Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-02-06
INsPecr nav Elks,

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residents Of Mexico inspecting one
OF the handsomest buildings eveI
erected in this city. The buiidiHs
and furnishings total over $4,000.
The wives Of the members Of the
lodge assisted in meeting the guests
and showing them over the building
Punch was served in the card room {
the first floor, while the orchestra
played popular music throughout the
afternoon.
Practically every member OF the
Lodge either took bonds or donated
cash or work toward its completion.
Many who were not members Of the
Order also assisted by voluntary do
nations.
Among the gifts are the following:
j. c. King. furniture for the ladies'
parlor; l. NJ. Greer, a mahogany "a
bic for the office Of the secretary;
N NJ Friedman, OF Martinsburg. pic
lures for the card room; T ], Hox
sey. a coffee urn; books for the H.
brary were presented by various per
sons: the china and silyerware by
the wives and sweetheats OF the mem
bers: two large palms by Mrs. J. R.
Clay; Mrs. Fred W. Pitcher and Mrs.
Fred A Morris, a clock and two or
namental figures for the fireplace:
gas range by Frank Mitchell and
Adler Lear, both OF Centralla; the
Mexico merchants sold the Lodge the
furniture at cost.
The dance, this evening, will start
promptly at $50 and end at 1880.
Carriages at the west entrance.
Description Of Home.
As you arrive at the bot
tom of the wide stairway in the
basement turn to the right
and enter a four-table card room.
The equipment in this room is in oak
A door, on the south side OF this
-oom, leads into the shower bath.
equipped with toilets, lavatories and
needle bath. From here you enter
small to be used for lock-
RS in one end and hand-ball court
n the other, The main gymnasium,
constructed with this, is about 20
" 70 and will contain hand-ban
,ourts, parallel bars, horizontal bars,
gloves, wrestling mats, punch
ng bag and wall weights. Other ap-
will be added from time to
From the gymnasium you enter
he billiard room, the first to the left
f the stairway. Here the billiard
nd pool tables are located. Just
orth of this room is the kitchen
18th dumbwaiter to the first floor.
he kitchen was outfitted COM
letely by the lady Elks. /
The entrance on the Love street
ide through a small y glass
estibule leads into a very {
Lrge room. with ample fireplace t
rowned with a monster Elk's head
is furnished with leather uphol-
erred wicker ware OF fumed oak I
nish and walls and rug to match. It ]
a most luxurious and pleasing well I
'me to the newcomer. In this room
re four water color paintings, do
ated by Sam Locke and valued at
yer $500.
The pictures are: A seascape Of
le Coast of England by Henson;
landscape OF Dutch Wind.
Ills by Henderick Van Bogges; a
pasture scene Of COWS by !
great Dutch artist F. Van vree-
nd; a Frech w~ater-color of a Re
'ptlon at Versailles and a copyright.
! photograph entitled How / Lowell
4 Elk"
A. Larsen has presented the Club ,
a handsome Indian head Of Hia- ,
and R. d. Worrell has given q
.em a beautiful bronze electrolier ;
hich will be a part OF the decora- =
ons in the lounging room. i
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To the left of the front door, i'm :
ediately upon entering, Is the lady's ,
irlor, with eloakroom and lavatory. ,
his is finished in Mission style. :
Immediately north OF the en- !
ance hall is an immense eard-room ,
it'll six mission tables and chairs
ade especially for cards and all
lecker table with the board inlaid. 3
his o contains a large check r
tset for coats and hats. There Is i,
lavatory connected with the card =
ON.
West Of the card-room is the IT, Z
airy, furnished throughout in ma r
'gany and presented to the Lodge
81 and Nate Phillip, Fred and .
enry Llewellyn. L
Furniture consists of 3 Individual !
fiting desks, a large center table +,
ID chairs as well as sectional book a
ses. A small room to the north
the Library is the ~Secretary's Of :
se furnished in mahogany. |,
A comfortable stairway leads +,
the second story. :
ere are two dressing rooms,
oh equipped with roomy clothes q
osets and the ladies' possessing a
Il length mirror. Both have lavator-
The lodge room, 40 by so feet, con ,
mes the remainder Of this floor, !
d is decorated with a dark red =
'seboard and olive green side walls ;
hile the ceiling. like elsewhere !
roughout the building. is delicately- :
tied steel. |.
Opera chairs are used for the !,
ambership while the officers sta I
are marked by handsome green 4
ather chairs. The lighting sys- :
m, as in the other rooms, is com :
sed Of handsome electrollers in :
rfeet taste with the DECORATIVE ar.