The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-04-29
THE CORNER STONE laying
Odd Fellows To Hold Services at 10
A. n. Next Saturday--History
of the Local Lodge.

day in the history of Oddfellowship in
North Yakima. On that date the corner
stone laying services will be held, and
the fine business block and hall now
under way dedicated to the Odd Fellows
of the future. While the program will
not be elaborate, it will embrace sacred
and memorable features. The services
will begin at 10 a. M, and will conclude
in about an hour and a half thereafter,
including the speech to be made by the
grand master of the Grand Lodge of the
state.
All Odd Fellows, whether they are
members of the local lodge or some other
one, are requested to meet at the hall
room in the Syndicate block at 9 a. m.
on Saturday. A line of march will be
formed, and after some preliminary de-
tails they will proceed to the new build
ing at the corner of Yakima avenue and
Third street, where a platform will be
erected Grand Master Ellsperman of
Tacoma will be present to conduct the
services. He will be assisted by Louis
F. Hart, grand secretary OF Tacoma.
The services at the corner stone will last
for over an hour and half, after which
a banquet will be served in the old hall
room. All the Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs are requested to attend the pro-
ceedings at the new building, and are
especially invited to partake of the
banquet.
Il Preparations were begun almost year
ago looking toward home for the lodge
in this city, and during the fall months
excavation was made for the foundation.
This work was done by A. f. Howard,
the contractor and builder. w. T.
Stewart received the contract for putting
in the foundation and building the super
structure. The foundation was COM
pleted during the winter, and late in
March work was begun on the main part
of the building. Owing to the delay in
the arrival of the brick, work has been
slow, but everything is on the ground
now, and work will be pushed rapidly
after next Saturday.
The building will cover an area of
50xl30, fronting the short way on Yakima
avenue and the long way on Third street
1t will be two stories and finished in
first-class style. The front will be
pressed buff brick, with the side wall
red with buff trimmings The first
floor will be one large store room, and
will be used by Coffin Bros. as a depart
tain large hall for lodge purposes and
offices for rental.
The corner stone has been in position
some time awaiting the day of ceremony.
1t is solid block of volcanic rock two
feet square. On the two sides fronting
the streets are the three links, number
of the lodge and 81. o. o. F." cut in the
stone and FURNISHED with silver. In
the upper side is a hole 6xs inches
square. This will be used as a deposit
tory for things that will perpetuate the
history of the lodge. A copy of each of
the newspapers OF the city-the HERALD,
Republic, Democrat and Washingtonian
will be placed in the space, together
with the programs used and other things.
Yakima lodge, No. %, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, was instituted at
Yakima City on the evening of March Z,
1882. A special meeting was called for
the purpose by District Deputy Grand
Master J. NJ. Stout, who is still living in
this city. The officers presiding at the
organization were; Grand master, Ben
Elwood; grand warden, NJ. Becker
grand treasurer, f. B. WEIGH; grand
secretary, Z. p. Boyle. The charter
members were G. w. Cary, John Morri-
son, j. w. Morrison, A. w. Morrison,
Charles Schanno and J. w. McGlothlin.
On the same night the following persons
applied for membership by card, and
were admitted: f. P. Boyle, T. II.
Look, ]. X. Millican, JosephStephenson,
J. A. Stanton and w. j. Hackett The
first subordinate officers elected that
evening were: Noble grand, g. W.
Cary vice grand, Joseph Stephenson
secretary, f. p. Boyle; assistant secre-
tary, T. n. Look; treasurer, ]. NJ. Nor
rison.
Not one of the above named are MEM