Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-11-13
Memorial Continental Hall
Where Armament Meeting is
Being Held, Built By ID. A. X.

are marble statues ~ Revolutionary
heroes from several states. 4 north and
south staircase. both memorial gifts lead
above tu thr galleries and committee
rooms.
Drrning directly from the vcstibule II
the auditorium. which with itS three gal
leries has seating capacity ~ two
thousand people. For the Arms confer
ense however the seats On the ground
floor have been reinoved and the floor
raised a. the level ~ the platform on
the west side ~ the hail. Here will he
Srf mp tb. u shaped council table.
measuring over 100 feet around H. three
sides where the delegates a. the con
ference will sit. Visitors and represent
atives Of the press will be- seated in the
gallery.
The auditorium j. a beautiful inspiring
room with cream tinted walls. decorated
with the garlanL~ ~ fruits and foliage.
and fitted with mahogany furnishings.
High above IL a roof ~ ground glass.
divided into ornamental squares. Each
state ~ the union N represented hy a
flag hanging from the cornace. Set into
the east gallery railing is an Illuminated
clock hearing the arms of Maryland and
the insignia ~ the society.
In the galleries ~ the north and south
hang nil paintings ~ Washington AZ Dor
chester Heights hy Darius Cobb. and
Martha Washington. I'm Prof. II. II. An
drewS. hath kifts 70 the society. ON
either side ~ the siagc-Ike platform iva
boxes are raised slightly above the level
a. a ~
inm arch. affording IN excellent view oi
the proceedings IN the floor.
Other finely furnished rooms on the
first floor serve H. offices for the nat
ionn officers 4 library and museum
where are exhibited treasures w great
historic value among them John Han
cocks desk.
Dn the second floor are the offices Of
looking the Fan American grounds. pro-
jects semi-circular portico. the root
~ which IL Suprurtrd IN thirteen mono
lithic marble columns presented hy che
thirteen original states.
On the SECOND flnrr are the offices ~
President General. anh reception room
furnished with chairs AMI desks "f ~,
colonial period and historical oil paint
ings. \ Spacions r"Hm is reserved for
the meetings Of the national board; il
IL known as the Connecticut room. Among
the furnishings are thirteen carved chairs
BEARING ~ their high backs The coats ~
arms ~ the thirteen original states.
Thr window drnprricS are uf hlHc Satit
embroidered III gold. and the lace curtains
are woven in a star and stripe design.
Other offices and rooms on the secont
floor include the recording and CORE.
spending secretaries runniS. the Mas
sarhuscttS room furnished like an ~,
colonial rarIor with authentic furniture
.thr California and Michigan rooms an,
the committee room furnished hy th'
Daughters of State ~ New Jersey. pan
nrlrd and furnished ~ wnud from the
old British Frigate Augusta. This room
and the National Board room are avail
able us committee rooms for the Arm:
delegates.
ON the third floor there i rrivat'
diHing room prepared M Virginia. scr
4 cral small committee rooms and a ban
uucr hall combining i'll ~ decorative
design the colors of the suciety. Th'
blending of the blue and white on thu
wall and ceiling decorations is empha
sized by the darker blue haireloth ON th'
mahogany chairs aud sofa. Suitable
rooms and a large kitchen aaioin th'
banquet hall and make for efficient serv
irr in the event NJ formal dinner