Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-25
NOW IN A HOME OF ITS OWN
Druid Camp, WOodmen Of, the World,
Completes Palatisl Temple and
Club House on Ames Avenue.
PERFECT IN ALL APPOINTMENTS


Where there's a will there's a way"
says the old adage. ',3.r
And here Is a story that proves II. a
true story about people right here in
Omaha.
For nine years Druid camp No. a.
Woodmen Of the World, met in Frenzef
hall. Twenty-fourth and Parker streets.
II was small har for the growing
camp and there were no conveniences
The men might have stood for these
things. but there was one Inconvenience
that they didn't like. This was the fact
that there was but one room in this hall
and the ladies' auxiliary, Welcome grove.
could not meet the same evening as the
Druid camp. When meetings were over
there was n very general desire for the
company OF the fair sex.
Let's put up a building Of our own"
said +. /. Foster. one evening after the
iLeonvenienees OF Frenzer hall had been
discussed. f.e
'Ha. ha," said his fellow woodmsn. n
Il mem It." said Mr.. FOSTER ar b.;
Send for. tho wagon" said some one
But the jioes and Jokes had no effect
on Foster. He believed thoroughly in
his idea and he argued and reasoned 30
thoroughly that before, a great white, he
had his fellow members believing that
this thing could be done.
Then they began to figure and finally
they organized, stock company. II
wasn't long before $1,000 was pledged
toward the building.
And then says Mr.. Foster. along
came the tornado and blew all our plans
away" -ss 49,
Knew what They Wanted.
But with the liquidation Of the stock
company the ambitions OF the Druid
campers simply solidified They Just
knew they never could be happy without
that building thoy had been planning
for They had been living in that new
building in thought and they rust had TO
have Il. That was all there was TO H.
So they interested outside capital. with
800 solid citizens backing the project out
side capital soon sat up and looked In
terested Ideas took shape In excavation.
stone. brick. mortar. iron work
AID there stands the building on Ames
avenue, west Of Twenty-fourth street, one
OF the handsomest buildings In the city
for its size with external architecture
that Is very pleasing TO the eye and in
side conveniences and appointments that
are a delight TO several lodges that will
find meeting places there.
The building Is two stories and base
ment. but the stories are so liberal in
height that Il rises to the height of most
three-story structures II has a frontage
OF seventy feet on Ames avenue ana a
depth of 100 feet.
A broad stairs leads from the street
90 the second floor where are the two
main meeting rooms with assembly
rooms snd check rooms and kitchen.
The main room where Druid camp win
meet measures 6ix5O feet. Back Of shis
is the smaller lodge room. Ssx44 feet in
size Roth rooms have polished herd
wood floors so that they are perfectly
equipped for dancing. Both are without
supporting posts. their ceiling being up.
held by four structural steel bridges
Weighing five and ons-half tons each.
The ceilings themselves are OF pressed
steel and there Is ventilatlng system
which draws the air through openings
IN the ceilings
music balcony is let into the wall Of
the larger room where q orchestra will
sit to dispense music for the terpsl-
chorean festivities.
Complete Club House.
Opening off Of this. room il large
locker room. a number OF spacious clos
cts open off OF this room. one OF these
will be assigned 90 each lodge that rents
the rooms OF course. Druid camp and
Welcome grove viii use the rooms only
one night each week. On the other nights
they Will be rented 10 other lodges.
A completely equipped kitchen is next
10 this room and - located that a ban
Quet can be served In either or both OF
the big rooms az once. A large ante room
opens off OF the smaller lodge room also
The check room AZ the entrance L. very
spacious, having lbs boxes or bins and
plenty OF floor space for the erection OF
100 more II they shall be found neees-
cary
Now comes the most wonderful part OF
this building, For IL Is a complete club
house for the U.s. OF the members OF the
camp. II will be open all day and every
day and, In charge OF Clerk p I. Foster.
who Is also financial, secretary and he
will have three men under him, one in
eharge Of the billiard and pool rooms. one
IN charge OF the bowling sileys and show
ers and one who will be q janitor
Tho main floor Is given up chiefly 70
these club rooms. The portion facing on
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