The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
TINT|C ELKS ARE
GETTING READY TO
DEDICATE BUILDING
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long remembered by those who were
present.
At that banquet it was reported that
the lodge blew in two or three times
as much money as it received from the
initiation fees, but being made up of
the right stuff to constitute good Elks,
it was, like a cork, irrepressible, and it
soon came to the surface again. The
fame of the new lodge as social enter
taineTs and generous helpers of those in
need soon spread and brought many adj
missions to its roster from all quarters
of the district, most of the professional,
business and mining men of prominence
becoming members. From that time to
this the social and financial success in
Dictated by its lucky number of seven
eleven" has never deserted it, and today
the lodge ranks with any of its size in
the United States from any point of
view. The first exalted ruler of the
lodge was Jere E. Driscoll, who still
continues in office as treasurer of the
lodge.
Buy Site for Home.
For three or four years the history
has not been marked by any particular
event until it was determined to pur-
chase suitable ground and erect an
Elks' home. A desirable location was
OuNoli4GQ OlA SllC 1ildiA SlI6SI u EuIGkd,
and a building committee, consisting of
p. ]. Fennell chairman; w. f. Shri-
yer, secretary; Edward Pike, NJ. d.
Hewlett and James Knowles, was ap-
pointed by the lodge to act in the mat
ter and secure plans and specifications
for a suitable building for the Elks of
Tintic. This committee secured plans
and specifications from Watkins &
Birch, architects of Salt Lake City, for
a twO-stOry building 6OX1OO feet.
The lower floor is adapted for a large
department store, and the upper floor
for the Elks' lodge room, banquet room
and offices. The contract was let to NJ.
E. Anderson of Brigham City, Utah,
and work commenced about a year ago,
and after several delays the building
was finished and duly accepted by the
building committee about three months
ago. AS completed, the building, with
its beautiful white pressed brick front
and handsome elk's head design, is sure
ly the finest in Eureka, and among the
creditable buildings of the state.
The lodge room has been specially
designed for lodge purposes, and is adj
mired by every Elk who has visited it.
Its dimensions are 35x58 feet, with
large adjoining banquet room, buffet,
committee room and ladies' parlor. The
offices in front are used for professional
purposes while the large store and
warehouse below are occupied by the
large modern department store of the
acknowledgment company
With the completion of this building
it is &c wonder that the Tintic EIks
have decided to celebrate the event
next Tuesday, by not only defeating it,
but by holding a celebration that will be
a red letter day All the Elk lodges in
the state have been invited to partici-
pate in the festivities, and they will all
be well represented when the roll is
called on Tuesday night
Salt Lake lodge No. So will run a spe-
cial train from Salt Lake over the Salt
Lake Route, and they will bring with
them a number of the most prominent
Elks in the state. They will arrive here
at o'clock in the evening, and, weather
permitting, the entire city will turn out
to welcome them. Upon their arrival
they will, no doubt, imagine that Eu-
reka is being bombarded by the Japs,
for there will be some screeching of
the different mine whistles, and there
will be salvos of what will sound like
artillery fired off on the surrounding
hills by exploding immense charges of |
dynamite, that will make the welkin |
ring and fairly shake the earth in this |
vicinity.
Big Parade and Music.
There will be big parade with music /
and other special features. At o'clock |
the formal dedication exercises will
take place at the lodge room, where a
fine program has been prepared. At |
$50 the grand march is announced to Il
begin at the Elks' pavilion, and the 4
dance will be led off by the grand lodge
and subordinate lodge officers. At IL 30
the banquet will take place at the II
Miners union hall, and numerous toasts
from the different lodges. Past Exalted
Ruler Ed Pike has been selected as
postmaster for this particular occasion, II
and it is assured that there will be
nothing slow during the progress of the