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THE OREGON jDAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1DK jjj TTS l GATES AR O v. Mayor Rushlight Pays Tribute to Fraternity Now in Annual Convention IN selecting, Portland as the one American city in which1 to hold its annual reunion; the great Order of Elks hao paid another tribute to; the well-known hospitality of the people of the Rose City, We may well be proiid of this distinction, and grateful to that organization for so ho honestly eand their right to the claim of beiiig a hospitable peopled By a mystic combination of climate and sublime scenery; of health, prosperity and all the other elements that make for happiness, our people could not be otherwise than geneirous atid unselfish in dealing with the str With wide open arms we receive the visiting hosts,and welcome them, not only a.9hyisi our city, but as brothers; and we rejoice at the coming of so many representatives of an organization that typifies that most excellent of. all virtues Charity. Of all the societies to better mankind this splendid order of men is no ted for its charitable adts, for its tolerance and blindness to the faults of others, and for its genuine good-tellowship. CJ As mayor of the city of Portland,-then, I join with all its citizens in extending to pur visitors a most, cordial welcome, and I urge upon all to enter into the spirit of welcome tirid good-cheer that joy may be unrestrained, and that those who are here may go away knowing something of the Hospitality of the people qf Portland. A. GVRUBHLIG City of Portland. B. P. O. ELKS AND WHAT THE ORDER STANDS FOR Permanency of This Distinctly American Frater nity Insured by Principles on Which It Is Founded, Declares Grand Chaplain. Founder of Elks Order and Home of New, York Lodge No. 1 Wrltteii for The Journal by Itev. John Dyeart, grand chaplain of B. P. O. E. , RGANIZATIONS. i . "I t" are inoie inter Hestlng and their reel i' ' worth better under Jstood when we learn fbi Mend ror. May we tr T u-..e.... lib ti j .' "pivit met civic, iwn ppSt into lh underlying nevolent and Protect- I : ja IV. uiuw ua. CJiaa aim ' V ' - ac whv It cnmtnendB - V-;)ltclf a ttrongly i. "i A.j!t does to the public; ' ; Why, in this age of frterl offfamzatlnns, this order, ajnonl the youngest In y ir.tr, lias be come the strongest in numbers and one f tle most, widely known nd popular ly recognlied of them all. One- of the first thlnge which I note 4 a rrnBtm for all this is that this ao elety 1 distinctively American, and It, , , therefore, commends iteelf to a vast rdy of our oltltene who are American first jkad foremost, and .who are most fceartliy In nympthy with any order which adopte the American flag as tts rolora and accepta all that thai fla ctand for, as Its expieBRlonpljipilUi J cal and national llXa. ' Jbia order was born oit American soil, Its landmark - Ufa, not the milestone1 of the Drogrese of an sncient civilisation, nor its leg- 1 nds extracts from the history of a , people whnso sun of light and progress n a fcstitm hRs long ago set, nor hare at atrif a ahd turmoil through which the deetiny of the race was slow fey being evolved, 'left traces of benumb ing ignorsno and doubt upon It, neither , , ewea It allegiance to any foreign power. Hut lis the sturdy Indepf tidonce, thn 7lfa nl vigor of the republic, It owns ' nd honors as "native land," it has risen " to tts high ponlllon because It la Amer and because It stands for that - Which IS best and truest in the lives of . . an Intelligent patriotic freemen. 1 Th order of EIKb does not arrocato t6 Itself ths status of a religious body, nor would It undertake to supply the demands of the religious life of any of :rrlti members. tet tn proclaiming as il -;r It fnnrlptes, lt prfsents the four j treat cardinal vlrturs of all Christian (aehtng and action. Note them in de . tail for a little and sea how strohg a . Omhlnstion of all that can correct and mide us Into righteousness of thought acflnn I hey proeent: Charily, Juik ' jUei, hrothpfly love,' fideifty ami as you --tjnder them you will not wonder that - tthlt order, following out these precept. Wisely set for It. has'salntvi a 'stand - 4 Which marks It sb oiib of the greattet Ahd rrtOst bencficpnt of all fraternal o ! Clatlea Of modern times. Nor that from ' tha little hamtftil of actors who organ ised H as a small club whoae tnemher ghlp was