The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-17
THE new HOME
OF THE EAGLES
AERlE 27s DELEGATES HAND
SOME NEW APARTMENTS.
THE PUBLIC IS ENTERTAINED
Several Thousand Visitors Pass
Through and Admire the Appoint.
ment Of the Finest and Lars.
est Eagle Home in Iowa.

IS
Four years ago in February, when
the Oskaloosa Eagles threw open the
doors of their handsome lodge and
club building at No. 115-117 First
avenue West, those who visited the
rooms at that time thought the plan
of homely comforts and lodge and
club convenience could not be I'M
proved upon. With the growth of the
membership, however, came de-
mands and the splendid appointments
OF the home as first arranged were
seen to be limited More room was
desired and to that end the lodge
voted to build an addition to the ORR
ginal property. This was done at a
cost doubling the original investment
and doubling the capacity, floor space
and entertainment possibilities of the
institution.
Responsive to special invitation en-
tended the public, crowds of ladies
and gentlemen, citizens of Oskaloosa
and countryside, several thousand in
number, were entertained at the new
home Tuesday afternoon and even
ing. April Is, 1918. Expressions of
surprise, wonder and admiration
were heard from the guests as they
were shown the apartments of club
and lodge by the special reception
committees. Comment and criticism
of favorable character were offered
by the representative company of
both afternoon and evening. Appre-
citation of the many points of beauty.
comfort and convenience is impossi-
BILE upon single inspection of the
spacious apartments.
The enlarged building occupies one
half of the fourth square block, COX
120 feet, fronting on First avenue
west of the new building of the Ma
h8ska County State Bank, excepting
a frontage of twenty feet by eighty in
length at the southeast corner of the
location occupied by business pro-
perty Thirteen thousand six hun
bred feet of floor space are occupied
by the Eagles building. With the ex-
ception mentioned there are two
floors, 60x120 feet and a basement
floor forty by sixty. Thus the added
apartments have a greater area by
several hundred feet than the original
building. which has floor space of
$500 square feet.
Entrance to the building remains as
formerly, giving way into a reception
apartment and wrap room and by
means of hail to stair leading to
the ledge apartments on the second
( floor This stairway has been chang
ed from former arrangements and is
more convenient The arrangement
of the apartments in the original
building are practically as they were
before with parlors, library and read
ing rooms, secretary's Office at the
front. North of these were formerly
the billiard and card rooms. Card
tables have been transferred to the
old billiard room and the former
card room, somewhat smaller, but
coy, has been converted into
lounging and conversation room. This
takes us to the new building. the
first floor of which is devoted to the
billiard room, stairway, cafe and
cuisine and toilet accommodations.
Light Is furnished from the north and
the east and from a huge light we'll"
that extends around and above the
grand stairway, reaching to the roof
of the second story. Equipment of all
departments is modern and elaborate
and the best to had. The cafe is at
the northeast corner of the new build
ing and is complete in every appoint
ment Here the business man who is
a member of the order may enjoy
short orders or special meals in the
seclusioD of the club. The cuisine is
fully equipped and as snug and handy
as a ships gallery" from the large
gas range down to dish lockers. The
billiard room contains four billiard
and pool tables. so arranged and
placed with ample room between, that
players have no fear of interfering.
Toilet rooms are at the northwest
corner of the new apartment in a sep
arate room. Plumbing and fixtures
are the best that could be obtained.
Ascending the grand stairway" to
the second floor apartments one
gains entrance to the grand banquet
room" which occupies the greater
portion Of the new building. 1t is fur
Dished in handsome mahogany with
beam and panel ceiling. This apart.
ment is for the accommodations OF
the larger spreads" socials and ban.
quets that cannot be accommodated
IN the cafe department of the first
floor. At the southeast corner is. a
serving room that connects with the
kitchen below by means OF "bumb
waiter" system. Chairs and tables
are of mahogany finish and of type
that makes them available for any oc-
casion Light fixtures are models of
beauty, draperies at the windows add
to the atmosphere OF homely comfort
that pervades and the wall decora-
fions are attractive and in excellent
taste Handsome French plate glass
mirrors on the side walls lend an air
of magnitude and distance to the
room that is effective
Ladies' Room.
Along the west side of the second
hoor in an apartment devoted to la
dies and Il is dream. Furnishings
ana fixtures are in old ivory and
everything Is blended IN one harmon
ious whole that is picture in itself,
The walls are pale blue. with cell
ing of cream, the woodwork old ma
hogany. light fixtures and furniture
done in old ivory, and the rugs and
draperies combine all colors in
close pattern The furniture Is the
famous Haywood Brothers and Wake
field reed furniture and was made to
the, order OF the Oskaloosa Eagles.
Seven pieces make up the set, two
rockers and reclining chair. long
settee, center table, writing desk and |
chair, pedestal and stand lamp. |
the shade OF which Is OF the same