Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
NEW HOME OF THEELKS
Corner Stone Laying to Occur
Tomorrow Afternoon.
EXALTED RULER IN CHARGE
Former Senator Wellington to Deliver
the Principal Address.
HISTORY OF WASHINGTON LODGE
Instituted February IL, 1882, and
Now Has Large Membership.
Building to Cost $4,000.

Building to Cost $175,ooo.
Arrangements are completed for laying
the corner stone of the new home Of Wash
ington Lodge. No. 10. B. P. o. E., on the
north side of II street between 9th and
10th streets northwest, at $40 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. In consequence Of the
unavoidable absence from the city of Joseph
A. Burkart, the District deputy grand eX-
allied ruler, Hugh F. Harvey, exalted ruler
of the lodge, will use the trowel and NOR
tar in laying the corner stone. Former
Senator George l.. Wellington of Mary
land, an active member of the Cumberland
Lodge, will deliver the principal address.
The music will be furnished by the Elks'
Quartet and by the United States Marine
Band. Lieut.. Santelmann, the leader, being
member of the lodge.
The ceremonies will be as simple as is
compatible with the rules of the order,
the sentiment of the membership being TO
avoid a all times any ostentation or UNI
necessary public display. The members Will
assemble at o'clock pm. in the lodge
room. and fifteen minutes thereafter will
march in a body to the site, escorted by
the United States Marine Band. Seats Will
be provided for the families of the men,
bers.
h1StO1y VI IAC VI SoAAAaIAoA'
Washington Lodge of Elks has inter-
esting history, which has been marked
throughout by unvaryng progress and pros
perity. 1t was instituted February H. 1882,
by Justus II. Rathbone. John T. Warde,
Jacob Budd Zebley. Dennis A. O'Neill and
Aaron Shaneor, all of whom were actors
or in some direct way connected with the
theatrical profession. OF their number all
have passed away except John T. Warde.
This quintet was joined in request to
the Grand Lodge for a charter for this
Jurisdiction by thirty-nine business and
professional men of Washington, of whom
six are alive and active members or the
lodge. Through their efforts the local pody
was incorporated October II, 1Ss2 and re-
ceived it's charter December 10, 1882.
The first meeting place of the lodge
was in McMenamin's Hall, on r street
time, removing TO Moore's Hall. an old
STYLE three-story brick structure, on 9TH
street northwest near d street In those
early days the usual weekly meeting was
held Sunday night, because that was the
only free and available day for the actors
and stage folk, who formed no unimportant
portion of the membership. In Washing
ton as in all other cities and towns where
Elk lodges lived and fourished, the theatre
cal people were generally regarded as the
prominent members. for the Order of Elks
was really originated by small band OF
actors the body then being known as The
Joliy .oi ON. a,d imdeed Iater In the
nineties at which there were not presented
applications for relief by stranded actors or
other artists and their families. and the
se,udtar, Of tbo Iodee rrove that they were
T ra,l,,cI, resnonded IN and never
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Moves to Present Quarters.
In 1894 Washington Lodge moved to its
present quarters, on F. street between 10th
and 1lth streets northwest. the building
having three years previously been pur-
chased partly out of the lodges available
funds and partly in payments made at sub
sequent contingent dates. number of mem
bers having p:edSed themselves as iholFid-
'aiiH '9p tt ~, IH;oo ,,l,' -, - :,
arIarqanent of the building and an entire
remodcling of it's interior
The prosperity which marked the career
of the lodge in its early lie continued to
attend 1t, and so pronounced was It's prog
ress that on It's twenty-frst anniversary a
resolution was UNANIMOUSLY adopted setting
aside a large sum OF money Tor the pur-
chase, of a site wherein could be erected
such a building as would be CONNIE nsurate
with the advancement, architecturaily and
otherwise. of the national capital and of the
lodge itself. On its twenty-tifth anniversa-
ry the lodge determined to begin the work
of constructing its new home Ground was
broken in the latter part of November, 1906
and. based on plans prepared by b. Stanley
Simmons, member of the lodge, whose de-
signs won the first prize from five other
competitors comprising the foremost arcai-
tectS in Washington and other great cities,
contract was made with the Charles j.
Cassidy Company for the construction of
the building at cost of considerably over
$4,000
Cost of the Building.
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Accorui's " ms .oi.,i a|' 'lie 81 uC'ui
is to be completed April l. l9os' but II Is