Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-10-13

ing Inspected by 25o Persons-Proeram
and Dancing Last Night.
Columbus day was observed by Leo
council, No. 917, Knights of Columbus
last evening, when the new quarters in
the Market building were formally dedi-
Gated and thrown open from 7.30 o'clock
until after midnight for inspection by the
members of St. Michael's Roman Cath
olic parish. The former rooms of the Ma
sonic bodies had been thoroughly prepar-
ed for the council and during the evening
more than 250 persons inspected the
quarters
Leitsnger's orchestra rendered music
from 7.30 to $50 o'clock and the formal
dedicatory exercises were opened by an
address of welcome by John Calvin,
| chairman of the meeting. Following Mr..
Galvins remarks Martin Austin, jr.,
chairman of the committee in charge of
the new headquarters, in a short speech
presented the rooms to the council.
| Grand Knight Thomas A. Austin made a
| fitting reply for the council and thanked
| the committee for the work done in pre-
pairing the rooms. The address of the
evening by Rev. Father NJ ]. Carmody
of st. Michael's Roman Catholic church
| followed. His theme was christopher
! Columbus" and in the course of his, re-
marks he said that he was glad that the
discoverer of this continent was at last
receiving the honor that nad long been
overdue. DR.. F. II. O'Connor sang and
| brief remarks by John r. Kane closed
| the formal exercises.
Then came dancing in the ballroom by
a good percentage of the members and
| their guests and in the reading room
many were entertained by selections up
on a Victor Nictrola. The rooms of the
| council were thoroughly inspected by the
guests and many expressions of admira-
tion We're made and words of praise were
| bestowed upon the committee consisting
| pf Martin Austin ir "a NJ T
Moran, Charles f. Mann, John Calvin and
II. b. Haus, who had charge of securing
and preparing the quarters.
The new rooms of the council COM
prise a part of the second floor and all
| of the third floor of the Richardson
| building on Elliot street and have been
| completely renovated and repainted dur
| ing the past few weeks. On going up
| the broad stairway from Elliot street one
first enters the room that will be used for
bliards. 1t is of ample size for allowing
tables to be installed. Off from this
room is the ticket office with a window
| opening on the billiard room, and re-
firing rooms for women and men. The
plumbing sanitary fixtures and equip
| ment in these rooms will be of a high
standard. From the billiard room, stairs
| ascend to the next floor. A heavy car
| pet has been laid on the stairs, at the
head of which is a large smoking and
card room. off the smoking room is the
reaulnS anu louhsins rooiii, facing Hiilot
street. Here are round tables ana easy
chairs, the tables laden with magazines
and periodicals, popular, standard and
religious This room is lighted with two
electric drop lights and gas chandeler
a corridor leads from the caro- ana
smoking room to the ballroom, whlch IS
large and commodious and has been gone
over by the painters, VINO nave reunited
the walls and put the floor in excellent
condition. seats nave peen placed
around the sldes ana the room is excel
lently lighted with seven electric drop
nShts ana eight gas chanueners An
Estey piano has been installed TO PROVIDE
music Tor danclnS "A partltloh mas peen
removed IN the former pantry HahlhS IL
larger, and a gas stove mas Deeh lhstai,
ed Inc council INTENDS TO let thls nan
| TO private parties ana whenever thlS is
done the billiard and smoking rooms VIII
be closed to the members mus giving
those VINO use the nan pracucally an OF
the quarters, aithoush the pllllafd taples
cannot be used by them. Two collHo-
dious anterooms also lead from the
smoking room.
the old Masonic lodge room mas peeh
refinished entirely The walls nave peen
tinted two shades OF green ana IN panel
effect, and the ceilings have been tinted;
The room is lighted by electricity ana
gas, the electric lights being operated
from switchboard in one corner of the
room. The main light comes from CIR
Gle of IA tungsten lamps in the centre or
the room with an extra lamp within the
circle. DINNER arrangement at the
switchboard makes possible a variety OF
lighting enects. This switchboard also
operates electric insignia used in the
ritual work and from 1t are connections
with the lights at the stations OF the
! several officers About the room are
comfortable seats OF oak finished in dark
green leather. The offcers chalrs also
are made of oak and finished in green
leather and on the backs OF these chalrs
? are carved the insignia or the order Be
sides the charter only two pictures Will
! hang in the room, one of Rev, Father
; McGiveny, founder of the knights OF Co
| lumbus, and one of James II. Burke, the
f first grand knight of Leo council, who
7 now is in Costa Rica, Central America
a Carpenter organ will provide music for
the rtualstic work, Dark green hang
ings at the doors and windows add to
t the beauty and impressiveness of the
t lodge room. Sliding doors on the north
side provide an entrance to the ballroom
= Leo council No. 617, knights or Column
= bus, was organized here July 10, 1904,
= with 45 charter members. The institu-
r ton of the council was in general charge
of State Deputy Felix McGettrlck or ST
D Adams and Destrict Deputies Daniel I.
| Tnp oil Of NIOntnaliar II IOnriCk