Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-11
ARMORYIN BALTIMORE
WILL SERVE DEMOCRATS
FOR CONVENTION HALL

uIfed states VIII De- nominated "a
a huge National Guard armory sit
Gafed in fhe residence portion OF Bal
Imore when this city sent b. rep
fr.eutatiyes before the Democratic
National Committee 10 bring The
Democratic national convention here
the possession Of an deal c0uFen-
ton hall was one OF the strongest
advantages Baltimore had 20 offer
Since that time. ~ the eKpeus" 0f
many thousand dollars 'hc hall has
been made 20 answer every require
ment of the delegate vho assemble
here June 20 aud fhe thronls hat
gather 20 watch their deliberations
Th, Democrat. National e1nyen
ton viii meet .n the FIFTH Regiment
armory which occupies nearly q
whole cts square .u fhe Mount Royal
district fronting 0u Hoffman street
and bounded hy Preston street Loo the
rear A. tho tVO ends Of rho block
are PARK and Lincoln avenues. both
Of which carry trolley lines connect
ing with the business center Two
squares distant is me main station
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and only little further barely five
minutes walk. is the union station.
where passengers arrive on the other
railroads entering The city Close
~ hand within easy walking distance
b. the rltys largest hotel
when the state spent $4,000 ioi
this arm bali 10 house Baltimore +
famous regiment. the Dandy Firm.
J big conventions we're in mind aud
/ fh. building was situated and de-
/ signed with reference 20 affordIng
such accommodations Exterior em-
/ hollishmouf was @ secondary ronsId-
Grafton TbbFinh Regiment armory
is surrounded by massive walls ni
gray granite. Two stories high from
NhIDh rise twelve steel truss"s ihat
Vary me arch.d roof 20 height OF
|ks feet n is lighted hy windows boo
I the side walls and by sky-lirh' that
runs The whole length OF The apex Of
/ the roof From the outside tho APP
uearauoo of the structure is not par
ucularly impressive. probably be-
cause the principal dimensions are
/ lateral and too extensive for the eye
no appreciate unless the beholder
could look down on the building from
lam elevation The armory extends
.Gg feet iu width on Hoffman and
1 Preston streets and is 2si feet deep
1 The great drill hall inside. where
/ the convention Villnsscmblc. is 3oo,
POO feet
/ 70 adapt this building further ID
convention purposes the state appro
priated $4,000 The greater part oI
/ this sum has been spent to increase
the soatin. capacity Dos putting in
4 temporary balconies ~ The two end,
of the drill hall Decorations. which
include the construction of falls,
ceiling 20 improve The acoustic prop
prrfIrs. cost $1,000 Several thou
sand dollars has been spent iu m,
construction of the speakers plat
form ou seats. and ou remodolinl
tho military company quarters a. M,
sides and ends Of the building ion
/ $50 as committee rooms
a. one enters 'ho hall through M,
maiu gateway on Hoffman street th'
ey, first Is impressed by 'ho mas
n.fIo'ni distances and tho scoming1
endless .lstss of seats ludcr th'
hands OF the decorators the place ha0
lost its militar, unitarian look
transformed by me more than 10000
wards of bunting that hides the roo
beams. drapcs the walls and cover.
.practlually every foot OF the interior
except rho windows aud floor spaces
The ba' krround is q soft effect %
cream. gold and white. which make
au effective setting for me uationa
.oIors displayed IN countless arrange
m'nts. and me insignia ana 'olors %
fs. various states
Tie seating ARRANGEMENTS her,
here are Tho Result of Iona study 81
'he architects part. aided by th,
practical experience Of men yorsed IL
'he practical problems OF great con
MENTIONS This hall will scar com
.nr'au'y more than $4,000 persons
.Hri those Loo charge believe tha, the,
Ha," worked out their problem s.,
thar every member Of this great audi
'uD' can command a view of th,
SPEAKERS stand and understand vha
T bel being said 10 bring this abou
. 'h' location of me speakers pla-
/ form va. 'he matter ~ first nm
pnraugr
Zoo 'h. Baltimore hall. he speak
.-s PIu stand we'll out toward th
middle OF 'he auditorium. dire,tI
..rrU-'f, 'H. main central ,ntranp,