The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-04
Best People on Earth
Have Best Home on Earth

The Seattle Eiks Ledge No. 90
has a home Of which Il should be
proud The top floor Of the Alaska
buildiak has been decorated with
all the fiuefy neWH 20 Eikdom ard.
Thursday. vas the center of attfar-
tlun 20 the members ~ the order
from al over the Northwest
All day long. from early 10 the
morning until late In the affernoon.
decorators we're busy preparing for
the great opening that would mark
another milsaioae of progress In the
history % the order In thit city
Tho lodge rooms arc the best and
muat rompleie In the whole North
west On entering from the elevat-
ore. a visitor "a greeted utth q mag
nifIerut array Of palms. In which
the monarch % the forest IL a pre-.
dominant figure nireetly 20 the
left ia she office Of the secretary
ana here George ~ smith. the man
1ho wiieda the pen. Hmliingly -.
rclNes Furata
still farther Co the left IL the bil'
lizard room. one - the finest 10 be
found anywhere IN the country
Three MAGNIFICENT tables ciick With
ivory balls and The gentle statsmsn,
% the man Who misses shot
echoes from walls decorated with
the purple and white cnlurs u Elk
dom and embossed Nith the EN-
blema ~ the order.
But Thursday things differed =
little from the general Fontlas, for
the Eiks we're preparing 20 rrcsive
the fair sisters and their friends.
Tables wcre spread about the room
where daiuty viAnda we're TO be
served go those who came to be
welcomed
The lounnlnE room II fitted in the
most MAGNIFICENT style Beautiful
upholstered leather chairs face the
windows from which the best view
In the city can be obtained This
room extends along the Second ave-
nue. aide % the building and COM
mands an excellent view 81 the BAY
Red and black leather chains invite
the Eika 90 a smoke and talk.
with the lodge room Il n succession
Of ante rooms and rooms Ia which
the unlnitiated are prepared for
their Introduction 20 tho forest
wilds" A coat rom and ladY.a
cloak room are the last to be seen
before passing into the spacious
lodge room.
The lodge room Is one Of the fin
est In the land II is decorated and
adorned with the oolors and en-.
bloms OF the order. The officers
chairs and desks are OF the finest
wood. carved and engraved in an
appropriate style Most prominent
among the other emhiema Of the or
der ARE found the monster elka.
from which the order Ia named.
From entrance TO lodge room. the
new home Of the Eika Ia the fines,
that could be provided. both In dee
orationa and furnishings. the latter
being furnished by the Standard
Furniture company.
The following are the acting grand
officers Of the lodge during dedica-
ton. Thursday
Grand Exalted Ruler. BRO. Peter
DAILY Tacoma. wash Grand Lead
ing knight. Bro. W w McCreedis
Vancouver. Wash; Grand Layo
knight Bro J. a. Fulconer. Everett
WASH Grand I.ecturinR knight
Bro. 1t GOV. Charles u. Coon. Port
Townsend. Wash. Grand Chaplain
Bro. Rabbi Theodore r. Joseph. Sc
attic. Grand Esquire, BRO r.. ~
Cox Ballard. wash. Grand Tyler
Bro. william Hickman Moore. Seat.
tie. Grand Secretary Bro. r.. u
stoddard. Seattle. Grand Inner
Guard. Bro. J. Howard Watson
Olympia. wash.
Musical dedlcatory exercises.
March. Russo" Came. Vests or
ehestra invocation by Grand chap.
lain. r. - Joseph; song. "OH the
Sea-" Charles Saunders, George
King. Vert Anderson. Walter PAUL
Seattle lodge quartet; dodicatoi