THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, 3?OItTIAND, jAKTTA&ST 21, 1906.
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ine Home for Portland Elk
New Building Is Finest Possessed by Any
Lodge of the Order on the Pacific Coast
THE fact of iho matter is that the
anUered herd finds itself surprised
at the imposing luxury of its new
stamping grounds at Stark and Seventh
streets. Portland Elks started out with
the laudable idea of providing for them
selves the finest club available, but there
were few prepared for so full. a realization
vt their plans as now attends them; for
the planning of years has blossomed into
the most magnificent Elks club in the
"West. Many who (have traveled say it is
the finest In the United States.
Just now all members of the local herd
'are looking forward to the formal open
ing of their pajatlal new home. This
event is not very far distant, being sched
uled for the night of February 1. By
That time every detail will have been fin
ished from lodgeroom to buffet. The club
rooms arc now in shape and are being
used by members to a considerable -extent,
but not until the lodge apartment has
been completed can the rltuallstlc,,vWork
marking the regular opening be carried
out.
Js a Modern Structure.
The Elks building stands at the north
east corner of the street and . occupies
aiearly a half block. It is a modcrn.struc
ture botli in appointment and appear
ance. It is five stories high and made of
the very best brick. The first, second and
fifth floors ure rented to business and
professional men, the third and fourth
floors being reserved by the Elks. The
entire third floor is fitted up as club
rooms, wliile the fourth holds the spa
clous lodgerooms, a banquet hall and sev
eral anterooms.
The entire property represents a value
of about $180,000. The building cost ap
proximately $S6.000, while $20,000 went for
furnishings and fixtures. The site is eas
ily worth 573.000 under present real es
tate ratings, although It was secured at
a lesser figure through purchase six years
ogo when Tort land was somewhat smaller
and land did not conje so high.
It is not onl that money has been lav
ished uoon the fixtures and fittings that
the club presents fo fine an appearance.
The rare taste that hns been shown
Jtfiroughout, the exclusive, artistic and
effective designs that have been used
throughout are what count. There is lit
tle or nothing conventional in the ar
rangement or nature of things. Each pet
ting appears to have received its especial
attention; each color effect is carefully
HPd intelligently studied out. The electric
Jixtures. for example, are duplicated no
where in the country. An Eastern ex
pert was brought here especially to de
sign these fixtures, which are one of the
characteristic features of the decorations.
An especially large ctcvator, big enough
to carry 25 persons at one time, affords
easy access to the club. Arriving on the
second floor where the clubrooms are lo
cated, there is a spacious outer hall, from
which two entrances lead within. The
main entrance opens into a. big reception
hall with high, weathered, wainscoatlng.
The furnishings here are simple, but pic
turesque, consisting of mission window
seats, red Axrainstcr carpet and two great
elks, flno specimens of the real antlered
kind, standing at cither side of the en
trance. This opens into the lounging
rooms, which are furnished with weath
ered oak tables, richly upholstered chairs
and odds and ends of costly bric-a-brac.
To the south of the lounglng-rooms is
tho library, which is one of the finest
rooms in the building. The library tables
arc fine oak, while the chairs are the
moat expensive carved mahogany, richly
upholstered in Spanish leather. To the
north of the lounglng-rooms are the card
and smoking-rooms, where again rare
taste has been used in selecting furnish
ings and decorations. North of these
rooms and at right angles with them lie
the billiard, pool and grillrooms and buf
fet The best carved billiard tables are
used and the floor is covered with cork
linoleum. Adjoining the grillroom 13 a
small kitchen with an expert chei in con
stant attendance. A large dumb waiter
leads from the kitchen into tho banquet
hall above. A feature of the grillroom
is an oak stein rack, which is Uttered
with choice steins. Three hundred of
these receptacles were presented to the
order by Sidney Ackerman, one of the
members now in San Francisco.
On the south side of the building, ad
joining the library on the. east is a suite
of three large rooms set apart for women.
The furnishings here are of brighter col
orings, and, while differing from the
idea, carried out in fitting up tho club
rooms, the women's section Is one of the
attractive parts of the club. This part
will be used .exclusively by members of
the, gentler sex whose husbands, father?,
brothers or friends, belong to the favored
order.
lodgc-Koom a Masterpiece.
The lo3gerooni. on the floor above. Is a
masterpiece of Ionic interior architecture.
The celling is an oval, tinted sky blue
and finely decorated. The walls are tint
ed red. this color dying off into a sunset
glow as It approaches the ceiling. Grace
ful pilasters occur at intervals of 15 or
20 feet. A rich blue Axmlnster carpet
is being laid at this time, and two tiers
of upholstered mahogany seats will ex
tend about the entire room. A Mage Ap
pears at tho north end of tho hall with
caned mahogany seats for the presiding
officers. The acoustic properties of the
hajl are excellent. Great windows ex
tend almost to the ceiling on the -west
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