Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-31


used as club house for officers OF the
Presidio, / vas told to-day.
But to- day was Massachusetts, day, and
q most wonderful day it has been, too
perfect rs TO weather. l felt thrill OF
pride as / came in sight Of the giided
dome, for it is a faithful reproduction OF
the old Buifinch front of the Boston state
house with its gilded dome, its colonial
columns and stately stairway. 1t reminds
one OF the view obtained when ascending
Beacon Hill in Boston.
The interior is strictly colonial. On the
walls of the staircase leading to the sec
ond story, Massachusetts, history is shown
in portraits. In the spacious rotunds,
busrs OF Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate,
James Russell Lowell, Henry w. Long
fellow, John Adams, Benjamin franklin,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, and relief OF
Julia Ward Howe are found. To the
right of the rotunds is the reading room
in soft gray tones and mahogany furni-
ture. To the left the "blue room, q
paintings by Copley and Stuart, price,
less to their owners who loaned them.
Upstairs the ladies' room, furnished in
real antique colonial furniture colonial
tea room, presided over by Mrs. Purdy,
OF Boston, better known as t'the mother of
tea-rooms". lunched on the balcony to-
day, and had along chat with Mrs. Purdy,
as she came and had her luncheon with
me, ana we talked on many Boston
friends. Another Boston woman, the
wife OF Col. G. p. Powers, secretary and
manager of the Massachusetts, building,
asked me to come and have luncheon in
her apartments of the building the next
time came down. She is charming
woman, and makes an ideal hostess. Mrs.
Charles Hamlin, whose husband is one OF
the commissioners, is expected in q ie~
days. She is the official hostess. Mrs.
John Hays Hammond is also to come, and
will open her San Francisco home for sew
eral months.
After the dedication ceremonies, John
e. Daniels, leader of the famous Boston
quintet, gave song recital in the blue
room. The address Of the day was by
Commissioner Alexander Sedgwick, OF
Boston, Mayor Ralph following with
HAPPY ing ususi pfohAe Piaque
ap'eu' wan ieiicisa.ions' anu
1iA'sasnuse''s was uiareu iorrnany
opened.
uas' aen H-DenihpA opened
ne' ouii0ins 'o-uAs WIN Impressive cere-
monies. Hundreds OF Danes were pres
en'' anu s'oou WIN oarea neaos tnroagn-
Out sne simple ou. I'M pressiVe ceremonies.
ne SINGING " 'ne DAnisn national an
'neni' Aone enris.ian, Dy the Danish
singing society, aooeo encnAntinent 10 the
anau' tue sn'seis oeine ple''iiy coetumeo
III tue NATIVE oress OF denmark Inc
oius aiso .enusfeo we d, opansieu
Dane anu Love lou, esiiiorha
ne iani'n puiions one Vi 'he
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=, A.o
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sAVeK ana isvisniy oecofateo Win silver.
II Is certainly masterpiece OF the furni-
ture- makers art
IN the COMMISSIONER room, which Is
oeautifuiiy furnished IN green leather
after dining-room In Danish home, are
beautiful hangings and paintings and an
elaporste SILVER ana goio centerpiece val
ued at 5000. But l think the show place
OF all is the assembly hsal", room in
which the Vikings might well have