The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-13
Architect Consults With Local
Contractor Regarding
Working Plans.

T NGINEERS in the employ of P
~ J. Moran are at work prepar'
ing estimates on the architects
working plans for the new Ellls
National Home to be constructed for
the Elks next summer at Bedford City,
Virginia. at a cost of about $500. 900.
j. y. Stern of Ottenheimer, Stern &
IGicheIt If Chicago returned to Chi"
cago yesterday after consultation
relative TO the plans for the con trlc-
tion of the building.
The new Elks' Home is to be the
largest and most complete fraternal
home of its kind ever erected, and the
awarding Of the contract to Salt
Lake contractor after competition
i'll which the leading construction con.
tractors of the United States were
among the bidders is looked upon as
q signal and unprecedented recognition
Of the ability of western contractor,
The contract was awarded to Mr..
Moran last week by the unanimous
vote of the New Elks' National Home
commission, consisting of August
CtGarry'O Hermann of Cincinnati,
past grand exalted ruler; John P, Sui
liyan of New Orleans, past grand ex-
sted ruler; w. Thomas B. Mills Of
ruler Alfred % r. edi Ho1ey afo OF Haeken aesa
sack, n, j., Perry A. Clay of Denver,
Cary L. AppIegate Of Salt Lake,
Patrick T. Powers of New York. Calvin
L. Kingsley of Waterloo, Iowa, and
Samuel v. Perrott OF indianapolis.
The new home Of the Elks is to house
the aged and in6rm members of the
order from all parts of the country. The
present home is located in Bedford
situated. There are about e.ghty-fve
residents at the home, and the COM
mission hopes that the now home will
nrove so attractive that many other
aged Elks will 90 there TO finish their
lives amid pleasant surroundings. The
oll Elks are not in any sense inmates
Of the home, but guests; where thcv
hye in luxury, with servants TO look
after every want.
tract of beautiful land overlooking
the pretty little city Of Bedford. The
grounds will be prettily terraced up to
the entrance of the beautiful admins.
tration building. which will be ir the
center Of An arc formed by tae build
ings Of the new home. In addition to
the large beautiful administration
Dnlld1nR VIII De noSplta!, seven
dormitories and power plant. all con,
nected by covered passageways
In tho administration building will be
one of the most beautiful lodge halls in
America, with the au.e-chambers and
all appurtenances necessary for the cen
duct of the lodge work. In the
building will 1t bowling alleys, billiard
rooms. .hr library and reading room g
smoking rooms, 10, pg:ng rooms. aleoros
corridors, reception rooms and the ad
ministratio1 Offices. There will also he
dining rooms. dinin@ porches and sleep
ing .porches in tie building.
The hospital WI contain laoora tories
operating rooL,s. treatment roo MS and a
large solarmm, Each Of the seven
dormitories will contain twenty-five
sleeping rooms, with closets and bath
connecting each room.
Actual construction work will prob
ably be begun in July, immediately
following the annual reunion of the
Elks at Rochester, N, Y, at which
time the grand lodge Of EIks will
formally ratify the action Of the home
commission in awarding the contract Ia
Mr. Moran.