Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-05-06

MATT, the secretary. Hegave practical
and interesting exhibition Of tho uses the
various machines were for.
A thorough inspection OF the various
rooms and the apparatus was made by
the many visitors, and the verdict was
that the rooms were admirably arranged,
and that the institution could not help
but prove OF great benefit to tho young
men OF the city.
The rooms are situated In the Beebe
block, at corner Of Washington avenue
and Second street. All the third story
and part OF the second, are used by the
association. In the second story are
situated the handsomely furnished par
Tor, also the Office, the reading room, and
the game room. The reading room Is at
present supplied with the following
monthlies; Harpers', Outing, Cosmopli-
tan, Scrlbner's, Century, and the follow
Ing weeklies Harpers, Chautauquan,
Christian Advocate, Young Mems Era,
Mail and Express, Public Opinion, Inter
Tor, Voice, Illustrated News, Christian
Union, Advance, Art Amateur, Standard
Golden Rule, Youths Companion, Car
penter and Builder, Musical Herald,
Episcopal Recorder, Wheelsmen's Gaz-
ette, Sunday School Times, Scientific
American, Argus, Pioneer and Echo.
The game room contains chess, check.
ers, crokinole, Tiddleywinks, etc.
The rooms, both in second and third
stories, are heated by steam and illum.
mated by the incandescent electric
light. The situation is one OF the best In
the city, being at the junction of two OF
the principal streets.
In third story are the bath rooms, three
In number, and the gymnasium. The
bath rooms are shower bath ones. The
gymnasium contains parallel bars, vault
ing bar, travelling rings, dumb bells,
Indian clubs, bar bells, horizontal and
inclined ladders, chest weights, inter,
costals, neck machine, giant pulley, leg
machine, abdominal mat. In size the
room Is 30x63 feet.
."Any young man of good moral charac
ter, regardless of religious belief over
sixteen years OF age, may become mem
Der and enjoy all the privileges mention,
ed herein, upon filling out membership
application and paying the fee. Only five
dollars year entities man to the free
use Of reading room, game room, parlor
gymnasium, bath rooms and other attrac-
lions without other dues, assessments OF
charges, except for locker and use OF
towels"
The institution is an admirable one for
young men, and is cheap at five dollars
per year. 1t furnishes place Of amuse.
ment, for cleanliness, for bodily exercises
for social intercourse, and above all q
place where the evenings can be pleasant.
ly, profltably and beautifully spent. II
ought to have at least 800 members.
The officers are as follows:
President-W. III. Potter.
Vice Presdent-W. ID. Hitchcock.
Treasurer-G. l.. Maltz.
Secretary-Joseph Cavanagh
Manager-C. A. MATT.
Directors-G. l.. Maltz, w. l.. Churchill
j. j. Potter, Charles Barden, Joseph
Cavanagh, George Masters, John Nc
Neil, Murdoch McGregor, Jacob Suang,
w. II. Potter, L. A. Tompkins and w.
ID. Hitchcock.
A department for boys and another for
the ladies may soon be opened. We hope
so. II these institutions are good foi
men, they must be good for women. The
reading room is free to all, whether
members or not, and we trust it will be
we'll patronized.