The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-04-23
ELkS CELEBRATION.
Corner Stone Of New Home
Laid with Appropriate
Ceremonies.

/ Itiltll a anniversary telcDTdI-
ed by q Reception to the
Ladies' and Banquet for
the Membership.
On Wednesday afternoon at ;
O'Clock, III the presence of large gath
cring, the corner stone of the Elks'
, Theatre and Home was set with i'm
pres8ive ceremonies bv the members
of the order. At the appointed hour
! the lodge members filed out of the
building and formed in double col
umn across the street The officers
then marched through to the raised
platform upon which the corner stone
rested, awaiting the final ceremonies
before its setting. The prepared pro
gram was then carried out.
Mr. Nentrcss j Smith the Exalted
Ruler, conducted the Opening Cere
mony.
Arrayer by the chaplain, Capt. Ino.
Il. White followed.
Mr. K. d. Southwell then read out a
list of the papers. documents and arti
cles which were sealed in copper box
and deposited in the corner stone,
which was then set by the Exalted
Il ! r wi II The rituaistie ,remOnies.
Then followed another prayer by the
chaplain.
Hon, = II. Burke, the orator of the
occasion, il his happicst style deliver
ell splendid address, which was list
cned 10 by all with the closest atten-
ton.
The. closing ceremonies followed,
after which the master mechanic hand
of Mr.. Eugene Guillot impaired the
final touches 10 the setting of the
stone, which bears the following in
scriplion:
New IBERIA LODGE No. 5,l,
B. p q. ELKs,
ORGANIZED MARCH iTH, 1900
ERECTED
NOVEMBER, 1907.
In the reception hall and parlOrs of
the lodge was then held reception |
to the ladies OF the families of the
members to the order, at which light
were served. The at
tendance crowded the reception rooms
to their limits for the following two
hours.
After the ladies had retired the
Elks' innings began in earnest. As
this occasion was celebration Of the
tenth anniversary OF this lodge, as
well AS the setting of the corner stone
of the new home of the order, the
seemed to feel that they had
double provocation for making me rry
Thus it became the order of the eve
ming that dull care should be bapished
from the walls of the building and ev-
cry Elk was required to give evidence
that he was entering into the spirit of
the occasion, In meeting the exact
ling demands of the brothers who set
The pace of the fun making. individual
performers were compelled to set aside
5he dignity OF position or accumulated
years and render assigned parts of an
program, which invariably
brought the house."
The banquet followed. While lbe
ia can boast of many magnificent and
spreads in the past, each one
in the delights of the mo-
nent, to be the superior of all former
,norts, there would seem to be but lit
lie for possible accomplishment in the
atcr day efforts. Yet, this effort on
he part of the Eiks held its chief
.harm in It's all round completeness.
Other viands may have been as ssvory; /:
'thcr wines may have sparkled as .
other occasions may have had ,
Is profusion Of flowers as sweet; other
.akes and delcacies may have been
worthy rivals of those OF this occasion,
,ut it is quite certain that the flood
yates OF wit and humor were never {
lung wider apart and the spirit Of
'brotherly lcve" and good fellowship .
vas never more manifest.
For several days before the Elks cell
,bration the city put on its "GIad I
J-Knm" air ana decorations 8
Beginning with Sunday night
he Elks' Theatre building. the
entral figure Of all the buildings ,
# the town, was made brilliant BY
ONE three hundred and sixty incan.
Iescent lamps appropriately strung
bout its front carrying out clever de- {
igns. The Railways and interiors ,
we're tastily decorated. Many other
were generously decorated
With the Elk colors for the occasion.
The weather was ideal.