eel Initiation of New B.P.Oi Members
Bert C. Rutherford, past exalt
ed ruler of Anchorage lodge
1351. Member of Board of Trus
tees.
Luther J. "Osky" Weeda, past
exalted ruler of Anchorage
lodge 1351 and member of
Board of Trustees.
Eugene C. Smith, past exalted
ruler of Anchorage lodge 1351,
past district deputy Alaska
West; past president Alaska
Territorial Elks Assn.
Z. H. Tessendorf. esteemed
leading knight of Anchorage
lodge 1351.
Frank Bayer, past exalted ruler
and trustee of Anchorage lodge
1351 and past district deputy
Alaska West.
Richard W. Smith, esteemed
loyal knight Anchorage lodge
1351.
Brother Elks From
Near and Far Help
To Lodge Local Elks
When a new B. P. O. E. lodge
is formed, assistance is given by
brother Elks from near and far.
Palmer's Lodge is no exception.
Members of Anchorage Lodge
1351 have charge of the initiation
ot candidates to the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
Vein Hendrickson. Anchorage
Exalted Ruler, will lead the cere
monies.
The Anchorage Lodge has given
invaluable assistance in the or
ganization of the new Palmer
Lodge and the granting of dis- j
pensation necessary for its insti- j
tution.
Through Louis Odsather. Past
Exalted Ruler of the Anchorage
Lodge and Past Grand Deputy, a
meeting with Grand Exalted Rul
er Joseph B. Kyle upon his visit
to Anchorage during the past
year, and the procedures neces
sary for granting the dispensation
were outlined. Odsather, whose
picture unfortunately is missing
from this page, has charge of the
installation of the new Palmer
Lodge officers.
Max LaLande, Alaska - West
Deputy of the Grand Lodge is
from Kodiak Lodge 1772. He will
have charge of the institution of
the Palmer Lodge.
Emmett T. Anderson, of Ta
coma, Washington, is a Past
Grrand Exalted Ruler and is the
Urand Lodge representative for
Vern S. Hendricksen. exalted
ruler of Anchorage lodge 1351.
the Western District which in
eludes Alaska. He approved th
local Lodge’s request for dispen
sation. Local Elks hope that h
will be able to come to Alask
Saturday to attend the Palme
ceremonies.
APPROVED LODGE DISPENSATION
Emmett T. Anderson of Tacoma, Washington, past grand exalted
ruler, and district deputy for the Pacific Northwest. One of the
most outstanding Exalted Rulers of the Elks' Grand Lodge,
Anderson's assistance is invaluable to Alaskan lodges in expedit
ing business through the Grand Lodge.
I Edward A. Opp. esteemed lec
turing knight of Anchorage
lodge 1351.
Territorial Elk
Population Rises
Toward 7,000 Mark
With the institution of Palnv
Lodge Number 1342. the Territory
of Alaska will have an even dozen
lodges of the Benevolent and Pro
’ tective Order of Elks.
As of March 31, 1951, member -
, ship in 11 Elk lodges of Alaska
totaled 6,542. Charter member
' ship in the Palmer Lodge will
? add 120 to this total.
1 Alaska-East lodges consist of
r Juneau Lodge Number 420 with
1311 members. Skagway Lodge
Number 431 with 194 members.
Ketchikan Lodge Number 1429
with 1,002 members, Wrangell
Lodge Number 1595 with 187
members, Petersburg Lodge Num
ber 1615 with 252 members, Sitk;;
Lodge Number 1662 with 242
members.
Alaska-West lodges include An
chorage Lodge Number 1351 with
1.668 members, Cordova Lodge
Number 1483 with 298 members.
Fairbanks Lodge Number 1551
with 875 members. Kodiak Lodge
Number 1772 with 252 members,
and Seward Lodge Number 1773
with 171 members.
To Conduct
Insfilution Ceremony'
Max LaLande, District deputy.
Alaska-West, and past exalted
ruler oI Kodiak Lodge 1772,
who will be in charge of the In
stitution ceremony for Palmer
Lodge 1842.