| Show i i 4 t 1 1 t ti M t td M f S 1 Local i Elks ik Celebrate i b 5 h Anniversary i ij-I. ij S od 3 d ot t 1011 I t I F t. ot r. r e r y 3 I The Elks had bad another big night at I their lodge room lodge room last Monday and a large number of members turned o outto out outto t tto to participle to te In the festivities After After Atter Af At- ter tho the reg regular lar meeting the wives mothers daughters sisters rs and sweethearts of the members Joined the throng making at least people who enjoyed very every minute of the social event At the regular meeting there was an oo official visitation of District Deputy Deputy Dep Dep- I Dep-I uty U y Grand Exalted Ruler Dave Mills I of Eureka who witnessed a II real initiation Initiation atlon of candidates and expressed his I pl pleasure asure and commendation at the I good go d work of the officers The District District Dis Dis- Deputy was accompanied by J JEdward J. J Edward Swift secretary of Salt Lake Lako Lodge No 85 86 and h he also was enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- I over his hla visit t Then there was election of at officers for the ensuing year which resulted I as follows Frank Kane KaM exalted d ruler ruler rul rul- rul-I rul er or Oscar A. A Forslund esteemed leading knight Joe E. E Weeter esteemed esteemed esteemed es es- es- es teemed loyal knight Herman Andrew Andrew An An- drew esteemed lecturing knight Jim Don secretary S. S L. L treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- J J. J. J Fitzgerald trustee George Grossman Crossman tyler The Installation will take tako place the first meeting In April ANNIVERSARY At a previous meeting it was decided decided de de- I de-I to appropriately celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding II of the great order of Elks The arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar for this event was turned i over to the entertainment committee and that they made a success of at their efforts for a 0 good time will be testified testified fied fled to by every everyone one present last Monday 1 night There was a program cards dancing dancing ing and the serving of refreshments cafeteria style with a social intermingling Intermingling Intermingling Inter Inter- mingling so characteristic of the tho mk Elks I Irhe The rhe program consisted of an in interesting In- In address on all the history of Elks by Secretary Jim Don which follows In full Duet Duct Brothers Miss Marriott Marriott Mar Mar- ac accompanist Solo The Solo The Songs of Yesterday C. C C. C T T. Frisk Miss Louise ac ac- ac Chorus Every Chorus Every Life U Is but a Clock Clock fJ Girls Glee Club Miss Louise Frisk accompanist An encore was demanded for tor aUthe all aU the vocal selections Tho The prize winners at cards worn Mrs A. A A P. P Ridge Hidge ladles ladies first W. W R U Jefford gents first Mrs John Sweat Sweat- field and S. S L. L carrying oft off tho the booby trophies I TUB THE OP W JIM JUI DON The Jolly y Corks from which the great order of l Elks was waa given to the tho world first saw the light of day at New York In n 1867 1861 In a theatrical boarding house kept b by a n Mrs Ryan There most of at Tony l Pastors Pastor's Nig ger gar Singers found shelter and 1 comfort com corn I fort tort Charles Vivian a popular lular Eng English l' l ng lish actor and a members of at tho English order of at Buffalos gave birth to the Idea of forming tanning a social club the members of ot which were rw to tobe bo be recruited exclusively from the tho theatrical profession The Tb inspiration of this Idea dea was wall chiefly to circumvent stringent excise laws which prevailed at that time Hugh Egan who conducted conduct a theatrical agency on the Bowery Dowery gave to the club the use of his office office as a meeting place and In these unpretentious unpretentious unpretentious un un- un- un pretentious surroundings were conceived conceived conceived con con- those principles and Ideals which today bear their full fruition in inthe inthe the greatest fraternal order the world has ever known On Feb eb the tho club met for fr the thA purpose e of forming a 0 permanent organization At that meeting fifteen members were present The Important business of the evening was the selection of a name for the little club When the votes were counted seven seven seven sev sev- sev- sev en had voted for Buffalos los and I seven for Elks If was left lert to the chairman Chas Chaa Vivian to cast the deciding vote and he lie voted for the name Elks Thus the genial Vivian Vivian Vivi Vivi- an an creat creator r of the Jolly Corks carved for himself a niche in fames fame's eternal eternal eternal eter eter- nal temples and as long as reverence reverence reverence rever rever- ence ence for distinguished deeds finds lodgment in I in the human hearts the name of Chas Vivian wll will be honored as beings the father of the mighty Order Order Order Or Or- der of Elks At that meeting a constitution rules and laws were adopted and when the meeting adjourned a new order which Is la now wholly American Ameri Ameri- can had come into its own On Dec 4 4 1870 Tony Pastor I made a motion which was carried that a committee be named td frame I a law for the establishment of a Grand Lodge On March 1871 the legislature legisla legisla- ture of the tle State of New York passed an act of Incorporation which gave the Grand Orand Lodge the power to issue charters to subordinate lodges lodges' the country On that day the Lodge created Lodge A or No I I 1 1 of New York City and two days later a charter was given to Lodge I B D. D or No 2 of at Philadelphia San Francisco Lodge was Instituted April 1876 as aa Lodge C or No 3 1 Up to the year of at 1890 the order had two degrees one the first designated designated i as aa Elks and the second as Devout Elders Eiders These degrees were abolished at tho the 1890 session of the I Grand Lodge Tho order of Elks Is distinctively American its membership and lodges are confined exclusively to the United