Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
MRSl1ATTHEwT. SCOTT

pacity Of nearly 2.0oo the stage is spa
cious and surrounded by numbers Of re-
firing rooms. and the acoustic properties
are almost perfect. Not only is this hall
OF value as the setting OF the continents!
congresses. but 1t has been utilized for
scientific gatherings and for lectures given
under the auspices Of learned societies
ard it is by far the best fitted for the
holding of scientific congresses and CON
ferences. The auditorium scars To ma
jeStic height. and is finished i'll glass
opa lescent roof in which fretted iron work
forms medallions The walls are tinted
with a soft cream and are enlbellished in
Stucco designs of apples grapes ard iau
rel leaves in graceful garlanos. From the
roof depend four monstroGs chandeliers
OF colonial shape, III bronze and crystal.
Eacn cost 1850 and they are the gifts O.
Tiougnnioga Chapter. New York. and the
united chapters Of Kansas. The chairs
are of green leather in red setting, ard
wide and co-nnodious.
There are four boxes arranged on each
side OF the stage, and these are to be
furnished in gold, chairs and lounges and
crimson velvet nangings edged with gold
by the John Marshall Chapter OF Ken
lucky and the Timothy Bigeow Chapter
of Massachusetts, The stage has a num-
Der of handsome possessions, among
which are table and chair in exact du-
plicate of the ones used by Thomas JEFF
ferson and others when the Declare ton
of Independence was signed. 4 recent
gift is a handsome brass lectern. the gift
Of the Flint Lock and Powder Horn Chap
ter of Rhode Island. This lectern repre-
sents an enormous eagle on the out
stretched wings of which rests the Bible
from which the chaplain reads ever
morning at the opening Of the sessions OF
the Continental Congress.
From the auditorium a series of ma
hogany doors, all perfect specimens OF
chaste colonial designs. lead into the adj
Joining apartments, which are the library
on the north, the museum on the south
and the main lobby on the east These
doors were paid for by the following
chapters: The Lucy Holcombe, Columbia
and Elizabeth Jackson of the District of
Columbia. TuScarora of New York, Lett
tia Green Stevenson OF Illinois, Mary
Floyd and Sabra Trumbull of Connect
cut. Sarah Caswell Angel of Michigan,
Colorado OF Colorado and Winona OF WI
mona, Mimi
Mrs. Donald McLean'S famous chapter
that of New York city-has furnished the
museum, and II will naturally be one OF
the most attractive rooms in the hall. The
society is already rich in historical pos
sessions. and these. pending the building
of the Valha'la, have been in the safe
keeping of the United States National
Museum one OF the interesting Curio3
now on exhibition is q model OF the old
frigate Constitution. presented by the
Sons of the American Revolution. To visit
the library is to learn many new and in
terestirg things about the men who
fought the war of the independence and
to appreciate the yeoman work accom-
plished by their descendants in rearing
this stately memorial. The walls of this
handsome room are pale buff and the
general idea ia that of a large, commodi-
Gus reading room in a rich colonial home
The mantel is especially handsome and
the decorations. III soft stuceo. are twined
wreaths OF laurel with their berries, and
above the mantel and doors are the Greek
lamps, symbolic of the light of patriot
Ism and learning. The library has been
given by the Mary Washington Chapter
OF the District Of Columbia. Grouped in
a convenient suite off these main rooms
are rooms devoted to the uses of the
tional officers. Those in the ground floor
have been furnished by the state soc'e-
ties of Missouri. Tennessee, Maryland
Iowa, Ohio and Illinois.
Ascending from each side Of the audi
forum north and south are two magni.i
cent stairways, costing $1,000 each. in
white marble with mahogany rail topped