The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-29

FLKS' NEW HOME
IS THROWN OPEN
,ormaI Dedication Took Place
Last Night.
uIDIeNCE WAS BRILLIANT
,rrLpING is VERY HANDSOME
STRUCTURE.

,-uE ELKS' club house was thrown
open to the public last night in q
blaze Of glory. Before a large,
militant assemblage the magnificent
home Of No. So was dedicated. prayer
and ceremony. feast. merriment and
sopr contributing 10 the most import
ant occasion in the history Of the local
lodge.
IL was d representative audience that
rourpd in through the main entrance
Son 8 O'Clock on. and gladly they ac-
lspted the hospitality of the b. P o. f.
rrerv eve was filed with admiration
.. the sight Of the elegent club house
and its beautiful floral decorations. In
every spot not occupied by the visitors
u seemed there were lunches of roses
NJ carnations, or large. spreading
r4lms and vines to beautify the al
ready beautiful interior.
owing To an accident in the lighting
nj the house, the programme did not
torin until o'clock. but from thai
tour on il was 4 great success.
In the attendance there were 325
members Of the order. They presented
q handsome appearance as they
marched in and took seats on the sides
Of the main lodge room, where the
ceremonies took place. After music by
The Twelfth infantry band. the Elks
sang their ode Aud Lang Syne."
which was followed by a prayer by
Chaplain John p. Meakin.
rralted Ruler Dearborn then read the
riuslistir dedica tory service. which de-
fines the principles of the order as
charity. Justice brotherly love and fidei-
az. The interesting ceremony of build
l1r an omblematic altar. with one stone
far each Of these principles. was gone
through with This over. Chairman
" p. Lynn Of the building committee
gave his word that the building was
completed and asked it's dedication
The house was formally accepted by
The exalted ruler. and Assistant Es-
cure Cleveland proclaimed the word
10 the world
Lester Freed Speaks.
The dedicatory prayer offered by
Chaplain Meakin was beautifully
wordcd and fervently spoken. and at
its conclusion Lester d. Freed deliv-
cred an address. sketching the history
Of the local lodge. the erection of the
home. and giving an eloquent treatise
on the principles Of the b. p. O. e
The programme concluded with the
'de Home. Sweet Home. and benedic-
ton
Music was a feature of the evening.
H. $ Goddard whose voice will be
heard only once again before his de-
parture for Germany, selected for his
SOLO Friends" from "The Jolly Mus
keteer' The sentiment of the ballad
was peculiarly appropriate and ii
struck the responsive chord. The sing
er received an ovation and was forced
% repeat the entire song Mr.. God
dard never. perhaps. sung more eff
fectivey and the thought that Salt
Lake is to lose him and his magnificent
baritone made the audience all the
more eager to hear him.
The male quartette. Ashworth.
Graham. Robinson and Squires. is
about the best that Salt Lake has ever
heard 1t is 10 be hoped that the quar-
tette will he fixture in music circles.
Nr AShworth's Without Thee" and
Mr. Graham's solo. Dreams" were en-
Enthusiastically received.
Refreshments were served in the
building until about midnight The
opening was in every way a splendid
success
The Elks win receive their friends
today and all day tomorrow. Wednes-
day night at S o'clock the regular ses-
sion Of the lodge viii be held. and at
That time the doors. viii be locked per-
manently to the public.