The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-28
ELkS CLUB Dedication
AND THE BIG Banquet
MEMORABLE
PROTECTIVE
sPEAkeessR

The formal dedication of the new
S25, 600 Elks club house and hall took
place Tuesday and was proceeded by
public reception during the day attend
ed by large numbers of local people as
well as many ont of town visitors.
During the afternoon from until 8
O'Clock the ladies' were entertained and
refreshments We're served. The ladies'
reception committee was composed of
Mrs. Geo. f. McClelland, Mrs. J. w.
Boyd, Mrs. DR.. w. T. Cain, Mrs.
Sprague Stewart, Mrs. Norton II.
Brown, Mrs. Chas. Brandstetter, Mrs
X. II. Blackman, Mrs. K. c. Bonney,
Mrs. Sam Brethour, Mrs. Adolph Mel
son, Mrs. W. II. Gleason, Mrs. H. l..
Robinson, Mrs. o. w. Lowell,
Mrs. A. H, Colburn, Mrs. G. l..
Hanson, Miss Nettie Ellis, Mrs. J.
w. B. Smith, Mrs. F. II. Nye, Mrs.
S. L. Burger, Mrs. W. H. Jones, Mrs
| Thos. c. Bowden.
/ The beautiful! club rooms were taste
! fully decorated with ferns and flowers
!
the building from top to bottom, many
out of town people availing themselves
of the opportunity as well as a large
number of home folks who took time to
see the interior of a modern club house
and lodge hall in mountain city.
The morning and evening trains from
| Denver and the west end of the county
! brought many Elks and their families.
while IN the evening special train
from Silver Plume arrived at 8 O'Clock
i. bringing many who could not make it
convenient to catch the regular train
The special train returned to the Plume
at 4:S0 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
/ Upon the convening of the regular
lodge session at s O'Clock, class of
twelve new members had the antlers
placed upon their heads through the
initiation ceremonies. The newly made
EIks were; w. H. Irvine, S. A. Noyes,
K. B. Griswoid, Kenneth Moscript. A.
H. Davis, Hugh Fitzpatrick, Gabe Bar
nard, Edmund Leet, Alex Vein
berger, F. j. Dnfy, Horace Burns
and Frank Walters. After carving
out the ritualistic work which was hur-
ried along, the mystic hour of Ii clock
arrived, and following the Elks toast
the formal dedication ceremony was
rendered in most impressive manner
by the officers of the lodge.
/ Promptly at II O'Clock at night the
Elks and their guests sat down at their
banquet board in the Patten building
formerly used as the Elks lodge rooms,
where covers were laid for 25O. The
bill of fare was of the finest and was
gotten up and served under the direct
ion of c. II. Alexander of the Club
hotel. score of experienced colored
walters kept the courses coming in their
proper order and everything moved
like clock work. A six-pece string
orchestra discoursed sweet music un-
der the direction of F. NJ. Leach. which
added greatly to the enjoyment of the
occasion
Exalted Ruler J. w. Boyd started the
ball rolling by short address and in
troduced Edward M Sabin the toast
master of the evening, or rather morn
ing.
Following were the toasts and those
who responded: Western EIks'' A
M. Hawley, Fort Collins lodge No. sO4;
"The Cornish, Judge VIM C. Mat
thews, Central City lodge No. 557;
"Elks in the Road and on the Press
j. w. Kelley, Denver lodge No. II;
''The Grand Lodge and the Order at
Large" r. L. Holland. Colorado Sprin o
lodge No. 3o9; Wives, Mothers, Sweet
hearts, Sisters and Daughters" Judge
r. H. Blackman, Georgetown; 1.-The Sim
pie Life, j. w. B. Smith; "Our Place in
the Worlds Work." Judge N, Walter
Dixon, Pueblo lodge No 90. The sub
ject "Our Dreams" had been assigned
to Milton L. Anfenger, of Denver, who
was unable to be present on account of
lines, and Judge Peter L. Palmer of
Denver was given the subject without
a pipe. ''The Building Committee:"
which was to have been handled bv
Fred l.. COLON was turned over to w.
G. Wheeler, of Denver lodge No. II,
who did full justice to the committee.
A souvenir program of the dedication
banquet was printed on linen finish bond
paper with deckle edge covers, making
20 pages, tied with purple ribbon. The
program contained the names of 33l
members of the lodge, the personnel
Of the lodge and Elks club association.
The committee on the dedication ar
rangement was composed of Tom Bon
ner, chairman, c. S. Birkins, secretary: