The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-13

such place. Three hundred people
can be served at one time with the
of the cafe.
Toilet accommodations are between
billiard room and cafe and rival those
of the best hotels or guest houses of
the land.
But towering above all other feat
ures of the new home is the splendid
assembly hall that occupies space
forty.five by Sixty feet in the south
west corner of the Pythian floor, with
open windows on south and west.
The manner in which the room is fin
ished, furnished and equipped, chal-
lenges the most extravagent express
ion. Every piece of wood work is
solid and heavy mahogany. The cell
ing Is heavily beamed and paneled
and finished with recessed openings
between. Stations are massive and
the seating is accomplished by means
of heavy settles at sides and ends
Side wall and ceiling are tinted in
the most restful and pleasing shades.
At the south end is tri-chair sta
ton for presiding altar with heavy
mahogany desks for secretary ana
treasurer. The subordinate stations
and altar are beautiful pieces of furn-
iture, massive handwork with fiuted
columns and carving.
At the north end Is roomy bal
cony giving accommodation for ster-
opticon in lodge service and orchestra
for entertainment. Lighting and ven
tilation are perfect. Provision is made
for communication between lodge
apartments and banquet hall. Separ'
ate property rooms and ante room
are connected with the lodge accom-
modations and nothing has been
overlooked.
Two years of planning and constant
study on the part of members and
committees are represented in the
completed work that was thrown open
to the public Friday evening. 1t is a
dream come true, an ideal realized
Lodge room furniture and equip
,ment, stations and settees, etc, were
furnished through the agency of j. B
McCurdy Company.
Mahogany furniture for the rooms
and club apartments came through
the McGregor house.
Curtains, rugs and draperies were
furnished by the Baldauf- Rose1blatt
house.
Oskaloosa Thaction & Light Com
pany furnished the light fixtures In
all apartments and installed the
swithch board and light illumination
control
Oskaloosa Light & Fuel Company
in stalled gas and fixtures.
Plumbing of special nature wa:
done by Jack Quinn.
Special material in the finishing
was furnished through the three Lum
Der Companies.
Shoemake & Barnhart were the au
thors of the scheme of decorations
and painting.
The system of cleaning, large
permanent vacuum apparatus oper
ated by motor power was Installed BY
the American Radiator Company
through it's agent, F. G. Colburn, Of
Oskaloosa.
L. J. Spurgin furnished two pianos
and piano player for lodge room and
club apartments.
Glaze e Haynes and the Wander
zee Jewelry Company furnished cafe
and banquet hall.
Notes.
Every square foot of space in the
hall is hard maple finished and hand
polished.
Light fixtures in all apartments are
are exact copies of those in cele
brated hotels, clubs and halls. Each
room is differently equipped.
1t is estimated that several hundred
people came to town from places out
side Oskaloosa last evening to visit
the hall.
Fred Poindexter is to have charge
of the cafe service. Mrs. Mary Barnes
is housekeeper.
A handsome side board or buffet has
place in the banquet hall.
Drinking water at the sanitary
fountain Is cooled by means of an
iced coil.
Floor plans of the new hall were
made by the Special Building Com
mittee, Charlie. e. Brooke, r. d
Walton and George c. True.