The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-02
Handsome Home Of Garden City Lodge Is
Formally Turned Over for Purposes of
Benevolent and Protective Order.
CEREMONIES AND CELEBRATION LAST WHOLE DAY
from Services OF the Morning TO the Serving of the Banquet
at Midnight There Is Nothing to Mar the Perfect
Enjoyment of the Men Who Made the New
Building and Their Friends.

double quartet. Grand Exalted Ruler
Burllngamc introduced Governor Nor
ris, as one of the prominent men of
whom Elkdom was most proud Cow
ernor Norris said:
Governor Norris.
The hearticst congratulations are
due No. asa. for the completion of this
beautiful temple and special credit ls
due the building committee which has
made this possible. This is the fourth
lodge home that has been built by tho
Eks in this state 1t seems that each
one IL building better than It's predc-
cessprs This building, from tho
standpoint Of arrangement and archi-
lecture. Is Ideally constructed and viii
he greatly enjoyed by the local broth-
crs through the years to come.
Montana, along every line, IL build
ing we'll None Of lis who can go back
20 years VIII fail to remember that
the average citizen was only tcmpar-
nrly residing here. His object was to
accumulate competence and return
to his old residence In those days
there were few permanent buildings
That was true Of public buildings
private residences. and structures of
every kind aud character. These 20
years have witnessed n great change
In this respect. Seldom do YOU hear
n man say that he II In Montana only
\ temporarily and viii return 10 the old
home soon In every public building
there IL evidence that we arc building
not for today or for Il few years. but
for all time This building represent
ing n large sum of money for any
lodge, win be the home for n lodge NJ
lilks far in advance OF the years of
the youngest member now living. The
same ls true In our business blocks.
courthouses. schools and residences.
They are not being built for today.
but are being constructed for all time,
What IL true Of Mlsaoula. rs true of
every city In the state. We have cast
our lots here knowing that II Is n
splendid place To live In and IN the 20
years | have lived I'm Montana there
has been transformation We now
have the spirit that this is not tenn
porary state and we have become
part of the great unit and arc building
for the future and | believe the lodge
OF IIlks has been an important factor
in this work and VIII continue TO do
lts share toward the botterment Of the
state.
There ls one thing ] like about tho
EllSs That Is the oamaraderle that
exists among tho members. The help
ing hand extended to unfortunate
members Is the charity that docs not
flaunt itself knowing that II win be
bountifully rewarded by the Grand
Exalted Ruler above. know we often
hear from certain people that If we
could return to the good old days Of
the fathers things would bo 80 much
better. ! have no confidence IN such
theories. | believe the world today IL
much better than II was in the days
of our fathers and will continue To
grow better, We can no more return
10 the days of our fathers. than we
means Of transportation. Along every
line We have made tho same progress.
Each age has It's own conditions 10
iaee and problems To solve. Each
problem has been fairly well solved
and the coming generation viii solve
It's problems In the same great way.
and / place no confidence In the the
ory that the world is retrogradlng. IL
takes the accumulated wisdom of the
past days TO solve these questions and
sOlvc them well. our fathers could
not solve some Of the problems that
face us any more than we could solve
those that Will confront the people 100
years from now
Those Of yon who have lived In tho
rain belt have often seen u heavy fog
oVcrsprcad the landscape and you
have seen the sun gradually gain the
upper hand, the fog disappear and IN
a few hours the sun shine with all lis
brlllianco, Civilization can be lIkcned
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