to be limited to n fpw mtl matee" In the profpftFion. It has grown to uch vast proportions that today well Jn to 400,000 men, the flowpr of the In talllgencp. the tnipinrFS Hml proPtn5loMdl Ability Of our land, wear t tip royal pur ' pit Of the order and answer to Its mvs- ti6 greetings CHARITY What niBBi,- there la In this WOrl. It seems ti Rlnw undr-r a gpAll. dIVlne, warming into action and in to life the truest, kindliest Impulses of our hearts and nature. And yet as we contemplate tins Word for a little, in all Its strength, I would 11k to correct the general Idea which the word con veys to the general mind When It is mentioned. Thin word charity has undergone change which has robbed It very much of Us original and beautiful meaning It Is not true that charity s synonomoug of the expression, "a handout," which In this modern day characterizes so many of ouf so-called charities. Twenty centuries ago a strange teach er, full of gentleness, came 'upon the earth to fulfill a grcht mission. One day, With his disciples gathered around him, he was unfolding to them the won derful love of Clod toward his creation. As he led them, step by step, he said: 'As the Father hath loved me, so have t loved you; continue ye in my love and my commandment is that ye love one another as I have loved yon." , He spoke to them in that flexible, beautiful tonguo, the Greek. He chose as the word for love, "utrape," a word which translators in after years saw fit to translate "charity." It la a won derful word and has tn Its original meaning, wrnught untold Influence foi good upon thin world. He who gave to charity Its real and abiding meaning, de clared that its mission was to bring hew hops and courage Into the lives of men and women, to free those who were In bondage through their lack of strength, to minister to the physical needs of Ihe unfortunate, tn Bhort, to make the world around them the better. That Is the sort of charity this order sets up for Its standard. JUSTICE If we lacked charity In this World, there could not be Justice In the truest sens of the word.. There Is a tendency In our modern lfe, seen on every hand, to impugn the motives and purposes of really honest honorable men. Their characters are misjudged, by has ty speaking folk, and Justice denied them at every turn. In politics. In social life, and also In religion, I regret to say, la tills spirit rife. Great lnjuatlcea are being done each day. The teachings of this order are against this Sort of thing. AVe believe In Justice to every man's cause, that he be given a chance to vin dicate himself, and that he get fair play. Justice: grows Out of charity and when the latter hath done her work, mankind will not need to he urged to deal Justly to all men, hut to all men will It hs meted on, that whlrh la most Justly their due. - nROTHKRLY I,OVE Another fea ture of this order and one of Its main stays. It has beeih the theme of song and story through the ages. With us I am Inclined to think that friendship and brotherly love are mora than mere claim; that there does go out feelings warmer and more sincere than we credit them with hciner. With our order, brotherly love mesne an Interest In a brother, a willlnsness to greet him and assist him In any way one can. It has a practical value. FIDELITY The fourth of the Idstls held up and supported by the Elks Is another outgrowth of charity. With some men. fidelity tn anything in life means n solemn pledge to he loyal, or elss in he loyal for fear nf being con sidered disloyal. Either of these is a mmmmy :mmmm smmmm lit 1M L. i 1 3 b h V v r r.U ' 4 f -4 it 1 8 S . J II " ' '" -mii mi .mniMitun i'? . . try HOWPORTL AND SECURED GRAND LODGE REUNION Idea Conceived at Los Angeles in 1909 and Urged at Detroit in 1910 Brings Results at Atlantic City in 191 1. IWt Charles A. S. Vivian, actor and entertainer, who orgnisrl "Trie Jolly Corks," a group of ctor in New York, November 24, 1867, from whlck the B. P. O. 15. wag formed. Right New home of New York lodge, No. 1, on West Forty4hlrd street, near. Broadway. Charles Algernon Sidney VivianIn Memoriam Who makes two blades of grass to grow, Two blades of grass where grew but one, Is greater than Napoleon, Or ne who wrought his overthrow, And chained his chafing soul in thrall; But he who plucks up wrinkled care, And plants a. smile of pleasure there, Plants two red roses In the sun, Where dim and doubtful