Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-05
d. L. =. NJ.
Dedication Of the New Couacu Room.

Dedication OF the New COunc3i Room.
Last evening COEestosa Council, No.
dedicated its new and elegantly furnished
room in the Inquirer building III a becom-
ing manner Ths room being Opsncti
about O'Clock, :. largo number OF citiZsCs
took advantage Of tho occasion and III
spscsed or., OF the finest ledge rooms IN
the state. At s clock, tho tlmo OF meet
ing, the doors were closed 70 Tie pablic.
The meeting was then taken ciargo OF Sy
the natioual and: state officers, with d..
NJ. 4. Zsnaer!ns, as councillor; Walter
Graham, V. c.: William Fcas.er. Ind.
A. St. Clair Gar,nan, Ex. Jno. Kriser,
treasurer Sam'l Achbrige, jr., p. C.; \.
=. Raw, Sen. Ex. c.. iGs,ie Pro. VIZ.
Baker outside Pro. Edw. S. Smeltz. Az
interesting feature Of t..e evcn;ns was tho
Initiation OF John E. soa Of Edw. f.
Snyder, ty the above officers After tao
business Of the evening WAS transacted. ali
able and interesting address Was mslo by
Ex. S. e., Jno. Ecksteiu, Of Philadelphia,
who then presented to the council, han!-
some pair OF marble gavcis. blocks and
mallets, made by Cripps s. Galley, oi
Philadelphia ; ho was followed by d.. NJ.
z. Zcnderl;ng, OF Kensingto:, ths present
state councillor OF Pennsylvania, VIII,
hkwiso made very able address and wh.
presented large an,! elegant Billie to til
council, y gift OF Geo. W. Childs, esq, 81.
Philadelphia.
Next came addresses by tx 5. c., W..
Feaster, Of Philadelphia State &. See.
Walter Graham, OF Philadelphia; tx-
National c., John Server, of Phiiadelphi.;
p. G., Samuel Ashbridse, Of Philadelphia
ex s. G, John Eckstein, Of Philadelphia
State G. Treas. John Kriier, of PhiIadel
phia !; p. G. Gilbert Cairns, of PhiIadei
phia p. c. Amos Slack, OF Philadelphia
ex- s. G. Edw. +. S.,r t'ar, Of this city
State G. ES J :iiI Ilcl.ui, Of Harris
burg p. L. Geo. II. Dcaric and others Of
Bryn Mawr; PC, L \. Huber, of Refton
Rev. J. Hamiltou, %. Ise:ton DR.. J. Oliver
Philadelphia; =. y. Jaa ', Tai.Z,i, Of this
city; National Rep, Wr.i,am Baker, OF
Philadelphia g; P. c., lSa.c Reed, oi Phi!
adelphia, and others from Bryn- Mawr,
Strasburg. Mannheim, ReftOu, Qusrryv,!io
Mount Joy, Harrisburg and Phi,aicl
phia.
A portion Of tho scriptures We're read by
DR.. ZonderlinS, who then declared ths room
dedicated to the purpose Intended, a!tn.
which the visiting breth.ea We're escorted
to the parlOrs Of John Cop, land, ..a.I han.s
somely entertained.
The different articles were furnished by
the following persons: Doagi .ss p,rf1r-
atod chairs for members, and walnut
officers chairs by Keystone School ard
Furniture company, of Philadslpila; g..
z. Eby, agent,) carpets and mating by J.
3. Martin & Co., frames FOR charters l,y
Walter Heinits'l, desk and closet for sec
rotary and office desks for anterooin by
Widmyer S Rickseeker, 9,as fixtures 10y
John L. Arnold, pedestals by VIM. G..
Wetzel-which were handsomely finished
in paint and oil by Edw. Bookmycr, cir-
penter work aud closets in anterOom by
Adam Auxer, iusido shutters by Peter
Stormfeltz and painting bJ II. COr,lcs.
Great credit is due the members Of i',c
committee who labored hard within tine
past two or three months to havc the room
finished and who succeeded so well. Tns
committee consisted Of Edw. Z. Snyc.r,
ID. II. Hartman. jr., E. S. Smeltz, .!nu.
Millcysack II. Rudy, 4. Anxer and John
Rudy.