The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
u History Of Morgan
cb Lodge No: 1121
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..;t.r Of this text makes nc
y. 70 pose as historian \. o.
s''' ,;obt. Nor, is this an effort
ar y, name on the pillars q
on .. will be guided by the
5 they recall themselves t.
% supported by such data as
'a ',,hle We will merely try to
.,;v. the short period OF our
,.,,;on, and what has been &C
'e.h,d in Morgan City during
period. ~ lu;a;,,,,v The
y co,ts) had a very humble be-
y and like huge oaks from
!, - .sorus grow" SO did this splen-
80, arise from obscurlty to
! NE most momentous frater-
carnations in this great Ma
B.ing typically American the
~. of The order became linked
4. destinies of America and
]. % heights comparative with
,oantry, of which it is a part 50
~ City Lodge No. ll2l had >
4, humble beginning and like
ether lodge has worked its way
4. civic and fraternal life Of
rowing city
4 he early part Of May 1908 il
N to several of our citizens
v.re members of other Elk
Y that the time had arrived
4 Morgan City should boast an
lodge. These members had
Nd themselves into what they
u,d ! colony" 1t was at one
tLsse colony meetings that the
was planted, and at a meeting
shat was then the State Lodge
atr disbanded Brother Sam
N had the idea ripened, and up
lis return to Morgan City an eff
was made to obtain dispersal
from the Grand Lodge to obtain
Caater. However the last census
not. give Morgan City the re-
lied 5000 population, to entitle it
ledge; but by very careful effort.
iirient population was found to
rnce the Grand Lodge that Nor
City was entitled to the consi- /
Htion desired. The application |
duly considered and the neces-
Charter granted to Brothers S. 1
ltsi, Sol Loeb, Chas. L. Wise,
s OBrien, Jos. L. Fisher, J.I
Goldman, F. D. Winchester; T. L.
a I. Angelica, S. ]. Bourgeois,
Grevemberg, w. ]. Mcclellan,
San Blum. In addition to the
psthe following charter members
sisd; John Drackett, B. A.
y (. T. cougenheim, Albert
nf G R. Considine, Jos. NJ.
y. Cougenheim, A. B. O'Brien,
y Loeb, F. F. Chapman, w. J.I
Me' Jos. Loeb, Maurice Blum,
I Davis, ]. NJ. Dalton, Jerome
salef, 3. H. Ling, Albert Labe,
nrnelee, Simon Leopold, AL
tougenheim, John Ahrenz, Dan
], R E. Angelica, G. D.
mont. The first quarters occu-
y The lodge was over the Evan
! Theatre in the X. Of P. Hall.
I n'st Meeting Of Morgan City
a0' III, was held over the 4
'ssl'ne Theatre. The Lodge
aalsurated and the following /.
g installed; 5. c. Tevis, f. r.
1s0, = I. Wise, G. S. O'Brien,
'saer, secretary, F. D. Win
Treasurer Sam Blum, es-
: 7 Parmelee, tyler, w. J..
'al' chaplain, R. N. Davis, in
~ Trustees; Emile Angel
: Morse, S. ]. Bourgeois.
assrs who conducted the cere-
. .sfs District Deputy Grand
Aa'er Fred G. Snyder, Shire
.edst No. l0; Phil G. Asher.
) Loyal Knight, ]. B. Har.
sened Lecturing Knight, R.
Esquire, ]. A. Budd, Chap
seFe.i, Inner Guard, all Of
Lodge No. 1913; and John
No % -" orleans
y iound that as ! numh.r Ill
!, III st:l'.atlons held their meet
Y building the Elks would
= . position to enjoy the
: desired and for tbs. ~ .ne
uttered into ! contract with
~. 4 and N. cogenheim to
IA, ', ! quarters. Therefore.
: termed the first Elks'
80, .0fs.n City was located
y. asr Of Front and Everett,
ss;,.s'al Y building now owned
4. Y Good. CO. y the Al