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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, TIIUIXPAY I.VZNINO, JULY 11, VA2. CALTED RULER OF PORTLAND LODGE BIDS THE VISITING WELCOM. U iljblkS ) Hospitality of the City Extended: To Great Brotherhood Here Assembled r N BEHALF of Portland Lodge, No. 142, Benevolent anH Protective Or3er of Elks, as it present prtjidln cffic?f, thcra ccrnes to tea at this Urn 3. twit, a jrbasur cr.3 tn Kcnsr. CJ Withia I generation, amidst the sounding irJin of conunercialUm, in Che most: advanced natfon'coqunercltf. t&t the w$rl4 fus ev? r tcn, there has trowo Vp 4n orcaidtldn' Whos every eptrik and aim is oiameiricBuy opposed xo inai or we commercial insnruuon an organization wnos? puincr pi rpvai purpi9 siaocs npi tor isnuness in weuin ana power out wfcicn iroclgnit tn rulerslup of love in the kinship of man with nisLbrother.inaiu''WIuIe. great commercial organizations have been building their institutions pn a foundation of greed, the J5enevoleht;arid ''siecUTft Pir2;irof cjks qm so sccurciy lancnca eacn diock or. iu rounaauon ana supersirucnu'e wild uic cement or oromcny love mat tne rwm angeis, rwin ana nope, unue in taeir assurance ot its Qltis not to be continue its mission, should gather once a year at some conventions of the Benevolent and Protective Order of men and their wives who U :the combined forces of brotherhood, hut none has heretofore so lavishly poured out its material treasure none within the domain of the starry flag can present such a wealth of beauty in mountain, in cataract, in mighty rivers, in. deep, dark forests, in beauty of midsummer flower and climate as does our own beloved Portland, the B. P. O. E.; L e.; the Best Place on Earth, tf And 10, ai the exalted ruler of. Portland Lodge, No. 142, 1 welcome this great brotherhood. As a citizen one of the 250,000 of the Rose City, I welcome them to the summer capital of America. Brethren, we give to you, from me abundance of love which the Almighty has blessed this favored spot, our riches of fruit and flowers, our wealth of climate and scenery, and, above all, abundance of that heart-love which comes from a common Father, and which shall continue on this earth till this old world "shall be swallowed up in the wreck of matter and' the crash of worlds," and which shall continue tm forever in that great city just "over there," in the Supreme lodge of the Universe. C C BRADLEY, Exalted Ruler of Portland Lodge, No. 142, B. P. 0. E, PORTLAND LODGE NO. 142 ENJOYS RAPID GROWTH Progress and Prosperity Have Characterized De velopment of Local Order of Elks From Time of Its Organization to the Present. living Charter Membera of Port land Lodge, No. 142. : 1 Louis Dammaech. 8 Charlea W. Cornelius. 4 John E. Kelly. 6 Charles F. Sliter. 7 Elmer W. Qnlmby. JO M. Enoch. 18 0. W. Spears. 14 Henry D. Orlffln. 15 James A. Burgr. 16 Hyra Wolf. 17 Henry Haussman. 19 W. J. Ramsey. 1 M. B. Goldstein. SZ Frank W. Baltea. 25 John A. Wattsoa. ' 26 F, W. Lutkeraeier. 28 Charles F. Traung. 8 Ot James W. Casey. 12 John Ruconich. O. H. Crabb. 84 -Charles L. Brown. 26 Robert Jennings. 89 Julius Bluhm. 40 John p. Manctet It W. W, Wr!ht. . 43 Sol Bhaplrer. 4 4 John T. Williams. - 48 E. J. Winters. 68 John J. Williams. Si X. N. Bteeves. 56 Charles H. Cluta. 67 Harry C. Hlppls. ' 68 E. H. Hanneraan.' TO W- Dudley, at that Ura a mmtir"ff ih Ban FranHano lodf ot Elk, and tha faiOiful. un wnin support givtn him by a ftw ot Portland a theatrical man, ta dua tha credit of iatablialilni tha Portland lodg et Eki No, HI. Its rMa ataftdlnsi amonr tha lodges of tha fratarnitr, Its tranglh and lt prosprlt, ara d tract entgTowths of tha buslneu and aoolat principles laid down tr th pionaara of the lodga during- th first two years of Hit exlstenoe. Deaplta discouraging etbacks, they bullded firm. They mad their mark high and then set out to accomplish It. The early members aatd a wambeiship rtpresent stive ot tha city and state. Today the names f the biggest men, politically, socially and financially in Oregon, are found on thrtoster. They wanted a home