Ionia, Mich., Lodge Will Enlarge Its Present Home

Ionia, Mich., Lodge No 548, which recently celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary, is building an $80,000 addition to its present Home. The first floor of the new structure will provide a store space of 90 x 30 feet and another entrance to the Home from Steele Street. The second floor will have three bowling alleys, a number of club-rooms, storage-rooms and cloak-rooms. On the third floor will be a banquet and assembly room, 40 X 00 feet with a stage 12 feet deep, and several dressing-rooms. The present banquet room will be remodeled into a kitchen and men’s smoking-room. This floor will be constructed as a unit and may be rented for various community functions. The building plans also call for numerous changes in the present building. Ionia Lodge, which was instituted with a charter list of 48 members, now has close to 800 names on its roster and is a leader in the community life of the county.

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