To the east of the foyer is a beautiful parlor. This space, plus the adjoining offices, served as the Board Room until the 1975 expansion. Today it sets the tone for the formal decor and provides a comfortable space for small meetings. An elegant color scheme of malachite, vanilla and rose is used throughout the building. These colors are evident in the museum print magnolia fabric of the formal swags which top the white floor-to-ceiling plantation shutters and matching loveseat. Two traditional chairs and a glass cocktail table round out the grouping and sit on a custom made area rug which repeats the color scheme. The glass table was the only piece of furniture purchased for the 1996 refurbishing.

The beautiful fret-work mahogany secretary was moved to the new Headquarters in 1965. It along with the buffet in the Board Room, the breakfront and drop leaf table in the Social Room and six needle point chairs used throughout the building were in the dining room of the 6339 Main Street Headquarters building. On the secretary is the Hall of Benefactors book which contains the names of members who have given gifts to the Foundation through their wills or other estate plans. Additional items of interest in this room include: a gold-framed mirror given by Massachusetts, two elegantly framed prints from the New York Graphic Arts Society and a hand-crafted ox-blood table lamp made by an artist in Dallas.

Offices

Opposite the parlor are two offices available for use by visiting officers and committees.

This area features a beautiful sculpture donated by California Alpha Delta Kappa to International Headquarters in honor of the three Past International Presidents from the state: Betty Rosenberg, 1959-1961; Jean Mersereau, 1967-1969; and Mayme Chinn, 1985-1987. The sculpture features three hearts of soapstone and alabaster.

Florida Lambda Chapter presented a lovely chalk pastel, hung in this area, by nationally-recognized artist Dianne Greaney in memory of Barbara Bock.