Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-23

The toilet room is finished IN light
paper with an oil cloth wainscot halt
the height of the walls and all the
necessary toilet articles for removing
the stains of travel from those who
make use of the rest room are pro-
vided.
The card rooms are Immediately be.
hind the rest room on one side and the
directors room on the other side of
the hall. Two round oak tables with
four oak chairs to each table are pro-
vided in both rooms. These rooms,
though smaller than many of the 9TH
ers, are no less pretty and nicely fur
nished.
The Billiard Room.
Next after the card rooms comes the
big billiard room. This is splendidly
appointed and adds much to the club
features Of the new quarters. The
room is 25x42 feet in dimension and
is equipped up to the minute with
paraphernalia and furniture suitable
to properly fitted billiard room.
In contrast to all of the other rooms
the billiard room is finished in red
mahogany and presents pretty ap.
two of these of the carom and two of
the pocket type. These also are in
red mahogany and are the best that
the committee could purchase.
The lighting IL quite modern, chain
suspended semi-indirect chandeliers
are hung from the ceiling in the CEN
ter Of the room and over each table
is a chandelier of the bar three lamp
type suspended from the ceiling BY
chains. These give light to each table
separately.
Dining Room 10 Large.
Immediately behind the billiard
room the big dining and assembly
room is located Here the wood finish
is in the natural color yellow pine Is
used and Is finished in oil which lends
to the lighting OF the room that looks
Immaculate in its brightness for the
numerous windows on each side light
it and the white finished walls and
it cheerfully bright.
The room is 35x42 feet in dimen.
sions, being ten feet deeper than the
billiard room adjoining. The very mod.
ern kitchen, store room and rear en-.
trance communicate with this room.
The lighting is by black chain sus.
pended chandeliers giving SENT.
indirect light. Swinging doors open
both from the billiard room and the
kitchen.
Has Modern Kitchen.
1t Is in the latter room where the
housewife would find her wishes salts.
fed, for the most modern type Of
kitchen is provided. Plenty large, the
equipment is such as might be found
in the apartment kitchenette that in
order to conserve space had all con.
veniences located in just their proper
place. Room is plentiful but so are the
appliances for cookery and serving.
An immense gas range takes up most
Of one side from which the pantry is
entered. At the rear wall there is
shelving adjoining the pantry en-.
trance and next to this big roomy
china closet or built in cupboard that
holds a volume of china and cooking
utensils. Next to this is sink with
hot and cold water faucets and big
drain board on either side.
A serving window large enough to
hold number of dishes is provided in
the wall near the range opening out
into the dining room A big and nice.
ly arranged pantry and store room
leave nothing to be desired in the
kitchen equipment.
Toilet room facilities for the club
are nicely arranged and cloak rooms
janitOr's closet as well and innumer
able other cOnveniences have all been
provided to make the new quarters 81
/ the Ottumwa Commercial club about
all there Is to be desired N q moder1,
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