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Show 600 Delegates Attend 33rd Elks Meeting Here More than six hundred delegates from the eight Elks lodges of Utah gathered In Ceu'Jr City last week end for the 33id annual convention of the Utah State Elks Association, reported to be the most successful convention In the history of the organlzalon. The convention opened open-ed Friday with seven of the eight, lodges of the state competing 1" , the annual Ritualistic contests with the Park City Lodge declared the winner. Friday evening and Satur- day was devoted to business fs- slons and the election of officers, with the visitors joining at a convention con-vention dance Saturday e?ning, and enjoying an unusually successful success-ful otdoor party at the Duck Creek recreation camp In Cedar canyon as the climaxing event of the convention. con-vention. Mrs. E. W. Macfarlane of Cedar City, who has served as first vice president of the State Ladles of Elks Assoclstlon during the past year, and who did mutii to make the annual convention here a success, suc-cess, was elected president of the stat organization In rcognltion of her outstanding services to Elkdom. She succeeds Mrs. Max Gerber ol Suit Lake City. D. J. McMurphy of Cedar City, a past Exalted Ruler of the local lodge and general convention chair ( man, was elected first vice president presi-dent of the State Association. Richard Rich-ard T. Mitchell of Price, was elected elect-ed President, isucceeding Byron Jones of Park City in that position. Officers elected by the Lady Elks In addition to Mrs. Macfarlane, were as fellows: Mrs. William Sullivan, Sul-livan, Park City, first vice president; presi-dent; Mrs. Wesley Thompson. Og-den, Og-den, second vice president; Mrs. C. Wade Oiggey, Ogden, treasurer; Mrs. Nick Bernardl, Price, auditor; Mrs. A. V. Bllllng3, Provo. historian; histor-ian; Mrs. Ray M'ddlesworth, Cedar City. Fccretary, a.id Mrs. Walter G. Lunt, Cedar City, Preliamcntar-lan. Preliamcntar-lan. Elected to serve with Mr. Mitchell and Mr. McMurphy as officers or the state association of Elks were, C. Wade Glggey. Ocden, second vice president, and H. B. S:mon::cn, Price, treasurer. The new president named R. J. Carnlvali. Price, as state secretary. John R. Coen, Denver, past grand exalted ruler, and D. E. Lambourne, Salt Lake City, district deputy grand exalted ruler, were principal speakers at the business sessions. Each stressed the obligations of members to their communities and countries. Mr. Coen charged that the wartime war-time activities of Elks' lodges throughout the country, while continuing con-tinuing on a basis commensurate with needs, must be replaced to a large extent by xpandlng community com-munity service programs, particularly" particu-larly" along the lines of youth service and welfare to combat Increasing In-creasing Juvenile delinquency. He and Mr. Lambourne predicted that the grand lodge would adopt youth activities as a major project for the coming year, when the grand lodge meets In annual session next month. Mr. Lambourne suggested t'.iat Utah take the lead In providing provid-ing adequate facilities for recreation recrea-tion of young people In all communities com-munities where lodges exist. John Merle Nellson. Ogdn high school student, iwas present I a $300 scholarsrlp to Brlgham Young university 'lnner of the Elks national foundation scholarship award by D. J. McMurphy on behalf of the state association. Luclle Yates. Park City, was awarded a $100 scholarship for second place In the contest.' Pins were presented to nine past presidents of the organization, five of whom were present at the convention. |
