Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-18
D. I. 5.
HONE At BOONE
Elaborate Ceremonies Conduct
ed Today by the Eastern
Star at Boone
MANY DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
The New Building Not Yet Being
Heated, Public Exercises Took Place
Elsewhere - Interesting Program
Observation-Disclosures to Visitors
This Evening.
Special to Times Republican.

Boone, OCl. 1o.-lIe usuiSatioH Va
the new and beautiful Eastern Star
Masonic home for the State of Iowa
was held this afternoon with elaborate
ceremonies. There were great many
distinguished Masons and Stars pres
ent for the ceremonies. and had the
weather been more favorable and the
grand chapter probably month dis
tant, a larger number would have at
tended
Owing to the condition of the heat
ing at the home the public exercises
took place in the Temple on Eighth
street, this city. The program started
at o'clock Notable mong the speak
ers were Mr.. Coke of Oskaloosa. and
Judge p. j. Martin. of Waterloo Mrs.
Jennie Rule. of Mason City, and Mrs.
Jennie Sever Of Rockford. were pres
ent, and both delivered strong adj
dresses. The program was most in
teresting and was listened to by a
large audience. During the day many
drove to the new home and inspected
the beautiful building. The local Stars
and Masons have worked long and
hard to make this event success. and
despite the bad weather the program
surpassed all expectations.
This evening in the Masonic temple
Magi Chapter will tender reception
to the Stars, Masons, all visiting Stars
and Masons. and the friends Of these
lodges from this city. The event prom
;eac to no nF IA ancia1 aVanfS of
the season in Boone. There were a
ication, all of whom will remain in the
city for the reception tonight.
The structure faces the north, and
is eighty feet from north to south by
fifty from east to west. 1t Is two
stories and a basement in height. The
material Is brick and this is painted
colonial yellow, with white trimmings.
The roofs are. grey. The most. con-
spicuous feature of the exterior of the
building'is the magnificent great porch
which extends across the front of the
building and joins the porte cochere
on the west. This porch is two stories
in height, rooted and forty-six feet in
length by fourteen wide. 10 looks out
on the large grounds in which the.
home stands among the NAPLES and
evergreens which makes the yard so
pleasant. The building Is to be heated
by steam and lighted by electricity.
1t is furnished with large bath and
toilet rooms with real tile floors. Of
white with a blue border.
The main room and the, hall down
stairs and the front hall up stairs are
to be covered with burlap. The other
walls are to be painted in different
colors for the different rooms. The
floors in the rooms down stairs, except
in the. kitchen and the mems room,
where they are to be Of yellow pine,
are to be of quarter sawed oak. The
trimmings are also oak. In the second
story the floors, except that of the
hall, which is oak, are pine.
On the first floor on each side of
the wide long center hall are two large
rooms; on the right side as one enters
the parlor, on the left is the library,
Both are about 7x2O feet square Be-
hind the parlor are the two dining
rooms, one for children, one for grown
people. Back of the library is the office
and then comes court 22x20. and be-
You'd this the mems Longing room,
20x22 Back of the dining room is the
On the west side of the court is the
glass enclosed porch that is spoken Of
above.
The second floor is taken up with
and bed rooms. The chill
dren's room is a large one over the