The New York herald., 1922-07-11
ELKS OPEN REUNION
AT ATLANTIC CITY
Gov. Edwards and Mayor
Bader Bid Delegates
Welcome.

Special Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., July 10.--In
opening the annual reunion of the Grand
Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks here tonight Grand Ex-
alted Ruler William Wallace Mountain
declared that the order had a great tu-
ture because its principles proceed from
the golden rule. Gov. Edwards, In a
tribute to the Elks. bade the convention
welcome to New Jersey, and there were
welcome greetings also from Mayor
Bader in behalf of the city, Assembly
man Joseph l.. Corio. Exalted Ruler OF
Atlantic City Lodge, and former Mayor
Harry Bacharach. who is Grand Es-
quire of the order.
The feature Of the days program was
the breaking OF ground for the new Elks
Club house here by the Grand Exalted
Ruler.
There were 5000 persons In the Steel
Pier Auditorium tonight when Grand
Exalted Ruler Mountain. in his official
address. declared that "the membership
OF approximately a million of America S
best citizens have great work and
responsibility and are splendidly meas
uring up 10 it," He dwelt on the boy
welfare work of the fraternity and said
In part:
IT have watched very carefully this
year not only the growth and develop
ment of our own order. but the growth
and development of other fraternities,
land ] am fully persuaded that the time
has come when we should take the steps
necessary to organize and take care OF
our boys. I hope it may be deemed
wise by the Grand Lodge in its session
at Atlantic City this year to take any
necessary action to bring about such a
result.
Many of our subordinate lodges have
taken necessary action to give a
scholarship to worthy poor boys who
have worked their way through hngn
school. 1 sincerely hope that the day
Is not far distant when each OF our
lodges will select a. committee from its
own membership and that such COM
mittee will select poor, worthy boy
from its own community each year and
present him with a scholarship in some
college. Many lodges. l know. are too
poor to do this. but believe we can
easily have boy representing each
lodge. and as the years go by. who
would presume to measure the influence
of such a young army of properly
trained young men. going out into the
avenues of active life. and what could
be greater definite work for this great
ORDER
Continuing, Mr. Mountain submitted
to the members a resume of the past
years work of the order. The fra
ternity. he observed. is In a good
healthy condition. There has beer CO.
orilation and cooperation with the
result that there has beein brought
into the order truer spirit OF
fraternity. a. greater respect for
law and order. more love and honor
for the flag and better understanding
OF the greatness of the order as an
American institution and OF its value
and influence for good In every COM
munity. Less attention has been given
to membership drives. Mr.. Mountain
said. but growth has come about
through the strengthening of weak
lodges, selective campaigns, instruction
and the use OF circulars and letters.
He advocated that limitations and other
ritualistic work be not conducted on
the occasion of the visits of the Grand
Exalter Ruler and his party to the
subordinate lodges. These visits. he
recommended. should be the occasion
of open civic sessions to which women
and children should be invited