The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-11
MOSCOW ELKS PLAN
A BIG INITIATION
EVENT IN MOSCOW LODGE,
FEBRUARY 18th

Moscow Lodge of Elks No. 249, is
planning for an event of unusual in
terst Saturday night, February 18th
Judge Edgar c. Steele, exalted ruler
of the lodge, has written the follow
ing letter to members of the lodge:
Brother Elks: February 18th, is
Past Exalted Rulers night Every Of
flee in the lodge will be filled with the
Past Exalted Rulers. These officers
will not only attend to the regular
work OF the Lodge, but will attend to
the initiatory work Some class to
the work that will be done when eve
ny officer is a Past Exalted Ruler No
ELK can afford to miss it as this is
also Tekoa night, when 40 candidates
from that city will be initiated. The
Exalted Ruler calls upon every Elk
who can possibly do so to be at the
EIks Temple at II a. M, February IA.
Every business house in Moscow
where Elks are employed are expect
ed to be represented and if more than
one Elk is employed that business
house is expected to have represent
atives equal to one-half of the num-
Der of Elks engaged in the business.
We will at once march to the depot
and meet the Tekoa bunch and they
will be escorted back to the temple,
led by the Marshal and 200 Elks will
be present OH we Tekoaites, what
the Monahan, McDermott, Keane
company will do to you won't be
much but it will be plenty Word
has been received here that none of
the bunch of applicants from Tekoa
mas had a bath within the past four
years, and the reason given is that
there is no stream near Tekoa and
they are anxious to come to this
bath Grave fears are expressed by
some of the conservative members
that the odor from these candidates
Will so enrage our royal dog Dick
that he may want to do something to
the candidates by giving him loving
kiss. Fears are also expressed that
Bruin will not like this odor IS he
has been alternating for the past four
months and is very fastidious, and
fears that Bruin will become enrag-
ed and that his massive strength may
injure some of these candidates At
meeting held upon the request of
these same conservative members it |
was agreed that on account of the |
very hard floor it would not be safe |
to have a trick mule in attendance, as
Maude is very select as to whom she |
carries, any anger upon her part to- |
ward the candidate would mean a dan
ger for the candidates but we expect |
TO have a good time. Hello Bill'' will
he heard upon every hand, as Dean
Cockerill and Prof. Ray Neidig will
tell you about it. For the benefit of
the candidates telephone is being in
stalled in the lodge room so that
each candidate may telephone his FAM
lily if he desires just before taking
the fatal step. Upon this evening the
Exalted Ruler expects to call for a
donation from Bro. Elks for the pur-
pose of constructing a swimming pool
in connection with the temple. Dona-
tions of $1,000 each have been prom
Used. We expect some of our new
members to help out in this matter.
Brother Elks don't you feel that it
would be nice to commence to con-
struct a swimming pool Wouldn't
you enjoy bringing your families to
The Elks' Temple; take shower bath
and then proceed to the swimming
pool through a private entrance, have
your own private dressing room
which is already in the Elks' Temple?
70 accomplish this 1t will be necessary
or every Elk to provide to pay his
lues. The Order will need every dol
ar of dues coming to it and if your =
Iues are behind this is a reminder =
there are some four flushers around
doscow who have been talking for
wo years about constructing a swim
1ing pool and are merely bluffing.
While these gentlemen are doing the
alking let us Elks construct a swim
ling pool and do the talking after
ards. The city of Moscow will new
r have a swimming pool until it is
instructed and maintained by our
reat Order. Remember the great
ork philanthropy counts its store in
hat is spent not in what is saved
ay the principles of charity, justice,
.otherly love and fidelity abide with
~ all
EDGAR c. STEELE,