The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-24
UNZQuE'S NEW Home
Preparations For the Dedi-
catory Exercises On
November I.
COY. WERTS WILL BE PRESENT
The Lodge Room One of the Hand
soonest in the State Descrip-
tlon Of the Building.

Unique Council No. 434, Royal Area.
mum, will enter their beautiful home at
Jackson and Clinton avenues on Friday
evening, October 81. To Unique Council
belongs the high honor of erecting the
first Royal Arcanum building ever built
In this state and they are proud of their
achievement.
Inc council was started on January
80. 1850. with twenty.seven charter mem
bers. 1t grew steadily until it's member
ship amounted to nearly 25o. when it be-
gan to think of procuring q permanent
home for itself. The matter was thor.
ongaly discussed, and the question as to
whether it was to be or not to be was de :
bated at length. 1t was finally de-
cided in favor of a building,
aud in January. 1890. building
Committee was appointed. On June 10,
1892 the Building Committee was In
structed to purchase Il piece of property
on which to erect building, and on July
., 1872. resolution WAS adopted
TO transfer the eutire permanent fluid
to the Building Committee for that
purpose. They purchased the props
erty az the northwest corner of JACK.
son and Clinton avenues for the su al
OF $1,800. The Unique Council Building
Association was Incorporated on Octoosr
IL, 1892. and shares were ISSUED. 1t was
decided to keep the cost of the build
Ing within the limit of $4,000 land
the shares were Issued TO that anoun5
they were rapidly taken up by the menu
Ders, and enough shares were soon sold
to warrant them in beginning to build.
THE WORK BEGUN,
Tie ground was broken on March 90
1879. aThe corner stone was
laid May 13, and tnen the
The assembly room aud lodge room are
now ready for occupancy and the finish
Ing touches are being put on the rest of
the building.
The building Is Venetian Gothic In
style. The walls are sixteen inches thick
throughout is iron trussed. There
Is recess tower on the cor
ner TO either side of which
Is large iron emblem OF the order
The upper parts of all the windows are
OF loaded glass. The basement will
contain the heating apparatus
ana we'll equipped kitchen as
The building will be heated by the in
direct steam system. There are ten
radiator coils In the basement for that
purpose.
The first floor will be occupied by a
large store. over so feet in depth, which
has not been rented; smaller store
which will be used as the office of the
Building Association. and leased to Build
ing and Loan Associations; aud the
main entrance and ticket office. The
second floor is occupied by large assem-
bly, ROOM. which will be rented for euter-
tatnments, fairs, concerts, etc. It has
already been engaged for a number of
evenings in November.
MAGNIFICENT LODGE ROOM.
On the third floor is the lodge room
and several ante rooms. The lodge room
is magnifcently appointed. The furni-
ture is OF the Byzsutine style and is of
quartered oak, upholstered In bronze
and gold mohair plush. AT the east
end of the room is platform
by "a feet and Is inches high, To either
side OF this platform are smaller one. Z
BY Z feet and 10 inches high. These plat>
forms will be furnished in red. On the
larger platform are three chairs for the
presiding officers aud two foot sofas.
On the smaller platform, to the right,
is "a sugle desk, while to the left is 4
double desk. At the other end of the
hall is platform raised five
inches. This is trimmed In
blue. On it the organ, small one witA
10 pipes, and three chairs are placed.
The organ setsain an alcove. 10 either
side of this platform ara doors leading in
to ante room. In tie center of the room
beneath the dome the altar Is placed.
This is of carved eak aud is covered with
plush to match the furniture. Along
tho sides of the room are placed
setiess and the centre of each side
is small station the trimmings OF which
are in gold. The loom Is lighted by
three chs sndeliers, one at either end and
one in the centre, over the slbar. All
the furniture was made to order by a
large Boston firm.
There are four rooms on the TOP floor
above the ante rooms and they will be
occupied by the janitor. A dumb waiter
runs from the kitchen to the lodge room
floor SO that supper can be served with
ease.
WHO WILL OCCUPY IT.
The lodge room has been spoken for for
every night in the week by the
following lodges:-Grant Lodge. K.
Of P; Onward Lodge. /. o. o. F.;
Vigilsnt Council, Loyal Additions:
Claremont Lodge, Knights of Honor:
Clinton Council. Jr. o. u. A. NJ; Security
Council. Catholic Benevolent Legion.
and of course Unique Council will use Ii
themselves.
A regular Royal Arcanum house
warming will be held on Friday night
on which occasion the grand officers aud
visiting councils will be present. Re-
freshments will be served, and an enter
tainment by volunteer talent will be
0ivsn-
DEDICAToRY SERVICES,
On November l the dedication service
will be held and tue building will be
thrown open to the public, Governor
Werts Will deliver an address and the
other speakers will be W. Holt Apgar,
Orator Boswell and Regent John Alvin
Young.
1t will be proud day for Mr.. Young, as
it was through his energy 10 pushing the
schems and his indefatigabls work
ing to insure its success that
the building was possibility
An excellent pr ,gramme has been pre-
pared for an entertainment which in>
cludes among other the followingi--The
Spanish trio IN mandolin. guitar and
violin selections. Miss Elizabeth Gleason
OF Bos on, the renowned elocutionist, and
the Metropolitan q lartette.
The deditation will be Of the grandast
affairs of the kind whicn mas ever oc-
currad ny, tha Ha,rhra