States I Tall TaU oaks from tram little acorns I grow and the tiny seed planted by I I Chas Vivian has grown Into a mighty forest shading ornamenting and enriching en i every state We are nearing the 14 1400 00 marls mark in the tho number of charters charters charters char char- I issued and wo we might dwell at some somo length on tho the accomplishments of our membership In the great work of at Benevolence for which It Is ta fa fa Benevolence is the corner cornerstone cornerstone cornerstone stone of this great order whose ministrations min 1st rations have gladdened so many sad hearts brought comfort to many need needy homes Illuminated so many despairing with hope bope and gratitude graft gratt tude and an brought Joy and gladness to thousands of ot little hearts I We Wo pride ourselves on having haying one ODe of the most Impressive services In aUthe alt all the range of ot memorial meetings thus paying raying homage to our de departed brothers I In our present world-war world w we wg a q recognized d aa as an cast casi of at pure Americanism and dedicated to I I the support of at the Constitution and defense of Old Glory and all 1111 It represents That our fraternity has haa hasan hasan an Important work at this time is self evident and neither the clamorous clamor clamor- ous talk of the unthinking and shortsighted shortsighted shortsighted short short- sighted American or the seditious and criminal utterance rance of the pro- pro German can swerve the united Elks from rom their loyalty patriotism and d duty ty Like our country our order is a a. great potential body bod for the general general gen gon- eral good and of mankind mankind man man- kind regardless of sect religion or politics on whose threshold no toot foot footstep st step p of disloyalty anarchy or depot- depot ism can be found and our whole In Influence Influence influence In- In fluence and power will be directed to strengthen Uncle Sam in this tills crisis The unscrupulous monster of w war war r has haa fastened his tenta tentacles les on the four quarters of the universe and for nearly four tour years has hns dealt devastation devastation tion destruction and death has ba been mutilating the Ideals and monuments monuments ments of civilization which have been developed t through rough ages of at human human human hu hu- hu- hu man endeavor under the guidance ot of expansive education and sUm BUm ull uti has opened the flood gates of ot all the principal nations of the world that their influences and powers for good or evil should be swept into the torrential flood there to combat for supremacy America was over anxious to avoid Its Ita stream but has been finally dr dragged In and Is now struggling In Inthis Inthis inthis this us torrent that bids fair to sweep the world back to the dark ages and counterpart the period following fol fol- f following l- l lowing the tall fall of Rome when for hundreds of years history lost her herI record of the civilized peoples of the earth It Is indeed a a tl time e when every I Continued on on Page Seven Local Elks E Iks Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary Continued from Page One thinking individual must shudder ashe as ashe as he comprehends the magnitude of this conflict and its Ifs unavoidable Influences in influences influences In- In upon mankind It is a time when the mighty spirit of true fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- as exemplified by is la needed more than ever America the Industrial agricultural agricultural tural tural and fraternal giant is the hope Hof of all people The Elk rededIcated himself to the Stars and Stripes at atthe atthe the altar and individually and co col collectively col- col 1 will we assist our country to toa toa toa a rapid rapid complete and conquering victory victory vic vic- tory torr thereby insuring charity justice Justice justice Jus jus- tice and brotherly love to all races and with fidelity nail nall high in the firmament of f Heaven the Banner Danner of Democracy as an emblem for Cur all na nn- nations Ions for all time We have reason to feel proud of off our record to to date and there must be no abatement of our endeavors We Ve were the first organization of any character to organize and place on the western battle front an ambulance ambulance ambulance lance of mercy We were the first fraternal body In this country to organize organize organize or or- and support a Red lied Cross unit known as Elks Red Cross Unit No 49 This is la a source of pride to every Elk as also in the raising of our million dollar fund for the tha reconstruction re con hospitals their furnishing j I jand and of same as long longas as the war far lasts and aud as long thereafter thereafter thereafter there there- after as our government may be disposed disposed disposed dis dis- dis- dis posed to use them When Then the country country coun country coun- coun try was not awake to the necessity of Its display of at patriotism we enlarged en en- upon our service and our local branch of the order assisted In trying to educate the people of this city what Our Flag means and what It stood for We have never re refused re- re fused to act when called upon to render render render ren ren- der a patriotic service and right now Is U represented in the fray by so some mo few of f our beat best members Inspired by love and loyalty loyal loyal- ty to our COUll country try As our worthy President Wood Woodrow row Wilson has line fittingly said Woo be to the man mun or group of men that seek to stand In our way in this day of high resolution every principle principle prin prin- ciple we hold dearest Is to be vindi and made secure for the trie salva salva- salvation thou tion of the nations We are ready rendy to plead at the bar of history and our out flag shall wear a new luster Once Onoe more we wo shall make good with our our lives and fortunes the groat great fa faith th to which we were born and a R new glory shall shine in the face of or our people to |
