The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-06-19
Hon. Fred Miller Reelected
President In Hill City Meet
Hundreds Of Delegates Guests
Of Fidelity Lodge
And Eureka Temple

of their faith in his leadership and
personal ability to direct the af-
fairs of their organization, Missis-
s1ppi Elks reelected Fred H. Mil
Ter, native of Mound Bayou, as
president of the Mississippi Improv-
ed Benevolent and Protective Order
OF Elks. Hon. MilIer's reelection
came as a climax of the 10Th Annual
State Association which convened
in Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 10,
IA, Is.
The three days program, said by
many to have been the best in the
recent history of the association
was as follows:
Sunday, June 10, 4: p. m. Parade.
9: p. m. Memorial Service at Mt
Heroden Baptist Church, Sermon
by Rev. S. w. Foster, Chaplain. as
sisted by Rev. A. Walter Williams,
Pastor. 8: p. m. Registration and
Assignment of Delegates at Rest.
Monday, June IA, $50 a. m. Meet
ing of State Officers and Standing
Committees at Jackson st. Branch
7. M. c. A. $50 a. m. Grand Lodge
Degree, at Jackson Street Branch
Z. vi. e. A. IL: a. m. Opening Ses-
sion State Association at Jackson
St. Branch Y M. c A. Partial Re-
port Credential Committee and an
polntment of all committees. 7:3O
Oratorical Contes. 10: p. m. State
Association Ball at Beautiful Blue
Room. Music by Don Bozeman's
Orchestra.
Tuesday, June Is, $50 a. m.
Morning session. Report of Com
fsifittees, etc. IL: Noon-Joint SEES
sion with Daughters. Picture. Jack
son st. Branch YMCA. 2: D. m.
Afternoon Session State Association
at YMCA. Report of State Off
GERS. Election and Installation of
Officers, by Hon. j. E. Kelley.
Grand Secretary. 800 p. m. Ban
quet for all Bills and Daughters
at jackson st. YMCA.
Wednesday, June Is. 10: a. m.
Final Session State Association. at
jackson Street Branch. Completion
of all Unfinished Business and Com
mittee Reports.
New State Roster of Elks for
1884:
Fred H. Miller, President Mound
Bayou. Edward Lee, Ist Vice Pres
ident, Jackson; Clarence Mitchell.
End Vice President, Vicksburg; C.
L. Tate, 3rd Vice President. Yazoo
City, DR.. Buckner, Secretary, Vicks-
burg, who succeeded w. ]. Bishop.
Greenwood; Andrew Brown, Treas
urer, Hollandale. Clinton Dean.
Esquire, Indianola. Marion c. Hold
ges, Inner Guard, Greenwood: D. D.
Shepherd, Tiler, Jackson; Rev S.
W. Foster, Chaplain, Greenville; B.
A. Green, Legal Advisor, Mound
Bayou. B. M. Green, Auditor.
Greenwood; Cottrell Mitchell, Asst.
Secretary, Greenwood. DIR. T. L.
Zuber Medical Director, West Point.
DR.. P. M. George, Asst. Medical
Director, Mound Bayou.
Percy Green, Chairman Commits
sion on Official Organ, jackson:
DR.. j. A Evans, Commissioner of
Dental Hygiene, Greenwood. A. ].
Tops, Commissioner of Economics,
Greenwood, C. T. Butler, Director
of Civil Liberties, Meridian; James
Wilson, Director of Education, Jack
son. Eugene H. Lewis, Director of
Athletics, Meridian, DR.. L. Delaine.
Chairman of Health Commission.
johnnie Jones, Master Social SEES
sions, Indianola, c. R. Darden, Di-
rector of Art and Official Photo
grapher, Meridian.
Trustees: Jim Ivry, Oxford.
George Martin, Brookhaven, B. H.
Mccall, Clarksdale.
The Improved Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks of the
World, have done and is still doing
more for the promotion of better
educational opportunities, the Sc
curing of Civil Liberties and bet
ter Economic conditions for Ne
groes, than any other fraternal or
ganization. Since 1929, 100000 600
have been spent for educational
purposes by this organization.