Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 10, 1911, Page 8

‘m the thirteenth anniversary of its i 430, 1 ¥ Proteetive (Drdfl" of arrives this week at an epoch- making event in its history. Its beautiful new heme en Main street next to the pestoffice, purchased a.lit- tle over a4 year ago from the heirs of the b= late William C. ©Osgeood, stands for dedication, this impesing a perfect type of colenial ar- chitetture, having been admirabiy adapted for the uses of the lodge by the remalrs and alterations which have been carried out. Open te General Puplic. Three days of this week the Elks sst oside as the dedicatory dates, be- ginning with heurs for public inspec- tion of the building teday and Tues- day, and.closing with Elkdom's day en Wednesday. From 2 to 5 p. m. and from § te 16 p. m., bhoth Menday and Committee. will pen for when 1y welcomed, by an orches- hours.” Wed- be the Elks' own day, an all-day and evening pro- ne will be provided for the herds itlered ones who have been in- and will he here frem all parts and adjeining stafes, including as well national and grand’ officers. Took Property Year Ago. - il 1, 1910, the three trustees of voiwich lnd:vo—(}pntg& A, Allen, Archibald 8, Spalding and John Dono- ~toek cver the propefty from the 'egnod heirs, and soon -thereafter the tion committee was appointed to re the home fer oceupancy by » lodge. 'This committee comprised ted Ruler Frauk C. Aubrey as Thomas M. Shields as sec- and Jshn Ansell, Judge Nel- Ayling, William H. Murpky, tenjamin . Hannis, Patrick Hayes, ciul J, Young, Widliam R. Stevens and amwes Hankins, Taking time te plan i detail -to their complete satis- on and fer the Bbest interests of lodge, the esmmittes has been un- easing in. their attertion te the work hefora them. and the veswit of their almeoat r-.nlu all aanie aec be wiil be & will be mu the rece to ivir nesday ik whe gra of & 3 ing te their pians has vigilanos to ree that ) /430wt QUARTERS OPENED TOBAY Large Colonial Residence Has Been Made a Magnifi- cent Home For the Elks—Public Inspection For Two Days—Dedication Wednesday. i i i i 1 i third story can be used for extra coat \ Eiks but the city can be proud, the peer of any similar building in New England and hardly rivalled by the club hemes of many larger and more wealthy organizations tkan Nerwich ledge, Ne. 430. Erected in 1844-45 by J. F. Slate Rich in associations connected w the best and mest honered hames s history, the building ‘upon e alteration committee had to work wes indeed an inspiratien to high ideals-in the fask before them. Rrected for his residence in 1844-1345 by John F. Slater,- whose name is linked with the cotton ‘industry and so much ‘ef local history, it stoed in what was then cailed the TLanman meadlows between the Shetucket turn- pike and the old Providénce stage | read, and was a noble and stately ex- ample of the builder's. art,. which | places it today as one of the finest | pieces of colonial architecture.extant in New England. In 1865 Dr. Edwin brnuew purchased the property from - Slater and occupied it abeut 13| ., when in 1870 it was bought by Willlam . C. Oszood, who lived there until death. August, 1969. In the last life, he frequently ex- years of hic vish that the Elks might purchasers after his i : ling. towards respected by his v Norwich lodge.. kack frem the street at a zood distance and surroundad by spa- cious grounds, its’préoportions are .