his subject was
Hitting the Trail inv iconssin."
Every one knows how enthusiastic
Otto" is about amy thing pertaining
to the Elks Tor anything else he
goes into) and this talk was no ex-
ception to his vigorous, forceful way
Od speaking
Following Brother Roenius' remarle
came a vocal solo by Brother John
Robrets, which was another pleasing
number ON the program.
Brother (Harry Lauder) Ransom,
formerly of Wausau, now of Mil
waukee, entertained the brothers
with his very clever limitations of
Harry Lauder T Ransom Will be re-
membered as having taken part in
the Elks ministries a few years ago.
HIS efforts were greatly appreciat-
ed.
The. Eleven o'clock toast. was given
by f. w WindfeIder, Past Exalted
Ruler of the Milwaukee Lodge.
The closing dedication ceremonies
followed. -...-......-.-...
Hon Thos. B. Mills, Speaker of the
Evening" ssz .se
In Introducing Mr.. Mills, Mr. Con-
way said in part;
IN the name of Elkdom in the
broadesst sense l rejoice to turn out
for the first time in this Lodge to
one whom We have come to regard
as the highest eNemplification of the
True virtues OF -Elkdom As one who
on the twenty fourth of April four.
teen years ago withhin a few feet OF
this spot where We are now Assem-.
bled delivered to me as the first ex-
alted ruler OF this lodge the dis.
pensatiOn which brought 1T into ex
istence. Indeed We are especially
happy in having with us on this oc
casion him who on that date put the
swadhng clothes upon this lodge
and placed upon it's youthful brow
the benediction Go forward and pro
per-" and he returns TO us tOnighr
/ laden with the highest honorS with
in the gia of a loyal and admirinE
brotherhood, to view the scenes O
that former day and TO place hi
stamp OF approval or disapproval OF
the things that have been here ac
comphshed in the interval that ha.
elapsed.
L am indeed pleased TO welcom
him once more to our city, and espe
tally lodge, as q man and citizen
richly endowed, as a speaker no
surpassed, as one. not led here tc
] night by mere chance, but drawn,
would fain believe, as by the men
ory of many devoted friends. Brt
Thomas B. Mills needs no introdu,
ton to any lodge in this Order ,bu
/ Bro. Mills permit me to introduce &c
! you the most loyal and admiring a.
sembIase of E2ks that ever wore th
antlers OF protection.