Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-08-06

press release, it was also learned. AS
far as is known, none of Mr.. Wilson's
known opponents have been active
since they have been permanently en-
joined from setting up rival grand
lodge.
AS far as could be discovered, the
only newspaper men who have re-
ceived pay for services in connection
with matters pertaining to the Elks
are those who have been paid from
the grand lodge treasury at the in
stance of Mr. Wilson.
Official Got Funds.
The minutes of the Philadelphia
grand lodge show that Mr.. Wilson
appointed the following newspaper
men on committees and they were
paid the following amounts for their
services: Press. committee, Miss
jeanette Carter, $21; Roscoe Dungee,
editor of the Black Dispatch, Okmul-
gee, Okla, $21; DR.. Leo Holton, $21;
c. Bion Jones, a New Jresey news
paper man, $21; Louis R. Lautier, a
Washington correspondent, $42;
Charles McGill, New York news
paper man, $21, and Rollo Wilson, a
Philadelphia newspaper man, $40.
Edward H. Lawson, a former re-
porter on the Washington Post, is
listed in the report of the mileage
and per diem committee as secretary
to the grand exalted ruler and as
having received $500. Oscar w.
Adams, an editor, of Birmingham,
Ala, served on the committee on the
grand lodge place of meeting and re-
ceived $100.
The minutes show that the pay roll
of the grand lodge session when mem
bers of committees were put on short
rations," as Mr.. Wilson put it, to-
tailed $9,725.70 Of this amount near
ly one-half, $4,071.26, was paid to 43
grand lodges officers for mileage and
per diem on account of attending the
grand lodge session as follows:
]. Finley Wilson, grand exalted
ruler, $125; James E. Kelley, grand
secretary, $1S9.9O; Henry S. Warner,
grand treasurer, $113.99; DR.. S. H.
George, grand esteemed leading
knight, $116.S5; g. L. Ratlifee, grand
esteemed loyal knight, $973S; Ed
ward w. Simons, grand esteemed lee
turing knight, 1886; ]. E. Mills, past
grand exalted ruler, $53.14; Harry H.
Pace, past grand exalted ruler, $11O.42.
t. ellis Nutter, past grand exalted
ruler, $S4.40; Almond w. Scott, past
grand exalted ruler, $4295; George
W. McMechem, past grand exalted
ruler, $4O.19; Arthur ]. Riggs, past
grand exalted ruler, $3.50; Frank H.
Hunter, $107.39; NJ R. Bibb, past
grand exalted ruler, 1913; w. H. Nc
Farland, past grand exalted ruler,
S1.4S; c. Clay Lewis, past grand ex-
allied ruler, $3912.
Williams Stands, past grand exalted
ruler, $35; R. L. Derrick, grand inner
guard, $2SS.56; Sidney B. Thompson,
grand esquire, $60.97; Joseph B. Levy,
grand tiler, $147.24; Perry w. Howard,
grand legal adviser, $4,000; Rev. w.
George Avant, grand chaplain, $685.
Col. John R. Marshall, chairman,
grand trustees, $11O42; R. E. Phar-
row, grand trustee, sos; R. R. Church,
grand trustee $13S.72; Carey True
heart grand trustee $3.50; B. J. Bry-
ant grand trustee $122.10
Report Continues
Thomas L.. Love grand auditor
$145.04; James B. Allen, grand audi
tor, $113.9S; James,T. Copper, grand
auditor, $180.42; C. C Vale, grand
organizer, $13875; A. w. Anderson,
special grand organizer, SAP; Charles
E. A. Starr, grand master of social
session, $1S2.16; DR.. j. L. Leach,
organist, $94.50; John T. Rhines, d.
rector of athletics, $45; Roy Bond
chairman publishing board, $4O.19;
Isaac Nutter, assistant grand legal adj
wiser, 500; Rev. j. A. Sterrett, as
sistant grand chaplain, $42; George