New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09

Bi.hors Williams and Potter and Drs. Rainsford
and Wilson made brief addresses of congratulate
ron Spccial reference made 10 the memory
Of Charles Tracy and his wife. the mothcr-in-law
and fafhcr-in-aw of Mr. Morgan. TO whose MEM
Dry the building was erected.
The structure is at No. 2O7 East SiXtcenth-st
inst east Of Third-avc.. and Is a model OF us
xirN Work was begun on the building III
1855. and was finished in a little over year
TN, huidinr is seven stories high. and j. of brown
stoue and brick II is as nearly hreproof as
such a structure could well be. There are two
entrances on the wall in the vcstlbulc OF the
main entrance is the handsome memorial tablet.
An elevator carries one quickly upstairs Inc
cost of the building was about S35o.ooo. MT
Moran also gave to the parish four buildings
facing Thlrd-avc.. the income of which Is used 70
nay the expenses Of the Memorial building.
THE GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
The western part of the structure is devoted
exclusively 10 the Use of women and girls. ana
is separoted from the main building by part-
ton wall The various floors are used for writ
inr-rooms. gymnasium, bath and cooking rooms,
and are crowded nearly every evening. The
average attendance Of young women each even
in, i nearly $50. The furniture throughout is
neat and clean All the young women and girls
are members Of the parish even if not the OIL
sprinc Of regular members of the church. \
Great mission work Is carried on by the church,
and DIR Rainsford is well fitted for the arduous
dutics imposed upon him. Mrs Ransford, Miss
f. G. Marshall. Mrs and Miss Schefelln, Miss
Fol>omc Miss Roberts. Miss Emily Erwin. Miss
Shelton and most OF the influential members OF
the parish are Interested in the work
The women work under the title of the Girls
rricndly Society. OF which Mrs. Mary b Ran
dolph is the president. The thirty young women
who take gymnastic exercise regularly range
in age from sixteen to twenty years lhcy
,ycor loose flannel garments and their athletic
instructor reports that they are making great
proerc~s in their work. Some OF thc youhS
,v,n,cn have hccoluc adept gNmnasts. but the
mniorify prefer mild exercise on the parallel bars,
ladders and rings. On every Monday a class OF
/ 80 meets Class work and missionary sewing
is done Tuesdays are devoted 10 cals'hchlcs
and reading In the library. and the average at
tendance is 800 Candidates night Is every
Wcdncsday and the class numbers 100. Ihurs-
day NIGHTS are devoted to the cooking class and
games for juniors. and seldom less than 4oo
people attend.
FEATURES OF THE GYMNASIUM.
The basement Of the main building is given
over TO the boys The YOUNGSTERS have organized
a brass band Of tremendous power. The att-
lctically inclined young men are more interested
in the fourth floor than in any other part OF the
buildlur The reception and reading room cN-
tends along the >iNtccnth-st. part of the build
inc. and is forty 10y nifty feet The ceiling is
loitv and the furniture handsome. Many OF the
LEADING papers and magazines ale on file. The
library is twenty by twenty feet, directly east Of
lin, recent ion roum and Is we'll stocked with IN
structiyc and interesting books. The billiard
room is west of the receipt room, and the table
! is always well patronizcd