Show 1 I SAMMIS ELECTED S RULER Of I ELKS KS S Detroit Is Chosen for the Next National Reunion of O MH H 4 44 4 M H M i- i mm 4 t 4 t M 4 MO 40 MOT 4 T- T f. 1 f Los Angeles July 13 After Atter After one of ot the closest cloet contests contest in the f ff f history of the Elks James U. U 44 4 4 Sammis of or Lo La Mars Iowa iowa was wae today today to- to 44 i 4 4 day elected grand exalted ruler 4 of the order The race was so close that it 44 4 f 4 was wag not until S 8 o'clock 4 tonight that Mr victory victor f over August Garry Herrmann 4 44 4 of ot Cincinnati was certain When 44 4 4 tho the voUn voting at the meeting of ot tho the t j 4 grand lodge had ended and the y 4 counting of the ballots began l 1 co Borne some of ot Sammis' Sammis chief lieutenants ern emerged from Temple Tc auditorium 4 1 4 co convinced that Herrmann hud had r rt revea re- re col 4 vea R. R majority a ot of i ille i H it fJ 1 n t tf tJ t t I 4 lost last st ine udy 4 4 4 o 44 04 y M-M M ft M 4 4 M M 4 M M 4 M 4 4 M O 4 O OThe Tho The turn things thinG's took look in Sammis Sammis' favor as tho tile ballots wore were unfolded and counted count count- ed etI was as ns deep deop a surprise to tho tim Iowans Iowan's henchmen as to Herrmanns Herrmann's lieutenants Ife Tho The total vote oto for each ench of or ortho tho the candidates was as us follows Sammis Herrmann This gave ga Sammis Sam Sani- mis a 0 majority of ot three sixty votes Tho other grand giand officers elected worn as follows Grand esteemed loyal knight D. D J. J Preston PreNton Wyo grand and os esteemed teemed lecturing knight J J. D D. Jones Scranton ton Pa grand tyler I P. H H. Shields W Va Yn In In- In ner Jus guard rd A. A M. M 1 T Taylor St. St Augustine e. e Fla Grand Secretary Robinson on and Grand Treasurer Leach were re-elected re una Warren u b. b lyre Sayre of ot Wabash abash Ind md formerly grand esteemed lecturing knight was chosen grand esteemed leading knight without opposition and Perr Perry A. A Clay had hind no contestant for tor forthe the tile position of ot grand trustee Detroit was chosen as tho place for forthe the tho he 1910 national reunion of ot the Elks at today's meeting of ot the grand lodge St St. Louis Lous at nt first seemed disposed to wrest vrest tho the prize from the Michigan city but later withdrew from the contest and the tho selection of at Detroit was made unanimous St St. Louis I Portland Boston and Baltimore arc are now In the field for tor 1911 When the tho grand 10 lodge ge was formally opened this morning at 10 o'clock neary near near- b 13 y all of ot the de' de delegates and antI past exalted rulers ulers now In Los Angeles were present Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L. L Holand Hol- Hol land and presented his annual report in Jr which he lie told of ot the establishing ot of two tort new lodges since sinco the reunion In n Dallas last year ear Durin During the tho same annie am period ho he said the tho mark In membership had hind been passed In choosing choos choos- Ing ng now new members Mr Ir Holland said that thai the he slogan of or the order Is now quality and nd not quantity and that subordinate lodges are now scrutinizing candidates for or admission to mem membership more carefully care care- fully ully than ever before Mr r. r Holland recommended that a commIssIon composed of three members mem hers bers of ot the grand lodge be appointed to o urge upon Congress the need of ot measures measure for the protection and atlon of ot elk and the creation of an nn anIk elk Ik preserve c |