Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-05
IN BISBEE LODGE WORLD
Synopsis Of The Weeks News Of The Orders And Societies Of The City

was conceived in ihe minds Of haf a dozen theatrical folk. many os whose individual names are lost to memory. hur who called themselves The jol- ly Corks
 The order has grown since then The chapter that dedicated is new home yesterday is not even the chap ter for all this city. Although its members number more than 3.000, the membership is confined to Man haitian and the Brooklyn lodge Is al most as large. And the humble meet ings that began on the Bowery are dnplrated wherever the American flag flies. and in the big audience yesterday there was one man whose home is the Honolulu lodge. and one from the lodge at Manila.
 Past Exalted Ruler Thomas Y. Bro gan, supervised the ritualistic eXer- cises after the main floor and the tiers Of boxes had filled. With the dimmed light of the hall enriched by the stained glass settings or its cell ing. and to the accompaniment or soft organ music, the dignitaries ot the order. summoned from thelr places by their titles, went through the ceremony Of the raising of the ai- tar. Each put in its place the different stones. Charity. Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity. Over these went the flag, and on the flag the Bible, and the antiers arched over all-sym. bolic of protection.
 As the antlers were placed in posi- ton tine organ gave forth the strains Of ''Auld Lang Syne. and the aud fence gave the song with will
 Great Ruler of the Universe,
 All seeing and benign,
 l Look down upon and bless our work, And be all glory thine.
 And let this be our sign, Oh Eiks. The Golden Rule our motto true, i And the days of Auld Lang Syne. And as they sang, the clock face on | the wall below the orgah lighted bii i by bit, the .Elks' clock that glows ai | II. the hour Of remembrance.
 With the dedication yesterday ol [ the new Elks clubhouse in Forty-third ] street a notable addition has beer irade to the clubhouse colony Of tn. | D lfHtN CNNHAt uiSAAAt- AAa AAAto , structure. which has beeu erected by ! New York Lodge No. 1, Benevolent end Protective Order of Elks. is thI largest edifce devoted to club pur . Loses in the Times Square vicinity and its height of twelve stories com bined with the artistic facade easil' ] makes it one of the most imposing cd ifices of its kind in the city.
 h- equipment represents an investmen of over s1.000.00O by the Elks fo their new quarters The New Yorl Lodge has over 3.O00 members, bu the clubhouse is virtually open to al Of the 100000 and odd Elks throucl out the country. One Of the object was 10 make it to the headquarters O all visiting Elks to the city. The eigh i upper floor are sleeping apartments l containing 200 rooms with baths which also makes the clubhouse on Of the large hotels of the city
 The property occupied by the clu' includes los to 1lG West Forty-thir street. plot having a frontage Of 10 feet. IL was purchased in Decembe 1908 James Riley Gordon is the arch itect Of the building. For the facad
 
 with three large, arched entrance adorned with huge columns. Granite marble and limestone are used 10 the front The first four floors ar used for club purposes. In the base ment are the grill room and the bow ing alleys. The first floor contain the main restaurant. with a mezzf nine gallery connecting with severa II afrfn 1 floor is the main club floor. Here ar the billiard. lounging. writing. an | committee rooms. with a special 0' partment for the women. as wive and friends of the members are el titled to the privileges of the restal rant
 The great lodgeroom. which is th
 chief glory Of the house. occupies tn
 preater rart of the third and fourt
 floors. This is the largest room (
 it's kind in the city, and the only pul | lie room in the city that exceeds it
 the big assembly room Of the Hot | AstOr. The lodgeroom is two storic
 high, and eighty feet square. Fro l the roof to the ceiling is thirty-tW
 feet. IL contains fifty-two boxes, an ! will seat 1.5O0 persons, and 1.5t
 electric bulbs are required to ngl
 the vast room. The decorations al | rich. symbolic models of the ord'
 being freely used in the ornament
 ton? It is equipped with @ lar' | Hope-Jones organ similar to the oi | at Asburv Park and the House Go,
 mittee has arranged several music | recitals for the winter season. IT clubs annual charity ball will be he
 in this room on Thanksgiving ey ! November z9.
 Prompt payment Is a virtue in q individual and it is even more VI the of the lodge that pays sick
 death behofits. The Woodmen of q N'0ild are always noted for a prom
 ness in meeting such obligations ai
 this was eXempiified in the case of D Thomss who died in this city "a
 month of miners consumption. B
 thirteen days after the death Of N rr~l- AL lI- .ts.D