The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
INSTALLATION, DEDICATION
AND BANQUET.

AND BANQUET.
On Wednesday afternoon the recent
ly elected officers OF The Masonic Lodge
were duly installed, in the hall of the
Order, just completed in the remodeled
Kimmeil block The services Of dedi
cation we're held ia the evening and
were open to ell Masons in good stand
ing, their wives aud families. or sweet
hearts, as was also the banquet which
followed.
The elegant apartments dedicated
to the use of the fraternity, ere very
conveniently arranged and occupy the
whole of the third floor of the Kinmell
block. The first apartment entered
after mounting the two flights fs.airs
by which the third story of the build
ing is reached, is the Tyler's rJom, a
neatly matted and well heated ante
chamber. the dimensions of which are
l2x16 feet, exclusive of the stairway.
The height of the 0iling is SIXTEEN feet,
and is the same throughout the entire.
suit. North of the Tyler's room is the
Preparation room, 15II6 feet. uicely
furnished With walnu' chairs, tables,
mirror, &C.. and carpeted with ingram
carpet. Here candidates are prepared
for admission to the order. Immedia-
tely opposite ttis apartment ard south
of the Tyler's room is the Reception
room, which is of the same dim. nsiors
- tie preparation room, and similarly
furnished Visitors to the lodge are
received in .his apartment. Northeast
of the Tyler's room, over the stairway,
ls the fuel room. The Lodg- room
proper is entered on the west from the
Preparation room and Tyler's room,
and occupies tie greater portion the
entire third fi,or of the building THIS
Is beautiful room, 27x52 feet. IL is
handsomely carpeted with the beavirst
and best body Brussels, which was put
together in New York so as just to fit
the floor Of the room. There WAS laii
upon the floor laye- of heavy carpet
paper, then layer OF hattened carpet
paper, and finally the carpet itself.
This prevents any resonance at all
from foot steps or other Gauss. The
carpeting was furnished By 7. & W. R.
CsI nahan, and the carpet paper and
mating by Anderson & Winders. The
officers chairs are Eight iC number,
consisting of heavy. carved walout, up
b. ls.ered with light blue repp. These,
With three Tennessee marble tcped "a
blet, adorn the rostrums In the East,
West and South aud were purchased
of ID. Rumnell. -Four dozen cane
seated arm chairs of walnut, for the
members of the lodge. we're made TO
order and purchased through Isaac
Baker. The chandelier and other gas
fixtures and pipes were furnished by
the Findlay Gas Company. The fix
lures consist of the alter light, a col
ann surmounted by tripod of can
dies, two beautiful columns in the Esst,
surmounted by statuary, columns in
the West of similar beauty and ar
rangement, and column in the South
handsomely ornamented. The chan
delies is q lovely piece of crystal and
nickel work Of twelve eights which
cost e130. This with bracket of sim
liar construction over the Secretary g
desk, and the pendants in the Ty
ler's room, the Preparation and Re-
esption rooms, and Banquet ball
makes total of twenty-five lights in
all of the apartments. The Secretary's
desk. aheavy piece of walnut furniture
was manufactured by A. Dieisch & Co.,
and is the only piece of furniture in
the Lodge rooms which was manufac-
tured in Findlay. The alter, the two
columns in the west, and the Jewels,
the latter of solid coin silver, were
purchased of NJ. G. Lilly s. Co., of
Columbus. The two stoves and drum
of T. F. Morrison. The curtains were
purchased of Samuel Huber, the Gus
pidors of H. H. Metzler & Co, and
the paper on the walls and ceiling, rep
resenting gigantic columns supporting
heavy architecture, of J. H. Decker &
Co. The paper hanging was done by
A. K. Kuhn, of Columbus. In the
East is an Illuminated letter G and
symbols of the society, which were
furnished by the Fiudlsy Gas Com
pany. Ali of the rags and mats were
furnished by T. & w. R. Carnahan.
Leaving the Loige room, the ban
quet hall is entered at either end by
door from the Lodge room, or iu the
west end by a door from the Reception
room. The dimensions of this, the last
apartment. are Skill feet. 1t is mat
ted and furnished with chairs, cup
boards, and a long table. capable of
accommodating sixty persons.
The entire cost Of fittirg up these
magnificent apartments amounted to
something over $500, the work being
done under the supervision of Messrs.
d. B. Bsardsley, c. E. Miles and B.
F. Kimmons.
The Installation services took place
In the afternoon, and were conducted
BY P. G. 8. w., Il. E. O'Hagan, OF
Sandusky city, after which a mum.
ber of the visiting brethren from the
country round returned home, owing
to the bad roads. yet great many re
mained and in the evening the large
room and the ante chambers were filled
to over flowing with the brethren, their
wives, sweethearts and other invited
guests. Shortly after seven o'clock,
the herald announced the approach of
the Grand officers, who were received
with the grand honors and the work
of dedication commenced. 1t was ex-
pected mp till Saturday last, that the
Grand Master of the State would be
present and take charge of the cere-
mony, but q telegram at that time an
nounced his inability to do SO, and the
duty devolved upon DR.. F. W. Firmin,
of this city. The services we're ex-
tremely interesting. and the address
at the close was an appropriate ending
to 30 impressive a service. After the