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 ROSWELL P. FLOWER MEMORIAL 
 LIBRARY WATERTOWN NEW YORK 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ISSUED. BY 
 
 HUNGERFORD-HOLBROOK CoO. 
 WATERTOWN, N.Y. 
 
 
 
ERECTED BY MRS. EMMA FLOWER TAYLOR 
 IN MEMORY OF HER FATHER, 
 EX-GOVERNOR FLOWER 
 
 COST OF BUILDING WITH DECORATIONS, $250,000. 
 
 CORNER-STONE® LAID 2] UL Yo, 31903. BY sMRSarAY LOR: 
 WITH PRAYER BY REV. ARCHDEACON JOINER 
 AND ADDRESS BY MR. S. F. BAGG. 
 
 
 
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 BUILDING COMPLETED AND PRESENTED 
 TO THE CITY OF WATERTOWN NOVEMBER 10, 1904. 
 
 ARCHITECTS: 
 ORCHARD, LANSING & JORALEMON 
 
 SUPERVISING ARCHITECT : 
 MR. A. F. LANSING 
 
 ARTIST-ARCHITECT : 
 MR. CHARLES ROLLINSON LAMB 
 
 INTERIOR DECORATORS : 
 J. & R. LAMB, NEW YORK 
 
 The fublishers wish to acknowledge their thanks to The Craftsman oy 
 Syracuse, NV. V., for portions of the plate matter and to 
 Messrs. ], & KR. Lamb, New York, for the 
 use of copyrighted photographs. 
 
 
 

 
Che Watertown Library 
 
 
 
 HE stately Ionic lines of the beautiful Watertown Library encompass 
 
 a building that is the realization of an idea that was valiantly fought 
 for by the best citizens of Watertown for many years. 
 
 The press and pulpit united in the effort to secure a library 
 building in the city. Patriotic and civic organizations took up the matter 
 with public spirited citizens and every effort was exerted to make the 
 movement a success. When the movement was under way, the library 
 became a possibility through the munificence of Mrs. Emma Flower Taylor. 
 
 Her generous offer to furnish the City of Watertown with a library 
 building was accepted with gratitude. On April 8, 1901, a public meet- 
 ing expressed the feeling of the community in the following resolution : “At 
 a mass meeting of the citizens of Watertown, held in the City Opera 
 House to-night, presided over by Mayor Porter, and addressed by clergy- 
 men of various denominations and prominent citizens, your proposition for — 
 a library was unanimously accepted, with grateful appreciation.” 
 
 The proper committees were appointed, competition instituted, and 
 the commission for the building placed in the hands of the successful com- 
 petitive architects, Orchard, Lansing and Joralemon. | 
 
 The structure is in the Grecian style of architecture, having many 
 Roman features adapted to modern requirements. It is massive and digni- 
 . fied, and characteristic of the man in whose memory it is built, and whose 
 generosity can never be forgotten by the citizens of Watertown. The 
 work has been developed under the watchful care of Mr. A. F. Lansing, 
 / who added to professional enthusiasm the interest of a private citizen. 
 Mr. Lansing is a resident of Watertown, one whose family has been iden- 
 tified with the development of the city, to which development this generous 
 ~ donation of Mrs. Taylor contributes the most important civic example. 
 
 Decoration of the Library 
 
 After the form of the building had been determined upon, the corner- 
 stone laid, and the foundations commenced, the donor, desiring to have the 
 building as important artistically as it was architecturally, invited Mr. Charles 
 R. Lamb, of New York, to suggest a scheme for the enrichment of the 
 entire interior. No one could have brought to this work a richer 
 experience. Beside the decoration of many religious, civic and private 
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 which afterwards became stenographically the alphabet of later civilization, 
 and the type of the modern printing press (in spite of the great develop- 
 ment of the hieroglyphics which we now call books), visualizes in his picture 
 writings those things, those ideas, those ideals which the written, or the 
 spoken, word but suggests indefinitely. It is therefore fitting that Art should 
 be asked to co-operate with Architecture in the creation of a library such as 
 this Memorial, and the co-operation of the Arts with Literature is there- 
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 and the responsibility was placed upon his shoulders, as he in his statement 
 said he would wish to be responsible for “everything one saw from the 
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 doorway of wrought iron, bronze and glass, and the mosaic vestibule, 
 
