The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-21
Idaho Sprinas Home Dedi.
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On the night of March "a, the just-
fiably pride-swollen brothers of Idaho
Springs Lodge No. GOT will dedicate
the new lodge home just completed
with impressive ceremonies and sea-
son of jubilant jollification beginning
upon that date and ending sometime
in the near future when the last Elk
becomes exhausted from merry making
and seeks his bed for a long refresh
1 ing sleep. The event has been looked
forward to with keen anticipation and
when the climax had been reached on
the evening named and the Elks are
crowding the limit of jollification it is
believed the echoes on duty in Clear
Creek valley will throw up their va
pory hands in despair and hide away
appalled, at the task of handling the
contract.
All of the day the beautiful home
will be open for inspection of the good
people of the city and the hosts of visit
ors who Will come drifting in from all
sides, except between the hours of 2
and p. m., when it will be given up to
the ladies. During this time the only
privilege accorded the sterner sex will
be to stand outside and enjoy the ex-
clamations Of surprise and delight from
the fair ones as they inspect the
beauties of the new temple.
In the avapipfr tbara ,,.,n H. .-,,a:.
and refreshments and the home will be
open for inspection of the brothers
until the opening of the regular session
at 7:30. A class of "fat, juicy bucks"
of undaunted courage and remarkable
powers of endurance have been selected
for the initiation ceremonies and what
is to be done to them is locked securely
IN the breasts of the squad of fun max
ers who will have them in hand.
Promptly at the sacred hour of II
the home will be dedicated with beau
tiful and impressive ceremonies.
Following the lodge session the most
elaborate banquet in the history of the
mountain region will test the gastrono-
m c powers Of the merry participants.
The committee on the feed department
will ra"sack every market within reach
for the daintiest edbles to be had for
good hard Elkian cash, and promise
spread beside which a feast Of the
tabled gods would look like free
lunch layout in a Gambrinusian joint.
Prominent out-of- town brothers who
are invited to be present and respond
toasts are Mayor Robert L. Speer of
Denver, Bro. Rush I. Holland of Colo
rado Springs [our next Grand Exalted
Ruler. God and Grand Lodge willing],
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
A. NJ. Hawley of the Northern Dis
trict, Bro. James Wadsworth Kelley,
of Denver, Bro. l.. NJ. Goddard of the
Colorado Supreme Court, Bro. Perry
A. Clay. the silver-tongued orator of
Denver lodge; County Judge r. A.
Blackman of Georgetown, Bro. M. L.
Anfenger. Esquire, of Denver, No. II,
Bro. Pettengill of Hot Sulphur Springs,
Judge Hicks of Central City and
others. Bro. E. NJ. Sabin Of Idaho
Springs lodge will act as toastmaster.
1t is expected that the pretty little
mountain girt city will be overrun by
such great herd of Elks that their
antlers will knock together in the
streets and that after the banquet the
more sedate people of the city who de-
sire to catch a few snores of sleep be-
fore daybreak will be compelled to use
chloroform or hike away into the quiet
Businesses of the surrounding hills out
Of earshot Of the joyous jewellers who
look upon sleep as feature of life not
to be considered upon such glad occa-
sions. National Elks journal.