-am- grandenr impressive. Four support the front rtico and the entrance is up a flight of stone steps, through'a wide door- s of celonial strle. In making -the tions the colenial {yps has heen adhered to and the brick building is painted iu the c© shade of paie yellow “with whit trimmings, The inside woodwork and ceilings are all in colonial white, - How It Is Arranged. Adapted for the lodge -uses:-as i now stands, the general plan of the house provides 'loul le parfors, recep- tion room, music reem and cedt room on the first floor, besides the sracious ! enurance hallw rupning. from front‘ to rear, Tooms, suite on the second figor, * rathskeller. and cellar n the basemeni, while the | roems wh:a whists-are. held, or mzzt be remodeled inte roomsfor -transi- ents. The lighting throughdut the house is by electricity and: “the: heat { is steam. is steam. ‘A central’ switchboard ‘in. the_ music room controls: the: whple lighting ‘system. - =« 1 = Hallways. *- ‘ Entering the stately building, tiirough the main hallway, the first impres. sions of its elegant appointments g e, gained, which are renewed With added. force as each new beauty is;unfolded by & tour through the.reoms. top to beitom in the halls- the is uniform in a design 1o heavy embossed leather Th g meny with the” adjoiniig ri the. east'.wall of the main A Heavy ornamented gold: ImmaA s xn immense, costly, French ;Hef Blasss 6 feet by 12 in Size, the h city, and set ofi,a white T ble base. Thro wt- th the fleors are of hRriwodly selected quartered oak, and.in: the hall this i carpeted with 2 of dalicate desizn, bcen % home of swhibh .met enly. the of. th- hardwood floer the 'aceuirement of | from frent to resg. a heautiful octagen electric lantern of artistic design. Doubie Parlers. _To the t of the hall are the mag- nificent doubie parlors, 20 feet wide by 40 Teet dvas-p cennected with a large colenial a poried by fluted col- umns with ¢; mental tops and bases. o2 parior may be reached by a deor from the hall and in each are marble manteis with tiled hearths and nantel mirrors frames, large Whkiva Bokhara rugs on the floor. with the waill paper in a two-tene b 3hn, male a background of harmonizing colers for the heavy mahogany furniture upholstered in real leatiner, among which two elegant leather davenports hold a prominent place. A pecualiarly rich effect is ob- tained in the electric fixtures, a cen- tral chandelier for each parior with ,Aépmr of Roman. torches on each side f-the mantel mirrors. The finish is in adll-brass and the chandeliers are in the form of a hexagon with the lights at ‘the six points, the whole suspended from the ceiling by a chain with lmks of massive size. Reception PRoem. At the front of the house on the west is the reception room, presenting a most inviting appearance, dene in a rich shade of red velour wall paper with a rug for the floor that blends and harmonizes. As in all the rooms of the house the old inside shutters | “THOMAS H. CRAWFORD, Chairman of: Furnishing and Rathskel- ler:Commitiee. ¥ have ‘been retained and here they are screened . from view by heavy velour euitains: in a two-tore sreen effect thdt .all blends m'cely with the other colors -of the room. On the south wall is.a-fine .large mooschead which was Dretented the lodge by John A. Bow- en shortly before his death. “There is a_marole mantel - with tile fireplace and-gald framed mirror and the elec- tric fixtures.are the same as in the patlcr.;. The furniture is in the Meary sind George style_ upholatered. in leath- er:in the .early English _finish. At the front of -thp room is a fine oblong table of the Mary and George style. - " Music “Room. ception room and di- om: it:by Heavy old gold por- ’uerpy of - doudle; faced \-elour in the w3 elucu-ical (‘orrespgl‘xds to -those apregd upon V.he hmdwoad floor.” Flkschave qxery.«h use, invit- 5 ‘at all times-and ta v ‘member, and as a special _fea- ture. .he\ Bave installed his (il aF mus Meost no- e«l e in the u1u5§c'th isa mag- The hall light is | n ernamental gold | v hour for - Teading. .ipet of dainty Wilton desig: .| a white- Ttalian nificent el north jam A. spcc.m& ok ‘\TYL-. J oh'n R her late hus , a formeA tic member cf the lodze. Coat Room. O i the music reem is the coat room, ission style, with nile above the wainscating. een linolecum. Pate 150 coats and umbrellas There 1so a mirrorx metnted on the | ‘e the pre of Will- j .a:‘u - Erobably 1 fixtures for To installed, v 1he main “lights broken by a At the landing are in which stand pieces of . siatuary inated by overhead lhghts.