Arizona republican., 1921-01-02
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1921

ing the way for actual construction work on their new $450,000 home at l the southweg. corner of Second ave- nue and Adams street. Simple but impressive services marked the first l physical step in the realization of a 1 move inaugurated several years ago.
 "The work we are about to inaug- urate is the beginning of the res1iza- ton of our dreams" Brother J. l.. E. Alexander declared, in brief ad dress preceding the demolishing of the buildings on the site. "A year from today we will be located in our new home a structure of which Elkdom of Phoenix may well be proud, and one that will be a credit not only to the lodge but to the city and state as well.
 There is no reason why this work should not be carried to speedy con clusion. The Phoenix lodge of Elks has more than 1900 members at the present time, and all that is needed now is the moral and financial support of this membership"
 MT Alexander was the only speaker on the program, nearly a thousand members of the lodge being grouped about him on the new building site. Lodge members marched from the present home on West Washington street to the site of the new home, headed by the City band. A major ity of the members were clad in their working clothes and were armed with piCkake and shovel
 Rope Wins in Tug of- War
 Trustee F. A. Trincano introduced Mir Alexander and later, J. l.. Criss- man. contractor and a member of the lodge. MT. Crissman called for 12 volunteers, and nearly half a hun .f.- .J. was started in raging an old adobe structure and adjoining frame shack
 In 10 minutes the volunteers, assist ed by many scores of hands eager to aid, had demolished the frame shack. Immediately relentless bombardment was started on the adobe structure. built many years ago.
 F'rTn general appearances it was about ready to crumble to earth. so the directing genius conceived an idea of 1 a spectacular method of razing it. A i heavy rope, with four strands, was 1 fastened about one corner of the building. All lodge members were | then invited to get on the other end I of the rope. A tug-o war resulted. | in which the rope finished all to the 1 good. Demolition of the structure wasn't half as spectacular as the l planners had planned. Thrice more 1 the operation was repeated, and eaci time the rope gave way under the l pressure.
 Adobe a Landmark
 At this juneture. one of the brothers | shouted:
 Leave her stand and use her IS part of the new building"
 Razing of the building was com. pleted several hours afterward. the volunteers changing their tactics ant entering into the work on a smaller
 scale.
 Breaking of ground for the new
 structure will be started immediately
 it was announced yesterday and worl
 on the basement and foundation wil be begun before the close of January. The old adobe building demolished
 yesterday to make way for the nev
 Elks' home was one of the oldes sTstructures in Phoenix It was bull by George F. Coats. father of Mrs l.. H. Chalmers and John Coats. an, . was the home of MT. and Mrs. Coat for many years.
 ARRIVED THERE 2 "I wrote poem once. an Ode { 3 Oblivion"
 What became of it?"
 "It reached it's destination "-20sfo