Norristown, Pa., Lodge Acquires Handsome new Home

Members of Norristown, PA., Lodge No. 714 are now occupying their new Home at Main Street and Franklyn Avenue. This removal from the Home which had housed the Lodge for over 21 years was necessitated by the recent sale of the old property to a company which will erect a large office building on the site. Norristown on its new Home, the most important of which will be the erection of an immense auditorium in the rear of the building. This structure will be 120 feet long by 45 feet wide, two stories in height, with a roof garden so shaped that any time in the future a roof garden may be erected. This addition will contain among other features, bowling alleys, shuffle-boards, pool and billiard tables, an large banquet room, a stage and four dressing rooms. On one side of the stage there will be room for the erection of a large pipe organ. The auditorium will be so arranged that it may be used for a Lodge Room on Lodge nights, and a dance hall or theatre on other evenings. The present building on the property, and the new structure to be built, will be handsomely furnished and equipped throughout, giving Norristown Lodge a completely modern and comfortable Home.

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