The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29
ElkS LAID CORNER
stone Of THEIR NEW
HONE TODAY WITH
FITTING CEREMONIES

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WIN a simple but impressive serv-
ice the ceremony of laying the corner
stone OF the new Elks' Home was car
rec out today according to the ritual
Oh the Order. The honor of LAYING
the corner stone fell to DR.. F. D. Bry-
an, who is just completing his term
as Exalted Ruler. Assisting in the
ceremony were the following:
District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler, and Treasurer, 0. M. Eaton.
Past Exalted Ruler, NJ. F. Hether-
.ington.
Esteemed Leading Knight, w. S. IT.
vim.
Esteemed Loyal knight, Joseph lie,
Way.
Esteemed Lecturing knight, A. c.
Jones.
Esquire, T. B. O'Steen.
Chaplain, L. W. Yarnall.
Secretary, W. L. King.
Acting Tiler, W. J. Merrill.
Inner Guard, G. J. Trimble.
Trustee, A. .Holworthy.
Messrs. Guy Toph and ]. D. Wad-
kins.
In the receptacle were placed some
coins and trinkets, brief history of
the organization, signed by all pres
ent, roster of the entire member
ship; list of the members who have
died; list of the officers of the
lodge; and lists of the Building Com.
tmittee for 1916-1917 and 1918. In ad,
dition to these, there was also placed
ia copy of yesterdays issue of The
Evening Telegram; copy of the
sixth anniversary number, and a copy
Of the Progress and Prosperity Ed.
!tior" of the same paper.
The brief history of the lodge, above
referred to, was prepared by Editor
M. F. Hetherington, and was as fol
lows:
The Lakeland Lodge of Elks, No
1891 was instituted October oath
1912, with q charter members. A
delegation of brothers came up from
Tampa and conducted the work of in
stitution, The following officers
were installed at this initial service
o. M. Eaton, Exalted Ruler.
H. D. Bassett, Esteemed Leading
Knight.
o. S. VanHuss, Esteemed Loya
Knight.
H. J. Drane Esteemed Lecturinl
Knight.
George Moore, Secretary.
T. H. Monk, Treasurer.
E. F. Bailey, Esquire.
T. B. O'Steen, Tiler.
H. l.. Swatts, Chaplain.
E. G. Alexander Inner Guard.
F. D. Bryan, W, c. Nrvell, W. I
Overstree, Trustees
The lodge room at that time wa
located in the third floor of the Nor
gan & Grower building, corner o
Cedar street and Kentucky Avenue
After a few months, more suitabl
quarters were secured on the thir'
floor of the Skipper building, whicl
| was completed in the Spring of 1913
Here club rooms were fitted up,
buffet service installed. and tn
Lodge began to assume the quality
has always since maintined as socia
Headquarters for the community.
With the growth of the Lodge, it
members became ambitious to oW
a Home in keeping with its standin
in the community, and a moVemen
TO this end was launched some tim
in 1914 a desirable piece of propert
was purchased, and plain for a built
ing discussed 1t was not until tn
spring of 1917, however, that tn
proiect took definite shape, an
ground was broken for the buildln
in June, 1917.
The LAYING of this corner ston
was deferred from one cause or al
other until the building was CON
Melted and practically ready to b
turned over by the contractors. Tn
ritual ceremony was carried out b
the officers and members OF tn
Building Committee whose name
are subscribed hereto, this 2Sth ia
of March A. D., 1918.
| Nav this building long stand as
symbol for those things the Elk
most cherish-Charity, justice
Protberlv Love and Fidelity; an
NAV its influence in the promotio
of these things be felt int his con