 with its welcome “Salve” and farewell “Vale” on either side of the Seal 
 of Watertown, finds himself within the central rotunda with its magnificent 
 combination of marble and color. The Stack Room is directly opposite the 
 entrance after passing through the rotunda, which is flanked on either side 9975 
 by the corridors. The corridors lead to the North and South Reading Rooms 
 and are finished in marble and wood with accents of color decorations. The 
 marble flooring, relieved under the dome by the signs of the Zodiac, as 
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 HE North Reading Room is large and inviting, with a panelled ceiling 
 
 in rich relief. The finish is, in the main, of wood, low and quiet in 
 tone. Book-shelves at convenient heights wainscote the walls, while the 
 main points are accented with constructive or color decoration. ‘The inter- 
 esting painting of the “Open Book” by Ella Condie Lamb, is located in 
 this room. ‘The picture shows a seated figure of the mother surrounded by 
 her children. The color scheme and subject of this picture have received 
 the attention of art critics throughout the country. The picture, with its dec- 
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ated treatment, with tablets bearing the names of the great writers from classic 
 to modern times. As a whole, it is a fitting interpretation of the quotation 
 that knowledge is power and the only good. ‘The color scheme in the room 
 is rich and restful. An added touch of comfort is given in an important 
 fireplace of marble, enriched with mosaic; the whole effect, however, is so 
 carefully worked out by the designer, that the seeker after knowledge finds 
 rest and comfort in his books, rather than a distraction. 
 
 TEXTS UNDER PEDIMENTS. 
 WEST WALL. 
 “Live and Learn.” 
 
 NORTH WALL. 
 1. “Read, mark and inwardly digest.” 2. “ Wisdom is the principal thing.” 
 
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 HIS room, located at the opposite end of the building, is a counterpart 
 
 in size and architectural treatment of the North Reading Room. The 
 color scheme of this room is somewhat different. Here the great spandrels, 
 verging to blues and greens, are filled with the conventional treatment of the 
 vine, upon which are placed the bookmarks of the early printers. 
 
 Mantel—‘‘Study the watchword of fame.” 
 TEXTS UNDER PEDIMENTS. 
 
 NORTH WALL. 
 1. “Mind is the great lever of all things.” 2. “No man is born wise.” 
 SOUTH WALL. 
 1. “In books is the soul of the past.” 2. “The sweet serenity of books.” 
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 Venice, 1450-1515. 
 London, 1499-1527. 
 Leipzic, 1502-1534. 
 Venice, 1500. 
 
 Dementer, 1486-1519. 
 
 London, 1537-1583. 
 
 She Children’s Room. 
 
 One of the novel and most interesting features of this Library is the 
 Children’s Room, set apart for the special use and pleasure of the young 
 people by Mrs. Taylor in loving commemoration of her eldest son, dead in 
 infancy. His name and the dates of his brief life are recorded on the 
 bronze tablet set high on the North wall over the fire-place, and on either 
 side are the portraits of his younger brother and sister, bearing Spring 
 ’ flowers as in tribute to his memory. These graceful figures were painted 
 by Mrs. Ella Condie Lamb. ‘The room is very well arranged for its pur- 
 pose, the interior furnishing being of the required simplicity and practicable- 
 . ness, and the color scheme of the whole pleasant and harmonious and not 
 too high in accent nor too ornate to conflict with this directness of purpose. 
 _ The books of the library are lined up in open stacks along the walls, listed 
 ~~ inacard catalogue, at the free disposal of any child, and the abundant 
 
 light and the comfortable tables and chairs offer their hospitality to every 
 "comers 
 : For the general color effect of the room, Mr. Lamb selected a hand- 
 / some bluish-green, to which all the woodwork, the Volkmar tiles of the 
 -_ chimney-piece, the pressed bricks of the walls, and even the metal work, 
 contribute in varying tones. [he commemorative bronze tablet is of a verd 
 
