The Washington herald., 1922-07-23
d. c. ELKS EXPECT
LARGE DELEGATION
AT TFROSTBERG
Maryland City Members
Plan for Record Con-
venti0n Crowd.
Monday - Frostberg, Maryland

During convention week at At
lantic City the lodge entertained
in true Elk manner the following
lodges: Milwaukee, Topeka. Kansas
City. Denver. Peoria. San Antonis.
and numerous other delegations.
Detroit lodges, headed by Exalted
Ruler Bonner, d. L. Felnberg, Jack
Holiday and B. B. b.. some two
hundred strong were received by
the president. as also were the dele
cation from Peoria with their fam
Gus band and drill team. d. d. q.
f. r., v. G. Sharver. Otto Zoeller.
band director. and Capt. Joseph
Pace, of the drill team OF San An
tonic Lodge, entertained Washing
ton Lodge with a band concert ana
drill seldom seen in this city.
Capt. PAGES team OF twenty-four
men, all over six feet in height,
presented a wonderful drill. after
which the lodge entertained with
buffet supper and dance. All dele
gates were taken on a tour OF the
city. and through the courtesy of
the Crandall and Loew Theater in
terests were the guests of these
managements. Manager Schloss. of
Glen Echo Park, also acted as host.
Convention City Ready.
The Frostberg Club meets every
Monday night in the lodge room
at s o'clock. and members wish
ing to join should attend and reg
lister. The Maryland city is max
ing elaborate plans for the enter
tainment OF the large number of
oil he
of Washington Lodge should lose
no time In signing up. Hotel reser-
vations have been secured at Frost
berg to take care of a party OF over
six hundred, which Chairman Will
liam Blackman feels sure will at
tend. This delegation from the
lodge. with the band OF seventy
and the Jolly Corks," promises to
be the largest delegation of any OF
the lodges from the State Of Mary
land. All members can take their
families. The Elks' special train
leaves Tuesday morning, August Is,
1922.
Entertain Orphans.
One thousand orphans OF the city
were entertained at Glen Echo
Park last Thursday by the lodge.
Chairman Fred ]. Mersheimer and
his able executive committee
handled this. the sixteenth annual
outing for the kiddies, in splendid
manner. The Elks' Band and the
clown band of the Jolly Corks"
helped to enliven the days enjoy
ment Thousands Of toys, gallons
and gallons OF ice cream. noun
tains Of sandwiches, barrels of red
lemonade and many hundred pounds
OF candy were distributed by the
orphans big brothers. In addition
Manager Schloss, of the park,
opened up every concession to the
happy youngsters who enjoyed
every minute OF the day.
Atlanta. Ca. Chosen.
Atlanta, Ga. has been selected
for the next Grand Lodge conven-
tion. Already plans are under way
by all the lodges OF the Southern
states to extend the HOSPITALITY
that the South is noted for on the
visit OF the lodges throughout the
country next July. Washington
Lodge hopes to send a large dele
cation worthy of the Capitals rep
resentation on that occasion.
r. V. A. Brown. chairman of the
new membership committee, an
nounces that applications are stead
lily coming In, which assures the
membership that the first initiation
In september will have one of the
largest classes of candidates for
several years.
The board of trustees. Messrs
Brahler, Farrell and Brown, an
nounce that the opening of the new
sr'll room will be in October. Com
plete ARRANGEMENTS to handle large
parties VIII be a speciality, as will
the catering TO all members and their
FAMILIES. Manager William EngIe is
10 nave direct charge of this feature.
captain c. E. Edwards of the drill
team needs four more men to COM
piete his company. His team con-
templates entering the prize drill con-
tests at Frostberg. Md, at the Mary
land State convention Drill nights
are every Monday night at D. m,
washington Lodge, No. Is, of thu
Benevolent and Protective order of
Elks. has adopted and spread upon its
minutes resolutions expressive of the
loss II has sustained in the deaths
OF Lloyd D. Addison, William ]
Frawley, and Augustine Davis, and
. extends heartiest sympathy to their
families in their bereavement.
John H. Ontrich. chairman Of the
sick committee, whose noble and un-
selfish work in aiding and cheering
the sick members of the order, Of
winch there are many. is at all times
receiving the thanks of those who
are III. The work Of his committee
stands out as a predominatirg feature
OF which the members ot The lodge
are proud Of To the credit Of the
order this work all important is
practced by each and every Elk
lodge. Living or dead, an Elk 10
never forgotten
Secretary william S. Shelby has
a very able assistant In Miss Fielding,
who is at all times ready to receive
the visitor and the member with the
hand of good cheer when calling at
the secretary's ONCE.
To Build New Home.
James L. Ward, P. E. r. and P.D.
d. G.. f. r., who assisted Grand
Esquire Harry Bacharack at the con-
vention at Atlantic City. and Dele
gate P. E. r. Patrick ]. Callan. have
returned to the city. The remark
able growth Of B. P. o. Elks dur
Ing the past two years Is better
Illustrated by the report Of the grand
secretary at the Atlantic City con-
vention. Over fifty lodges are con-
structins clubs and homes at a cost
OF over $4,000. 900. Washington
Lodge, No. 15. in the very near
future will not be far behind in
establishing new quarters which the
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the lodge has a beautiful home, the
| new stricture contaminated will he