The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-05
LAY CORNER OF
new CLUB HOME
Notable Ceremonies Mark
Formal Laying of Stone
On Saturday After
noon.
LOYALTY AND SENTIMENT
Star spangled Banner" and "Auld
Lang syne'' Find Happy Union as
Elks Cheer Leader in Impressive
Services Many Visitors.
LOYALTY AND SENTIMENT

Uniting patriotism and brotherly love
and mingling the stirring strains of the
"Sta- Spangled Banner" with the har-
monizing melodies of Aud Lang
Syne' Kenosha Elks had notable
ceremony on Saturday afternoon when
they laid the cornerstone of the new
Elks Club house at the corner of Park
and Chicago streets. With turnout
of three hundred members of the Keno
sha lodge and more than a hundred Wis
itors from lodges in Wisconsin and Illi-
nc, with representation of the Grand
Lodge Cabinet, and messages of con-
gratulations from the Grand Exalted
Ruler and many sister lodges the event
was one of the most notable events in
the history of Elks in this section of
the country. More than two thousand
people stood about the site of the new
building when Exalted Ruler George B.
Alleman spread the mortar on which
the corner stone was laid and which
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promises to be the finest Elks club
house in any city in this section Of the
country. There was hand clapping and
cheers and the head of the Elks used
the trowel 20 the click of motion pic.
cure camera and the entire pictorial rec
ord of the ceremonial was preserved to
be shown to Elks of coming generations
in Kenosha The Exalted Ruler was
assisted in laying the stone by P. HI.
Tully, Jr., John Lax and Charles
Mielke.
Many prominent men of Elkdom were
u attendance. Grand Treasurer Charles
White came from Chicago accompanied
by big delegation of the Chicago
lodge with Arthur w Johnson, Past
Exalted Ruler in command, Otto Roen-
JUS, former President of the State As
ISOLATION, came from Grand Rapids,
A. J. Horlick, another former president
Of the State Association, came down
with a delegation of forty from ka-
cire, Theodore Bentley of Sheboygan,
Secretary of the State Association, was
on hand and delegations came f,om
many other cities.
A note of sadness was thrown into
She happy proceedings of the day by
the announcement that Chauncey
Jockey, President of the Wisconsin
Elks, who was to be the principal
speaker Of the afternoon had been
unable to be present on account of the
recent death of his father kilograms
Of sympathy were sent to him in the
name of the great Elks gathering.
Elks were much in evidence during
the afternoon. The parade which pre-
coded the formal laying of the stone,
was participated in by more than four
hundred members of the order, who
marched through Main street and who
were applauded by thousands of peo-
pie who lined the streets. Music for
the event was furnished by the Since
Band and by the Elks Quartette.
There were waving flags all through
the line and a note of patriotism per-
-yaded every feature of the celebation.
When the Elks reached the new
building, Prof Otis L. Trenary, chair
man Of the committee, presided and he
introduced George B. Alleman, the
Exalted Ruler, who had charge of the
ritualistic ceremonies. These most inn
pressive ceremonies followed the ritu-
alistic work laid down by the order
The speakers. on the program included
Grand Treasurer Charles w. White,
who brought a message directly from
the Grand Exalted Ruler. He appealed
to the Elks in Kenosha to meet the
demands Of modern day patriotism and
to exenp1ify most fully the teachings
of the order by giving to the nation in
its hour of need, every support that
could be asked from patriotic American
citizens. He brought congratulations
to Kenosha lodge on its progress in
the ordeg and the hope that with the
erection Of the new building it would
become greater force, not only in the
order, but in moulding public sentiment
in the city of Kenosha.
Judge Randall spoke of the plans for
the new building, declaring that it vas
the idea Of the committee to emphasize
the home feature of the new club
house. He declared that it was not
only to be a home for the Elks of Ke-
nosha but that it was designed as the
birth place for great progressive
movements which would not only
uplft the Elks, but which would go
out and uplift Kenosha.
Former State President Otfc Roenius
Of Grand Rapids, brought the messages
of good cheer from the Elks in the