Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-21
NEARLY $6O,OOO IN
ELKS' HOME FUND
At FIRST MEETING
Building Campaign Auspiciously
Launched at Banquet in Hotel
du Pont Last Night.
PROJECT FULLY ASSURED

With David Snellcnbrg as toast
master at the banquet. opening the fhks
home fund campaign, IN the Hotci hu
pont last night, and John } taskop
directing the subscription meeting the
fund got away to good start, SaS, ,opo
being pledged toward the Sl5O,NO IT rs
desired to raise. so, with AN aggressive
force directed bv such men the success OF
the prolcct Is assured and the members OF
Wilmington Lodge, No BOZ, have every
reason 10 feel encouraged he snh-
scrlptions, limited to members oi the
order. arc To hc the capital OF the tlks
Building Association
II was q highly entertaining and m
spring meeting held behind closed doors.
the function being strictly limited to
members OF the order There was large
number of visitors, including the district
deputy grand exalted ruler, Thomas
Foster. Of Cumberland, Md The meet
ing started us formal session OF the
lodge The regular sessions Of the lodge
are held on Monday evening So that tins
regular session was not dispensed with
The lodge was called to order by Exalted
Ruler Theodore " Baker, and the regular
business was rapidly transacted. Thus
included the initiation OF dozen candi-
dates and the receiving Of - Applications
for membership The function took place
10 the grill room II was indeed An unique
meeting he solemn and impressive services
Of the initiation being followed hv the
feast at which good fellowship rcigned
supreme
There were numerous addresses, the
announcement Of committees and then the
ball for pledges started 10 roll, and what a
time there was The enthusiasm ran
high as ono large subscription after an
her came in II was tho most inspiring
gathering the members of tie order ever
held IN this city. and II means the enter
ing of a new chapter IN the history of the
lodge II was al a very late hour when
the meeting broke up The campaign
committee intends To work eneTRcticallv
until the entire sum necessary Is Sc
cured The lodge already owns prop
erty valued ~ s20. 600 and has funds avail
able To 4 similar amount. so that with the
sulscriptio secured last night, and 9th
crS 10 he obtained, enough money Will bc
secured 10 erect a modern building that
will bc a credit 10 the order and to the
city The speakers spoke OF the patriotic
work during the war, the appropriations
By the Grand Lodge OF 81 ,000,pO Tor
hospitals in France and the announcement
tnaf II necessary s2flptfttI ifllttttsfl NtAIA
forthcoming, while the order has cstab-
lished two hospitals in tins country which
will treat the disabled ltHas shown thar
the order had been most generous in
supporting the country and rs Mr..
Snellenhurg said. the members Of the
order Of TIks can look the homecoming
soldiers straight in the eve conscious
Of the fact that tho order al Elks had
done its full duty and that the Antlefs
OF Protection had accompanied the AmerI-
can soldiers and members OF the order 10
the very trenches
Good feeling and a realization Of the
task that the local lodge has set ont to
accomplish We're everywhere In evidence
last evening and the meeting exceeded the
expectations Of the members. There was
music and song and all around jollity,
but the prime and serious purpose of the
gathering was lost sight of, and the wind
up was a burst Of financial enthusiasm
and love for the order on the part of the
members.
The team captains will meet tomOr-
row evening at the headquarters, room
$50 du Pont Hotel The campaign is un-
der the direction Of Matthew Tally and