The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-23

tower is absolutely necessary to give
the new church the proper architec-
tural finish. Aside from a feeling that
it was right for me to contribute my
share toward the progress of the
church | had attended so long want
ed to see the new buildings so Joined
together as to add another attraction
to the city"
The windows of the tower will be
of art glass" the pattern conforming
TO the general style of architecture of
the whole group of buildings and the
interior finish will be in The same
In the church auditorium.
The ceiling OF the main auditorium
will be in brown oak and the walls
In warm-tinted plasters, relieved by
mosaic stenciling in colors. The cler.
estory arches will be supported by
green marble columns with dull gild.
cd capitals. The pulpit and choir gal.
lery are planned in carved and mold.
ed oak. The organ will be in the same
wood
"Luds tower" Is to be well lighted
and the stairways constructed to make
ascent easy. The windows will be
placed at the landings, which are TO
be broad enough to permit many per.
sons to observe the surrounding sec.
tons of st. Louis at the same time.
The base of 'Lud's tower" % feet
square, outside dimensions, will be OF
three.fot six inch walls of granite and
brick, resting on q concrete founda
tion with seven.foot footing sunk
seven feet below the grade.
The thickness of the walls will leave
the inside dimensions about IS feet
square. The tower is to taper upward
to belfry. the base of which will be
Is inches smaller than the base of the
structure.
Chimes in the Belfry.
The belfry will be Is feet in diam
etcr, and octagonal in shape. Tho
floor of the belfry will be concrete
The tower will weigh 3,25O,0Ol
pounds and Mr.. Garden of the firm oI
architects says 1t will be strong
enough to support the weight of bells
or of single big bell and TO resist the
strain of the sounding either. He be
licvcs chimes will be installed al
though that has not been definitely
| decided.
The stairways will be steel construc
tion and placed so as to take up the
least possible space from the eight
floors The highest point of observa
tion by the stairway will be above III
feet. A higher point will be reached
by wall ladder.
Brick, stone and terra Gotta, the
materials TO be used in this tower, viii
1lake it solid and strong" said Mr.
Garden. I'VE are trying to make this
the handsomest tower in the West
Much of the towers beauty will com,
from the gothic arch windows"
L. il. Ludington, who donates tho
tower to the church. is president o
the II. C l.. Chase Bag company o
st. Louis. lie was born September 3
| 1886, In Boston. At 16 the death o.
his father threw him on his own re
| sources. He obtained employment il
a grocery He saved money and en-
tered the Phillips Exeter academy a
Andover and later the Phillips colleg,
at Bridgewater. Mass. He graduated
with honors at SO.
He taught school in Massachusetts,
for five years. Among his valuable ac
| quaintances were the Chase brother.
of Boston. In 1856 this firm opened
! st, Louis branch and sent young L,ld
ington here in charge. Later Mr. Lud
ington was taken into the firm. II
1896, his partners having died, Mr.
| Ludington severed his connection
with the Boston house and organized
the H. & l.. Chase Bag company O
| st. Louis.
| Mr.. Ludington is identified will
| banking and insurance corporation!
in st. Louis. He is an active Officer
OF the Second Baptist church. He de
votes much time and means to churcl
and benevolent work. He has a son
| Elliott X. Ludington
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