The San Francisco call., 1909-10-18
LAY CORNERSTONE
OF LODGES HOME
Alameda EIks Hold Solemn
Ceremonies on Site of New
Building

ALAMEDA. Oct. 1.-THE cornerstone
of the new building being erected by
Alameda lodge of Elks in Santa Clara
avenue, west of the city halL was laid
laid this afternoon, the ceremonies be-
ing directed by DR.. W. o. Smith, ex-
alted ruler of Alameda lodge, who also
delivered the address of welcome to the
visiting antlered herds from Oakland.
Berkeley and San Francisco and to the
assembled throng. Past District Dep
uty Grand Exalted Ruled James NJ.
Stanley represented the grand lodge.
The oration was by ]. J. Allen of Oak
land lodge.
Exalted Ruler Smith in his address
said in part:
Alameda lodge welcomes all to the
ceremonies to be held here this after
noon. Since the lodge was instituted
on March II, 1906, with 25 charter
members, 1t has been planning for this
occasion and for a home of its own.
We have now nearly 450 members and
in three or four months expect to have
this temple completed for the oc-
pancy of the lodge. May it ever stand
for the principles of Elkdom, for In
those principles it is being erected"
DR.. Smith read a letter of congratu-
lation from Grand Exalted Ruler J. u.
Sammis of Iowa, in which the head Of
the order referred to the pleasant visit
that he enjoyed to this city several
months ago, when he was the guest
of the local Elks in their shack that
stands in the rear of the beautiful
building now in course of construction.
telegram of congratluation was also
read from Past Grand Exalted Ruler
Henry A. Melvin.
In the oration by ]. ]. Allen the
speaker lauded the principles of Elk
dom and said that the Alameda lodge
had chosen an appropriate time for the
laying of the cornerstone of it's new
home.
The eyes of the world are upon the
bay of San Francisco now," said Allen,
when its discovery is about to be
celebrated. 1t is fitting that the Elks
Of Alameda should have chosen such
a date for this ceremony. There is no
fraternity in which the spirit of good
fellowship and mirth are more evident
than in the order of Elks. BY good
fellowship I do not mean mirth alto
gether. mean that quality of fellow
ship which causes US to uplift and sus-
tain our fellow man. to write our
brothers faults in the sand and to see
only the good that is in him. The
SBiAAb VI I-AhdOil SnIOuI dScS every
brother to give TO the order, to his
fellow man and to the world the best
that is in him. The members of Ala
media lodge have shown that they are
imbued with the true spirit of the fra
ternity in the manner in which they
have set about to build themselves a
home which will be a monument to
their zeal and an ornament to this COM
munity."
The order of exercises was:
Address of welcome. Exalted Ruler Dr. W o.
Banner" sung by Miss Margaret ]. Williams
Miss Margaret Brooks. Miss Claire Ansel Miss
Annette Haskins Miss Myrtle Kalas Miss
Marian MARITIME, Miss Helen Murray. Miss Anita
son; eornet solo. The Palms." Thomas Valerga;
selection, Golden Gate quartet; opening cere-
monies Past Deputy District Grand Exalted
Ruler James NJ. Shanly; prayer, Chaplain H.
NJ. Hammond; selection. Golden Gate quartet:
ritualistic ceremonies. James ". Shanly; cornet
stone. DIR. W. o. Smith; prayer. Chaplain II. NJ
Hammond; My Own United States.'h Arthur w
Morgenstern; GRAFTON, ]. ]. Allen: selection
Golden Gate quartet; closing, James NJ. Shanly
America. the audience.
The officers of Alameda lodge are:
Exalted ruler, DIR. W. o. Smith; esteemed
leading knight. Harold G. Ward; esteemed loyal
knight. Fred E. Brooks; secretary. Arthur ".
Morgenstern; treasurer, Al. Latham: esquire
Joseph j. Sedgley: tiler. ". J. Rogers: chaplain
II. NJ. Hammond; inner guard, Joseph Murray
trustees-Joseph s. Williams. D. W. Martin
Thomas II. Haskns; organist Chester Kelly;
past exalted rulers-Joseph L. Daniels 19O6)
E. X. TAYLOR l1906-7), William Hammond Jr
(1901-s), Fred T. Moore (190s-9).