for the lodge, and their ambition today Is seen, tnattrtallied. On the corner of Saventii and tark is a splendid five story structure, spread over a qtmrter block, in tha heart of the city. The building and land on which it stands easily U worth 1350,000. And it Is paid for and 4-aned -by lire rlnti. - Tha pioneers' mailt wm attained In till, When the mnrtxuee standing faitlSt the property burned. I.rns than two monlhs afterward the second ebject Of Ifl was arrived at Portland waaelected s the site for trie 1912 grrand lodge reunion, which la being held uus wee. BUCOessful thus far, Portland Klks '! Svra blocking out plans for the future members of the organisation to carry 1 through to rtalliation. There Is talk , erecting a bigg, better, mora ex penalva homo, something that will vie Iwlth ths splendid club that houses. the ' Soother lodge. No. 1 in New York city. "Western grit and get up can do It," ay proponents of tne scheme. "Our past history of accomplishment u s ; good prophet of the future." Organised m lsas. , In tha summer of 1888, w. C. Dndley , 'arrired at Portland fnm Ean Francisco . auid immediately set about organiilng a lOdgt of Elk In the city. Among the ; firat men ha met a-nd talked witji weie ; John Cordray, now lessee of th Oaks ' JDtck Clinton and "Charlie" Klandors uli theatrical men. At the time Cordray raa. running a Taud.'vlllc Fhowhouse oailed ,Cordrays Mimee. en Yamhill and Third streets. Dick Clinton owned H mall theatre near the waterfront end Flanders was employed in one of tlio town's playhouses. Cordray la the only "Urvivlng member of thM trio , '-They took up the plan Immediately and lost no time In pprearitng th rifns among their friends that an Kilts' lode .:waS to be organised In Portland. Cap tain 'W. J. Riley. Louis Diunmasrh W. Cornelius and C. K. Sliter, all of ,. rbOm are living, were told of the plan among Others and they Joined In the : movement. With more than two score men i yiaagea u Decerns member. ihii JOMph, Edward Parry and 'forg memoers- or fcltur lodge No. 6 Pt Sacramento, Cal., and John Cordray r Denver lOdge'No. 17 acDlled fop . Jiapnsation from tha grand lodge to rsiauiisn a roruanci .ioaga. This was ,-t;ranted and on the afternoon of N bar 8, 1S5, a meeting was held in the 'iums hail, Fourth and Yamhill streets, , hr tha lodge was organised by W. C. . 3PudUy teted depvfy grand ex wondered at that the membership of this' organization, realizing that they1 have buikjed an rejoice in the proof that human greed and gain since the dawn alted ruler. That same afternoon St "trangsra" were Initialed inta the secrets of the order. Another lodge ses sion waa held in th evening and offi cers elected. Tour of tha first officers ar living. They ara C. F. 61lter. C. W. Cornelius, Louis Dammasch and Elmer W. Qulmby. Cornelius was made esteemed leading knight: Sliter, esteemed loyal knight; Dammasch, secretary, a position he held for four successive terms, and Qulmby, tiler. On November 6 the second meet ing was held, this time In Arloa ball, 106 First street, ana three men rod tho goat and Joined tha fraternity. On November 7 a third meeting waa held, at th old K. P. hall on First street. Ten names were added that night, and 28 were enrolled on November 10, at its fourth meeting, bringing the total mem bership to 63. Tba real history of the lodge begin her. Thua far no regular meeting plac had been arranged for.' Realising that no order could grow strotia; with out a home of soma sort, tha lodge memotrs secured tha right te bold meetings tn tha K. P. hall at a rental of 1 a month. For three months th lodg held its sessions her. Meantime It members worked hard raising funds to Mtabliah th lodg in a home of its own. , . . Their efforta war successful. May 1. J89, the lodge, now six month Old. moved into "Elks' hall" on Second and Salmon atreti. In th old build tag, which atill stands, thty ranted rooms, paying f lOo per month. Its membership was how 1BL That night th ohartw list, Whttfh had bn held open under th dispensation, was closed and an July 10, lilt, tha lodg waa granted Its charter