Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-04
Afforded by the password and the

sign.
 Tt is good thing for a man. It takes him out of himself. and cu,ti- 1 yates certain excellent qualities which otherwise would not have chance. I am not going to say anything on this point about lodges or fraternities in general. for the vast majority of them don't know. but in the matter of cul- | tivating certain qualities the Elks ac- complish wonders. IL seems to me that in the Elks as body there is a certain broad tolerance, in open geni- ality. warm kindliness, and an ap- preciation and enjoyment of the sun nv aspects of life which make them the best companions in the world. No doubt that is largely due to the fact that that kind of men are naturally at tracted to the order, but there are cases which cant be accounted for in i tLat way have known man to join the Elks who was so grouchy and
 so sour that he got mad every time he
 saw one of his children smile. That was before taking. and afterwards, at | social session, after taking, I've seen | that same maxwell, 1 wish l could | tell you what I saw, but that is one of | the secrets of the social session. The i effect of joining the Elks is like that 1 claimed for certain celebrated break | fast food. The Elks made him Sun
 ny Jim," and they always do, even if they have to use force.
 But in order to perform these op- erations on human nature to the best advantage the Elks need this building, of which we are planting the seed to- i day. For in a figuratiye sense this
 corner stone is the seed from which
 will grow noble tree, in the shelter
 of whose widespreading branches this mighty herd of Elks will gather fo.' re- | treatments and repose, their heads adorned with the antlers of protection,
 and on another part of their bodies the
 mark scared by the white-hot brand ] ing iron. the mystic brand-but I must
 not betray the secrets of the initia-
 tiorl.
 But the principal change which will
 follow the erection of this new build | ing will be the establishment of the club, and l believe that the club will
 be great gain to the social life not
 only of this lodge, but of Bisbee. Here visitors from out of town will be made
 at home by their friends in the club. and distinguished visitors will receive the more formal hospitality of recep-
 tions and banquets. And here the lead ing men of the city in the leisure of the evening. will have opportunity to meet and discuss with each other plans
 and ideas for the public benefit of the city. These plans for the city's ad-
 vancement will take up a good deal of your time, and 1 wish to emphasize them all can for they may keep you
 at the club pretty late some nights.
 and question may arise, after you
 have at last returned to your respec- tive homes, as to what kept you out
 so late. That is the reason I am ex.
 blaming what you will be doing there. There is nothing, more discouraging to
 an Elk, after he. has spent laborious
 hours at the sclpp, wrestling with the deep problems of civic improvement,
 than to be met on his return to the
 bosom of his family with words of reproach or suspicion. My brothers, I have a profound conviction that it is
 not best that wife should sit up for her Elk when he happens to be de- tained later than usual in the discus
 sion of city improvement. An emi- nent man of science has recently dis
 covered that women need more sleep
 than men. And she shouldn't ask him questions the next morning. Nothing
 is so irritating to an Elk. on the morn ing after these discussions, as to be asked questions. Oh, If she would just meet him with a smile, and few
 kind words, and pitcher of ice wa |, ter.
 | Exalted Ruler, I am unwilling to close these remarks without express ...< canoe in the history of Bisbee of the
 erection of such buildings as this. Un- til recently Bisbee seemed to contain
 almost nothing that was permanent or
 intended to be permanent. There were
 many houses. but with a few excep-
 tions they were as unsubstantial and
 as temporary in appearance as so
 many wooden tents. The distressing
 result was an aggregation of many thousands of men, women and children
 crowded into these canons, having all
 the needs, the sanitary. social and nor
 al needs of city, and to meet those
 needs having the resources and facili-
 ties not of city, but of camp. q am rejoiced to see in this build ing one of the many evidences which
 have been multiplying around us that this camp is being swiftly transferred into city. You have stopped build ing for five years, and are building for fifty. Brick and stone, concrete and steel. are displaeing the wooden
 shacks. Brick pavements are where mud was: pure water Is here and sew ] CTS are on the way. Out of the chaos and uncleanness of the old camp is emerging a new Bisbee. triumphant over difficulties which seemed isuper- able. modern city, of which this new Elks building will be worthy orna- ment."
 , At the conclusion of the oration by !. Mir Hazard. the exercises were closed by Exalted Ruler Spiers, the members of the lodge again formed in marching order and proceeded to their lodge rooms.
 It is estimated that the Elks' home .n Bisbee will cost between S23,eJ0 { and s30,G00. and is to be completed