Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-07-31
THE ELES WILL
HAVE FINE HOME
Beautiful Turner Property has
Been Secured by That Order.
WILL BE AN IDEAL RESORT

Building viii be So Altered and en-.
lsrgsd 40 to Make . Most Desirable
Club House and Lodge Room-oood
Work Of Building Committee. i.
Gainesville Lodge No. 900. B P. o..
E., which was organised In September
Of Last year, have arranged for . home,
and will have sn eTclaaIve home and
lodge room OF Ice own within the next
three months, (which will be one OF the
most comfortable and most conven.
isntly arranged IN the State.
When the Gainesville lodge wss OF
RaniEed, II was organised with q pure
ElkI intentIon--to supply lie mem
bers with the best and most luxurious
comforts whichseouldEbs provided In
eonSideFatlon.oi the financial standing
and membership: limit. A desirable
lot vas purchased on.East Main street,
&c., bat thlsllot was too large, and IL
required toolImuch money. for the
erection OF the building 1T first desir.
Oh, this bulldInRlhaving been planned
for an opera house, office rooms, etc.
The mAtser:wassthoToughly discussed
NJ the last:nreRnlsF meeting Of the
Elks, when u was decided TO eliminate /
the commercially features altogether,
building or securing only q strictly
Elks' home and club house. A com.
mittee was:appointed 20 secure plans
and make al other arrangements.
This committee 60. down TO business
at onoe, withIthe result that they, In
connection with the board OF trustees,
decided tn purchase the elegant Torn.
or property, a. lthe corner OF West
Liberty end South Pleasant streets.
The entire matter was presented TO
the lodge At alspeclAl meeting Monday
night and was approved, with the ~.
salt that the deal 1ior the property,
upon which an option has been 90.
cured, will be closed ct once.
This property 10 among the most dc.
slFabls In the city for purpose for
which u will be used. The lot, which
IL l06xl60, contains Q hne residence,
which 10 erected on modern plans.
There will be ssms alterations, how.
ever. and the building will also be en-.
larged, q lodge room being added to
HE south side OF the building. The
halle are large, she rooms cool, airy
and spacious, aud jus. the thing for q
desirable club house and resort for the
Elks and their friends.
The committee on building was con.
linusd, which 10 to work In connection
wl,h The board OF trustees Of the lodge
IN The matter Of altering and other
s'se improving the premises 80 they
nay seem n. 10 10 said that about
1880 will be expended In making !
he dssIred additions aud changes.
About tS,0o0 win be- used In furnishing !,
had sQoIppiugl Ehs place, Everything
ice been properly and satisfactorily
financed, anu there viii BE- no shortage
u money In carrying out the arrange. a
nents.
The committee, acting upon Euthor. a
y OF the lodge, has disposed of the
Elks' LOT on East Main street. Turner
Pound beIng che purchaser Mr.
Pound paid $4,000 cash for the property.
shioh comprises . half block. border.
ne on East Main, East Masonic and !
south University streets
The committee ON building will
scuFs estimates aud blds q, once. aud
Z 10 certain that work In che matter Of :
aud enlsrsI0R the Turner .
'ooee uill begin 1T once. Within three q
months the Elks will have an indie. .
,endent aud free home OF their own Z