The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-18
SALT LAKE BIDS FOR
ELKS' NATIONAL HOME
Begins Campaign to Bring New
100000 Institution to This
City.
OFFER MONEY AND SITE
Grand Trustee Apologize Author.
lied to Present Proposition
to Commission.

Efforts were begun yesterday to bring
the new 100000 Elks' national home to
Salt Lake. At a meeting of the officers
OF the Salt Lake Real Estate association
and OF the Commercial club held at the
Commercial club yesterday afternoon. the
site for the new home and 900 to be
used in bcautifylng the site was pledged.
While the last grand lodge meeting OF
the B, r, O. Il. at Atlantic City, n. j..
voted to keep the Elks' home at Bedford
City. Va, there is n movement on foot
to take the home to q more healthful
locality, and the suggestion has been
made that It he built at Salt Lake City.
where the climate Is the most pleasant
and healthful to be found In the world.
and where the scenery is unsurpassed.
The grand lodge appropriated $500. 900
for the erection of the new home for
elderly and dependent members of the
elemosynary institution. 1t is home
supported hy all the Elk lodges of the
country. and those who dwell In II are
In no sense unfortunate or objects OF
charity. Many OF them live there because
they are old and wish to spend the re-
mainder or their days In congenial com
panlonshp, The home is always we'll
kept and lthe guests are sts masters
May CQdu&e LOCdClOu
For some years the Elks have main
tanned home at Bedford City, Va. Tho
homo is an excellent one but improve
lnents were needed and IL was decided 10
build new home. There was some
opposition To building at the same loca.
and more convenient place might ee
found. However. the grand lodge voted
that 1t be built at Bedford CITY. Since
then some difficulties have arisen in the
procuring of site at Bedford City. and
Il Is possible that the location may be
changed after nll, In case q change Is
made Il is believed that Salt Lake has
nm excellent chance to get the home.
Colonel G.. L. Applegate OF Salt Lake is
a member OF the board Of grand trustees
and also member of special commits
to take charge of the construction OF the
new Elks' home, This commission, OF
which August Hermann OF Cincinnati.
past grand exalted ruler OF the Elks. is
the chairman. meets with the grand trus-
tees at the T-oughry club AT Cincinnati
next Thursday to discuss plans Off the
new home,
Give Col. Applegate Power.
for Cincinnati He Will carry with him
the proposition submitted by the Real
Estate association and the Commercial
Club which he viii present to the mem,
grand trustees.
At yesterdays meeting at the Com
msrcial club the Commercial club was
represented by President joy ", Johnson.
Secretary Joseph E. Caine and Carl II.
director OF publicity: and the
Real Estate association by George NJ. |
Cannon president; j. l.. PerlScs, sccre
tnry; W. ]. Halloran, .. r. Peterson. w. |
E. Hubbard and r. S, Seslen. Those at
the meeting were enthusiastic over the |
prospect OF getting the E,lks home. The |
Real Estate association pledged a site |
for building free In any pnrt OF the city |
that might be selected. The Commercial |
club. through its officers. pledged $4,000 |
TO be used In beautifying the grounds |
Colonel Applegate was authorized 10 pre- |
sent the offer OF Salt Lake to the ElSs |
home commission and the board OF grand |
trustees and TO urge that the home bc
located in Salt Lake.