St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-11

stairway are the offices OF the Grand
Secretary and the private room of the |
Grand Master. which are richly furnish |
ed for their particular purposes. The |
hallway is trcscocd III Ionic style. the F..
Masonic arms surmounting the main
door of the Grand Lodge Room. and
the State arms being over that leading /
to the Grand SccrttIry'$ offices. At
the end of this hallway are two elaho- |
rate gates. Ornamcntcd with Masonic en-
blenIS. These prevent those who aIc
not entitled to enter from approaching
the precincts of the lodge. chapter and |
cOmmandcry rooms, all of which are on
the upper floors. OGtSidc of these gates |
are placed marble tablets, with letters
of gold. showing what Masonic bodies
meet in the Temple.
On the third story are three large
lodge rooms, designated according to
the style of architecture in which they
la e been ornamentrd. as the Tuscan
ic and Ionic. The dais for the
, .,..,~rvi. III each of these rooms. is pllc-
eel 1T the entrance of an inner temple.
The furniture, carpets and fittings of
each are elegant and yet appropriate to
the special features of the rooms Us are
the gaS fittings. organs and other tiN
tUcS. These rooms are fully occupied
10y lodges. several of which meet in
each "i them on regular specified days.
On this story are also the safes for hold
ing >lluahlr articles hrlnugin" T." the
lodges. y paIlnr aud the library of
the Grand Lodge. which contains >rN
'lII hundreds of the r;irrSl and most
valuable Masonic works. are found "n
| this ilnoI.
The rooms on the fourth floor are.
more attractive than those on the floor
beneath. the fittings being ot Il moIc
elegant and elaborate character. The
/ CuIImthiam and Composite rooms on
! this tlnnT are much admircd. The mas
Sivr symmetry of the E"N ptan room.
/ which l. Il representation "i the interior
of an Egyptian temple. with the Mas
ter'< station at the entrance nI the inner
temple. i. however. more striking. a.
/ the heavy capitals of the pillars and
/ pila>ters. and the pcculial fittings. i'm
press the attention of thc visitor and
till large place i'll the mind.
Opposite the entrance To these rooms
have recently been constructed IwoncN
lodge rooms not set down in the tiI>t
plan of the architect. and known ~ the
Clinton and Livingston rooms. Thrl
were set apart III order to supply ac-
cnmmndatinm for i large number oi
lodges who were unable otherwise t."
find Il place in the Temple. and were
cuu>' ructcd from what had been in
tended toI one "f the paIlnr> nr Waiting
rooms. W th the exception ot the E%N p
tIau room winch l. reserved exclusively
fnl the list. of the RoNal Arch Ma>uu>
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