Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-01
Dress Goods
RUSSELL & WESTON, 1872 Water 81, Augusta, Maine.

during the coming years and there seems
to be no reason why they should not.
The hall compares Very favorably with
those Of the Masons ana Odd Fellows,
though they say they did not even dream
Of attempting To come up to the latter :
quarters. 1t has really exceeded their
most sanguine expectations. the way the
place looks now that they have finished
work. First of all is the lodge room.
This is the place that Of course. deserves
The most attention. II is larger and bet
ter than their Ola quarters. They were
told at the start something would have to
he done for the acoustic properties but
they continued with their work putting
Gown the carpets, ana moving in the fur
nlturr. Now the hollow ringing sound
that used to be- a feature of lodge work
IN the nan. ~ gone az they thought il
would 90. The floor has been carpeted
with a sutt srrenish carpet with a sort
OF cream cplored relief. The settees
are the on-s ~ the old nan as All the
rest of the furniture H. These settres
arr upholstered in old gold while the
chairs ANA fittings Of the officers are i'll
red plush. The handsome draperies pur-
chased year or more ago for decora-
tons back of the four chief officers
show ~ well. The electric lights are ar
ranged perfectly for lodge room work
About the walls in addition to the ust-
Al charters ana emblematic pictures. al
ways seen on lodge room walls. are sew
rral very pretty oil paintings in hand
some large frames.
Ana now for look at the ante-rooms
The one large general room in the floor
Of the Doughty block has been divided in
to two parts. The rear half which was
used, Wednesday evening for the ladies
room, Will be the preparation room tor
the degree team. This has abundant
closets and with the stuffed furniture in
the room makes 4 cosy place. This like
the general ante-roOm. is We'll supplied
with wash bowls ana a Iavatory. The
general ante-room has all the modern con-
veniences ana is amply commodious.
Where the great fire door used to be that
an the former orders have used the
Knights have placed an additional set of
doors inside this, which they will use.
The great fire door has come in for its
share Of the decorations that have gone
On. making it far less unsightly than it
used to be
on the flight above is the great room
where the banqucts will be served after
the place has been finished. 1t was unde-
cided At first whether to tit this a. an
armory or a banquet hall but il was de-
cided in the rnd that perhaps more gen
cral satisfaction would be given is q
banquet hall.
ON the floor below the dnte-room floor
is the main hall through which all pass
to 90 to the halls above. The smoking
room which will he costly fitted is on the
front of this han. At the other end is
the furnace room where the furnace
which heats the han il located. With six
shovels fun of coal in tins magnificent
heater. the hall can be heated for the
evenings work. 50 the men feel very
well satisfied with il.
With the work the carpenters Of the
order have put in. the paint that has
been added. the carpets ana all the fit
tings the result has been entirely salts
factory More improvements are in mind
ana az soon as it can be brought about
these will he made. xBy that time it
would seem that they would have quar-
ters that would be almost ideal in every
respect. Already the new members are
beginning to appear and at the next
working meeting. "Wednesday Of next
week it Is expected II will be worked in
the nitiatury degree, as over that num-
bcr Of Applications have been faNorably
acted mon