Show ELKS BECAME GREATLY TL Y J Over Exposure of Alleged Extravagance Extravagance of the Orders Gen General eral cr Officers I 1 vie Iff J Ji OBRIEN JR GETS OETS PLUM Elected Grand Crawl Exalter Killer Huler I lug lag Was Done nn on the Australian System I 0 July JUI 10 l While tho Iho eighteenth annual reunion of ot the Be lIe Benevolent I anti Protective Order df it Elks Rika has haD boon been In all 1 this thiN week tho fortieth meeting of ot ho lie grand lodge did not n t begin today when morn morning mornIng mornIng ing ani night wore were held Thorn Thero hut t two o candidates for grand exalted ruler W J Jr JI of vi Baltimore Samuel 11 II Needs of Cleveland When nominations wera ora nil ull made n a was taken from 7 I o took until 9 for tor tho the purpose of having nil all the nominations printed on the AUB AUs ballot White While the delegates del were werl engaged In thero sessions there then was much excite excitement mont ment among the thu vl over tho Iho exposures In lit the tho annual reports about the alleged In III the Iho ex ox pennon Iene of ot certain general and the tho discrepancies between the different reports It I Ii l that these discrepancies ore are due to I tho the demoralized and Incon Incomplete condition of o the tilt records In the omco of o Grand Irand Secretary No such explanation Is Ic I given Ivon of oC tho charges of Grand 1 of tf extravagance Needs reports that the tho 16 M district at lit the Iho reunion Ian lul year oar while the standing committees nil crand lodge ladge throw drew He commends the Iho deputies ties lies for fo not lIot handing in exorbitant ox ex expense pense jetse accounts anti nn s that the grand treasurer ho lie given more executive pow pov cr or suggesting a n of checking ox roe There ha been heeti much common comment I re ro rop p Raiding a 1 In tu Dullard Wash Vashi securing the tho of ot the Initia Initiatory tory service by spying through tho the windows ted Lutei I Fanning said she Mho seemed to have halve an In extravagant de tie desire sire Ire iro for Cor notoriety This Tiie woman was 1118 0 familiar with of the Wk cere ceru ceremonies monies but tho the hail liuti greatly exaggerate tho Ih in vase e and the tho Investigation showed that her hel knowl knowledge knowledge edge 1110 woe was not for Cor concern anti and the tho Italian lodge Will exonerated Judge OBrien new grand giand luler In lit Inan nn an Interview tonight that there therea was a nothing In III the sensational rumors about extravagance lIml on the thi part of the past grand or members of oC the He Ill said Unit that every do dollar ar had hOtl been belli accoti accounted It toti rill for by 11 I the lie 8 auditor ul I br and nI auditing committee that the Hie tile Ills discrepancies won were duo dUll to the tho Incomplete Incompleteness ness of ot the tho records of or the tho grand secre secretary secretary tary and to ladi of detail In tin till executive tive live reports The Tho selection of ot the place for tor the grand lodge meeting and the reunion next year Is 18 a I truer order for or 2 p It S m tomorrow to which hour the grand lodge lodo huts has adjourned on account or tho the parade during the forenoon tomorrow Up to adjournment the tho following of boon elected Orami o 1111 r loyal 1001 knight I P N C e C esteemed ell lecturing knight Charles AV W V N 1 J Grand tiler W W IV McClellan bur burg Pa 18 Grind treasurer J K It Tenes Tell Char Ill lii esteemed lending bailing knight It n Woods Weeds Falls Fali H IL 0 D 1 Grand trustee truster U n I If McNulty San Son Antonio Tox |