Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-07-12
Edward Rightor Wins in
Warm Contest Over Lloyd
Maxwell Of Iowa.
ARKANSAS MEMBER
IS GRAND TRUSTEE
George Locke of Rogers Is Placed
on Board, and Oliver Black OF
Oklahoma City Is Chosen
Grand Tyler.

Baltimore, Nd, July 11-Edward
o. Rightor of New Orleans today was
elected grand exalted ruler OF the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
I over Lloyd Maxwell of Iowa at the an
nual convention of the order in SEES
sion here. The contest was declared
by delegates to have been the hottest
in the history of the organization.
Washington was selected as the
place for holding next years conven-
ticE.
Other officers elected are:
Esteemed leading knight, Morris
Odell, Camden. N. J.
Esteemed loyal knight, E. R. Inger-
SOIL Seattle, Wash.
Esteemed lecturing knight, James
Stanley, Oakland, Cal.
Grand secretary, Fred c. Robinson,
Dubuque. Iowa.
Grand treasurer, Charles A. White,
Chicago.
Grand tyler, Oliver Black, Oklahoma
City.
Grand trustee, George Locke, Rog-
ers, Ark.
Order in Fine Condition.
Fred c. Robinson of Dubuque, Ia,
grand secretary, submitted an annual
report which showed the order to be
in flourishing condition. He said
that 10 years ago the grand lodge
had met in this city, and that dispite
the hoodoo of thirteen" comes back
in the best condition it ever has been.
The report said:
During the past year, we find thaf
1890 new members have Joined our
ranks. making a total membership in
good standing on April 1. 1916, OF
453,516; fourteen new lodges were
added, the last dispensation issued
being No. 134G. During that time ISL
members were suspended or expelled,
| 1927 were stricken from the rolls
| for non-payment Of dues and Ola
were deceased. These figures indicate
| a condition of affairs that challenges
| the earnest attention of those who
| have the welfare Of the order at heart
and who are endeavoring to place it
upon a sound foundation in the fra
ternal world. Not that the figures
| are so much larger than in former
years. but they go to show that lodges
are beginning to realize that it is use
| less to carry on the roster undesira
| BILE members.
"The total receipts Of the grand
lodge for the year were $213,650.SS.
The per capita yielded $113,233.25;
new home tax, 45,00895, (making
| total collected for the home Of s435,
4OS7S); for dispensations, $3.50; for
| Elks' home members per capita tax
$565916; for sale of supplies, $780,
! 40015; and all other sources, $925.10;
| total interest on investments was $12,
92615.
Surplus of $755,977.
"The surplus is $755,977.S8, an in
crease over last year of 1,429.S9
caused principally by the collection
of the home tax of s45,00S.45 and in
terest of $7,459.
"The cash now in the several funds
is as follows: General fund, 1926,
1890; national home fund, S134,S55.-
| II; emergency charity fund, S6,44959;
reserve fund, $15,496.15, and several
contingent funds, $500, a total in
cash of 1921, 1871.
"The balance on hand in the treas
IIIGS Vi lIG lOQS,tS HUH
former reports is $1,74S,755.44.
"The total amount received by sub
ordinate lodges from all sources was
$9,1S2. 1902 amount expended So
PSI ,637.7S, leaving balance of ST.
679,S2S.62. The net assets of subordi-
nate lodges amounts to $28,S73, 72S .62.
There are 1902 lodges having in
connection the club feature; 623 of
this number support buffet or locker
system. The total value of property
of lodges owning their own buildings
and furnishings of club rooms is $685.
100000. During the past year 76
, homes have been dedicated and many
others are in the course of construc-
tino. II
There are two lodges whose initia-
ton fee is $780, five, SIS; one, $50;
two, S52; Isl, $50; IA, $40; 81, $35;
one, $32; 50, $50; one, 26; and 921,
$25.
;! New Lodges.
4 "DispensationS were granted during
the year for new lodges at Newton,
Mass; Alhambra, Calf; Greenwood,
S. c.; Neosho, Mo-; Blue Island, H.;
Caribou, Me-. Chisholm, Mimi; Ad-
ans, Mass; Sterling, Colo; DeRidder.
La. Lansford, Pa; Bogalusa. La;
Henryetta, Okla; and Frankfort. III.
There are As lodges with member
ship of more than 1000, four more
than last year. Scranton, Pa, lodge
No. 1913 had the largest growth in the
year, 645 members. Brooklyn, ~ Y,
lodge No. 90 has the largest member
ship, 4,4S6. In the So years, 1885,
1915, the order has devoted to charity
grand total of $6145,06S.46. During
the past year New York. N. Y, lodge
No. l, devoted the largest sum to
charity, the total being s14,2s06S."
i Rightor Newspaper Man.
i Edward Rightor, elected exalted rul-
er of the ElkS at Baltimore yesterday,