Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-09-03
ElKS ADJOURN
I'M NEW YORK.
j. Finley Wilson Re-eIected--All
Elements HarmoniZed.
Local committee $40, 600 Behind i'm Expenses.
3. p. VardervaA.

Your correspondent boarded the
71:55 p. M. train Broad Street Sta
tion. Sunday night, for the Elks Con-
vention in New York City. On the
train we met the genial Cary
Wheaton and Andrew Ellis, leading
. delegation of Capitol City Lodge,
9nI Willie Scott and num0eE Oh
Williams Lodge members. we ar
rived at Penn. Terminal at 9:lo A
NJ. Monday morninp. The SIatlon
was full of arriving Elks and Daugh
ters. who were quickly wisped away
hv the subway, elevated, auto, or Dus
TRANSFORMATION to Harlem to the I'M
perial Ledge home, 129th ST., to De
registered. The city on Lenox and
Seventh Avenue was decorated with
flags and bunting from 125th Street
to 145th Street and all the sloe
streets. while the strings of electric
lights covering these streets at nights
made a very magnificent appearance.
The Headquarters of Grand Exalted
Ruler Finley Wilson and Dalmus
Steele was next to each other on
Seventh Avenue, while the offlce OF
Blondy Brown, Chief Ma shal, was
lower down Seventh Avenue, Joseph
is an old Church Hill bov. Clarence
Griffis, another of the old town ooYs
was on the decoration committee
You can see from the decoration that
thev copied after the city that mace
them happy in 1925, and many OF the
Elks are willing to return there tol
their next meeting. Already a smoke,
screen for Richmond has been started
not in earnest, but to put over some
other scheme, that the delegation Is
holding under wraps. The city is put
ting on it's best to entertain the
throngs that are arriving here. Inc
Bureaus of Information were doing
their best from stations, at the Penn
Station, and in each OF the three ElHS
homes to serve the people. Colored
Boy Scouts were acting at many
corners as traffic officers and with
their police whistle were obeyed as
well as the regular officers on duty
Every old resident of Richmond is
out on the avenues to greet ol0
friends. VIM. Duke, one time post
man; Bob Smith, Broaddus from
North Second, Harper from Leigh
Street, Minter from Jay Street
Albert Smith from 18th Street, Rich
ard Braxton from Third Street
Ernest Buggs from Dumbarton, Sam
Lewis from St. James Street, James
Jones, an old attache of A. d. Price
establishment, and Policeman John
Lewis, of Roane Street, son Of the
late Ryland and Sarah Lewis, II you
are from Richmond you are given al
the hospitality that heart could WISH
During these activities | am making
my stay with my younger brother,
Joseph, 122 W. 139th Street, who
presented me with a key to the city
and a ticket for the official reviewing
stand, which was not used, but vii! be
kept as a souvenir of the occasion.
Brother Sam is saying his flat In oSth
Street is mighty quiet, while the
older brother is eoaxing me to come
to Brooklyn, while my niece, Mrs
Helen Booze, on st. Nicholas Avenue,
is bemoaning the fact that l am not
in her fiat, as she said she expected
me to stop at least one night with
her. | have to be a diplomat not to
offend relatives and friends on this
occasion and in talking with those
that came over | find many under the
same conditions. Capitol City Band
and Deputy John White and many OF
their marching club and delegates
arrived at 4:10 P. NJ. Monday. Di-
rector Walker Benjamin soon after
arrival, and the ladies, accompanied
the delegation had departed from the
station for their various homes,
signalled his band and soon got to
work and played two .unes In the
station. They were literally applaud
ed after each number and the great
throng asked for more but as they
had to be assigned quarters their re-
quest was denied snd thnv took auto
to Harlem to the Mi-Tee Mon-
arch Home. Williams Lodge band
arrived Tuesday morning at 6 A. NJ
Several members of Capitol City
band also came over on this train
Monday night a torch light pro-
cession in the interest of j. Dalmus
Steele, of Manhattan Lodge, for the
next Grand Exalted Ruler, took place
and as they marched, 1000 strong,
bv the Monarch Home, headed by the
Manhattan Lodge band, they made a
great impression, but from the opln-
ions of a great number of delegates,
not enough of impression to give
Steele look in for that office. Judge
Henry, of Philadelphia, is a can
didate, also Past Exalted Ruler
George E. Wibecan wants another
term, while Past Exalted Ruler
Nutter has groomed himself for an
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