The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
RITE
CATHEDRAL To
OPEN June 10
MaSOnS From All Parts of
Country to Join in
Ceremonies.
BUILDING IS CLASSIC
Finest of Materials Used in
EdifiCe; Constructed
of Limestone.

OF Limestone.
Tentative selection of June IS for
formal opening of the S4,00O,003
Scottish Rite cathedral was an
nounced today by John f. Minor,
secretary of the Scottist Rite Realty
Company.
Scottish Rite MaSonS from prac-
tically all sections of the country
will participate in the dedication.
Leon T. Abbott, Boston, most puis-
SAINT grand commander of the Scot
fish Rite, has been invited to ofici-
ate. Workmen are rushing the
finishing touches on the magnificent
building so it will be ready for the
June dedication.
The indianapolis edifice will be
the only purely Scottish Rite cathe-
dral OF its kind in the world. No
detail necessary to give the structure
a cathedral effect" has been over
looked by the building committee.
Finest Materials Used
practically everything has been
designed and made especially for
the cathedral with the view of
blending all the furnishings and
equipment. There is little stock
material used. Some of the finest
materials obtainable have been used
in the cathedral.
I'VE wanted people to ask what is
that cathedral and not what is that
building. Materials were imported
from several countries to make the
appearance conform strictly 10
cathedral style.
This building is being talked
about all over the world Pictures
of it have been published in Europe
and naturally thousands will be at
tracted to indianapolis to see It,"
Minor said.
Minor is secretary of the realty,
building, plans and finance COM
mltteeS. Open house will be held
for a couple of weeks after the
dedication, to permit the people of
Indiana to see the magnificent
structure.
Limestone From Indiana
The selected hand-tooled Indiana
limestone blocks are designed to give
the structure "the weathered" ap-
pearance of an ancient cathedral.
Bed, blue and amber glass chips
are placed in the windows to look
as If the glass had been broken and
the original style was not obtain
able.
George F. Schneider. Chicago
architect, formerly Of indianapolis.
designed plans and specifications.
The Hunkin-Conkey Construction
Company, Cleveland, had the gen.
eral contract. The building was
planned thirteen years ago, but de-
Iayed because of the World war.
Perfect workmanship and elabo-
rate decorations characterize the
entire cathedral, from the basement
to the 224-foot tower.
The main dining room in the
basement floor is 298 feet long, with
private dining room and cafeteria
for special occasions.
Cardrooms in Mezzanine
Billiard and Cardrooms are pro-
Vlded on the basement mezzanine.
The street floor includes an eIabo-
rately decorated lobby, writing room.
administrative offices, library, dis
tngulShed guests room, dressing
room for ladies, and meeting room
Tor the Lodge Of Perfection.
The ballroom, ladies lounge. de-
corated in Louis XIV style, and the
l5OO-seat auditorium are on the
second floor, On the third floor
are entrances to the auditorium bal
cony and ballroom mezzanine. and
the Masonic room.
The Masonic room, which has a,
Of native stone from fiftv-
three states and possessions, will be
used as a museum. A huge ONYX
stone from Arizona will be used as
a base for a $1,000 knights Templar
statue from Tiffany's. Minor pre-
sented the rite with a large COPY
Of "Morgan'S Expose for the mu-
scum.
Organ Cost S43, 1000
The Skinner church organ, being
built over the auditorium. cost about
$4,000. An echo organ also is pro-
yided. The siXty-three bells in the
CARLTON in the tower cost about
$4,000 and weighs 1900 pounds.
The main chandelier in the
auditorium weighs more than 5000
pounds Lighting fixtures, hardware.
and decorations were
designed especially for the cathedral.
Imported oak from Russia and
Austria is used throughout. A
Belgium walnut table, costing $4,000,
will adorn the clubroom.
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