 
 
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 antique, and the text in gold. On the paneled soffits of the ceiling beams 
 is the only detailed ornament of the room, a continuous rose pattern, worked 
 out by stencil and hand painting in crimson and a reddish yellow, the sup- 
 porting tones green, thus completing the setting of this very pleasant library 
 and reading room. Few features of this admirably planned and carried 
 out building are more worthy of imitation in similar enterprises than this 
 practical and justly appreciated gift to the children of the city. 
 
 Other Mooms on Sain Floor 
 
 The reference and librarian’s rooms adjoin the north and south reading 
 rooms. [hey harmonize in color. 
 
 The conversational rooms, known as the Colonial room and Empire 
 room, are located to the right and left, respectively, of the main entrance 
 hall. Utility has not been sacrificed to beauty, for no small portion of the 
 area on this floor is devoted to the Stack Room; simple and dignified, with 
 little or no embellishment, it explains, in a glance of the eye, its purpose. 
 
 Staircases and Yezzanine Floor 
 
 
 
 Leaving the main floor, we mount by staircases at the right and left of 
 the main entrance, to the mezzo floor, and face, on each staircase, the able 
 decoration from the brush of George W. Breck: on the north wall, the 
 conference between De la Barre, Governor of Canada, and the representa- 
 tives of the Five Nations, which was held at La Famine Bay, Jefferson 
 County, September 3, 1684; and, on the south wall, the first public com- 
 memoration of the Declaration of Independence in Jefferson County, which 
 was held at Independence Point, July 4, 1802. ‘These panels, low in 
 tone, and studied in drawing, will convince the most skeptical of the artistic 
 possibilities of the historic subjects to be found in great number among the 
 early records of our county. 
 
 At the head of the staircase, on the west wall, are to be found por- 
 trait heads of the Chief Garonkonti, and the Chevalier Champlain. The 
 wide expanse of the walls of the north and south halls is cleverly relieved 
 with decorative panels by H. Peabody Flagg, of the Battle of Lake Erie, 
 and the Battle of Sacketts Harbor. It is impossible not to admire the viril- 
 ity of these canvases, and the clever way in which apparently impossible 
 subjects are adapted to decorative treatment; while every detail is minutely 
 portrayed with historic accuracy. ‘The critical moment in each battle is 
 explained by engraved diagrams, which show the exact point of the 
 battle selected. Thus the historian and the artist are equally pleased with 
 the result. 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 MURAL PAINTING, NORTH STAIRCASE HALL 
 
 GEORGE W. BRECK 
 
 A conference between De La Barre, Governor of Canada, and the represen- 
 tatives of the Five Nations was held at La Famine Bay, Jefferson County, Sep- 
 tember 3, 1684. The French desired to conclude a treaty of alliance with the 
 Indians, but were unable to do so. 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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 The north hall leads to the room dedicated to the Daughters of the 
 American Revolution. The spirit of “ Words pass as wind, but when 
 great deeds are done, a power abides, transferred from sire to son,” is fit- 
 ~~.) tingly portrayed in the decorative frieze illustrating the buildings of the early 
 “2 - settlers. From the house of Count Le Ray Chaumont to the La Farge 
 Ne Mansion we have records of the families which have made the history of 
 this section. Passing through a small room devoted to the clergy, we enter 
 a spacious apartment in which we find the buildings of Old Watertown: 
 the State Arsenal, the first corn-mill, the Merchants’ Exchange, the old 
 Coffeen House, and, leaving “Old Watertown,” the visitor passes through a 
 small room for the use of the medical profession, and enters the last of this series 
 which is devoted to the uses of the Historical Society. Again the delicate 
 scheme of color is relieved by a decorated frieze containing buildings and his- 
 toric places. Here are the buildings erected by Elisha Camp and Commodore 
 Woolsey. Here is a monument to the unknown soldiers of Watertown 
 and vicinity who were killed in 1812. Here also will be found recorded 
 on canvas, the Madison Barracks, Fort Pike, Sacketts Harbor, and the 
 old ship house, where the ships were built that fought so gallantly on the 
 lakes. 
 
