The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-05-31
DEDICATION AND BALL.
Norfolk Lodge Of EiLs Will Open II. New
Lodge and Club Rooms with Ap-
propriate Ceremonies Friday

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prorr,a,e Ceremonies Friday.
From Mondays Daily
Elks lodge held its first meeting in its
new lodge rooms Saturday evening
At that meeting five candidates were
initiated into the order, and arrange.
ments made to dedicate the hall and
club rooms on Friday evening of this
week The dedication ceremony will
be held at s o'clock in the evening, and
this will be followed by a reception and
ball. Visitors will be given m oppor.
tunity to inspect the new club rooms
while the ball will bs held in tho hall
on the floor above, The following
named committees were selected to mr.
range the details OF the affair
On Observation-Disclosures. Buoholz,
Powers, Tracy, Koenigstein and Viii
merding.
On Observation-Disclosures Parish.
Spear and Mapes.
On dance-Messrs. Mayer, Braasch.
Huse, Cashin and Davenport.
On reception-Messrs. Maynard,
Powers, Durland, Thompson and
Wallerstedt.
On music-Messrs. Greene, Bundick
and Asmus.
@. II. Reynolds, exalted ruler, was
made ex.oflicio member Of all commit
tees.
At 3 o'clock on Friday u class Of 80
candidates will be initiated, consisting
of all those who have been elected for
membership.
The lodge and club rooms will BIO
finished and furnished by that time,
and those who receive invitations will
without doubt embrace the opportunity
Of inspecting the Elks quarters, which
are thought to be the finest in the state.
statement.
To the public In order to set at rest
some of the umor that have gained u
foothold, | deem 1t necessary to make a
statement regarding the smallpox situa-
ton and also ut this time to ask every
II not to magnify the whole matter
but stay strictly by the truth. There
are at present about lG families quaran
tined and of these on%e.fourth are OH the
way to recovery one is q serious case
and oil others are so light that l venture
to say if it were not for the smallpox
scare, they would be passed by MS erup-
tons arising from a disordered stomach
or bad blood. The city physician him
self will inform You that there is moth
ing to be apprehended, but that we
should use every effort to stamp out the
disease at this time of the year. l fully
agree with the physicians in this and
the board of health is doing Everything
in their power to accomplish this object
but WI are powerless to do anything
unless the citizens interest themselves
to the following extent, namely
First. All quarantined families
should rigidly observe the health laws
and stay at home.
Second. All other families should
keep the children at home and also sec
that the alleys are cleaned up and
refuse of every description removed
from the city.
Third. All families should use liberia,
quantities of disinfectants.
Establishing a pest house, as has beer
suggested, is out of the question, because
it happens that the disease is, with tn,
exception of two or three cases, confined
to children, and l am satisfied that II,
parents would permit the removal o
their children to such n place. Help
less children exposed to the surround
ings incident to II pest house and re
moved from the care Of their mothe
would die from inconsistencies ant
fright to say nothing of the disease.
i can assure the citizens that tn
board of health is doing everything t
prevent the spread of the disease All
we will deem it u favor to have all pei
sons not observing the quarantine re
ported to us. Board of Health,
DANIEL j. KoENIGsrEIN,
Mayor,
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