New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-04-23
ELKs DAY O0RNERsToNE

lished itself in this City by tn,
formation Of a local Lodge. the
members of that organization or
! Wednesday. celebrated the ami
versary of that occasion by lay
| ing the corner stone Of the orders
new building and theatcr OF
| Main Street. 1t was a most note
worthy event and attracted muct
attention on all sides because II
represented the accomplishment
of an object that had for its ain
not only an appropriate home fol
the order but the Identification OF
architecture along the most I'M
portant street of the City.
The Main Street of the City
had been decorated in spots in
honor of the occasion with the col,
ors ofthe Order and there was
quite a crowd of citizens who gath
cred at points in the neigh borhood
of the building to witness the pub
lie exercises which began at five
o clock and ended before the
stroke Of six a platform had
been erected at the corner of
Fisher Street and Main and this
was draped with the colorS, while
the decorations Of the building
were very tasty. These, however
showed up to better advantage
after night when the electric dis
play was exceedingly attractive.
In The center at the top was the
American flag with a myriad of
lights illuminating its surface. At
one end Of the building over the
cornlce was the date 1900" and
at the other the date "1910."
Across the center Of the building
was the initial Of the Order in
the center of which was the head
gear of an Elk. A line of lights
ran beneath the cornice another
above the first story of the build
ing and the edges Of the struc-
ture also had their lights making
the whole a sort of pictrIe
frame.
Those on the platform when The
exercises begun were Exalted
Ruler, Ventress j. Smith; Secrc-
tary. Ralph d .Southwell and 9th
err officers among whom were
Messrs. w. j. Eckart, A. Rosen-
sweig, Fred o. Schwng and John
Y. White.
The white marble corner stone
had been placed in the niche with
the receptacle or tomb left I'M
covered. Later on Mr.. Eugene
Guiilot, pushed this stone into
place and sealed the marble slab
into place. In this, in a copper
box provided by Mr.. r. p. Rib
beck was long list of articles as
follows:
Lists of State, Parish and City
officials, history If New iberia
Lodge. No. SOD three pictures Of
the Elks' building. copy of New
Iberia Enterprise of July 6, 1889 !
Daily Iberian. Of June 90. 1891 !
Enterprise-Leader of July II,
1909; Iberia Democrat of July Q. |
1892; Daily Leader, Of Aug. II. |
1905; Iberia Progress, of Sept. |
%. 1875; Daily Progress of Oct. |
26, 1901; Independent Observer,
of Jan. II, 1901; Weekly Iberian
of Jan. 3, 1908; New Iberia Enter
price of March 10, 1901; Cotton
Boil. of Jan. %, 1874; copy of the
Sugar Bowl, copy of the South
west Louisiana IndustrialisI. of |
Dec, 1902; copy of the Louisiana
Trucker and Farmer; list of char
ter members of the lodge, list of
odge membership, pictures of
public buildings now in the city.
directory of the city, telephone
directory, list of the New Iberia
Fire Department, list of deceaSed
Elks, copy of the Grand LNge
proceedings held at Los Angeles.
'opy of the bylaws of the lodge,
copy Of the constitution of the
irand Lodge and subordinate
edges, pictures of President Taft
nd Governor Sanders. pro-
sramme and menu card of the cor
ler-stone laying ceremony and ,
'anquet and picture of Elk en-
lens as worn today. Statements
t the Peoples National Bank.
tate National Bank, New Iberia :
'ational Bank and the Iberia
Association were also 9
1cluded, together with map of .
lew Iberia, copy of the Elks :
heatre programme, coins Of 1907
Lincoln penny. silk flag of the f,
'nited States. a Bible. a pair of :
TX anilers, a copy of the ordi- :
ances of New Iberia and copy
: the ordinances of the Police I
nry of Iberia Parish.
The ceremony was very inter-
ting. Secretary Southwell read
le list Of articles over, Captain
'hite read the prayer, the mem
RS of the Elks sang with loud
'ice and harmony, the, Exalted
nler delivered short address.
e relies were laid away and then
r. Porteus R. Burke. the orator
the day delivered a very happy
dress.
Immediately afterward a recep-
m was given to the ladies and
ends of the members of the
?. 0. f. Order in the par ;,
s of the home and for two -
mrs there was a gay throng Of y
ppy persons and the sounds OF u
ppy laughter and music drifted XII
into the outer world. 81
At night the Elks held a feed ii
to themselves in their own hall ";
which the heartest mirth pre-
led Hiharifv waC pra ,>ro,., If