Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-04
DEDICATION OF ELKS' HALL.


Gala Day and Night-Aie1andrla
Lodge, No. 15S, Il. r. q. E.' -
their New Home-A Day and Nish' u
Unalloyed Pleasure.
The new Elks' hall on Prince street,
near RovaI was the scene OF happy
gatherings Yesterday and last night
The structure had been virtually open
ed to the public all day, and hundreds
OF Alexandrians as well as many PEG.
nIe from Washington and other cities
had been passing in and out for hours
before the building was formally
thrown open for the reception rendered
the ladies' and children. The commit
tea Of ladies which was on hand es-
corted the guests through the structure
and explained the purposes OF the
various rooms and appointments. All
were pleased with their visit, and pro-
fuse in EXPLANATIONS of admiration OF
the conception and skill displayed in
the lodge room proper, the auditorium
and the purpose Of the smaller rooms.
The furnishings, while elaborate, are
suggestive OF durability and display
taste. It seemed as though the build
ing committee had happily conceived
everything which enters into the con-
struction and furnishing OF modern
lodge room. In short, they had
omitted nothing.
The reception closed shortly before
7 O'Clock and later the services IN con-
nection with the dedication OF the
building commenced. The ceremonies
we're conducted in the lodge room on
the third floor, where had assembled q
large representative and appreclatlve
audience composed of Elks, non-Elks,
with mothers, wives and children OF
Elks.
After o brief session OF the lodge, at
which the impressive ritual OF the or
der was exempliied, the open dedlca-
tory services were proceeded with.
After the preliminaries Mr.. Geo: L.
Cation, grand esquire, presented Mr..
Louis E. Shuman, president OF the
board OF trustees, with the keys OF the
entire building, Then followed music
by Cohen's orchestra. After this the
next feature was the presentation OF a
Jewel to Judge Louis c. Barley by
Grand Secretary Knight James W.
Bales. The judge being absent IN the
north on business it was accepted for
him in a we'll worded speech by Loyal
KNIGHT Robt. S. Barrett.
Hon. c. c. Carlin was then intro
duced. He was received with an out
burst of applause. Mr. Carlin's theme
was Home" and he handled his
subject skillfully. and i'll Il nost inter
esting and touching inanncr At the
close OF bis speech he received uproar-
ious applause.
Then formally the building was
turned over to the young people ana
dancing was INDUCED in until after
midnight. The music by Professor
Cohen's orchestra was considered fine
and helped in great measure to en-
lven the occasion.
During the evening excellent vocal
and instrumental music was rendered.
Among the visitors from Washington
we're: Messrs. R. F. Downing, exalted
ruler; James L. Ward, esteemed lead
ing knight; Frank A. Kidd, esteemed
loyal knight; John J. German, es-
teemed lecturing knight; Richard A
O'Brian, sec'y, and Capt. Goodrell, and
Messrs, Frank Hambright, Thomas A.
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Dougherty, Robert Mating ly and forty
other Washington Elks.
Among the guests Of the occasion
we're Mrs. Laura Lamberton and son,
OF Oil City, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Renshaw of Washington; Mr.. VIM. }.
Breene, jr., son OF the democratic
candidate for Congress in the 2Sth Penn
sylvania district.
The floral decorations for the occasion
were furnished by the Kramer Floral
Company of this city. .
The entire programme passed OH
without hitch and showed a master
hand in its preparation. The commit
tee deserves great credit for the hand
ling OF such crowd in such success
full way. Not in this alone should they
be congratulated, but in the selection
OF talent for the occasion they could
not have chosen better. 1t was an in
cident in local history which will long
be remembered.
The name OF Mr.. ]. R. Travers was
inadvertently omitted in the list OF
officers OF Alexandria Lodge OF Elks
published last Friday. =
The dedication committee was as fol-
lows: Jas. w. Bales, chairman, Howard
w Smith and r. s. Barrett.