The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-03-30
BEAUTIFUL ROOMS.
Schiller Lodge Have Their New
Quarters Completed.
Most Elegant Lodge Rooms in the City
Everything FIXED Up for Conven.
fence and Comfort.

Schiller lodge, 1. o. o. F., which
some time ago rented the third floor of
the L. P. Hunt building for lodge pur-
poses, have finished their work of trans.
forming them over for the purposes
needed TIE hall has indeed undergone
a great change, and one would not re-
cognize from old land marks where he
is when within its portals. The main
hall has not been changed as to size.
1t hasl been transformed into most
beautiful room and will make one of
the most pleasant places in the city for
dancing and private parties of whatso-
ever nature, The colors for the room
are red and green. The design of the
room was made by w. w. Hills, of
Minneapolis, and the effect is most
pleasing. In the front part of the hall
are two largeiplate glass mirrors, each
45x9O tinches, and number of oil
paintings have been placed on the
walls.
Directly in the rear of the hall, on
the easterly side of the building is the
lodge room. This extends to the rear
of thesbuilding and gives ample room
for lodge purposes. This room is beau
tifully fixed up and nicely furnished,
and is withal a most comfortable and
convenient room for the purpose for
which it is intended. 1t is well lighted
there being four chandeliers placed in
differentS portions of the room, and
electricity or gas can be used. The eff
fects of4 this room are most pleasing,
and no lodge can boast of finer place
to meet than Schiller lodge possesses.
The rear room on the westerly side
of the buildinglhas been fixed up for an
ante.room andi. corresponds with the
rest of the apartments. In here pro
yision,Is has been made for the
paraphenalia: of the lodge, several
apartments being provided 80 that sew.
ral.lodges occupying the hall can each
have their separate place for their lodge
paraphenalia under lock and key.
At the headsof the stairs to the right,
is the RebekahsIparlor. This is beau
tiful room. handsomely furnished the
colors being pink and green. The
ladies have.a most comfortable and con-
venient room. & Between this room and
the main shall, .is located the kitchen,
which is,supplied with gas stove, and
outfit of dishes, and all the conven-
fences needed in such place. A num-
Der oftfolding tables are at hand. and
every convenience for serving refresh
ments or banquet on any occasion is
at hand.
1t is the intention to put heavy cur
tain along,the westerly side of the main
hall, which will cut off about one-third
of it, to be used for dining room pur-
poses, andswhen not needed for this the
curtainsican be withdrawn and the en-
tire room used foriother purposes.
No pains have been spared in the eff
fort to make these,lodge quarters among
the finest in the northwest. and Schiller
lodge has surely accomplished its pur-
purpose. The ,work:: was done by Jos.
Manderfeld, which guarantees that it is
we'll done. The total expense of max
ing the changes was about $3.50.
At the present time Schiller lodge and
the Rebekahsialone.oc the hall. but
it is expected that others will soon make
arrangements to meet there.