 Thus the three rooms descnbed reserved for the “D. A. R.,” “Old 
 Watertown,” and the “ Historical Society,” have been most interestingly 
 schemed in friezes, a historical record which is distinctly personal to the city 
 of Watertown and Jefferson County. In no building that we are familiar 
 with has such a definite article of sequence been given artistic form, and 
 Mr. Lamb is to be congratulated upon establishing in this work, which is 
 the artistic handiwork of the brothers Leon and Scott Dabo, a principle 
 which can worthily be followed by other civic buildings that are already 
 erected or about to be erected in other parts of the country. 
 
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 It is needless to say that the main decorative effect has been reserved 
 for the rotunda, simple and massive in its architecture, beautiful and harmon- 
 ious in its color. In its combination of marble, gold, and pigment, it stands the 
 central and most attractive feature of this most interesting building. The 
 marble and bronze of the lower part are left rigid in their simplicity, the heavy 
 moldings at the base of the dome are perfectly simple in their color, and 
 the richness of the scheme is concentrated in the dome above. 
 
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 GEORGE W. BRECK 
 
 The first public commemoration of the Declaration of Independence in Jeffer- 
 son County was held at Independence Point, July 4, 1802. A patriotic demon- 
 stration and reminiscences of the Revolution characterized the celebration of 
 the day. 
 
of wall surface was to be decorated without destroying the simplicity of the 
 whole. But four accents were used. These, placed at the main axes of 
 the building, personify History and Romance, Religion and Science, and 
 they, in turn, are separated by intermediate figures of Fable and the Drama, 
 Lyric and Epic Poetry. The first group, in almost medizval costume, 
 is executed in a deep and rich tonality. The second group, more classic in 
 detail, is given a lighter and intermediate color. The upright lines are fur- 
 ther accentuated by a decorative treatment of repetitive trees, and are united 
 by foliation which extends completely around the lower portion of the dome, 
 acting as a background to the figures and a connecting link in the color 
 scheme. The question of scale has been carefully studied, and the figures, 
 although but life size, are ample to make the entire scheme eminently satis- 
 factory; while the delicate but rich skylight, the eye of the dome, sheds a 
 warm glow over all and gives that sense of rest so essential in such a building. 
 
 “Pergola 
 
 That nothing might be wanting for the comfort and pleasure of the 
 visitors, Mr. Lamb has added on the roof of the Stack Room a pleasant 
 summer garden, shaded by a pergola and fitted with fountains, vines and 
 bay trees, supporting columns and the necessary seats, tables, etc. In short, 
 here is not only a library but also a People’s Palace, combining all the 
 advantages of a well appointed mansion set apart for the citizens’ use, pre- 
 serving their historical records, completing their facilities for study, for relax- 
 ation, and for keeping alive their civic pride. 
 
 From this description it will be seen that all decorative themes used 
 are either literary, or draw their artistic inspiration from local data. The 
 Flower Memorial Library is unique, in that every historical embellishment 
 is a record of somethimg of importance to Jefferson County. It was a dar- 
 ing thought of the designer to establish such restrictions for artistic inspiration, 
 but the result justifies the idea. With this in mind, one may truly feel the 
 truth of the statement as made by the editor of the Watertown Times, who 
 is chairman of the building committee : 
 
 “The building stands complete in every particular. To say that it is 
 one of the finest libraries in New York State, in fact, in the United States, 
 is in no wise an exaggeration. The Flower Memorial Library, just dedicat- 
 ed, is one of the most beautiful libraries in America, and stands as a per- 
 manent tribute to the great man who is now dead, but whose remembrance 
 remains with hundreds of residents of this city, gracious, ennobling, inspiring 
 
 
 
 and priceless.” 
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 “Lieutenant Woolsey, who had taken charge of the shore defences, caused a 
 32-pound cannon, which had been discarded from his brig, the Oneida, as it was of 
 too heavy calibre, to be mounted on a pivoted carriage upon a mound commanding the 
 harbor, placing it under the direction of Sailing Master William Vaughan. 
 
