The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02

one enters spacious hallway.
Looking straight ahead, the eye
meets handsome fireplace on the
far side of the billiard room. and
to the left 1t meets another cozy
fire place at the far side of the
lounging room. Immediately to the
right is ladies' waiting room, and
beyond that the passageway that
leads to the basement. and still be-
yond is the secretary's office, where
Fred Force, the secretary, will be
found This office is equipped with
both telephones. Back of the Of
fee is coat room, with hooks ar
ranged on racks. There is drink
ing faucet in the hall.
Entering the lounging room at the
left, the visitor finds himself in a
large and we'll lighted room about
Is by 81 feet, elegantly furnished.
and over the fireplace an immense
elk's head and antlers. The room
contains piano.
Following around to the right, the
which is a large out of doors room
facing the east, and which opens all
around with French windows. In
summer this room will be enclosed
with screens on the street side and
in winter with glass, and it will be
heated with radiators, 1t is furnished
with Imports willowcraft furniture,
which is made in Massachusetts. The
floor is of Moravian hand made tile,
and 1t will require six months use to
bring out the brilliancy of the color
ing. This room, being open to the
air, will have palm decorations, and
will be ideal for smoking and card
playing on hot afternoons and even
ings.
The Club Library.
Back of the loggia is a library, fit
ted with every needful article. At
the southeast corner of the main
floor is the spacious billiard room,
with it's fireplace of Moravian tile, it's
costly tables made to order to match
the furnishings of the room, it's large
and latest style cue cabinet, filed
with the best cues made. The bill
lard room is about 25 by 35 feet, and
the walls are prettily decorated, over
a Spanish morocco base. The tables
are we'll lighted.
To the west of the billiard room
is the card room, containing seven
tables. The lights have irridescent
shades that cast yellow glow, and
the walls have card decorations. The
tables and chairs are of heavy
weathered oak.
Not far from the card room is a
serving. room. The main and lodge
room floors are connected by dumb
waiter with the kitchen in the base
ment, and a stairway also leads from
the kitchen to the third floor.
Ladies' Reception Room.
The ladies' reception room at the
right of the main entrance has a
white enameled finish, and irridescent
electric lights The furniture is of
light colored willowware, and the
wall decorations are pretty. Off from
this room is small dressing room
and toilet. There is side entrance
that connects with, the ladies' recep-
ton room through hall that also
leads down to the cafe in the base
ment. This reception room will be
cut off from the club rooms at all
times except upon gala occasions
like that of this evening. The recep-
ton room will be open at all times
to the lady relatives or members
and to the ladies who are accompany
ing out of town members of the Or
der to the city. 4
The same entrance that leads to
the ladies' reception room and to the
cafe downstairs will lead to the
lodge room upstairs, without the
necessity of the members going into
the club rooms on the first floor.
Every member of the Elks lodge, by
the way, has all of the privileges of
the club rooms.
Lodge Room Is Magnificent.
Going up to the lodge room, the
visitor finds himself in magnificent
apartment, about So by so feet, and
q feet high. In the center of the
ceiling is a large skylight of colored
glass, and this is so arranged that it
is illuminated by electricity at night
when the lodge is in session. The
acoustic nrOnertieS of this room are
fine On the third floor on the south
side is a musicians gallery, where
a full orchestra can sit, and is well
lighted, ventilated, and connected
with the downstairs by a buzzer, that
the orchestra will know when to be-
gin playing. The lodge room is also
ventilated through the ceiling. The
stations for the officers of the lodge
are temporary, so they can be moved
out when it is desired to use the hall
for dancing. The lights can be dim
med down to mere twilight. The
lodge room is elegantly decorated,
and looks like the throne room of a
royal palace.
Close to the lodge room is recep-
ton room and closet for candidates
and others, and also coat room
and committee room, and on the
south side are paraphernalia rooms
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