The Washington times., 1923-04-08
WASHINGTON ELKS
+ INSTALL OFFICERS
Lodge No. Is Witnesses Most
Elaborate Ceremony In
It's History.
NEXT INITIATION PLANNED
Unusually Large Class Ex-
pected to BE Received Into
Order April 18.

Installation OF officers OF WASH
ington Lodge, No. Is. B. p. Q. Elks,
for 1924, took place Wednesday
night in the presence of 500 members
Of the lodge.
ficiated as installing officer, and he
In turn appointed Lemuel Robey a
grand esquire; Fred Merscheimer,
rand esteemed leading knight;
Rosa F. Downing. grand esteemed
loyal knight; p. J. Callan, grand es-
teemed lecturing knight; ]. L. Ward.
Grand secretary; Howard M. Peter,
grand treasurer; Robert 2. Mattingly,
grand chaplain, to officiate during
the Installation ceremonies.
ONTRICH Is RULER.
The newly elected officers Were:
Exalted ruler, John H. Ontrich; es-
teemed leading knight, James A. Bal
derson; esteemed loyal knight, Will
liam A. Ffnkel; esteemed lecturing
knight, A. A. Hileman; treasurer,
Michael c. Mccormick; secretary,
william 8. Shelby; tiler, Thomas J.
King: trustee for three years, A. +.
Zimmerman; delegate to the Grand
Lodge. Daniel R. Nihion. and alter
nate delegate, Samuel Richards.
The installation ceremony was con-
Quoted on q more elaborate scale
than ever in the history Of the lodge.
The officers-elect were escorted to
the altar by the drill team as guard
Of honor, and q section OF the Elks'
band was in attendance.
: After the business of installation
and the newly elected officers had
pledged their allegiance to the exalt-
"a ruler. Treasurer M. @. Mccormick
gave q brief history OF the lodge and
traced it's growth from a mere hand.
full of men in quarters rented for IS
aimonth to the present membership
of 1,70O, with its own home and
substantial financial condition.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP GIVEN.
Judge Robert e. Mattingly pre-
sented an honorary life membership
to the retiring exalted ruler, d. r.
Nihion, and the latter, in acknowl-
edgment, assured the membership
that. although he was being retired
from the highest chief office within
the Gift Of the lodge. his interest In
the lodge never would wane.
The exalted ruler presented to re.
firing Trustee James Farrell a dia~
rnond studded gold card case, also q
kfft from the lodge for three years
loyal service as trustee.
The following members were ap-
pointed chairmen OF the several COM
nifttees to serve during the ensuing
year: Membership investigating,
Michael G. Mccormick; auditing,
Nathan Well; sinking fund, M. G.
Mccormick; budget, Harry King; So
ciaI and community welfare, Harry
King: publicity, F. @. Spencer;
dance, r. v. A. Brown; automobile,
s. Narcisenfeld; entertainment. Abe
FfnkeI; flag day, ;. A. Balderson;
visiting sick, ]. A. Balderson: or
nhans' outing, p. J. Callan; memo
rial, D. r. Nihion; charity ball, Sam
uel Richards. J
The following officers also were
sppointed: Lemuel Robey, esquire;
inner guard, Frank Baum; chaplain,
BENJAMIN Ourisman; organist, John
II. Marville; color guards, GustaVe
e. Beckman and John l.. Hougardy.
BALDERSON RETIRES.
j. A. Balderson retires from the
craftsmanship of the dance commit
tee, after having served eight years,
during which time the charity fund
Of the lodge has benefited to the ex-
tent Of more than $4,000 from this
source.
a large number Of Elks from No.
Is, accompanied by the band under
Director Arthur s. Witcomb, attend
Cd the fete and bazaar being staged
nv Alexandria Lodge, No. 758, Mon
day. night. Members of the clown
band also were in attendance, and
Aiexandrta turned out en- masse to
greet them.
The next initiation ceremony Will
take place April IS, when an excep-
tionaIly large class will be on hand
to be received into the brotherhood.
Smiling" Sam Hoffman has gone
to Baltimore to accept a position
with The Hub.
CLUB THRIVES.
The Atlanta Club is in a thriving
condition, and from the interest dis
played, a large contingent from
Washington and surrounding terri
tory will make the trip to Atlanta in
July to attend the annual conven-
ton OF the order. Chairman j. H.
Ontrich has made satisfactory trans
portation and housing arrangements
for as large a company as can be
mustered for the event. The COM
nlittee meets each Monday at $3.50 at
the Elks Home.
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