The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-26

will be some special exercises at the
building
The public cannot help but be we'll
pleased with the buildings interior
style and arrangement, which will be
inspected by the public tomorrow af-
ternoon for the first time. An endeav-
or to make everything home like was
the effort of the committee in charge
of the construction and equipment.
Will Take Front Rank.
The building will take front rank
as one of the city's most beautiful
buildings, not because of spiral effects
for it has none, but because of it's
symmetry. The building will face on
North Eighth street The North A
street side extends for more than 100
feet to the property of ST. Marys
school. The west end is some what
narrower than the front because of an
IL" effect. The south side is indent-
ed in this manner.
The building is four stories high
and has a flat roof. The North and
East sides of the building are con-
structed out of grayish white brick,
very hard and serviceable. The west
and south sides are the common red
brick. The building is trimmed in
white stone On the Eighth street and
A street sides a wide cemsnt walk
Is laid.
Interior Arrangement.
The front entrance is midway on
the Eighth street side and is con-
structed of stone. Over it and pro-
jecting out over the side walk is
steel and glass constructed canopy.
After passing through two massive
oak doors into the outer corridor,
which is trimmed in marble four feet
high, one again passes through two
swinging oak doors into the corridors.
Attention is first attracted to the cell
ing arrangement. This section. includ-
ing the large corridor, the billiard and
pool section, the social and waiting
section and the business offices, is
entirely open. The only manner by
which it may be detected that the
rooms are divided into sections is the
arrangement of the furniture, the
columns and the different style of
floors. The floors of the corridor
proper are tile, arranged in special
de sign. Those of the other rooms of
this open space are hard pine Ano-
ther effect which shows that the
space is divided is the tinting of the
walls and ceiling. That in the corri-
dor is a light yellow. In the billiard
and pool and social and waiting room
sections the walls are decorated in
imitation of tan leather.
The ceiling is sectional, broken in
regular blocks and mission in style.
1t is hand decorated. The color of
the ceiling is uniform throughout.
Unique Chandeliers.
There are several chandeliers hung
in this space. The style of these
chandeliers it Dutch. They are sus-
pended from the ceiling by brass
chains. There are a different number
of arms to the chandeliers varying
from three to six arms
The hall is well lighted by windows
of large dimensions on the north and
east. In the northeast corner of this
space is an enclosed place known as
the Spa" where Dutch lunches will
be served. The Dutch effect is car
ried throughout. The walls are es-
pecially beautiful with their quaint
scenes. In this room will be placed
four round tables. each accommodate
ing four persons. Lunches will be
served three times day Just back
of the spa is the kitchen. 1t contains
small gas range and several cup
boards. The connection between the
kitchen and the lunch room is a large
window. There is a dumb waiter