Timeless: 100-year time capsule reveals the past — and the virtues of Elks

It was Oct. 8, 1907, when Elks Lodge No. 607 laid the cornerstone
for what would be one of the first lodges in Colorado to
have its own building. It was a time when that type of news
made the front page of the Denver newspaper: “Cornerstone to be
delivered to Idaho Springs.” It was a time when buildings were more
than just bricks.
“Any building can be built by human hands,” said Chaplain Nick
Demercurio at the Elks’ time-capsule-opening ceremony Oct. 6. “But a
great lodge like this can only be built by human hearts.”
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Timeless: CAROLYNN DEJAYNES hugs Don G. Allan, Idaho Springs Elks  Lodge past exalted ruler, during a 100-year time capsule opening  ceremony on Saturday. Carolynn’s husband, Donnie, was killed in the fire at the plant Oct. 2, 2007. Photo by Matthew JonasTimeless: CAROLYNN DEJAYNES hugs Don G. Allan, Idaho Springs Elks Lodge past exalted ruler, during a 100-year time capsule opening ceremony on Saturday. Carolynn’s husband, Donnie, was killed in the fire at the plant Oct. 2, 2007. Photo by Matthew Jonas

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