Evening journal., 1918-07-08
CAMPBELL Slated
FOR ELKS' RULER
ST. Louis Lawyer is Admin.
istration Choice for Ma.
tional Leader
ORDER MEETS At
ATLANTIC TONIGHT

ATLANTIC CITY, July S.-Admlnls-
tration leaders, after a pre-convention
conference here yesterday, announced
that Bruce A. Campbell, leading at
torney OF East St. Louis, Will be elected
grand exalted ruler Of half a million
Elks In North America In the war re-
union Of the order, which opens in At
lantic City tonight.
The administration choice for head
of the order is a graduate OF the Uni
versity OF Illinois and thirty-nine years
Of age He served as a member Of the
General Assembly Of Illinois in 1903,
was defeated for Congress In 1910 and
is now a member OF the Board of Gov
srnors OF the Illinois State Bar AssOcia-
tion. He has been a member Of the Elks
since 1905.
Not so much war as war transporta-
ton tariffs Is responsible for the fact
that the delegations arriving on every
train yesterday from all parts Of the
country are much smaller in numbers
than had been hoped for by the shore
convention managers.
Dennison, Tex, brought live boom
for Edward r. Brennan, OF that city,
Tor the office OF treasurer Of the Grand
Lodge. held for a number Of years past
by Charles White, Of Chicago. White,
like Grand Secretary Fred G.. Robinson,
who also is opposed. will have the sup
port Of the administration.
Cinoinnatlans who are supporting
James c. Richardson, Of that city, for
secretary upon the ground that no
man should mortgage a high Elks Of
flce for life,' claimed TO be gaining
strength today among the Southern and
Western contingents.
John X. Tener, president of the Ma
tional League Of Baseball Clubs and a
past grand exalted ruler, registered at
Pennsylvania headquarters at the Tray
more. With him came ]. f. Masters, Of
Chsrleroi, a member Of the Board OF
Grand Trustees Chester p. Wray, past
exalted ruler Of Philadelphia Lodge, and
Charles Walter were among the first
phllsdelphlans TO put In an appearance.
Colonel Crago, a member Of the Penn
sylvania Congressional delegation, also
Is here.
The Philadelphians held a meeting
in the afternoon and arranged for a
Keystone State reunion TO be held on
Wednesday with a number Of dis
tinguished guests. Governor Edge, OF
New Jersey, a Hello Bill" OF Atlantic
City Lodge, viii deliver the address Of
welcome TO the Grand Lodge on the
Million Dollar Pier tonight.
Atlantic City is In festive array for
the convention. Bands and escort COM
mittees Of the Shore Lodge in white
uniform, with red, white and blue
shoulder straps. met the incoming dele
cations and escorted them TO their
hotels. The Million Dollar Pie. where
the Grand Lodge sessions are to be held,
Is a mass Of patriotic bunting.
Fred Harper, retiring Grand Exalted
Ruler, in his annual address which Is
TO be delivered tomorrow morning be-
fore the convention goes Into the cleo
tion OF officers, will recommend that
the order in the country supplement It's
action at Boston last year by appropri-
ating another si,000,000 for war relief,
as the one big splendid thing the or
der can and should do 20 demonstrate
to the whole country that its resources
have not been exhausted or impaired
by the service already rendered; that
us spirit Is unuduuteus us COuIdBt uu-
dismayed and that the Order Of Elks
stand solidly and unfalteringly behind
the Government OF the United States in
the determination 90 prosecute the ex-
isting war TO glorious victory"
other reports will show that the Elks
In the United States bought s3,000,0OO /
Of Liberty Bonds from subordinate
lodge funds; donated 100000 10 the |
Red Cross war fund, 100000 TO the Y. /
NJ. C. A. war fund and Si,000.0OO TO /
other war funds. Three hundred ElSs'
have been turned over for |
the use Of the Red Cross and other pa
triotic agencies, $4,000 members have
enlisted actively for food conservation
and 10000 members are wearing Uncle
Sans uniform on land and sea.
Grand Secretary Robinson will report
the organization Of nine new lodges,
making a total Of 1858, and a gain OF
3O,660 I'm membership during the last
year, making the total strength Of the
fraternity 493,733. The total receipts