by the (rand lodg, and No, 111 became a full fledgtd unit ef th organisation. From that time onward the lodg mounUd upward. Its members dug deep Into their poekats for funds, enter tainment were given, and soon there waa auffleient money in th treasury to pay for tha furnishing of th lodg room. For two and a half year these qusr tera war Itemed sufficient, then it raptdly growing membership eompellsd removal to larger quarter. A large hall In th Marquem building, at lath and Morrison struts, waa leaaed at a monthly rental of 1S0. Thr wa nearly 16000 in the treasury. Four thousand of this wa Immediately ex pended In furnishing the hall, and on January I, lt, the Portland lodge dedicated It new quarter In th pres ence of tTI members, all in good atandt ing. BuUdlnar Plan Vat Tndr War About thta time sentiment began to crystallse tn regard to th purchaa ef property for a permanent horn for the lodge. A sinking fund wa created. Th Initiation fee, which was 15, wa raised to S0 and th secretary scram med around until he found several homeless organisation that were will ing to pay for the privilege of holding tuUgB 4rv th "New ENc-hitf TttaSt organisations, through rental, con tributed $130 monthly to the Elka' cof fers, making the rental for th Klka Just 130 per month. (This was laUr reduced another 1Q through a lowering of the rental). More entertainment were resorted to. By this mean the finance of 142 were placed In splendid ahap and on December 7. 1901, 24,600 in cash was paid for the corner at Stark and Sev enth streets, where the present Elk' club building stands. Th first step toward th attainment of tha amhttion of the lodg to build a tenrple was ac- compliehed. How mean to this end were found is best told by Captnln Riley, one of the oldest member of the lodge: "There wa several of u sitting around after lodge meeting on evening, when Ted (E. W.) Rowe, who wa In th drug business at the time, suggested that w give a street carntval to raise money," said Kilcy. "John Lamont, who we exalted ruler In "02, and Dick Clinton, who hfld the same position the following ye;ir, .lohn Cordray and on er two others wero present. "At the tlm tiie treasury wa prac tically empty. Bankruptcy wa not so very far off. Indeed, it waa tagging riplit at our heels and sticking out its tongue at us. "The proposal was taken op with a whoop. Soon afterward we gave two carnivals. Kach one netted us approxi mately 7000. making our asset 914,. 00u. ve paid our hills and established a sinking fund. "One of our snows along" about thla time wax called the l-urple Circus.' W went Into partnership that time with a .trawling circus and split the profit. "Thereafter it was eay sailing. Our dues and Initiation fees were added to the fund and we soon had enough to buy our property. With that In our posses sion beican the fight to procure money for building. We were hurried along some by the fact that the owners of the Marquam building were anxious to mak our hall Into offices, a renewal of our leas had been refused. , "Early ln i'J03 a" building committee was appointed to devise a scheme of erecting a suitable home for the lodge our memberfclii brnt 780-tnen," I believe, and we realized that club and prearranged point in this great country and should rejoice as Elks are vastly more than legislative cbnventkrhs of selected love is more potent for good, more powerful to feed and clothe and shelter, more heartsatisfying and more character-developing than have been of history. J Gty after city of our great country has vied 2n entertaining Chis evergrowing annual throng of the disciples of happiness and human EXALTED RULER C. C. BRADLEY if v f V . ? iTXJ 1 1: ltY : , '( , - V v',- ! I (- . - 1 1 ' ' - f 1 ' u( I - , l'i 1 s -- ut . . ' ' l'r. I ., y - s I w R T s . ( , . ' P lodge rooms Wer ncesary. The com mittee went Into tha matter deeply and on April IS, 1908, reported on th mat ter. I). Soils Cohen, a past exalted ruler, waa chairman of the building commute. Tha committee recom mended that a building to cost 175,000 be erected, and auggested that th lodg raise th money by floating to year S per cent bonds among th member. 