The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-11
Prominent Kalispel1 Citizens in
Full Fellowship
SPLENDID DECORATION
Institution of the E1!ss Lodge in this City an
Event of Much Importance
History Of Order.

Kalispell was given over to the
''isest People on Earth Monday when
the I1lks instituted lodge of that
order in this city. For month or
or more organizers of the new
lodge have Deen working to make the
affair a success and success crowned
their efforts. 1t had been hoped that
Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett c0aii be
present to install the new lodge, but it
was impossible for him to attend and
his place was filled most acceptably
by Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler w. +.
Chamberlain of Great Fails.
A number of the business houses
Of The city were prettily decorated
with the colors of the order and pre-
scented a handsome appearance with
their decorations of purple and white.
I,lks' heads We're in abundance every
where and every one tried to make the
visiting Elks welcome to Kalispell.
The opera house where the Install
ing ceremonies were held was ablaze
with decorations. Never in the his
ory OF the city mas the hall presented
50 beautiful an appearance as it did
Monday. Neither t4me nor money was
spared and the result was a thing of
beauty. The Iall was simply smother
ed in, the folds of the purple and white.
which was draped along the walls and
hing in great festoOns from the cell
Ing Fully $50 purple and white elcc-
lric lights We're arranged throughout
the room and when lit up the large
hat presented a picture that delight
cd he eye. A large arch was built
across the stage behind whicn the Or
chcs.ra was seated The general re-
suit was distinct triumph for the ar
lis ic taste, displayed by those in
charge Of the decorations.
Early Monday morning the baby
clks began to gather and as speedily
rs possible were initiated into the
mysteries OF elkdom. There were AZ
Of them and it can be safely said that
each one got all that was coming TO
him and perhaps little more.
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Cham
bu"ian. was assisted in the work cf
making full-hedged elks by w. S. Fra.
~, Thos +. Richardson, e. W. X Il.
", Chas. Wegner, H. f. Hamilton, +.
.. Judd, e. II. burch, Chas, d. How
III. Frank JeHneau. Harry Hunter,
.3r. Chas l. Jones and K. J. Benn. all!
0i t,reat Falls lodge No. 2l4 All day
long he work went on and the would
ho eiAs we're put through without a
hitch. Some of the local members
came out with don't know where /
am al air. but they soon recovered
,huir equanamity and took a keen d.
light III watching the rest of the
bunch" go through.
At night grand ball was given in
honor OF the visitors at the opera
ho lGe and was a most delightful al
fair. nalispell society was out in
force and every effort was made to
make the ball the social event OF The
year. About II o'clock a program of
reciia! ions and songs was given by a
number of the local talent of the city,
af,cr which dancing WAS resumed and
continued until a late hour Tuesday
morning.
The visiting Eks were uns ,inted
in thcir praise OF the hospitality OF the
!<aiispell people and were delighted
with tie reception accorded them.
From every standpoint the kaispei
lodge was launched most auspcously
"nl that il Niil be one Of the banner
lodges of the state is assured.
Ace local lodge will be known as
kalispell lodge No. 725. Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks. and the
iol owing officers were elected 10
serve until April l, 1902:
Exalted ruler Judge d. F. Smith: ::
esteemed leading knight, J. w. Walk
cr: esteemed loyal knight, Frank ii
Nash; esteemed lecturing knight, Nc
c. Winninger; secretary, A. Near
thur; treasurer. Geo. II. Phillips; es-
qure, Andrew Dunsira; tyler, Fred
Saurhier; chaplain, d. n. StoclIing
inner guard John l. FrOlicher; trus-
ices. A. n. Tobie, ". T. Mulanes, L,
w. Phillips.
The Eiks from on, side lodges tia,
took part in the initiation besides
those from Greac Fails, were, A +.
Long. Spokane: ". II Campbell. l.iv-
insstOn: Jas. j.. naur, Manistao.
Mich; T. E. Butter. Silver Bow; r w.
Brown, La Crosse, Wis; W. +. Rog-
crs, SKagway, Alaska.
Only little over a quarter of a cer-
tury ago the B. p o. L. found con-
ceptiOn and was ms ituted in New
York.
September 4, 1867. Charles Al9eiuon
Sidney Vivian arrived in New YORK
from England. His father was a
clergyman. Tne newcomer was a
ballad singer Two days after land
ing he obtained an engagement Il,
Bob Buffers American theater. Az
broadway Vivian boarded al Mrs
Giesman's 1SS Elm street. O,her &C
tors and musicians paid court 20 Mrs
Giesnan's cookery and lodging. The
excise laws of Yciept Gotham were
very stringent, ana in the winter Oh
1867 the male boarders of Mrs. Gies
mans resort met each Sunday after