© The ‘stair carpet matches the i neat design of the runner in the main I'hall. The apper hall is ulso carpeted in- a ‘heavy Wiiton and the stairs to the tep floor arec also carpeted. - - - Secretary’s Office. On the second floor at the front over the main hall is the secretary’s office, a room -nicely fitted to his uses and provided with a roll-top quartered oak desk, swivel chair and office settle: The paper is a light brown, and the n two easy square landing. two wall nich floor is covered with heavy inlaid linoleum. ’ Card - Rooms. The east card room occupies the the house on this floor, pestry with white, and front corner done in blue the floor cov lights and furnished with four card tables of imported Austrian wood, . 1th chairs to match, finished in Flem- style . There a wilte marble ntel with iile fireplace. Directly. across the naiifis the west card’ room, identical with the other, oak, the mantel of dark clouded Ital- ian. marble,.and the wall paper a brewn tapostey efiect. Library. To the rear of is the librar, the west (4“] room part ! restful and iny ting pof for recreativ or instfuctive The floor covering is m.uching the golden brown wallpaper. There is marble mantelpiece with -tiled fireplace, and the lighting fixtures are four -single 11"hts perflanl from -heavy chains as w tral chdndelier over th litrary table which < proy tile <omplete comfort of | 'ucers “of ‘the ro. Off the library is'the main Ia\a'.or) built in marble with terrazo floor, and’ provided with a shower. bath.’ toilets, enamel basin, and rapid-fire hot water. heater for the shower. Ladies’ -Suite. At the rear of the building. on the west side and reached by a private hall is _the ladies’ suite, a daintily appointed pert of the home reserved especially for- the wives and . lady friends of membkers. = Tt includes -a pretty recepticn room, most artistical- ,(Ionemnt' k e t-as to wall paper, X green > velour curtains to nhatch’ the, two-tone' ef- fect of the Wilton carpet. The chairs are of the fine mahogan uphol tered in a delicate pattern. Thére is a aivan to match the. rest of the. fur- nitur2; and also @ handsome mahog- ‘any framed cheval glass and mahog- any writing desk. Covering the divan are a great number of beautiful sofa pillow; gifts from the .wives, and friends "of’ members who have taken special pride .in this room. - Connected with the ladies’ suite there - is also a toilet. ; Rathsksller. ; Descending from the main floor to the hagement by the stairway ht the end of the main haill, the rathskeller, ed with a large oriental | except that the furniture is of gelden | | cess which ha j.the preduction { reac hed stairs are. covered with T nhor treads and have brass-bound | . Tiis 1oc PER PN } the FElks take great um.umes the northwest cerner of the ‘basement and about 40x30 feet, with 10 feet Betiveen joints. In harmeny with the rathskeller idea it is modelled after a pure Dutch design, pane\led to six feet in height, above which is a heavy stein rack complet=ly around the | room. The wood is oak, mission finish. | HzIf way around the room against the wall runs a typical Dutch settle, and > is ‘early English. On the west side is a red tile firéplace and the cencrets floor is stained a dull red to (‘Brl'espcnd with the bricks of the/fire- The ceiling is panelled in a | 7 beam effect, the center of each square making a yldcq for ‘an_ zlectric | light, the whole effect being unique an inviting. At the north end of ¢ room are to be placed combination peol | and billiard tables, which'are to be a special contribution frem the Willi- mantic membars of-the lodge. Contributiofs from Members. f The expense. of flnishing dnd’ fur- | nishing - the rathskeller has Deen en< tirely borne by veluntary cantflnutiona frem members, aside from tWe other! funds used to alter ihe huilding, this | idea having originated with Past-Ex- ' alted Ruler James F. Hayes, now of Portland, Ore. In the rathskeller is a telcphune and on the second floor in | the hall is a desk telephone near’the | secretary’s room. On the basement flgor alse is a_toilet reom constructed in Inarble and white ins ong ! pride. Tt rug with inldid linoléum for a border. | enamel Philadelphia brick. with they In e the room is 18x20. It is light- 'l most modern plumbing and toilet fix~ | ed by an overhead _cluster of four |tures. At the southeast cornér of ‘the|| 'basemex.t is the heater room,; where zu Page steam heater is instailed On the rear of the house over oo!