Telegram-herald., 1888-02-09
THE CUSTER BOYS
THEIR NEW AND BEAUTIFUL HOME.
Splendid Arnaory Oh the West sids-how
IL Is Eiaished sad Decorated One OF
the Einsst la the stSJs-The Dali
Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow Night
Custer Guard Company l., Second Re
giment. NJ s. T. has rapidly built up for
Itself Hn enviAole reputation throughout
the Stale. Alter The reception tomorrow
night their pf4ises viii ring even more
loudly shan before. The members OF the
compdny have worked hard Tor advance
ment, especially the past year and their
efforts have been crowned By hAtterlng
success They have participated in three
prize drills. ana beside winning laure.s al
each of these they have made scores OF
friends among the militia by their genial
ana grnt.emaniy conduct ana department..
At the prize druI Tor Staie militia at Muske-
g0n Company /. Was awarded the
nrst pgize. at Jackson they carried
OF the third prize and at the National Ia.
campment 81 Washington last Summer
| tney took fifteenth place. among ihirty-one
| competing companies. Ia November tne
| company made arrangements with the
owners OF the building IN which their ar
mory was located To have al addition built
| To the rear OF II. Tor the purpose OF enlarg
ing the dill room. Messrs. Brown sch er
| commenced the erection OF the addition,
which IS now completed and which cost
| them about as GO. The lower part Will be
used by themselves anu The upper part Is
merged into the armory, which has been
| entirely remOde!ed. The armOry proper Is
| now llox0O feet, and TINS Is entered
| from the mzIn stairway leading from Front
| ST. by two large doors. Inis large audltO-
| rum is fitted up with all the modern con
| veniences and comforts that can be devised.
besides being arusticaliy hnished on al
sides. The irescOlng, which was under the
/ charge OF ID. q. Henry q Co, Is beautiful
| and artistic The upper border OF the walls
| and the ceiling is done IN irieZe and Qado
the tints being old blues. gold and maroon.
The lower border is finished IN cadOs, win
terra Gotta, Old gold and blue unts, mar
| mOnlousy ana artistically mingled. The
F, rooms Oh The gallery are finished III tlnts o
| olives ana buns The armOry proper is well
| lighted ia the day time by a
number OF large windows, which viii
be art sticaily dfaped Tor the reception. A.
night the large room Is brilliantly iliu'
| minated by three large chandeliers, over
which are suspended three rich anG besuI
| ful japanese fans OF pOnderOus dimensions
| 4 neat music siand has been erected on the
| north si0e anu furnished with three gas ie
tor the conven ence OF the musicians. .Iowsr1
| the front OF the armOry, on the south aide
an artistic gun rack has Dean constructed.
Leaving the armory Dy large iOldlug door.
| you enter the large parlOr This Is elaDO
| rately furnished, anG the floor is covered
with lovely veivet carpet OF pretty design
| A handsome, ,Alalne graie aaorns one side o
| the pSrlor, aud over II is tssteiully arranged
a unique battie-ax shield. Several hand
| some pictures adorn the walls, among then
those OF Gen. l. G. Smith, Col. J. G. Herk
ner and drill squad OF the Gate Cit,
Guards. OF Atlanta ga. AdiOiling the msiI
parlOr is the oiIcers' private pOrlor. winch II
handsomely furnished ana carpeted, and 10
which Is located their wardrobes. Tn
windows of the parors and th
arcbways connecting them and IL
main hail will be tastefully drSped for th
reception. In the pariOr there 10 Il uniqu
and beautiful nine-candle chandelier whic.
Is very pretty. The stairs iesoiDg to th
gallery sre c&Fpeted, and, by the Way,
new canvas Is being spread over the entir
floor OF the armory proper.
The gallery, which will comfortably sea
over fifty people is carpeteu and will b
| furnished as = sort of a sitting room, wit
card tables and easy chairs. Oh the CALLER.
is located the SergesBts' parlor, furnisne
with wardrCbes, tables chairs, pictures an
nicely csrpeted. Adjoining tins Is the par
lor OF the First Sergeant and Secretary. an
in this are hung large photographs of 10
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the company's drill squad, an
several others. Next to this is
coy alcove which will be use
ss gentlemen's dressing room. snd, by Ia
way, there IS a similar institution on ia
lower floor f0r the ladies, which Is taste
fully furnished. Last out ~ no wise le2s
Is the equipment room OF the company
in which is stored uniforms, arms. etc.
An innovation. and one that Will be AZ
precisted by those a ding the paTue
viii be the placing OF large n.er glass mi
rors between every window on the east an
south sices OF the large hall. ApO;hs
beautiful ornsment sud one OF which IN
company is pToud Is group
r fourteen drill squads Of different compsnis
which attended the national drill
Washington These are arranged IN q
elaborate frame. the dimensions Of whic
are four and s-haif By six and a-haii fee
Two photographs of the company 81
placed in the center sad toe others a.
ranged ar,isfiosl'y about them.
A osnquet ball is being arranged on u
lower floor, in shich Caferer S~sasnd "
serve al the Geiicac "a Of the season az OBJ
recspd tomorrow evening. The a9er "
b. covered with canvas. sDd the walls a.
ceiling are draueri Eith bea1tlfai stream sr
A CaBogv wiz 70 erected over the stae~a
from the streei to the entrance OF the dir
ing bal.
TIE reception promises 10 - tbe grand
esf event Of L1e season. suG shat VITA .rs7
ersl Aissr. VISITING militia from 5acxsoi
heisma7co sud otrar citss. and the vale
? titV's society. BE- Nia bs orc ~ ths fhs
gatherings ever hfis ID Gran Rsp e.
Company ( 49, or-sn-zsd Frtr1rrv 2
Z 1.sz snd Nss mustered iato the STATE na
"a June n. lisa If SERTED -tb is
than rffr ne r. hr-s I'D a. r~ea1rf aov. -