The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-01
NEWROOMSOPEN
FOR INSPECTIONS
Masons and Families Impressed
With the MagnifiCense of the
Enlarged and Renovated Quar-
tiers on Pearl Street

The Masonic fraternity of Worces-
ter has reason to be proud Of It's newly
renovated quarters at 10 Pearl Street.
In addition to the rooms occupied by
the Masonic bodies for many years,
there have been added several rooms
ON the second floor Of the building.
providing for a library reading room
and club room in addition to the
spacious halls on the second floor above
which serve as meeting places for the
different branches of the fraternity.
Last night the rooms were thronged
with Masons and their families, who
gathered to inspect the new quarters
and to observe the Improvement made
in the decoration and furnishing of the
old Chaffin's Orchestra played during
the evening and refreshments were
served in the banquet hall.
The rooms on the second floor of the
building recently leased by the truss
tees of the fraternity. are tastefully
arranged.
Room No. 4, at the head of the stair
way entering the building, is the IL
brary and reading room, two spacious
apartments handsomely furnished for
the use TO which they will be put. On
the wall of the library are hung the
portraits of past masters of Morning
Star Montacute, Quinsigamond and
Athelstan lodges. On the wall of the
reading room are life-size portraits of
John Dean, past grand commander of
the Grand Commandery of Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, and David F.
Parker and George f. Boyden, past
eminent commanders Of Worcester
County Commandery, X. T. Another
decoration is an excellent group pic
ture Of the Springfield commandery.
Across the hallway Is the club room
with facilities for card playing or such
other recreation as the members may
see At to indulge in. Adjoining is
spacious lavatory.
West Of the club room is the trustees
room and the office OF the clerk and
secretary. All rooms Will be open at
all times for use of masonic bodies.
The halls on the floor above give
splendid evidence OF the decorators
skill. The blue and red rooms have
been renovated and refurnished
throughout. The blue room suggests
its name the tinting and frescoing on
the walls the carpet, furniture, in fact
every detail shows splendid taste OF
those I'm charge Of the work.
The red room shows even more elab-
crate decoration. Red in varying shades
is the predominating color. The cell
ing presents a specially fine example
of the decorators art Viewed from
the armory the ceiling presents the
perfect coloring Of the rainbow. In the
east is a handsomely done cross and
crown, in the north a maltese cross
and in the west a seven pointed star.
The carpets for the respective halls
were furnished by Matthew J. WHIT
tall and are a special Wilton Of ex-
cellent quality The old system Of gas
lights has been replaced by electric
lights. The furniture which IS new
throughout was furnished by Putnam q
Sprague Company. Pinkham & Willis
Co. II. W. clifford and the Union
House Furnishing Co. OF when EDWIN
y Dodge Is manager. The hardware
was selected by II. P. Duncan.
The committee in charge OF the rem
ovation and refltting was made up or
George B. Buckingham, Robert H
Chamberlain, R. James Tatman and H
p. Duncan.