The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-11

Iags, Fine Music and Hospitality
The opening event on the two days
programme of exercises attending til
dedication Of the new Franklin avanue
club house Of Scranton loige 1923,
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks. WAS u ladies' promenade retep.
ton. The event last evening attracted
nearly 600 guests. who listened to 1
well chosen programme OF music, ad.
mired the splendid furnishings of the
club rooms and lodge hall, and incl
IDENTIFY received new impress Sions us tC
the quality, magnitude. enterprise and
good taste Of Scranton Elks
The reception began at s o'clock.
Guests after disposing Of their wraps
in two well arranged cloak rooms, were
escorted into what will on ordinary oe.
casions DO the whist and smoking room
OF the Eik's club, on the second floor.
This room is handsomely finished In
blue, with stereO-relief work on walls
and ceiling. and is equipped with com
Portable tables and chairs. Adjoining
1t is the billiard room, which is quietly
colorsd in pale blue. with frescosd
walls and ceilings, and earpeted il
Administer with rare designs.
THE HANDSOME PARLoR.
Through folding doors and under
tas tefnlly draped chenille curtains, the
procession of guests next entered the
club parlor, whose richness and sub.
dued air OF magnificSnce elected in
Vulnerable expressions Of praise. 1t is
finished in ivory and gold, with wal
panels tinted with a Dedicated blend OF
sky blue and cream, and with the over
head panels beautifully adorned with
designs in water %colors. the central
panel representing cherubS at play in
a bower Of roses. Presenting u note,
worthy contrast with the daintiness OF
these mural decorations was the ex-
quisite furniture in upholstered mo.
rocco. and the front draperies in che.
mile relieved by real old Irish poiut
luce portierres. An impressive sunset
view canvasssd with uncommon fiel.
ity rested upon = tasty easel in one
corner, while opposite stood u Shaw
piano, in satinwood finish. Every de-
tail Of this parloI betokened a d~elicacy
and 0ptness of selection which wer.
much remarked by discerning visitors
and on the second floor, among many
interesting features, the parlor clearly
monopolized attention.
Opening from the parlor, through a
small archway, lay the reading room,
somewhat smaller, but otherwise fully
as beautiful. Wall tints and Collins
panels c~orrespon6ed with those of thu
parlor and the only difference WAS that
the woodwork, instead of being treated
in ivory and gold. were stained in the
old baronial finish. Upon a table al
one end of the room lay copies Of the
leading magazines; while in the oppo-
site corner an opened register beckoned
visiting Elks TO attach their autographs.
The entire second floor is intended to
be used by members and visiting Elks
as apartments in a social club. These
rooms will be open to them during all
hours Of the day and until midnight al
night.
THE LODGE HALL,
The lodge room proper occupies the
greater portion Of the third floor ant
has n balcony capable of accommodate
ing 100 persons. Entrance is made t
it from two doors, each door entering
from waiting rooms in the e Tit
auditorium is 1jx40 feet in size and il
over % feet high. The ceiling is {
magnificent revelation of artistic
stereo-relief work with tints of buff
and gold and cream and blue. Three
pendant clusters of incandescsnt cleo
trio bulbs, with glass caudlebrs, JET
for gas imposed above. depend from
the arched ceiling, supplying ligh: Of
uncommon b%rillisncy.
st the halls upper end, upon a raised
dais, under a canopy of gilt and ivory
stands the upholstered roc chair
of the exalted ruler. To his left is the
secretary's desk and to his right last
evening stood the piano which accom-.
panied the various vocal numbers. The
entire end of the hall, back Of the ex
allied rulers chair, is a mass of beauti
fnlly intsrtwined chenille and damask
draperies, while on the platform, il
front. stood bank upon bank Of sx.
nuisite ported plants and forms, The
stations of the three other executive
officers OF the lodge were similarly, al
though not SO conspiciously denoted
and banks Of plants and roses dotted
the entire lins Of raised chairs for the
use of lodge members.
THE MUSICAL NUMBERS.
Concentric rows of chairs were placed
in the floor space Of the hall until al
most the entire center was occupied by
women, many of whose escorts were
content to stand at u distance and con-
template the blended elegance of thu
room, tho beauty Of its fair occupsnts
and the witehing hues Of tho ladies
gowns. Bauer's complete orchestra
discourssd sweet strains from tho bal
cony, \ quartette comprising Mrs
OBrieu, Miss Richmond, Mr.. SiebsckeI
aud MIR Watkins, sang several num-
bers charmingly. and Mrs. O'Brien
Mr.. Watkins and the Misses Reynoldl
sang pleasingly in solo and duet mum
ters, each number receiving generous
favor. Refreshments were served in
the smoking room below.
Among the several hundred guests
present, in addition to the lodges msm
brrs and their ladies', was Grand Sscra.
tary Allen o. Myers, of Columbus, O.,
who represented the officers Of the
grand lod 1e; and a party of Elks from
Allentown and Reading. The Wilkes
Barre delegation will arrive today
The only feature of the reception
which occasioned adverse remark was
the surreptitious introduction Of al
advertising card faostiously called q
souvenir programme. For this the
committee on arrangements disclain
all resnnn aihility-