The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-08-14
BILLS" M EET
IN CLEVELAND
IN TWO WEEKS

CLEVELAND. ohio-(By CHAR.
T. Masill for ANP)-This lake civ
is about ready for the 3sth ANIMAL
grand lodge session OF he Inprov.
ed Benevolent Protective Ora,
Elks OF the World which will con.
vene here August 2s to rs.
Perry B. Jackson. executive g.
cretary OF the Cleveland conysu.
ton committee last week annourc.
ed the general plans which h.
committee has worked out for III.
delegates and thousands OF ua.
tors who are expected here duripr
the convention.
Educational Congress
Friday. August 20, will ac,ualv
begin the activities In connection
with the annual session. this belrr
the date OF the beginning OF n.
educational congress, an adjunct 4,
the Elks educational department
OF which William c. Hueston il II,
head. under the direction Of IA
grand exalted ruler. ]. Finley VII.
son.
The congress which will be held
In the East Tech High school East
55th street and Scovill avenue
will end with the usual dinner ss.
turday evening.
The following Sunday at SPIN
in Mount Zion Congregational ten.
pie, East 55th street and Central
avenue. the annual memorial ser.
vices will be held. On Monday
August %. in the same place at,
p. m. the annual public meeting
will be held. Here It is expected
that the governor OF Ohio and ihe
mayor OF Cleveland will be pressn,
and address the gathering.
To Broadcast Contest
That night. In Shiloh Baptist
church. East 55th street and SEQ.
will Avenue at s o'clock, the annual
oratorical contest will be heard
From this annual event. particlpa,.
ed in by the winners in the various
regional oratorical contests he
winner OF the annual $1,000 award
Is selected.
A feature OF this national ora.
torical contest will be nation
wide radio broadcast beginning At
lo:45 that night. This coast 70
coast broadcast has been positive.
ly guaranteed by the Cleveland
committee.
The opening session Of both The
grand lodge and grand temple will
occur as usual on the first Tues
day OF the convention week. The
sessions of the grand lodge will b
held at Shiloh Baptist church and
that OF the grand temple at Mount
Zion Congregational temple
Elks Day At Exposition
Wednesday. August 25th will Be
Elks Field Day at the Great Lakes
Exposition. The managers o. The
Exposition, which has been going
on since May. have agreed 70 give
the visiting Elks the run Of he
Exposition beginning at O'Clock
that afternoon. Special fire works
and a musical program has beer
arranged. At night at the Munich
pal Stadium beginning at O'Clock
a baseball game has been arranged
Thursday. August 26th at ? Q.
clock in the afternoon the national
bathing beauty contest has been
scheduled with other athletic ev.
ents.
Lawrence o. Payne. general
chairman Of the Cleveland Convex
ton committee. has announced that
all information relative 10 housing
parade, transportation, permits
concession and registration should
be sent 10 the General HeadquaT'
tiers 2491 East SSH Street The
entertaining lodges are King Tut
No. 3ss and Spirit OF Ohio. No 81
the entertaining temples are Mary
B. Tolbert PSI and Glenara 10
81.
Few Election Contests indicated
This year. the grand exalted ru'
er does not come up for election
However the grand secretary me
grand treasurer and all other grand
lodge officers must be reelected
annually. Since all is harmony ID
the Wilson administration. Il
likely that the elections will coz
sumo very little Of the convention
time. A scramble will be made iol
the office OF grand trustee. three "
whom will be elected at this -"
sion.
This year finds the orde- IN e.
cellent financial and nurerl1"
condition due 10 the enerseu'
manner in which ]. Finley wilson'
grand exalted ruler. has superV''
ed the working OF the order dur
Ing the past year. The indica'ion'
are that the 3sth annual SESSION
will be the biggest and best the ",
der has ever had Baltimore VI"
likely be the convention city seleeF
ed for 1888.
"Burly Negro,