Show Elks Chief Sees Delinquency As Public Task Grand Exalted Ruler Will Preside at S. S L L. L Lodge Meeting The juvenile d delinquency problem problem problem lem was placed in t the e laps of Mr and Mrs Citizen by a man who is interested in creating a surge of public opinion to correct the critical problem the man who believes juvenile delinquency Is a public problem and not particularly a police one is Frank J. J Lonergan Portland Ore re grand exalted ruler of Elks lodges who Friday was in Salt Lake City on an official visitation of lodges lodge Only in his new job since July I 14 the head of all Elks is making a hurr hurried ed trip to various lodges to plan a working program He will preside at a district confer confer- enGe at the Salt Lake Elks club East South Temple street Saturday at 10 a. a m. m Deputies E Expected District deputies from 11 western western west west- em ern states and other lodge officers officers officers cers are expected to attend An afternoon session will begin Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at 2 p. p m. m A get er party will be held Friday at 9 p. p m. m at the clubhouse The juvenile delinquency problem problem problem lem is a growing one and I would like to call attention to all fraternal fraternal fraternal frater frater- nal organizations to recognize its alarming proportions asserted Mr Lonergan speaker of the Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon state house of representatives and acting governor in 1931 Elks of the nation and members members members mem mem- bers of other similar organizations should use their power and Influence Influence influence ence to stop the increasing delinquency delinquency delinquency delin delin- quency among boys and particularly particularly particularly among girls at this time My only solution is a reawakening of public consciousness to the seriousness seriousness seriousness se se- se- se of the problem He said the Elks organization is interested only in helping the war effort that the organization now is engaged in helping the tho army recruit construction engineers engineers engineers engi engi- and the navy to recruit men of similar profession Assist War Effort A total of nearly young men were given refresher courses under direction of the Elks so they could serve the theair air corps he said We have hav 5 of our members in the armed forces now Last year various Elks lodges sent out gift boxes to men Inthe in inthe inthe the service and still are sending them out There are 79 Elks EIlts fra- fra Continued on Page Peg 15 1 1 j 4 t P f t O i 1 f I J l i J Elks Elk Chi Chief f Sees Deli Delinquency j 1 Solution as Public u Problem Continued from Local Page Pase recreational centers established established established for our military men The grand exalted ruler said the order already has begun to tolay tolay tolay lay plans for helping the boys when they come home We are going to do everything possible to h help e I 1 p rehabilitate I them he asserted We will award scholarships which will help further the education of those who desire to participate He added that the lodges enjoyed enjoyed en- en en enjoyed joyed a larger gain in membership last year than for 20 years and predicted that in 1943 they will have the thee greatest increase in membership in histo history y He said there are 1400 lodges with more than members Better economic conditions were attributed to the increased membership membership membership mem mem- by the grand exalted ruler In conclusion he hI pointed out that Elks lodges have purchased worth of war bonds and they spent t on Christmas charity programs for I children last year I He conferred with Douglas F. F Tanner exalted ruler Salt Lake lodge and other officers Among I those arriving here for the Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day meetings were C C. C C. C Bradley secretary to Mr Lonergan John Malley Boston J. J Edward Masters Masters Masters Mas Mas- Chicago and John R. R Coen Sterling Colo all past grand exalted exalted exalted ex ex- ex- ex alted rulers Mr Lonergan held a special conference Friday in his rooms I at the Hotel Utah He will leave Sunday evening |