The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-04-06
Big AUDITORIUM
Is CONSIDERED
Odd Fellows Temple May. be
Arranged For 1t
Mr. Eli G. Boone Suggests Filling
Long Felt Want i'm Paducah
and Lodges Take 1t Up. r
FIRST FLOOR CAN BE USED

Pajucah's greatest need an audito-
rum adequate in size for public
meetings conventions, and social
functions on a large scale, at a rea-
lsonable rent charge. seems likely to
be realized in an idea original with
Mr.. E. C. Boone Mr.. Boone is a
prominent Odd Fellow and has sug-
gested that the Longfel,ow school
building recently purchased as
home for the lodge, could be turned
into such an auditorium at a mod
crate expenditure and supply a need
long felt in Paducah. Only the lower
floor of the spacious building would
be used in carrying out this idea,a
it could be accomplished simply by
removing the partitions.
That such an auditorium is a real
need in Paducah is known by the
general public, and those persons
who have had anything to do with
getting up large social functions or
other entertainments, know especi-
ally what a convenience a suitably
arranged auditorium would be. In
the past, whenever it has been neces-
sary to hold public receptions. po-
litical conventions, lodge and church
and other affairs in
GLIDING a large number OF people, It
has been necessary to secure the use
of some private hall, or the theater,
and the former rarely have been
large enough, while the latter is too
expensive for most purposes.
This condition was illustrated In
the horse show last fall when it was
found so difficult to find a suitable
place for the ball and reception: it
was emphasized when Governor Cum
Minis and party from Iowa were hero
and the Elks' graciously offered their
home; II was necessary to hold the
immigration convention at the the
alter; as wei as the state farmers
institute. Lodges holding annual
conventions in the city usually find
their facilities inadequate; medical
societies have had to shift for them
selves, and other instances are not
needed, though innumerable, to prove
the need of an auditorium.
The theater is arranged admirably
for certain affairs, but necessarily so
that its use is expensive. If the low
er floor of the Longfellow building
is turned into an auditorium, a hard
wood floor could be laid, at once af-
fording a place for social as well as
political, commercial and scientific
assemblies. The fine natural light
would make the use of artificial
light in the day time, unnecessary
and the other expenses of keeping it
in condition would be similarly
small. The cost of re-arranging
would not be excessive, and it would,
afford an immediate source OF reve-
nue. to the lodge while meeting an
urgent need.
The committee Of the Odd Fell
lows which has the re-arrangement
OF the building in charge, has not
decided on the plan to be pursued,
but turning the lower floor into an
auditorium will receive serious con-
sideration. Upstairs. the rooms will
be made attractive and public
reading room also has been suggest
ed. In Nashville, Louisville and 9TH
er cities, the lodges regularly make
a practice Of inviting strangers to
their public rooms, and have found
it to be the best advertising the
lodge c. secure.