The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-01

dress to be Made in the Open Air-Fisit-
ors Express Admira lion for the Beauti-
full PIace-Great Improvements Made
A Few Points About Decorations and
Furnishings-OpenO One Fare Rate.
Everything is now nearly ready for
the dedication Of the Masonic Home
next week.
The railroads have given an open rate
of one fare for the round trip from all
stations in Kansas, the tickets TO be
good UP to and including the Saturday
following the dedication.
The ceremonies OF the dedicatio VIII
take place at O'Clock in the afternoon.
The speakers Will occupy the great YER
anda and viii address the public who
will stand before them where the tall
building viii throw its longest shadow
over the green grass.
The school chAdren's chorus Will have
seats beneath the stone balustrade
while the orchestra will sit in that beau
tiful east Mich of the Veranda which has
been admired SO. The best music and
best speakers in the state viii BE- pres
emf.
The dedication committee extend an
invitation to all the citizens of Wichita
and the public generally 10 participate
In the beautiful dedicatory ceremony.
In the eveneing there VIII be a very
nice entertainment gotten up by the
ladies Of the Eeastern Star. This, in
Itself, VIII be a beautiful feature OF the
dedication. The great fifteen acre lawn
and park viii be ablaze with lights in
TIt-n al 10 ~
japanese lanterns without number.
The Home was visited Sunday by a
great many people vino found il to be
q revelation. Few realized that there
was such beautiful place in Wichita
and al agreed that It was the most
complete home they have seen IN Kan
fas. IL was designed by the great arch
itecturaQ firm of Proudfoot & Bird VINO
are now famous in Denver.
When you get off the motor cars at
the corner OF Seneca and Maple streets
a View Of tine entire place opens up I'M
INSTRUCTED before you. the beautiful
lawn with its fine walks leading up to a
building guarded on the south by a
thrifty apple orchard, on the north by a
grove of trees loaded down with rich
and lucious peaches and on the rear by
q park very neatly and thoroughly
shaded by tall stately trees.
The veranda is nicely tiled its entire
length and over the main entrance on a
transom OF pink colored glass can be
seen the maltese cross Of the Knights
TeDplar, the keystone Of the Royal
Arch, the star of the Eastern Star. the
square and compass OF the blue lodge
and the double headed eagle Of the
Scottish Rite body.
RAISING through this door one enters
mellow light shOwering se.rougn q
unique and beautifully tinted glass win
dow on the west. This window is espe-
ctaiiy beautiful in the evening when the
golden light Of the setting sun Jours
Through il in a softened blaze
You stand on a polished oaken floor,
almost as slippery as ice. as you con-
template and admire your surround
ings
All the ground floor rooms enter into
this reception room or corridor and
each of them is furnished with different
materials One is furnished in oak. an
other in rosewood. another in mohog-
ony, and 50 on. The front room is the
parlor. the north room is the library
and the south room is another parlor.
This VIII be the finest room IN the build
Ing It will be furnished by Queen City
Chapter, Order Of the Eastern Star of
Winfield. Colonel LOOMS secured This
room, he deserved TO secure II on ac-
count Of the devoted work in the in for
est OF the Home and the ladies OF Win
field show their appreciation by the
way they are furnishing the room. One
pr the most beautiful features of the
room Is the unique fireplace. This
must ne seen IN order 10 be thoroughly
appreciated. 1t was built for solid com
NJ
acnger by reason Of having such a cozv
place 20 watch the embers of time b,,r-,
ana think over the scenes and pleasures
Of life.
There are some six or seven Other
rooms on the first floor including the
dining room and kitchen both Of vv7,ifsl,
are models of completeness. The kitch
en- IS one that cannot be surpassed by
many OF the great baronai halls of Brit
ain What IS here mearst by kitchen in
cludes every thing that is Connected and
goes with It including a pantry that
must have cost more than many Of the
homes Of Wichita.
The upstairs Is reached by a grand
stairway. Like the rooms down stairs
all the upstair rooms omen INFO rh;s
space. Among the upstairs rooms Is a
corlpIete chapel that is twenty fAat
wide and probably fifty feet long. This
was originally designed for little con
cert hall for the Lawrence children ana
Is elaborately furnished and comDlafal,-
seated. II viii probably be used for
church services in the Masonic Home.
Separate and apart from the grand
stairway is a cute little private stair
way that extends from the top OF the
building 70 the basement beneath. And.
speaking about the basement, that is
also quite a place and contains rooms
for everything imaginable. There is
one large darkened room there that was
built exclusively for storag e OF canned
fruit. This the matron viii use to great
advantage as she has an orchard at her
command that produces every kind OF
fruit known 70 this climate
The building IS also supplied with a
beautiful conservatory. IN fact IL lacks
nothing to hske II q complete home and
Teat OF luxury.
The stable which Is situated fifty feet
In the rear OF the main building, was
butt OF dressed stone at a cost Of 81 600
This has been renodeied and II is now.
Of and in itself, a beautifh home. The
main room down stairs has been sun
piled With a fine large fireplace and is
intended for a winter sInok ing room
where the Old men can sit, smoke their