Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-10
ELK BIG BROTHER
MOVE AIDS 100000
ABS, 900 Members Helping
Children of Poor, Shore
Convention Hears
OVER NATION IN 7 YEARS
Philadelphia Will Have 800
Marching in Antlered
Pageant Tomorrow


A total of 1852 lodges, with a com
bined membership of i35, 600, now are
engaged in playing big brother" to the
children of the poor in the cities and
towns of North America, Judge John II.
Reilly, of Indiana, announced today in
presenting the report of the big brother
movement to the Elks national conven-
ton on the Million-Dollar Pier.
1t is eminently fitting, he said. that
this report. showing how the cause of
helping the waits of the big cities to
attain better opportunities, has spread
all over the country, should be sub
mitted here, for it was in Atlantic City
that the movement was set in motion
seven years ago by Garry" Hermann,
of Cincinnati, then grand exalted ruler.
Since that time, more than one hun
dred thousand little brothers have been
benefited by the advice and aid of mem
bers Of the antlered fraternity. At this
time, approximately forty thousand little
brothers are being looked after by an
equal number of big brother Elts. The
report continued:
THE influence Of our order in spread
ing the gospel of big brotherhood has
awakened the public conscience to the
necessity for such work among the UNI
fortunate boys and girls, with the result
that man civic and religious bodies
have taken up The cause.
War Increases Necessity
This great world war will. if it has
not already done so. produce condi-
lions which will make it much more nee
essary than ever before that the chill
dren of the poor be extended that help
fulness which only a real big brother
can extend"
AS an extension of the movement This
year, Elk lodges will undertake to pro-
vide homes for waits to keep them out
Of the reformatories, toward which many
of them are drifting.
Samuel p. Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. who ar
rived here last night with Secretary
Frank Morrison, was given a big send
of today.
GOmpers Gets Greeting
The Washington delegation. headed by
Exalted Ruler Joseph Burkhart, went
to Gompers's hotel this morning, and
with q band, escorted the labor chief
down the boardwalk to the convention
hall. Gompers Is scheduled to make an
address, in which he is expected to in
dictate how great fraternities like the
Elks can help labor to do still more as
q second line of defense in America. He
will take part also in the patriotic pa.
rade tomorrow afternoon of the lodges
Uofharad hare from III ma arts of the ppln-
try.
E~x-Speaker Joe Cannon, who Is COM
ing here this evening, with about eighty
other members of Congress-, to be the
guests of the Elks for t~wenty-four hours,
will be introduced tonight to the swings
and the sliding boards of one of the
beach piers before going to the Hotel
Blackstone for a midnight smoker, the
second event on the entertainment
program
The congressional delegation. includ-
ing a number of Keystone State men,
bers, Is due to arrive at 6 o'clock this
evening. They will be met by a band,
Congressman Crago and Sterling, of
Pennsylvania, already are here.
Uncle Joe" Cannon has sent word
to the parade managers that he will not
ride under any circumstances in the
parade tomorrow, but will go afoot
with the rest of the bunch"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who
is due tomorrow evening, will rid in
state with Governor Edge. Of New
Jersey.
500 From Philadelphia
Word was received today that Phila-
delphia Lodge will send eight hundred
members for the parade tomorrow after
noon. Mayor Smith is expected to lead
the Philadelphia delegation. Atlantic
City Elks have signed up the Philadel-
phia police band for the parade and the
P~hiladelphians will be led by an ATTAIN
tic City militia band. They are bringing
a fine float.
Brooklyn Lodge No. %, will stand
sponsor for a resolution in the conven-
ton today, to appropriate 5000, 900 to
the Navy War Relief Society, which CO.
operates with the Red Cross. Represen-
tative John J. Delaney, baby congress
man" is lobbying for support of the
resolution.
A boom has been launched for Albert
T. Brophy, Of Broowlyn, for grand ex-
allied ruler in 1919.
All arrangements have been completed
for a testimonial dinner to be rendered
by Pennsylvanians tonight to eX-Gov-
ernor John j. Tener. in the same hotel
wher the congressman are to forget
their troubles.