The daily sentinel., 1910-04-28

Dlning hall and club rooms in COM
bination with a business building.
These two propositions comprehended
the building upon the two very valu-
able lots at the corner of Main and
Sixth streets. To Mr.. Fl. b. Jones was
assigned the matter of the proposal
for home, this to be at some point
in the residential district.
Mr.. Sampliner most ably present.
ed the argument in favor of an opera
house. He presented facts and fig
ures In most agreeable and attractive
form. He spoke perhaps for twenty
minutes with great earnestness on
his side of the question.
Mr.. Sampliner was followed by Mr..
Bunting. The plan of argument pre-
sented by Mr.. Bunting appealed to
the purely business phase of the af-
fair He presented the figures that
had been placed before the directors
of the Temple association and stood
singly for the plan as first proposed,
in accordance with the plans and
specifications of Architect Boyer. His
proposition comprehended the erec-
ton of magnificent bTilding at the
corner of Sixth and Main streets for
an approximate sum of 100000, with
| business rooms on the ground floor
and hall for lodge purposes on the
third floor, with a beautiful roof
garden to crown the building.
Mr.. II. B. Jones the last speaker
| then presented an array of figures
favorable to the building of an ex-
elusive Elks temple. Mr.. Jones cas-
lily caught and held the favor of the
younger element of the lodge for
temple alone. He was frequently in
terrupted in applause for his side of
the argument. 1t looked very much
for awhile as if there would be moth
ing else to do, but build along the
lines as proposed by Mr.. Jones and in
accordance with his array of figures
that he had studiously compiled for
presentation in support of his argu-
\ ment. Mr.. Jones made very able
and clever address, even though his
facts and figures hardly supported
each other, as to the fixed charges
and income that might be obtained
This concluded the formal pro-
gram, the sneakers occupying nearly
an hours time in their arguments
Then Mr.. Toastmaster Sternberg
started at the first man at the head
OF the table and followed throughout
the entire 125 Elks asking each and
everyone TO give expression to his
preference on the subject of the char
acter of the building. Some very
amusing stories, incidents and ex-
preston followed. There was give
and take from one speaker to another.
all in a good mood. Some of the
| speakers shot directly from the shoul-
der in their talks and it brought forth
storms of applause.
To hear from every single Elk gath
cred in the hall required several
hours, but they were hours well spent
in hearing expression on the differ
ent plans submitted.
vote was finally taken, simply
as recommendation to the Elks
Temple board, upon the three prop
| ositions. The business home as pre-
sented by Mr.. Bunting, the opera
house scheme, as presented by Mr..
Sampliner and the distinctly Temple
building as presented by Mr.. Jones.
The vote stood a tie between the two
propositions of the business block and
home and there were a scattering
number in favor of the opera house.
1t was finally decided to recon-
mend the appointment of five Elks
as an advisory committee to the di-
rectors of the Elks Temple associa-