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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
10
The ceremony Thursday afternoon opens a new Elks lodge and club rooms on the second floor. The rooms include a reception area reading rooms and a 21 by 12 foot parlor separated by grill work, reflecting beauty elegance and convenience.
Traverse City Lodge No. 328 B P O Elks marks its 6th decade of growth since 1895 with new quarters, a grand second floor lodge room, and dedicated committees for banquets shows and entertainment. The article details officers, committees, building features and grand lodge activities.
The Elks occupy the top three floors of a combined eight story structure adjoining Steinberg's Grand Opera House. The building measures thirty by one hundred feet with two stairways to the second floor. Richly finished in Old English oak, it features a main lodge room with a property room and two anterooms, a large front reception room with a men’s lavatory, and an 80 by 43 foot fourth floor room. Grand secretary George A. Reynolds of Saginaw has presided for eight years, moving the office from Cincinnati in 1894, with A. IX. Pickens of Denver listed among officers.
A mix of prize results with Bert Ellis and Tony Novotny winning emblem and pin value details, alongside plans for Citizens' Telephone Line from Glen Arbor to Naypire via Glen Haven. The piece also notes the death of Robey PL Russell and lists new books added to the Ladies' Library town collection.
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a fertilizer for children, claiming it helps growth in flesh strength blood and mind. The copy likens children to young plants and urges free samples, listing Scott & Bowne as chemists and a New York address with price details for druggists.
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