Caption: 10/14/1954 With only enough money in their treasury to put up the walls, the Ruidoso Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star met in the rain, had coffee and doughnuts, said a a prayer, posed for a picture and then laid the first block for their new building. The chapter has been meeting for several years int eh IOOF building. Members and friends of the Ruidoso Chapter pictured here just before the first block was laid are, left to right, R.K. Knox, Steve Bostian, Louis Smith, Bernard Rooney, Grace Sutton, Marie Ronney, Gladys Knox, Lonnie Easter, Billie Clarke, Nora Laullin, Mrs. Jack Hull, Mrs. Lonnie easter, Lyda Sandifer, Pearl Bostian, Susie Miller, Mary Bassinger, Claude Miller, Ezell Clarke, Ray Clarke, Jack Hull and Vic Lamb. The child in the foreground is young Bassinger.
Album ID: 1255851
Photo ID: 35962195