Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-14
Chicago Lands
Headquarters
OF Elks Order
Nebraska Delegation Enjoying
Hospitality of Coast City
Beaches and Movies
Favorite Pastime..

Los Angeles. July lS.-Chicago
was selected as the location of the
permanent headquarters of the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks by the grand lodge of the order
here today
With the grand lodge headquar-
tiers cut and dried for Chicago and
the 1921 reunion cinched for At
lantic City, the Nebraska and kin
dred delegates to the present con-
vention generally gave themselves
over to enjoying the hospitality OF
southern California Playing the
Teaches and picture studios was the
favorite pastimes of the day. while
large number of the lady Elks
made the boat jaunt to Catalina Isl
ands ior a day OF fishing and ex-
ploration of the sea gardens There
were some seasick lassies in town
sfterward. too.
Smith Makes Speech.
Former Mayor Ed P. Smith is
being vigorously sought by the local
press for interviews on business
conditions in Omaha and Nebraska
as compared with those on the Pa
eifc slope, but the ex-mayor is
holding out in order to shoot his
whole speech at tonight's Nebraska
banquet at the famous Cafe Roma
Marchetti.
Harry McConmon, one of the
brave boys of SO and proprietor OF
the Keystone oyster bar in Omaha,
is the lion of the day, with his
$4,000 Elks' pearl, on which he
pretty nearly broke his teeth while
eating some OF his own deep sea
fruit back home last fall This is
being heralded as the original Elks'
pearl, being of the purest purple and
white. Mayor Cryer OF Los An
eeles, who is a Bill and a native of
Ord, Neb.. and Chief of Police Jones
are in charge OF the McConnon
pearl, which is being heavily
guarded. There is some talk of the
grand lodge taking it over for the
official archives in the new head
quarters at Chicago.
Moses P. O'Brien. leading knight
OF the Omaha lodge and past ex-
alted ruler of the Walla Walla
lodge. joined Delegate Judge Willis
G. Sears in a friendly attack on the
cut and dried victory of Chicago
and Atlantic City. but quit that job
this morning. Omaha, SO, is salts
fying itself by making Los Angeles
look twice at the boys from the
Cornhusker state. The Omaha Elks'
band has serenaded everything in
southern. California except the in
sane asylums and the penitentiaries.
Ovation Given New Ruler.
The antlered herd browsed upon
red, white and blue fields OF rhetoric
when William NJ. Mountain, elected
as grand exalted ruler, led the 57th
annual convention into new pastures
of Americanisfn. The new leader, in
an impassioned speech of accept
ance. rededicated the lodge to the
preservation of the highest ideals for
which the stars and stripes stand.
An ovation. unusual even in grand
sessions OF the fraternity, greeted the
leader and his popularity was attest
ed by ride upon the shoulders of a
number OF fellow lodgemen through
the cheering mass OF the thousands
OF delegates. His election was un-
opposed.
In addition to the officers whose
selection had been announced, the
following we're named:
Grand tiler, Albert E. Hill, Spar
tanburg, S. c.: grand inner guard,
Louis r. Yourtre, Hagerstown, Nd;
member board grand trustees FIVE
year term, Robert A. Gordon, At
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