Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-27
.ELKS HAVE SECURED
PLANS FOR NEW HOME
May Move to New Site or Re-
build at Present Lo-
cation,
COMMITTEE SOON TO REPORT
Handsome Lodge Rooms, With Din
in-Room, Rathskeller, Roof Gar.
den and Baths Projected in Tenta-
tive Drawings.

Plans for handsome new homo for
the Richmond Elks have been pre-
pared and may be adopted by the Rich
mond Lodge at an carly meeting. The
site for the now homo will not be def
which has been appointed to determine
the feasibility OF the building project,
shall have submitted It's report. Many
Of the Elks favor the present site,
with handsome modern building to
replace the present home. The COM
lnittee may report on either PROPOSE
ton. ~
This committee consists of John b.
Rliley. Morgan r. Mills. NJ. F. Richter,
Samuel Yer Seer, Major L. L. Cheat
! wood. Max F. Lindner. Joseph Stumpf,
Thomas f. Meaney and Exalted Ruler
William Perlstein..r
/ 1t Is probable that tho big building
now occupied as the Elks' Home at
Eleventh and Marshall Street, will be
sold before the contract Yor the con-
struction of the new home IL given out,
II It Is decided to seek n new location.
Tho plans being as yet Indefinite no
estimate OF the cost is obtalnable.
WOULD HAVE NEW HOME
/ ~ READY IN ONE YEAR
1t Is the purpose of the Elks to have
tho new home completed before tho
! end OF 1916. The drawings in hand
show beautiful structure OF colonial
design: Tho entrance Is particularly
Imposing. being fanked on either side
by life-stze figure OF an elk in bronze
standing on a granite base. Granite
steps lead to a colonial porch, which
has width OF twelve feet The porch
ID partly covered by a roof, which is
supported by Corinthian columns. The
spacious porch stretched the whole
length Of the front Of the building.
The architect has given especial at
tention TO the basement. or rathskellar
floor. which is the most used part OF
the home This rathskeller will be a
room forty-fve feet wide and seventy
eight feet long. with n Dutch tile floor
y Flemish oak wainscoting, seven feet
high, on the top of which Will rest a
/, plate or stein shelf. Will finish the
side walls. Eleven cosy hooks or
booths. with high backed cushioned
couches on either side OF Flemish
table Will be provided. The lavatoriee
are on this floor, and will be such as
are Installed In the most modern hotels
On the same floor viii be an up-to-the-
minute Kitchen and stewards depart
Inent. with an entrance from the rear
Tor the servants. Electric lifts for
service from the kitchen TO the upper
floors will be Installed
spacious billiard room with n
curved beam ceiling. paneied sides and
b.
new plans. Adjoining the billiard
room will be the barber shop.
PLANS CALL FoR
HANDSOME ENTRANCE
The most beautiful effects are OBJ
taippd on the arst floor, which will
have pitch of@fourteen feet. with
ceilings ornamcnted with plaster re-
! lief work. One enters on n lobby, Ask
35fect. which shows six Corinthian col
umnH. dividing the lobby from the re-
cepoon rooms. In the centre of the
lobby. on line with the front door, is
an immense fireplace and mantels,
which are designed as much for com
fort as for ornament To the right of
the fireplace an imposing marble stair
, way rises. leading to balcony, from
which steps lead on either side to the
floor above little farther back Is
the foyer leading to the side entrance
the passenger elevator and the social
session hall. II the homo now occupied
by the Elks Is rebuilt the present stage
Will be enlarged and the hall hand
somely decorated.
The lodge room will be on tho third
floor. This Will BIO an assembly room
extending across the entire front OF the
building and about forty feet long
| 1t can be also used as a dining hall for
Sunday and Lodge Night" On this
| floor also Is commodious board room
| and cosy office for the secretary Of
the lodge. Across the hall is tho w oni :
ems dressing-rooms. The Tiers quar-
| tiers and ante-rooms arc also on the
same floor.
1t is suggested by some Of the com
| mittee that an additional floor be added
to the building. providing eleven bed
, rooms and baths, and that the roof of
the building be used as q roof garden
This proposition Is now under consid-
Grafton.
HEADING coNTINIlcD