Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-26
A BEAUTIFUL EFFECT
When Asylum Lodge. |, o. o. F., Win
dows Are Illuminated by Electricity,

Odd Fellows hall. the home OF .Asy-
lun Lodge, No ~ of this city. has
the distinction Of being lighted Is is
I3o otirr hall of the order in Maine
ana perhaps New England by win
iows OF cathedral glass Illuminated
by electricity. There are four OF these
windows and the effect. either with
the hall lighted or with the lights
turned off is one of rare beauty. And
rot only that. for aside from their
beauty. TIM Windows possess an his
tGrica, interest. for previous to thei"
insta!la trun in their present places
they served rfaeir purpose iii the SEM
ate chamber Of the old State House,
and for which they win always be
cherished us souvenirs of the old Cap
itoS
1t may be asked how Asylum Lodge
cnufe to get possession of them, and
to that question the answer is simple.
war ago. when the old building was
partially demolished preparatory to
building an The addition, the old
Senate chamber went the way of
osher portions, the big windows
through which filtered the light Of
day in many colors, tade fair to be
included in the work of. demolition.
ana some of them We're broken.
Others were however. taken out intact
with the exception OF sundry small
breaks. At this interval ii came to
the minds of three of the PAST grands
Of Asylum Lodge that perhaps some
Of these windows could be put to
good us. in the Lodge room. The Of
G-a4 r.nf n nhplI
c. w Merrill and A. NJ. Drummond,
and the outcome of the matter was
that these gentlemen purchased the
windows and presented four of them
10 the Lodge, to he placed in the east
wal OF the Lodge room.
But while the windows were accept
ed as u gift the Lodge had no fund
which would be available for The
purpose of reiitting and placing them
in position. Phis obstacle was, how
ever. overcome by the raising Of
fund by popular subscription this
work ard that of placing the win
doWs in position in charge of q COM
mittee, of which W. S. Baldwin is
chairman. The windows were accord
rg!y sent to Portland where they were
fitted and underwent such repairs as
were necessary, and later were placed
in position.
During the nornins hours, when
the sun is shining brightly, the ef-
feet in the lodge room is one of much
beauty but us .he meetings of the
lodge are held al night this effect was
lost the windows showing nothing Of
their beauty of coloripS When APP
preciating the beauty of the sunlight
effect ON the windows the :dea came
to Mr.. Baldwin that they might be
made equally beautiful az night by lie
application OF artificial light from tue
outside, and that idea has now been
worked out and carried forward to
successful completion.
In order to do this the services OF
Weber & Church Of this city. cleo
tricians. We're enlisted, and the re-
suits attained ars fully up to all eX-
pectatlons Around each window are
arranged 10 Tungsten -candlepoWcr
lamps, each protected from the ele
rlents by Il hooded ieil@ctor willie
the wires are all enclosed in iron
cqnduits, the epnduits running close to
the window castings and arranged in
accordance with tie requirements Of
the insurance underwriters. The lights
are controlled by Il switch in the lodge
room
TIE windows are handsome in de-
sign, ard DC the lodge room lighted
OF night the effect is !. beautiful is
a beautiful one 1t is especially SO
when tie lights ia the roonx are turn
Ell OF, as the lamps on tue outside.
Whilp showing eNpl.X dstaT and color
in the windows also shedse5sver the
room soft radiance Of 4 degrse Of
teaafy Which must be seen 10 sbe ap-
preciated. f.1.a