The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-29

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easy stairway. covered with mating,
leads fir, 10 this room 10 the banquet
hail on the third floor. This hall is
30 by 30 and will be provided with a
cooking stove, aueensware and all
the paraphernaiia thereunt0 belong
itg. At present it is not furnished.
The building is in hard-fnish
throughout, most substantially built
and in every respect a credit to the
Order and to Butte. Gas-pipes are
laid throughout the building and
only the lamT -holders will have to
be u~nscrewed, burners put in their
place and ali ia ready for the gas to
be turned on, which will be in the
fall.
THE MAIN HALL.
We now approach the main hall.
1t is a handsome room 30 feet wide
by 80 deep. 1t has been tastefully
furnished. The floor is laid with an
emblematic carpet, IN black aud wine
colors, specially made for Fidelity
Lodge. The stations of the officers
are on raised platforms, that of the
Noble Grand being the widest, being
also occupied by the Secretary and
Treasurer. The pedestals are of
a neat pattern, of black walnut,
with marble top surfaces. The
officers chairs are large and hand
some, of black-walnut and ele-
elegantly upholstered liz scarlet and
blue plush. The canOpies are original
in design, somewhat out of the Ordi-
nary line, being square and forming
q pleasing feature of the room. The
drapery is of the finest cashmere,
that FIR tn, Noble Grands canopy
being scarlet and for they ice Grand's
blue in c0lo.. Both were made in
Butte and are quite costly. The altar
Is of black walnut, beautifully uphol-
stored in blue velvet. There is ample
desk room, that of the Secretary
being an especially fine piece Of
furniture. 1t is made of blat wal
nut, elegantly veneered and vered
with green cloth. 1t is vel. large
and divided into compartmeA dts for
four orders. 1t Vas specially ordered
for the new hall at a cost Of SSS. The
chai.s of the subordinate officers are
cane.seated and backed, and the
other chairs are of ash, with the Gar
diner e,forated seats, and the mystic
letters 81. O. O, F." perforated in
the backs. These, now placed on a
platform along the walls, it is pre-
posed eventually to replace with opera
chairs, when the present chairs will
be used for n second tier OF seats. The
ceiling of the main room is Is feet in
the clear. The ceiling is in open
wood work, pa" eled. Ventilation
has not been overlooked, and the hall
is almost perfect in this respect.
MOuldings. for the suspension of
charters, resolutions and pictures,
run around the whole room. The
sanitary conditions are perfect. II
will be lighted by p lights provided
by four chandeliers and all the nee
essary side-lixhts. A frst-ciass reg
ulatOr will admOnish the brethren of
the transitory character of life and
that 'time flies" In all its details
and appointments. the hall is all that
could be desired. Nothing has been
neglected and nothing stinted.
THE cos AND OTHER FACTS.
The hall and the entire building is
the property of Fidelity Lodge. 1t
secured the ground ON which it is
built, and which is valued at $4,000,
some years ago. The building has
been erected at a cost of $l1 zoo. The
furniture has cost fully $1,000, MAX
ing a grand total of outlay o FISH,, o o.
All the work was done and the tx
penditules made by Building Com
mite of which b. NJ. Anderson was
chairman and j. NJ. bowes, j. J..
York, William Hamilton and Geo.
Howe ere members. How we'll
these gentlemen have performed the
part assigned them Is attested by the
magnificent building that was dedi-
Gated yesterday. There it stands and
1t speaks for itself. The many hours
of worry and excitement that the
chairman and the committee had
over it will never be known. The
many hours that were devoted to it
that were needed in their private af-
fairs will never lie reported nor come
of record. 1t was no small task and
moi a little responsibility. But these
gen ie,nan had their reward in tn e
general words of approval and com
mendatiOn from the members of the
Order and others as they p ssed
through the hall yesterday. the ap-
prevail of their brethren was tie only
reward they sought.