grew but one, Is greater, nobler than them all. I count this sunny, loving boy, This laughing Vivian who drew All hearts to nis, because he knew The curse of care, the pay of joy, The patron saint of chastened pride, To babe or mother, young or old, His hands were as hands full of gold, A smile for all, a tear for all, He never caused one tear to fall, Save when he bowed his head and died, Joaquin Miller, low eatlmate of this great virtue. True loyalty springs from an indwelling sense of one's responsibility to in Ideal and such fidelity withstands any temptation toward Injustice, dishonor or unfair ness. t trust in presenting the virtues and principles for which this order stands today, that t have shown that Its real rlelm to greatness ts not from any so cial distinction, but that It stands for what it does, and endeavors to jnake these principles a living factor lrWhe lives of Its members and the community, It la what it Is. The F.Iks. 1 foel, have a distinctive mission to perform In this land Of ours. May the Rteat mission of this order he reallaed and Its members nobly acquit themselves. NEW ORLEANS SENDS MURPHY AND MOSES Two well known and rptsentatlre Klka Of the southland are Mr. Walter C. Murphy, past esalted ruler of tna New Orleans lodge, and Its grand lodge del egate, Phlneas Moses, for )A years sec retary of the same lodge. They art both representing the lodge at the convention hers. In commercial life, Mr. Murphy Is superintendent of the New Basin cansl and Shell road, having under his super vision the construction and maintenance of the shell road leading out to the lake. The sea wall at Lake Pontehartraln la being built under his direction, Also. Mr. Murphy wss initiate Into the New Orleans lodge of Elks In lSflfl. H served two years as , chairman of :he house committees two terms as es teemed loyal knight and one term as ex alted ruler of the lodge. fhlneaa Mase 4s wt of the oldest secretaries in the order of Klka. l,i point of service. He hna been secretary of the New Or leans lodge for 21 years and has been the lodges representative or alternate at grand lodge reunions since HH. He has missed only thre conventions in IS years. When not out boosting for the Elks he mskea his lodgs dues by handling the advertising department of one of the largest department stores In the Crescent City. HOW did Portland get the Elks' con vention for lm A great dal haa been said and published as to how this was accomplished, ahd at this time It might not be inappropriate to give a brief review of th successive events which led up to tts accomplishment. In July, l0ft, the grand lodgs reunion of the B. P O, Klka was held In Lo Angeles, ami many of the mem berg of Portland lodge determined that the con vention being held on the Pacific coast, Portland lodge (which has long been noted for It! progressive Spirit), should be well represented, and In conssquence many of Its most Influential members decided to visit ths convention, and for that purpose arranged for a Special train. At that time the numbers of Portland lodge had no IntentlOh of mak Ihg any effort in the early succeeding years to get the grand lodge convention for Portland, but they JouimeySd to Ios Anreies firlnelDallv for the purpose of The splendid reception which wai giv en to the visitors by the LoS Angeles Elks, and the magnitude and import ance of the event, and the publicity 11 gives and the good It does to a com munity to hov the Elks' convention, caused the members of Portland lodge to launch a boom at that Um for Port land for 113. This was before Port land lodgs had officially determined that it wanted the convention, and the ex cursionists acted without express au thority from the lodge. tt has been customary every third year to hold the convention somewhere west of the Mississippi river, or in the south; also, every third year, some where In the middle west; also, eVery" third year, somewhere along the Atlan tic seaboard. At Los Angeles. It Was determined to hold the neat Convention at Detroit, and following the precedent as already stated, It was naturally ex pected that the 1911 convention would be held somewhere on or near the At lantic seaboard, and thai the 1913 con vention would go somewhere to the south or welt of the Mississippi river. After the last echoes of ths Los An geles convention bad pafced away, many Of the enthusiasts who had visited 1,0s Angeles