Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-25
TEMPERANCE WORK.
Gratifying Prosperity OF the Organiza-
tIOn9-Jhcir New Hall.

The repairs and improvements on Good
Templars' Hall. for some time in progress,
are now substantially complete, ard they
certainly do credit to the taste and enter
prise Of the members of the organization.
The Good Tcmplars' invited the other tenn
perance organizations to share in the work
of refittinI the hall but the latter preferred
to let the former have the entire response
bility of the work by renting and repairing
the hall and then suhlctting it to them and
This plan was adopted. 1t was quite bur-
den for one OrLaniz ,tion to undertake, but
the results Of their Efforts show that its
members were fully equal to the task.
The work began by the painting of all the
doors, castings and other wool work in n
light color, bordering upon flesh color, the
body being the darkest and shading IL three
tints to the edge Of the trimmings. The
walls Of tue hall have been rewly parcred
throughout Beginning with The bottom,
there is a ich dado of dark coiors and gold,
extending about four feet, surmountCd by a
narrow border. The body of the walls
are covered with rich satin paper. Tnen
comes new gilt picture moulding aud last
Of all beautiful frieze Of some ten inches
! III W lulil. llc Ctl'ln9 Is N'lg iltutlSOHhClS
dccolared Ii is divided Of with six panels
and is graced with tasteful borders and two
pretty centre pic The lamps have given
place to richly hrOuzed gas jets. The pic
lures on the walls have been newly atraag
ed, which adds much to the general il pres
sion Of the hall. The stauary has been
retouched and the brackets newly ducJrutcd.
The walls, cilings and decorations harmon
| ize in very beautiful manner.
The ante-rooms have been flushed in much
the same way rs the main hail. The floor
| of the hall is covered with rich ingram
carpet and the autc.raoms have been carpet
| ed with the best rope mating TIE dc-k
which Of old took up SO much of the avail
able space in the hall has been discarded
and two new and cosy d, sl,s serve in Its
stead, one in each of HE front corners Of the
room. The pcdosals haze been rcpargi in
keeping with the Other Improvements and
arc to be surmouncd with crimson cover
| ings. The handicapped black walnut
table and the book case have been redressed
The organ will give place to a Chickerug
grand square piano and it is cpntem.
plated to take out the old setees aud
replace them with folding chairs. It is
estimated that the cost Of the Improvements
made aud these propose will exceed $500.
| The room as il row staudS is very a'traC i've
and tasteful aud when al, the changes c n
templat, d are completed it will lie one of
the finest Good Trmplar halls in tie State.
The Good Tcmpars If this city are rot
Only prospecting financially b"t they have
made large increase in tier membership.
During the last quarter there were mi ia
lions at every weekly meeting of the organ
izaton except two, AMI in the last six
months about fifty pesons have joined the
| lDIup which n he piT '
hood of Que hundred and fifty members. The
other temperance organizations which ho'd
| their meetings in tn' St looms are the Bur
| liugton Lodge No. :, the Reform Club
and the w. c. T. L. All of these societies
are in Furnishing condition and through
their labots mHch gocd has been accom-
| nlishp1