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Deer Lod ge No. 14
Ba nquet Celebrati ng t hei r 150 t h A n n iversa r y

DEER LODGE NO. 14
150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
OCTOBER 5, 2019
LODGE TOURS FROM 1 TO 5 P.M.
304 W. MILWAUKEE AVE.

A Cornerstone Re-Dedication will take place at 3:00 p.m.
DINNER AT THE ELKS AT 7:00 P.M. DOORS OPEN
AT 6:00

MAIN COURSE CHOICE

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COST IS $28.00 PER PERSON
Deer No. 14, Deer Lodge, Montana was Chartered Limited to fi rst 150 people to sign up.
on October 6, 1869. Th e fi rst Lodge building was
a two-story brick veneered building built in 1870 Send registration and payment to:
which was located on one of the lots where the Lewis K. Smith, Sec./Treas
second Lodge building was built. Fifty years later, 149 Meadow Vista Ln.
after adding more land to the location, a three- Deer Lodge, Montana 59722
story brick building was built with the cornerstone
laid on September 17, 1919. Th e First Lodge meeting
in the new building was held on March 16, 1920. PRESENTATIONS:
Deer Lodge NO. 14’s Past Grand Masters
Th e Current building was designed using - RW Brother Reid Gardiner, Past GS of Montana
Renaissance and Classical Revival style, with a
stone or cement arched door surrounded with an The Founders of Deer Lodge No. 14 – Famous Men in
arched light, pilasters marking the lodge entry, Montana History.
three-story corner pilaster capped with animate
objects, and ornate dropped stone cornice made of
crosses, and recessed arched brickwork over each Dinner includes a ceremonial glass and coin.
window. Th e Lodge meets on the third fl oor the
fi rst and second fl oors are rented or leased out. This event will celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the
founding of the Lodge and the 100th Anniversary of the
laying of the Cornerstone for the Lodge building.

COME ONE AND ALL
TO HELP US CELEBRATE THIS GREAT EVENT!

MOTELS AND RV PARKS:
Western Big Sky 406-846-2590
Travel Lodge 406-545-2850
Fairmont Hot Springs 866-238-8235
KOA 406-846-1629
Indian Creek Campground 406-846-3848

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