 “When the British demanded the surrender of the port they were refused and a 
 shot from this gun, the first one fired in the war, began the battle. The Americans 
 lacked 32-pound shot for their cannon, but used 24-pound balls wrapped in pieces of 
 carpet. For two hours the British ships stood on and off the harbor, keeping up a 
 desultory fire, until a well directed shot from the 32-pounder raked the flag ship, the 
 Royal George, fore and aft, killmg eight men and wounding many others. This 
 brought the engagement to an end; and the British commander made all sail for 
 Kingston, abandoning the attempt to capture the port, which the Royal George 
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 on the part of the donor of her ideals in the building thus described, for it 
 is in truth a noble memorial to the man whom Watertown is glad to honor, 
 and of whom the dedicatory inscription in permanent bronze says: 
 
 “T make this gift in loving memory of my father, to perpetuate his name and 
 love of progress and to benefit those who delight in knowledge. The City of Water- 
 town, as a condition of this gift, agrees to devote not less than five thousand dollars 
 annually to the care and maintenance of the premises conveyed, the library andélibrary 
 building now established there, and all parts and departments of which shall always 
 be known as the Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library.” 
 
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 “At forty-five minutes past two the British endeavored to swing around so as to 
 bring fresh broadsides into play, but in so doing their line became broken and en- 
 tangled. Seeing the Niagara coming down to close quarters, Provincial Lieutenant 
 Irvine, on whom the command of the Queen Charlotte had devolved, determined to 
 pour a broadside into her, and then board, but his plan was frustrated by the sudden 
 failing of the wind, which just before had been fresh. At this moment a shot carried 
 away a down-haul of one of the sails, which left her at the mercy of the wind, which 
 again rose suddenly, and she ran foul of the Detroit and became entangled with her. 
 The Niagara now gave the signal for ‘close action,’ backed her main-topsails, and, 
 running across the bow and stern of the two English ships, raked them fore and aft 
 with her starboard broadside. The effect of this fire at such close quarters was 
 dreadful. The storm of iron swept along the decks of the enemy, tearing ghastly 
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BOOKSTACK FOR NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 
 Carrere & Hastings, Architects 
 
 
 
 
 
 The above Model was submitted by and contract awarded 
 to 
 
 THE SNEAD & CO. IRON WORKS 
 
 FOOT OF PINE STREET, JERSEY CITY, N. J. 
 
 ““The Metal Bookstacks for the Flower Memorial Library at Watertown, N.Y., were furnished by us.”’ 
 
 
 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 PAPIER MACHE, 
 
 CONTRACTORS FIBROUS PLASTER, 
 FOR 
 
 ORNAMENTAL PLASTIC REEVE 
 
 STAFF, 
 and Artificial Marble. 
 
 Corning, N. Y. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Windsor Arcade, 571 Fifth Avenue 
 NEW YORK 
 
 
 
 “ARS EST CELARE ARTEM” 
 
 Hardy Evergreen Trees and Deciduous Shrubs 
 Country Estates Improved 
 Designs and Specifications on Application 
 
 Choice Roses Rare Orchids | Sweet Violets Palms 
 Ferns Draceanas And Other Exotics 
 Floral Decorations 
 
 
 
 
 
 Telegraphic orders for flowers forwarded to any part of 
 the United States, Canada, or principal cities of Europe 
 
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 FRINK’S 
 Book-Stack Reflector 
 ]_IKE all of our special lighting-fix- 
 
 tures for special purposes, this fills 
 the requirements a little better than 
 anything else on the market. You may 
 not have had a library on the boards 
 when we last advertised this fixture, but 
 if you have now, you owe it to your- 
 selves and your building-committee to 
 investigate this reflector. Let us refer 
 you to architects who have already 
 used it, and to the librarians. If you 
 want the best lighted book-stacks this 
 is the only fixture to specify. 
 
