Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-29
WILL BUILD A HOME.
Large New Building Projected for the
Young Mems Catholic Club
TO BE SITUATED In THE WEST END.
1t Will Cost Over SIS, 1000 and be After the
Latest Designs.
SCHEME TO RAISE NECESSARY FUNDS

The Young Mems Catholic Club, of the
West End, will tonight make an initiatory
move towards building a beautiful new
club house to cost not less than 1000, ana
possibly more than that amount by num-
Der of thousand dollars. The new club
house will be three stories, of brick and
dressed stone and fashioned after the latest
designs for such buildings.
About year ago the club leased plot
of ground on West Main street for five
years and built the present West End
Gymnasium. Before, the clubs home had
been in small room and more often the
members held their conclaves on the street.
The club gradually grew in membership
and began looking about for larger and
more commodious home. After considerable
planning and figuring the ground was
bought, as stated, and the present building
erected at cost of something like $4,000.
THE PRESENT CLUBHOUSE.
The club assumed the debt incident to
building the present clubhouse with some
thing like reluctance, but the wiseness OF
their action has been fully demonstrated
since. The membership has grown to over
800, and the club rooms and large hall have
been the scene of some of the most enjoyable
and happy events given in the West End.
1t was found that it was no trouble at all
to rent the hall for parties, entertainments,
etc., and the clubs debt, including $500 per
year for the rent of the ground, is vanishing
like the mist before a summer sun.
1t was soon found that the clubrooms
were too small for the membership, and that
the hall was unsuited for gymnasium and
such clubrooms as the members would like
to have.
The ground on which the present building
stands is only leased for five years. The
club, since building, have tried to buy it for
a new club house, but say they find the
price too high and will have to look else
where. Several sites have already been
looked at but no selection yet made.
THE NEW BUILDING.
The new building will be beautiful in
its architecture and a model in its appoint
ments. The design has not been selected
yet. but the club members have a pretty
good idea of what they want. The exterior
will be of pressed brick, set off with dressed
stone, with tower probably in one corner
or both. The windows will be large and the
glass the best.
The gymnasium will be on the first floor.
The room will be built especially for this
purpose, according to the latest ideas. 1t
will be furnished with a complete set of
paraphernalia, including parallel bars, fly
ing trapeze, rowing machines, lifting
machines, horses, etc., etc. Each member
will have a closet to keep his suit in. A
master will be engaged to give instruction
iI athletics. The second floor will be given
up to parlors, sitting. smoking and reading
rooms.
COMPLETE IN APPOINTMENTS.
A library will be provided, stocked with
the best books of all classes of reading
The directors and manager will also have a
room.
On the third floor will be located a large
hall with stage. 1t will be used for en-
tertainments, receptions, etc.
The club expects to raise $40, 900 and go
in debt for the other $1,000 or thereabouts.
Tonight will be held the first of series of
bazaarJ to raise the necessary fund.-. The
bazaars will be continued two nighus in
each week, under the management each
week of two young men of the club.
The new building will be erected Just as
soon as the $40, 900 fund is assured. The
present building being little but a shell
can hardly be moved with profit, and when
the ground lease expires will probably be
sold for goodly sum to parties wishing to
rent it out as a ballroom or for entertain
ments. The young men hope, by means of
the bazaars, to raise the fund in an easy way
and at the same time have a good deal of
enjoyment while doing so.