Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-12
DEDICATE
new HOME
AT EUGENE
ELKS FROM ALL WESTERN ORE
CON VISIT EUGENE TO CELE.
BRATE THE COMPLETION OF
MAGNIFICENT LODGE BUILDING

The Eugene Guard. of April 9,
says: Today is the day of all days
for Eugene Lodge No. 357, B. P o.
Elks. The magnificent new club
rooms and lodge hall housed in a
building Of which the whole city is
proud, are being dedicated with ap-
propriate exercises. Extensive pre-
parations have been made for this
even for weeks past by the members
Of the local lodge, and success has
crowned their efforts The day is
ideal the program of the afternoon
is being carried out to the satisfac-
ton of all, and there are hundreds
Of visitors, perhaps more than
thousand, here to accept the hospi-
tality Of the Eugene lodge and Of the
people of the city in general The
streets and business houses are elab-
GRATED with the pretty colors Of the
order, purple and white, and in
some instances they are very unique
and out of the ordinary, not to say
startling.
Roseburg has sent a hundred or
more members Of the order and their
ladies, Portland will have a special
train, and another one will bring the
Best People on Earth from Salem
and Albany. These trains will ar
rive between 5 and o'clock this
evening. Every lodge in the state
will be represented.
The hotels are filled with the visi-
tors and the city is crowded with the
livest bunch of Oregon citizens ever
gathered together in this part of the
state
The exercises being held in the
Elks' building this afternoon are
open to the public, and thousands of
Bugenes citizens, who have heard so
much Of the beauty OF the lodge
quarters, are talking advantage of
the invitation to visit them. Nobody
is disappointed. The most sanguine
expectations of the most optimistic
are even exceeded. Many are the ex-
pressions of delight and admiration
on all sides at the lavish decorations
of flowers and colors and at the
magnificent furnishings of the quar-
ters.
Tonight the dedication exercises
proper will be held in the lodge hall.
The exercises will be cnly for Elks
and their ladies', as 1t is felt that II
the public were invited there would
be such a crush that II would be inn
possible to carry out the program.
After the rltuallstic ceremonies Of
the lodge are carried out and ad-
dresses delivered by Exalted Rulter
II. l.. Baker, of the local lodge, and
Hon, J. NJ. Gearin, of Portland, in
terspersed with musical numbers, the
dedication ball will be held in the
armory across the street from the
new building. At the same time q
tlrst-class vaudeville performance
will be given by a troupe from the
Pantages circuit, The Elks and their
ladies' will be privileged to attend
either or both as they see At, In the
lodge building the II o'clock toast
will be given by Attorney Ralph 10.
Moody of Portland, and at the ball
by Judge j. w, Hamilton, of Rose
burg. The festivities will continue
I'LL midnight, and the several excur-
sion trains will leave soon thereaf-
ter.
Interior Of Building.
The Elks' hall and club rooms
which are today formally dedicated
have been furnished at cost Of
about $4,000, for furnishing and car
pets. The floors Of the hall, ante
rooms, paraphernalia room with kit
chen and pantry, are covered with
the best quality Of llneoleum. The
secretarys room with Teprac Wilton
carpet the ladies' parlor with palace
Wilton, the lodge rooms, stage steps,
stations and platforms with Teprac
wilton.
The walls and ceilings Of the lodge
rooms are tinted to harmonize with the