commenced agitating official ac tion by Portland lodge, looking towards Securing the 1912 convention for Port land. Those who favored going after the convention insisted that Portland was no longer an over-grown town, but a metropolitan elty and- that no "con vention, whatever Its magnitude, wan toe great to be handled by its loyal citi zens. The discussion created great en thusiasm and It wss voted almost unan imously to go after the 11J convention In earnest to land it, and to make it a great success. Delegation dees to Detroit. From the time this vote Wat taken, every member of Portland lodge haa been enthusiastically supporting the move. As thsttftie Tor the "IfW con vention at Detroit approached arrange ments were again made for another spe cial train to carry the Portland Elks to Detroit, there to boost for Portland for 1912. Approximately 100 members of Portland lodge, together with about BO members of neighboring lodges, many of the Elks accompanied by their wives and other members of their families, Journeyed to Detroit, and all Bf the members of the party are still slhglng their praises about the splendid trip which they then enjoyed. Ray W. Ap person was then the exalted ruler of the lodge, and Qui' C. Mossr was the official delegate of Portland lodge to the grand lodge convention. At Detroit, headquarters were Opened In the Pontchartraln hotel, and Port land lodge kept open house during all ths days of ithHt convention and a large majority Of the approximately 2000 Of ficial delegates to the Detroit conven tion, and probably 15,000 other Elks, vis ited Portland headquarters during that week. Speeeh Clnehaa Claim, On the day fUed by the convention tn Detroit for the election of officers, and the selection of the place Of meet ing for lll. whth praotlcally every delegate having a vote In the grand lodge was present, and the time came for selecting the 1911 meeting place, it was generally conceded that Atlantic City would get the Convention for 1911, and that there would be no opposition thereto, but after two or three repre sentative Elks ef Atlantic City, Includ ing the mayor, bad delivered their ad dresses placing Atlantic City In nom ination, and a motion was about to be passed to make the selection unanimous, the representative of Portland lodge ap peared upon the rostrum ahd launched forth an -address which apparently had in view the nomination Of Portland for 1911, instead of waiting for 1913. Mr. Moser pictured the beauties of Port land, Its wonderful landscapes and sur rounding scenery. Its mountains, Its riv ers. Its charming ellmaftc conditions, and the hospitality of Its people, In such glowing terms and amid such en thusiasm, that It was for a time thought th convention would he stampeded, and that Portland would he selected for 1911 Instead of Atlantic City. However, at the conclusion of his speech, Mr. Moser, observing the excitement among the members from Atlantic City, and the enthusiasm of the delegates, relieved the situation by advising the convention that he was not In fact seeking to nom inate Portland for 1911. hut merely mentioning Portland for 1913. and that he had arisen to second the nomination of Atlantic City. At Atlantlo City. However, the members of Portland lodge do not believe lh doing things by halves, and were determined to make the convention a certainty for 1912; so In July. lSll. again about 150 loyal and enthusiastic boosters for Fortland Jour neyed to Atlantlo City In another spe cial train, and there again established magnificent headquarters and kept open house, and extended hospitality to all Visiting Elks. In fart, it was repeated ly Stated by the visitors at Atlantic City that Portland lodde had done more towards entertaining the visiting Elks than even Atlantic CHy lodge, itself. The famous song, "Portland Wants Tou In Nineteen Twelve." became the popu lar song at Atlantic City, and was sung npt only by the visitors from Portland, but by many other visiting Elks. lus C. Moser, district deputy grand exslted ruler, and officially delegated by Portland lodge to make the nominating Speech at Atlantic City, was again on hand, and after delivertng'another en thusiastic address on behalf of Tort land, the convention, amid great enthus slasm, and by unanimous vote, selected Portland for 19U. Some of the Past Exalted Rulers Who Have Faithfully Served the Portland Lodge Since Its Establishment