'Th suggestion, however, was not adopted, because wa suddenly discovered that; our credit wa good. Th banks wer willing to advanc us the money, because the city at that time began it unparalleled growth and our property had already doubled in value. "In 1905 we borrowed KS.000 out right. Before we got through the building cost us $90,000 exclueiv of the furnishings, which wer 118,000. Today the property I worth at the lowet esti mate 1350,000; the mortgage wa burned May 25, 1911. by August Her mann, who wa then grand exalted ruler. If made a special trip west to burn th document, "At present we are In good condi tion. V have a membership of about 1400. We own our own home and have money in the bank, which is going some for a lodg not yet 23 years old. Thirty three of our charter members are still alive." Wo. 143 on Bound Baals. "' A glance through the minute of 141'a early meetings indicate clearly why th lodg today can mak the boast, "One of the richest lodges ln the fra ternity." and back It with facts. .The reason is not ..far... to, eeelu .Jfxoav.tua first strict business principles wer ob served. When committees were ap E .11 Formal Dedication of $250, 000 Temple In Colorado City on Memorial Day, DENVER LODOB NO IT is eeoupylng a spacious new home that waa for mally dedicated May 10, 1911. The property represent a value of a quarter of a million dollars. Great credit for the successful culmination of th building plan is du Thomaa M. HunUr, exalted ruler of the Denver lodge, and grand lodge delegate to the Portland reunion. Building operations wre undertaken under Mr. Hunter's administration a exalted ruler and hp was reeleoted laat March to complete the work. pointed to do aomathlng and did not. Us members were fined anything from 11 to 110. Members were expected to at tend the meetings and aid the lodge ln its advancement wA.on?..Mme,anexaUelj:uU-.wa prone to absent himself from the week ly seesiona. The' lodge stood tt a-. short R LODGE NO OCCUPIES m IE institution which perfectly protects in the time of disaster, no other group of men on earth ever gathered and celebrated before. " C The annual delegates. They are tremendous yearly outpourings of the general membershiivtlof OF PORTLAND time, then a resolution wa adopted In structing the secretary to notify the absent official, ln writing, using red paint and butcher papar, that bis at tendance was desired. The communica tion waa aent as ordered and the ex alted ruler laughed at what he thought was a Joke and failed to appear at th following meeting. lie did not laugh at the next commu nication. In it he wa told that he could either preside or resign. There after he wa a regular and enthualastio participant in the lodge meeting. This effectiv ystem wa rnployed with frequency and force on committee men also. Whenever a committee did lta work In a slovenly or unsatisfactory manner it waa either fined or "fired.' Thus duties set our for accomplish ment were performed. Close tab was kept on th finance aleo. The club In early days gavt many social functions, ladles' nights, and other entertainments, Tha minutes show that only a few affairs were given at a loss. Number of ths entertain ment cost from 1500 to fllOO, quite sum for such vnts conidrlng th fact that 141 was still In swaddling slothes. i In truth the club always was a money maker. Through dues and rant, els of apaoe ln Its building today, (t paid off a big mortgage in six years. Previous to that it rld thousands l buy its property. It ha paid out large sums ln slok benefit and to bury Us members. And through 11. alL.ita -ha wnergefl' lrtumphant ' and true to th principle of the ordercharity. Justice, brotherly love, fidelity, PORTLAND WINS FAME AS CONVENTION CITY a"e-MB-M Elks' Grand Lodge Reunion Is 28th Convention That the Rose City Has Entertained This YearMore to Follow. PORTLAND rapidly Is advancing to th front as a convention olty. Th Elks' grand lodge reunion, now ln seeslon. Is the twenty-eighth conven tion that has been held In th city this year, and