 NATURALLY THIS WILL 
 INTEREST ONLY THOSE 
 
 Architects Who Are Doing Libraries 
 
 Full Information On Request 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 eye from 
 CONCEALED LAMPS 
 
 [! would surprise you to know how 
 often we are called in to tear out 
 unsatisfactory jobs of lighting, and do 
 the work over. ‘This is particularly 
 true when lighting from concealed 
 lamps has been attempted. ‘The lamps 
 have been good, the fixtures sufficiently 
 satisfactory and the general theory of 
 the layout correct. Lack of experi- 
 ence and grasp of details is the cause of 
 failure. 
 
 We have the experience, we have 
 the right fixtures, we can take you to 
 convincingly good examples of our 
 work. Why not save time, expense 
 and worry by starting right 2 
 
 TRY IT JUST ONCE 
 
 Telephone or Write Us 
 
 
 
 I. P. FRINK, 551 Pearl Street, NEW YORK 
 
 Juternational 
 Art Company 
 
 32 Broapway New York 
 
 Work executed in 
 
 BRONZE, MARBLE, MOSAIC, METAL, CARVED WOOD, ETC. 
 
 For all forms of Public or Private Buildings 
 
 Sculpture 
 Ju Cerra Gutta, Bronze or Markle 
 
 STUDIOS 
 
 France, Switzerland, 
 
 Carrara, and Venice 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 LIBRARY 
 
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 TURNISTIINGS 
 
 Magazine Stands 
 Book Trucks 
 Newspaper Racks 
 
 
 
 
 
 Reading ‘Tables 
 Charging Desks 
 Card Catalogs 
 
 Vertical Letter Files 
 Desks, Chairs 
 
 Special Furniture 
 
 
 
 
 
 Card Catalogs Written 
 and Zibraries Indexed 
 
 
 
 THE ABOVE FURNISHINGS USED IN THE FLOWER 
 MEMORIAL LIBRARY WERE SUPPLIED BY US 
 
 
 
 KOLLER 
 
 @ 
 
 SMITH 
 
 ZIBRARY 
 and OFFICE 
 OUTFITTERS 
 
 141 BROADWAY 
 NEW YORK 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 BEANS & TAYLOR 
 
 Zonstructional Builders 
 
 59 CARMINE STREET 
 NEW YORK 
 
 Estimates rendered for work erected in any part of the 
 United States 
 
 Special attention given in Superintending all work, using local 
 labor, with expert superintendent sent forward from 
 New York, thus permitting the closest 
 quotation for a completed result 
 
 Preliminary plans and estimates submitted upon correspondence 
 
 
 
 
 
 KRONFELD-SAUNDERS & CO. 
 
 Custom FLOUSC na Brokers 
 
 32 Broadway, New York 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Special facilities for passing through the Custom House Work for 
 Public Buildings either presented to or bought by 
 the officers of such Buildings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Viistoriral 
 Art Work 
 
 SP dnbale: 
 Decoration of Public 
 “Maal. Musings Ie atelive 
 Buildings has increased 
 during the past year 
 in this Country, so 
 that now no Building 
 of importance is con- 
 sidered complete, if 
 in some way the artis- 
 tic features have not 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 been Peat either in Decoration on the walle 
 Stained Glass for the windows, or Bronze, Mar- 
 ble, Mosaic, and other details in the construc- 
 tional Enrichment. A comprehensive scheme 
 should be established at the outset to which 
 donations would be solicited, and thus every gift 
 to the organization would become part of one 
 artistic completed effect. 
 
 We should be pleased to be consulted with reference to such schemes, 
 and submit the necessary sketches and estimates for consideration. 
 
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