Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

The broad 10-foot veranda with its at
tractive railing and four huge col.
umns Of white that support at the top
story what is to be roof garden sur
rounded by an attractively designed
balustrade, give colonial effect to the
front elevation.
A large art square covers q portion
of the oak floor of the reception hall
way. A well designed desk occupies
ono corner of the room. To the right of
the hall is the reading room, with its
Sonora music box, its valuable chime
clock (Which is a gift, as are many
other furnishings), its big comfortable
chairs, large center table and its fire
place, and there is delightful view
from the windows.
On the opposite side of the hallway
is the card room. This occupies space
equal to the reading room on the north
side of the building and the furnishings
are in keeping with the purposes of
the room.
From the hallway as well as from
the reading room and the card room
are entrances to the large banquet hall
or dance hall. This extends the entire
width of the building and is 4S by so
feet, without posts. AT the west end
is q platform, and provision is made
under this for the storage of the ban
quot tables and chairs, which are
placed on roller trucks and slid under
when not in use. In the southwest cor
ner of the building at the side of the
stage are two toilet rooms and a dress
ing ROOM.
The Dining Facilities.
From the dressing room is an en-
trance to the remarkably well arranged
pantry that runs the entire width of
the back of the stage and is stocked
with dishes, glassware and other nee
essary table accessories. At the other
end of the pantry is the kitchen with
it's two sinks, one in the middle of the
room with its extensions that fold un.
der it when not in use. A large, modern
gas range and two steam warming ovens
go to complete kitchen equipment not
equalled i'll many lodge buildings The
pantry and stage, being over the boiler
room have cement floors with cork
covering in the pantry, and under the
gas range in the kitchen is cement
flooring. Swinging doors give direct ac-
cess to the banquet hall from the kitch-
en- The woodwork is birch beautifully
finished and the walls are tinted a deli.
cate shade.
One the next floor, to the north of the
stairway is the Rebekahs room. A
panel mirror the length of door will
prove not the least attraction to those
who have occasion and the privilege Of
using this room. The committee dis
played remarkable taste in the furnish
ings Of this room, possibly having taken
feminine advice on the matter. The
chairs, while substantial, are distirc-
lively feminine in design. There are
two roomy closets and q toilet room all
in white, while soft rugs are on the
floor.
Across the hallway is the anteroom
of the lodge room, from which entrance
is made into the lodge room, the most
impressive part of the building. This
room is finished in mahoganized birch
with the walls of darker tint than in
the other rooms, to harmonize with the
dark stained wood and the paneled low
err part of the walls. Pilasters of enam-
eled white extending from floor to the
high ceiling enhance sthe beauty of the
room and the lighting effect there is
superb. The floor Is cork covered and
around the four sides on a low platform
are arranged the seats for the members.
The seats for the officers are individu-
al and all are the gifts of members or