San Diego, Calif., Lodge Gives Glass Case for Elk Group in Museum

San Diego, Calif., Lodge No. 168 recently took part in the celebration attending the fifteenth anniversary of the San Diego Society of Natural History by donating and dedicating a glass case for a habitat group of elk placed in the Museum. The group mounted is said to be one of the finest of its kind in the West, if not in the whole country. It comprises four animals, a buck, cow, calf and a yearling. In his presentation address before the officers of the Society, Russell H. Gunnis, Exalted Ruler of San Diego Lodge, reviewed the history of the Order briefly an pointed out the characteristics of the animals from which it was named and which its members seek to emulate. In accepting the gift Joseph W. Sefton, Jr., President of the Society, thanked the members for their generosity and praised their unselfish and faithful work in the community. The guest of honor at the celebration was Past Grand Exalted Ruler Robert W. Brown, who was in San Diego at the time, recovering from a long and severe illness.

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