Evening journal., 1911-11-24

leading to the auditorium Of the
church. This stairway takes the
place of two boxed-in stairways. Eacn
side Of the stairs is the entrance TO
the basement, where a new stage has
been built TO meet the requirements
for entertainments. In the bell tower
the stairs has been removed and two
anti-rooms are provided.
Entrance TO the church auditorium
is through double acting Panasote
doors. On each side Of these doors
Is a new confessional Of quartered
oak In the second story of the
tower Is a room which will be used
as baptistry and in which will be
the new $3.50 baptismal font, gift OF
a parishoner. New stairways lead
TO the gallery where the rebuilt organ
has been placed i'm the centre beneath
new sounding board
The interior Of the church has been
entirely changed in appearance by
the removal Of the sacristies. Tn the
sanctuary is a Roman arch colonnade
supported by Corinthian columns,
while the ceiling IN the sanctuary Is
grained with class medallions and
corbels to match. Tho floor is quar-
tered oak highly polished and has a
massive altar rail. The main altar
has a stained glass window on each
side These are gifts.
From the Sacred Heart altar side
Of the sanctuary is the entrance to
the priests and al'hr boys sacris-
ties and to the rectory through an
elevated passage way The sacris-
ties are in a new brick building Of
two stories with slate roof.
New Altar Furnishings.
In the priests sacristy is the new
vestmont cases of Quartcred oak The
furnishings of the altar are new and
include a unit Of three lamps in front
OF the sanctuary, gilt Candlcsticks, a
gilt crucidX with oXidized figure of
Christ, while new chimes Of bells
are for use during services. The al
tars arc now Ia delicate white The
interior of the church with the new
$1,000 stations of the cross holds one
in amazcment. the effect being in
general harmony with the altars.
Tho ceiling and walls have been
renovated and repainted i'm the deli
cate cream and gold, Monaic colors,
with the capitals, medallion, brackets
and arches finished in solid gold. This
work was done by r. Baraldi the &C.
closiastic artist Of Philadelphia with
studios I'm New York
The ceiling of the church shows
scheme Of cream and gold. The
church, heretofore was lighted by
gas only. These lights have been re-
moved and four bronze standards sup
port a cluster of FIVE electric lights
each. The ceiling is lighted by one
large and eight smaller shower lights
Of the Tungsten type. Back of the
main arch is a row Of lights and the
! front porch has shower lights. In
the sanctuary arc brackets support
| ing six lights. All lights are con-
trolled bv a switchboard located I'M
the priests sacristy.
modern heating plant has been
/ installed with radiators of heavy gilt
The aislos are covered with dark
red German linoleum. The pews have
been painted and the stairway treads
are covered with rubber with brass
nOsings
The architects we're j. g. NJ. Ken
nedy. of Wilmington, and the con-
tractor Charles j. Doughcrty. The
ornamental plaster work is by Log
norelli and Voight of Philadelphia.
The brick work was by John McClos-
key, whit the general painting was
done by Lyman and Harry. of Will
mington. The heating work was in
stalled by John A. Walls, of New Cas-
tie. The Morris Electric COMPANY
did the electrical work and the Re
hance Manufacturing Company, sup
! piled the electric fixtures. Brosius
ana Smedley supplied the mill work.
ana George w. McCaulley Co., did
the plastoring.