Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-19
BUY SITE FOR
LODGE BUILDING
Local Camps of M. w. A. and
r. N. of A. Secure the
Spear Estate Corner.
DEAL is FINALLY CLOSED
Committee Makes Choice of 30 Diff
ferent LOcatiOns-Will Put Up
Three Story Structure.

The local camps of the Modern
Woodmen and the Royal Neighbors
are to have a fine home at the cor
ner of Eighteenth street and Third
avenue, as the result of a deal closed
at 5 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
whereby a committee representing
the different camps acquired the
title to the corner lot owned by the
Spear estate, at 1903 Third avenue.
1t is proposed to build $4,000
building on the site.
For several years the different
camps have been at work on the pro-
iect of securing site for local
camp home, and some time ago a
joint committee representing Wood
men camps No. 30, 1850, 800 and
26, and the recently organized Boost
ar camp, and the Dewey, Prosperity,
Say Halves and Mayflower camps OF
he Royal Neighbors. was appointed
o devise ways and means for the con-
itruction of Woodmen building.
This committee worked diligently on
he proposition, and considered in all
= sites.
Finally the different locations
F., we're narrowed down to two, the
| spear corner and the Vogel prop
rty, the latter on Ninteenth street
md Third avenue. A sub-com
nittee composed of Lawrence Eihl,
r. G. Summers and G. c. Wenger
| of the Woodmen camps and
| Mrs. Anna Ransom of the Royal
| Neighbors, was named to close the
| negotiations. The Spear property
vas finally chosen, and Saturday the
| papers were signed, and the first
/ payment was made. The considera-
| lion was $4,000. The deal was
made through the Blankenburg &
| 3lankenburg agency.
| VIII he Incorporated.
The plan is to form corporation
under the laws of Illinois, to take
over the property and put up build
ng The preliminaries will be dis
| . oSed of as soon as possible, and
| building operations will be begun
This season. While the plans for the
structure have not been worked out
IN detail, the committee has decided
| 20 build three-story brick building,
modern in every particular. The
,irst floor is to be devoted to store
fooms, and the second floor will ac-
,omodate a few Offices, the club
'ooms, and kitchen and pantry and a
mall meeting room. The entire
third floor will be given over to the
main lodge room and auditorium.
Committee to Meet.
I There will be ameeting of the com
| nittee Tuesday evening at the office
If G. c. Wenger in the Safety build
ng for the purpose of deciding the
letails of the proposed incorporation
| and arranging other matters prepar'
atory to the beginning of building
| operations.
The site of the new building has ;
siontage of GA feet on Eighteenth
street and 40 feet on Third avenue
rhe building will face Eighteenth
| street.
Means Fine Improvement.
There is much public qualification
over the closing of the deal, sine,
means that the Spear property
which has long been unimproved
will now be the site of another fin,
modern building, and the home o
he local camps of the strong fra
ernal society. The new building, i
should be understood, is to have m
connection with the head Office o
either the Woodmen or the Roya
Neighbors, but is to be purely tn
headquarters of the local lodges.
The lodges have been renting diff
terent halls for their meetings, an
The members feel that the amour
)aid in rent, coupled with the advan
lagos of one central meeting plac
md a hall for meetings, dances an
ike purposes, will make the invest