before the laat of November, ten more conventions will have met here, making a total of IS conventions for Portland from February 1 to De cember 1, inclusive. Among the conventions that will be held ln Portland in the fall and late autumn, will be the national convention of the Woman' Christian Temperance Union; the Northweat Electrle Light as sociation, and th Pacific Photographers' association. Conventions that have already met here, include the National Livestock ex change; the Paclfto Coast Ad Men' aa soolatlon; th Masonlo reunion; United Clericua of th Episcopal church of the northwest and western Canada; Pacific coast convention of the American In stitute of Electrical Engineers; the an nual reunion of Oregon Pioneers; Unit ed Metal Trades' association of the Pa olflo coast; th Northwest Box Manu facturers' association, and th United Commercial Travelers of th northwest. Although Portland has been the meeting place for many large western' conventions, and aevral national ones, th Elks' grand lodg rnnio la the largest national convention that has ever met within her boundari. It la oonvtncing evidence that Portland can provide entertainment for the largest convention, and is a community that muat be considered by national organlta tlona ln the Selection of their conven tion sites ln future years. Convention Octttng a Basin, That Portland has aoted as host to so many conventions in this and other years Is due to the faot that an or ganised effort Is made to seoure thtra. Realising that the city la in position to take care ot and entertain any conven tion, and knowing full well that the beauty of the olty and the acento won der surrounding, are ample rewards for deiegatee from distant points, th Port land Commercial club, the Chamber of Commerce and kindred organisation are alwaya to th front, puahlng the ettys claims. The Commercial club has a oonvantlon bureau devoted exclusive ly to this work. Whan It is decided tha Portland wants a certain convention, thla bureau starts to work to sour It a yar or two ahead, acting In conjunc tion with som local branch of th or ganisation in question. An invitation to hold its convention In Portland is th first step taken. Then additional pressure I brought to bear through the governor of th state, the mayor of the city and the Chamber of Commerce, all of whom send similar invitations. Then the aid of Commercial olubs and the Chambers of Commerce of oth er northwestern and Pacific roast oonj muhtti is snllstsd In Portland's be half. By. thla mesne the whole west- rn slop stands solidly behind Port lend ln the fight for the desired con vention. Portland ih turn assists other western cities when thy go out for t convention. Among the oommunttles that work In conjunction in this regard ar Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Helana, Los Ange les and Vancouver, J3. C. Th railroad are called upon to oo- operate also. This explain the pres ence of railroad literature and a lectur er on the wt at practically all big conventions. In the face of uch united endeavor, the effort of a western city usually prove auecessful. The reasons why any city I anxtou to secure conventions are not far to seek. They want the general advertis ing that follow a convention, the money it brings to the cltlsens directly and the wealth that pours in indirectly through Investment made ln or near the city by th few delegate that al ways attend such gatherings with an eye out for business opportunities In the convention city. In short, a convention pay, and usually pays well. Portland paid 1125,000 direotly for the grand, lodge reunion. It Is estimat ed that visitors and delegates will tipend several times that sum. The general advertising th olty 1 getting Is worth unestimated thousands. It will bring investments and'homeseekers from other states, in addition. Portland la putting her best foot forward to give the Elks a good time westerners cannot help be ing hospitable, anywaybut despite all that Portland can do to entertain th Elka, ahe atill will be their debtor n many ways. Obstacles Must 8 Overcome. Great obstacles must be overcome by Pacific coast cities to secure a big con vention like the grand lodge reunion, tha National W. C. T. U., and the Shrm rs, for instance. In addition to putting up a ngnt against the older and more settled communities ln the east, match ing dollar for dollar and attraction with attractlODroaat boosters -must convince' astern delegates that the west ha other and better things to offer. Other- j wlao tho business man will tUclln to permanency. and which seems destined to' leave his business and undertake a long Journey and pay th heavy xpn it entails. Here is where th marvelous soanio attractions of th west tand her In good stead. A plea I made to the little Imp of wanderlust that exists ln every man. He la told of the sights to be seen, of the favorable climate, and convinced that such a trip would not be a losing proposition. The arguments have won number of conventions for th west, and each one won has meant more popularity for Pacific coast cltls a altea for con ventions. Although cities this Jd of tha Rock lea are gaining more and more in .this field, yeara win pass before they a r looked upon aa dangerously formidable rivals of th eaatern centera. But' the1 time when all national organisations must consider and not neglect this part ' of the continent approaches with giant strides. Among th first to attend rec ognition to the west are th Elka. Twice has the grand lodg reunion met In the land of the letting un one ln Los Angeles and one ln th Roe City. Portland's Oonvantlon List, Borne of ths 1013 conventions ln Port land follow: Board of directors of Potr Adver tising association, March 19-10. Oregon state board of health and county officer, March 28-29. Paclfto coast convention American In stitute Electrical Engineer, April II 10. United Metal Trades assoetettea of Paclflo coast, April 19-10. Oregon oonferenoa of Pre MtboUt churoh, May 8-5. Oregon dloeeea of Episcopal ofcnroh oonvantlon. May 15-18, United Clerlous, Episcopal amwah. May IMS. Oregon Retail Jewelers' association. May 11-19. Oregon Stat Sntal association, May SO. Fortieth annual rwutzloa, Oregon Pio neers, June 20. Oregon branch American Chemical so ciety, Juno 15. Oregon Osteopathic association, June 10. Paclflo Coast Japanese editors, June 11-18. Masonlo reunion, June It. United Commercial Traveler ef tha. Northwt, June 7-1. Northwest Box Manufacturers asso ciation, Juns 104L Sons of Norway, Tun 10-11. Paclflo Coast Ad Men's assentation, June 10-12. Nstlonal Livcatoek Exohang, JwM fa ll. Pottmaatera of Oregon and TOuttfng ton, Jun H-lt, . United Brethren ohurch conference, Oregon and Washington, Jun 11-11. Elks' Grand Lodge reunion, July S1S. Sevanth Paclflo coast handicap tour nament, August ft-18. Northwest Electric Light sssootatton, Ssptembtr 11-14. Pacific Photographers' assootatlon, September 2-6. Oregon Pure Bred Livestock assenta tion, September 4-8. Oregon Rtate Knight of Pythlaa, Oc tober 15-lTv . National W. C. T. tt, October It-It. State Federation of Woman's clubs, November 12-14. Second Oldest lodge In State Occupies $75,000 Home, ASTORIA lodg No. 180. B. P. O. E)ka, was Instituted on Dambr Simon Qulnlan of Chicago and Waa natr&d after Mm. The first exalted ruler wa Honorable John Fox, who Is the present occupant of that noaltMn. On April 19, 1901, the name of ths lode waa onangaa to Astoria. It has a mem bership at tha present time of 411 and whit not the tersest la one or th. tnnm 1 prosperous lodges of ths order in Ore- Jun. ii own m nanasom new tempi hat was dedicated on May 18 of last var and coat with th .wn e,i-v.. ings of th lodg and club rooms ap- proximately fio.guu. Th present offi cers arei Exalted ruler. John Vav .tm.j leading knjght, t. D. Qullliutnei ea- laoiiisu iuyas amgni, a. W, NOrtPlad; lecturing knight O. B. Johnson; eorc tarr. J. C. Clinton; treasure wi n Gear hart; tiler, C. T. Crosby; trustees, W. C. Laws, F. J. Carney and .Georg Kaboth r esquire."!." II. .O'Connell; chap lain, A. R. Cyrus; inner guard, Alex Karlnens organist, Joseph Grlblwi delay gat to grand lodge, J. J. Day, - 1 m mm ms old