Evening star., 1923-02-07
ELKS PAY HONOR
TO GRAND RULER
J. Edgar Masters, National
Officer of Order, Special
Guest at Dinner.
600 MEMBERS ATTEND
Address Features the Function.
Uncle Joe Cannon Hailed "No-
blest Roman of ALL"

j. Edgar Masters, grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order of Elks was guest of honor
at complimentary dinner given last
night at the Willard Hotel by coo
members of the order. Toasts to the
grand exalted ruler and to the fra
ternlty which he represented were
offered in speech and song.
High aims of the Elks, with special
emphasis on the orders charitable
purposes, were outlined by Past Grand
Exalted Ruler Fred Harper, mayor
OF Lynchburg, Va. He urged his
auditors to practice in their daily
lives the doctrines taught i'll their
lodge rooms.
Address ON "Ideals and Idealisn."
Rev. DIR. James l.. Freeman rector
Of the Church of the Epiphany, gave
an address on Ideals and Idealism."
He based his argument on the fact
that idealists. such as Washington
and Lincoln had given America and
the world things that cold. practical
minds could never have achieved, and
he brought idealists down to more
modern days by citing the works of
Theodore Roosevelt. He predicted
the loss of ideals would mean the
demise of national life He urged
that ideals be held uD as the guidance
of even practical politicians of the
present day, because ideals have been
the greatest force for the betterment
of political and social life.
Frank j. Hogan acted as toaStmaS-
ter. He presented Uncle Joe Cannon,
as the noblest Roman of them all, to-
ward the concluding stages of the
feast. who presented a cane to the
grand exalted ruler. expressing the
hot hA ftph
support his steps for many, many
decades.
Exalted Ruler Responds.
Mr. Masters. in responding, spoke
briefly.
Il want to tell YOU he said, that
am as proud as ] can be of WASH
ington Lodge. / know what you have
been doing. I know of your charita-
BILE work and of your interest in af-
fairs of the day. At present our or
der is assuming such proportions con
tinually that we are easily recognized
as the leading fraternal BODY in
America. our membership numbers
close to 1000, 900. The past has gone,
and, with it, the mistakes and regrets
and missteps. But the triumphs of
Elkdom are still with US. And be-
fore us lies the future and more trl-
umphs for the order.
Cuno Fl Rudolph, president of the
coined the guests and Mr.. Masters
to the dinner in behalf of the city.
The I'll o'clock toast was delivered
by Past Exalted Ruler Robert +. Mat
tingly. judge in the Municipal Court.
Program of Entertainment.
on the program of entertainment
were George O'Counor and Matt
Horne. with dialect songs: Ambrose
Durkin with vocal selections; Adolf
Torovsky. with piano solo: the
Montrose Quartet. in songs, and a
mysterious cornet solo by Arthur
Witcomb. The Elks' Band furnished
symphony throughout the meal
The concluding number was the
singing of "Auld Lang Syne' by the
assemblage.
At the speakers table were Grand
Exalted Ruler Masters. Gen. John J.
Pershing. Representative Joseph G.
Cannon, Past Grand Exalted Ruler
William j. O'Brien, Past Grand EN-
alted Ruler John X. Tener. Past
Grand Exalted Ruler Joseph T. Fam
ming. John G. Price. John J. Powell,
Jess W. Smith, Rev. James w. Free
man, Senator L. Heisler Ball. Past
Grand Exalted Ruler Rush l.. Hol-
land C. +. J. McCue. former Senator
George l.. Wellington. Commissioner
Cuno Ii. Rudolph and Engineer Com
III ssioner Charles Keller.