The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-03
.ELkS TO DEDICATE
BIG NATIONAL H0o
Special Train TO Leave Richnond =
Bedford Saturday Morning
Early.
NOTICE OF EXALTED RULES
Calls Upon Members OF Antlcrcd H..
to Attend In Large Numbers to IT,
Part in Exercises.

A large delegation of Richmon6
Elks will leave at O'Clock SATURDAY
morning for Bedford to take part -
the exercises incidental to the dedt~
cation of the Elks' National Home IN
The party will go on a special train
over the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road The train will be stored with
food and drink, so that the RICHMOND
delegation viii have no trouble SIS
curing meals.
Exalted Ruler S. L. Kelley, Of Rich-
mond Lodge, has issued the follows
ing notice concerning the trip:
Exalted Rulers Notice.
After years of vigorous competf~4
ton on the part of other localities;
throughout the United States, many
of them presenting claims of the most
attractive and persuasive Character
our national home Ito which no other
of any like organization In the whole
nation Is to be even compared1 has
been definitely and for all time lo-7
Gated on the soil OF the mother of
Commonwealth, our mother, Vir.S
gnia.
| Every Elk Is proud OF this great
National Home: every Virginian IN
proud that his State has won this
victory. and every Virginia Elk should
show his appreciation by attendtngs
| the 0eUlCdtOr} ceremonies at
The occasion will be most interests
| ing; it is the most important event
| in the history of Virginia Elkdem;
Grand Lodge officers will be in attend-
ance; special trains from all parts OF
the United States will bring thousands
of Elkdoms best. Virginia must. and
will, bravely respond. l am conn.,
IDENTIFY looking to RichmS,d the Capt.
tai City, to SO respond. enthusiastical-
/ ly and in generous numbers.
Your committee has made the trip
attractive and fnexpensive. speciKf-
train, entirely under our own control,
will leave Byrd Street Station at 81
/ A. NJ, Saturday, July s. A fast
through schedule has been arranged.
arriving some two or three hours b.
fore the ceremonies begin. and reach.3
ing Richmond. returning, before mid.a
night of the same day
! ITO avoid the uncertainty Of 60
curing meals at Bedford. ample ar.
rangements have been made for res
freshments for the whole trip--boahS
food and drink-on the train The
entire expense of the trip, including.
railroad fare and refreshments. VIII
/ be covered by ten dollar BILL
Many to Take Trip.
/ The following Elks have alreaAp
signified their intention of going: Z
| F. T. Anthony. A. G. Anthony. Jr.s
! j. T. Anderson, Jr. Charles NJ. Angie.
Columbus Alright. George Ainslie, Jo-S
seph Button, w. E. Brumble, r. NJ
Brander. Hal Butcher. Julien Boa.
sioux Joseph Bopp, James Burke. ~
r.. Blue. r. Cauthorn. l.. l.. Cheat
wood. Joseph Cherry. Chris Evensen,
Chris Evensen. Jr.. Edgar English. n.
f. FERGUSON. P. A. Flynn. Wllliams
Grimmel, Dr. j. H Hinchman. Wit
liam Haskins. DR.. Ben. Hord, W. w.
Huntley. Rev. j. r. Hannigan, II. II.
Hester. w r. Harwood. DIR. j. q.
Hulcher. A. F. Jahnke. Fred Jurgen9s
Peter Klein. Walter Kirsh, s. I. Ke1s2
ley, c. f. Loehr. Jos, Lichtenstein
NJ. Leahy NJ w. Lawrence Leo IN
than, W. A Mann. J. w. Moore, III
II. Meaniey. Ivan Mueller, D. r. Nc
!! Carthy. Dr. E. c. MeSparran, J. W
Nokely, Jos. Nunnally. George e. rol-ss
LOCK. George c. Ruskell, NJ. F. Rieh-
ter, NJ D. Robertson. l.. RheinheimAfs=
Jos. Stumpf. Simon Soloman, J. H.
Stack Gordon Smith Jos. e. Sor4.
=. c. Tucker. T.. o. Wendenburg, H.
H. Wallace
Frank T. Anthony. OF the CONNER
cial Hotel. Is chairman of Arrange
ments. He asks all who contemplate
/ going TO Bedford to get In touch with
him at once. so reservations may ~
made.