(lng] the terraced lawns is a jarg2; commio- dious piazza which will be an attr.u'—1 To the committee which | spent 5o many g out tha delicate task of fit- ing the home to the uses of the lodge is duc the highest vraise for the suc- ttended their effor h lodge a home 'ha(‘ stands distinctive in the order. and in | of the harmonmus], whole their work was ably seconded [¢ by ‘one or two secondary committees. These included the furnishing commit- tee. whose fine taste is reflected in th» details that came wunder its char This committee cox sed Thomas H wiovd, chairman. Stephen J. and lhtm*:n- hil alteration hours in planning and | -ommittee ‘who did rguished succes Thomas H 'r]hmms M Jolin MHeath 1 Jeim P MeCormick, sec ! and treasurer. g > 8 Numerous Gifts. {{Eee Gifts in large number and in great variety’fave been contributed by vari- u ous menfbers and by interestéd friends for the furnishing of th2 building. w’mclr ‘make a'convincing showing ofi sire felt by many outside of ‘the' that Norwich ‘lodge: has ‘their e best wishes for: the long and prospergus. career which:is opening up beforc it as it enters its new home, and realizes. the which has been before it from'its est. vears of owning a place where, shall be knit more closely. the ties dfi goad-fellowship which are one o distinctive features. T. J. Sullivan Steward.’ . ¢ Brother “Timothy J. Sullivan, an ex- Secretary of the ‘lodge, has been in- stalled ns steward of tlle hofne with a smiling greeting for all the brothers who.shall make the rooms their meet- ing place, a selection that'is pleasing to all; as'lie has been one oftite ‘most popular members of -the lodge. In makmg the 'alterations the gen- | eral contract. was. talen by James F. > Denovz the stea heating and | plumbing by the osthte of TRobert | g “Brown, tre eledtrical wmnx by the H dlfimss of the sealp: emvively disappear AMafn street s Officzrs .of Ledge. e present officers of tr arz jost beginning their having been installed on term years' the evening of ‘April 8¢th, are the following: - ed ruler, Allen €. Matthew teemed leading kmight, Craney ; ‘esteemed loyal k M. Shields; . estéemed knight, Y:;hn R. . Carne: secretars William B. TYounpg, Jr.: trea Thomas H. 4‘xan1'« ; esquire, Stey . Keh y n P. Mc! naide guard, “‘uham ¥ Y tees, George A. Allen, ShanWs, John Dohovan. lecturing GRAY HAIR MAK[S_ - YOULOGK 0L A Simple Remedy Brings Back ‘the Natural Color—Dandruff i25 < Quickly Removed, e r' How often one bears the expression. s 'She is gray and beginning to look old.” tive spot for the, members to- spend iy T dbactes Hgn Har t is trme that gray hair usually demote: ‘thmr bl ilage and is-always assoeiated with age. Those in Charge. !le never hear one referred to as kaving gray hair and looking voung. The hsir is ‘pnn-u'llv the index of age. If your ‘hair is gray. you can’t blame your friends for refivrinz to you as look |ling old. Yeu can’t retain a yovthtul ap pearance if you allow your hair fo grow grny. ‘Many persons of middis age jeor ardize their future simply by allowing ' ‘the gray hair .to become manifest. t! your Hair has:'Becopie taded or gray, try) “Wyeth's Skge and Splphar Hair Remedy, ia preparation which._a chemist by the! sname af Wryeth deyised a few years n;o It is: simple, jmexpensive and practical. and will bamish the gray hairs in a f»r It ie also guaranteed o remove 9fler m:n: ita fevr days itching s -( This preparation.’is offered to the public at fiffy eent#ina bottle, and ix’' recommended and sold by all druggists fieeial agcm Les & Osgood Co., 131 NORWICH LODGE, “No. 430, B P. 0. E. Exténds a urdm invitation to the publie ‘to visit th “Home en Monday lnl 1m-fiy. ‘0