The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-10-12
ENTERPRISE
Corner Stone ofthe II a nd
some New $4,000 Elks
Club II o m Is Laid With
I'm p r e s i've Ceremonies
at IL O'Clock at Night.

Last Tuesday e:ening was memorable
occasion for the members OF
Lodge No. 6o7 B. P. o. Eks of
this city, aud well NAV the me nbersrip
in future years recall with pleasure the
ceremonies of that auspicious event
the laying of the corner stone for the
Elss club new $4,000 houIe. The
interest shown by local citizens was
demonstrated when several hundred
who were not members of the order
Stood for an hour out in the cold autumn
night air during the ceremonies.
The special tram from Silver Plume
conveyed the Silver Plume band
and members from the western
end of the county to this city, arriving
at 8 O'Clock. The special train was
met by lhe entire membership, and
following the baud the entire crowd
marched in double file to the lodge
rooms. Here the..reguar ritual was gone
through, and the hands on the dial
of the clock approached II, the mem
bers formed in double column and
marched to the site of the new build
ing. The band played several patriotic
airs on the way. and at the new struct.
ure where Exalted Ruler Joseph w Boyd
w. Boyd, delivered an address, followed
by Chaplain Edward Schoelkopt with an
invocation. A list of the contents of
the receptacle placed within the stone
was read, and as the handsomely IN
scribed monument was lowered to its
resting place, cornet solo was played
by w. J. Guard, of the Silver Plume
band.
Brother Edward NJ Sabin delivered
an eloquent Grafton having for his sub
CT the theme of fraternalisn and the
growth and good works of the local
odge during the seven years Of its ex-
istence. AT the conclusion the entire
membership, with piano accompani-
nent. sang, "Auld Lang Syne." in
which majority of bystanders joined
Altogether the services We're beautiful and
impressive, calling to mind the fraterual
ties which bind brother to brother, b,
extending assistance in the hour of need
and caring for the sick and distressed.
At the the conclusion Of the exer-
cises the bunch returned to the lodge
rooms where an elaborate banquet was
served and the social session continued
until late hour,
The building is progressing rapidly
and Contractor Work states that after
the arrival of the consignment of brick
and stone now on the way, there Will
be no further delays in the construction.
Three weeks have already been lost by
by the contractor because of delays III
the shipments of material Mr. Work
says that if the weather continues favor
aole the roof will be in place by Novem-
| Der /.
Among the bunch of Elks from Gem
trail CITY to attend the corner stone lay
ing exercises Tuesday night were: Leo
Vol, Louis Rachofsky, Herman I.und-
berg, Henry Eilman, Thos. Dunstone.
H. Keam, Henry Bolsinger, John Cor
man, J hu Eilman, J. {. Lewis, Humph-
rey Williams, Dave Davis and F. NJ.
Bowden. Members of the order from
GEORGETOWN and Silver Plume who were
on deck at the ceremonies included:
Repre- sentative B. J. O'Connell, Sheriff
Thos Cunningham, Andrew Fitzpatrick,
Mayor James A Noone, II. G. Haeseler
Mont Tong and Judge r. H. b ack
man. Those from Denver lodge No.
II included Senator An6nger, Exalted
Ruler Wheeler, Secretary Wheedeu
Sheriff Nesbit, c. H. Hoeckel and
many others.