The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-19
Splendid Structure Will be
Dedicated Monday Night
With Joyful Pride.
Building Occupies Convenient
Site and Cost More Than
100000 Completed.
a Description of Lodge Rooms
8 Parlors, Social Session Room
and Other Features of Estab-
lishment Elks Will Come
From All Parts of United
:. States.

states.
Eikdom is to be enshrined in this
.-ity In one of the most beautiful homes
ton in this country. Monday night
the new building in State street will
be dedicated at o'clock following
banquet by members of the lodge and
invited guests, at the Algonquin Club.
The building, which is fully completed
and is nearly furnished to-day. repre-
SCENTS with the land it stands on and
its contents an expenditure of more
than 100000. Within the. past few
weeks the members Of Bridgeport
lodge No. 90 s. p o. e. have watch
ed each finishing touch with pride and
are justly proud of the work of the
lodge In providing such a complete
club house and lodge room under one
roof. Sister lodges from various parts
Of the state and individual members
have sent many large packing cases
and packages to the lodge to be open
ed. Monday night. when there will un-
doub4edly be many pleasant surprises
IN the form Of costly gifts to Bridge
port lodge.
Architect Joseph A. O'Brien and the
members Of the building committee
have been working night and day for
several weeks preparing for the dedi-
cation, and for the past two years
I3kSY nbBH0 USe1 GOX6Iu6r StSSfdI n1S4LS
each week planning and arranging for
the home and the thousand minor de-
tAAIe connected with it.
tn structure has a frontage of So
feet IN State street and extends back
from the street for a distance of 104
feet with 10 #. extension at the
rear. After the building extends back
about -one-half its depth it becomes five
feet wider. The entire structure COW
ers $3.50 square feet of land. The front
of the building is In red pressed brick
and indiana limestone. It is about Al
feet from the sidewalk to the top of
pediment to match the rest of the
'front.' The cornice is supported by
heavy pilasters and columns, making
the building a distinctive type Of
Colonial architecture at the front.
The Arst main floor is about feet
above the sidewalk. giving good light
in the basement and really making. the
structure a three story building.
Entering the building, from the State
street entrance. one passes through a
vestibule and entrance hall into a club
hall which is to be, one of the most
popular spots of the hall. The vesti-
abule has highly polished. white Italian
marble walls. The club hall is about
2ox3o IT. and is separated from the en-
trance hall with Scagola marble
columns. Windows on the side are of
leaded art glass and between the win.
dows are doors which open into the
par1or and library on the west side
and a reception and committee room
on the east side. In all Of these rooms
are large f1replaces.
At each side of the hall there are
STAIRS leading to, the halls on the sec
oz1d floor. These have easy steps with
metal treads. The finish of the club
hall and stairways are in Quartered
oak.
Passing through wide arch at the
end of the club hall. with the secre-
tary's Office on one side. is the billiard
room 32x40 feet, with three tables
This room is well lighted with large
windows on the west and north sides.
On the east side of the billiard hall is
the card room and a corridor leading
to the yard in the read. and stairs
leading to the bowling alleys in the
basement.
Going up the stairs on either side
of the club hall one arrives in square
halls of from which are ante rooms
and the lodge room and the social ses-
sion hall. In the front part of the
building is the Elk's lodge room which
will never be opened except for ses-
sions of the lodge. This room is As
"a tt. and the ceiling is Is #. 6 in.
high.
In the rear Is the social session hall
40, So it., with an Is # ceiling. II
f.. stage and a IL foot gallery on ths
east side. This room has ample light
from the west and north sides from
Between the social session hall and
the IO0ge room is a M0ZZdn1n& SCOry
with stairways and dressing rooms at
sides of the stage and an arched choir
and organ loft in the lodge room.
AT the rear of the social session hall
is a. kitchen and serving room, 10x25
feet, and an elevator shaft for the
bringing of supplies from the rear of
the building without using the stairs.
~ The basement is reached from the
club hall, going down q wide and easy
hight of stairs on theEEest side of the
building, where one enters the grill
1oom On the east side of the base
nent are the bowling alleys. At the
rear of the grill is a stock room and
a. boiler room. The building is equip
ned with steam heating apparatus and
lighted with electricity and gas.
1.-THE beauty of the lodge room is it's
delightful simplicity and its rich ness
n the restfu1 aspect that is given forth
by the artistic blending of the finish
insB and furnishings. There are dou-
bic doors leading to the rooms. The
outer doors are of oak and the inner
OF solid mahogany. The color scheme
is white and a luxuriant green There
Is no clash of color harmony between
the dark mahogany furniture and the
light coiors but the delightful SYM
lions gives the room a most restful
appearance. On the floor is a green
plush carpet covering the entire room.
The settees around the sides of the
room rest upon terrace. The settees
are upholstered in green silk plush as
are the chairs of the officers, the sta
tions and the desks of the secretary
and treasurer Heavy white piIasters
ana dome are onset with rich gold.