Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
ELKS MEET IN 1919
At ATLANTIC CITY
The Sum Of Sl.OOO,000 Appropri-
ated by the Order for War
Relief.
ATLANTIC CRY. July 10.

Fxccpt for the fight over the oiiices
of grand secretary and grand treasurer
TO which Cincinnatians. led by harry
Hermann. president of the Nationai
Baseball Commission, sought to estah-
lish five-vears tenure limit, the cleo
,ion was a love feast. nj the Elks' convcn-
ton here Yesterday afternoon.
Bruce s. Campbell, a prominent at
torncv of East 81 Louis. Ill. was elected
grand exalted ruler by acciamaton. as
was stated in Every Evening Yesterday
Thomas L. Reilly, OF Meridcn. onn- was
elected grand esteemed leading knight,
and Oliver X Covcll OF Sunbury, In.
grand esteemed loyal night. the third:
honor ON the list Frd G. Robinson, OF
Dubuque. la, grand secretary Tor four
teen wears. was reelected To that office
over j ;. Richardson, of Cincinnati, hy
sos to lS2 Charles 4 White. at hI-
caro. grand treasurer for hive wears, was
reelected with 61o votes over /. J. brcn-
nan. of Dcnison. Texas
The other officers are Grand esteemed
lccturing knight. Edward H. chapman
Great Pend. Kan: grand tyler hester
r Horn, Colorado Springs Col. grand
inner guard. u W Brown. Santa Monica,
cal. grand trustees. Charles +. J. Mc' uc'
Cambridge, Mass for five years: W y.
Drislanc. Alhauy, \ \ for ono year
Judge Umbel OF imontown "a;
member Of the grand Forum. oner"d j
resolution which was adopted aPpr"ph-
ating 81 900 GOO for war rcilct, 10 he rN-
pended under the supervision OF the
war rchcf commission. Of which former
Governor Tcncr. az Pcnnsylvanh :
chairman The first million dollars was
anprourIatcl ~ Boston year ago.
Delaware helped 10 start the stampede
winch swung next year convention !"
Atlantic CITY. establishing n precedent,
for tho Grand Lodge never before vote"
To meet twice con~CcutIycly ~ tho same
place Milwaukee had been prosecuting
m aggressive canvass for neN wear
meeting
IIk~ ul = INctL SAN.
Grand F\altcd Rulcr Harper ~ his
animal tddrc~- -a,! chat Elkdum during
the vcar had bought ~i0n0,00no OF Liberty
Rop,l> from subordinate lodge funds
,r,,o $500 uuu t. the Red Cross. SlWWO
ia the \ Dung Men Christian NSsocIa-
zion. ~ ono ONn 10 yarluH~ other war
funds. turned over 500 Flk~ cluhhou~e~
for u~,, +, Tic Red Gross and other pa
trlatjc aecncIc~ aud secured 25o,oNo food
conservation pledge applause greeted
also hi. reference 10 thc iact that 10000
TIk- including General Pcrshng tw"
m9inr generals. >iN hrlgadIcr generals.
cightv-tlvC cooucl> one rear admiral ana
a host at other officers are N the ma
tion $ service
Hc urged the abandonment Of tho
fight upon the orornd tlks COM
mcnded the order cooperation with the
Salvation Army for IT. practical service
on the battle fronts. recommended the es-
1 ~, rA44fg tfagiu
the National F.lkS Homc and referred TO
the fact that the order dishursed $500
from it's emergency charity fund during
the ice floods al LOCK- Haven, Pa
Secretary Robinson was directed 70
procure identification medals tor t4kS
in the army and navy No single act
Of the order, he SAID. ever has won such
public acclaim and approval aS IFS action
at Boston q year ago in approprIatIne
81 .00O. 900 for war relief In advocat-
ing suspension Of pending legislation t0I
the suppression of tn, negro tlhs the
head OF the order SaId
"In nv opniou he most dignIflcd ano
effective course for our order 10 pursue
in the premises Is 10 refrain from furthel
litigation and to pay no further attention
TO the negro tlhS except 10 show then
such consideration - may properly h'
due an OTganIZdtlon WNICD tttiliiS ~ ~
engaged in benevolent and charitable
work among race which both needs anC
deserves such service
The report OF the special war funo
commission showed that about Sl00,W
remains Of the Sl000,000 appropriated 1
wear ago OF the large amount expended
$3.50 900 has been set aside for the grea
reconstruction hospital under way Il
Boston and S120000 Tor two base hos
pItals gwen 10 the Government. Th
balance viii start work upon a $3.50 ,oCs
reconstruction hospital for war-wreckc'
humanity 10 bc erected in New Orlean
10y he order
PhiladelphIa Lodge, No ,, was seven
tcenth among the thirty-nine lodge
which gave the largest amounts 10 char
ity during the last wear Little Rock
Ark. was first with $50, 900 Philadel
pima gave si.263 The total dishurse
ment for the order during the year O
philanthropy was S925. 30 and the tota
from 1880 to date Is S7,7S5,2l2 Ther
are al present lI5 residents at The Ma
tIonal Elks Home