New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-09

II is only half dozen years since the lounG
Vomen's Christian Association o! Brooklyn WAS or
canizod II has occupied pleasant rooms III inc
Johnston building. at Fulton-st. and Faihu'"-"V''
most OF the time. \ number oi Icadlhs "on''n
and men in the community were interested III me
work from the beginning The late eA-toi-s' s''''''
simeon b. Chittcnden. short time before his DEATH
cave TO the organization Il plot Of ground 40 by loo
feet as n site for building i is In Scherm'rhorh-
ST. between Flatbush-avc. and 1hirdav'. TWO N'"IS
oco Cornelius d. Wood offered Sl21ooO 10 erect
h,,Iainc on this site rs a memorial 10 his wife, VINO
had been deeply interested in ire word Of the "''o
elton The oGor was made conditional upon TIE
raising of 100000 rs endowment iuhu' anu
.nhscriutions 10 this amount were obtained MI
Wood subsequently supplemented his gift by a'ul"H
81 600 to the building fund and lot 20 by ~ i'
to the site.
The buIl!,nr is six and half stories in height win
f,cado Of Hchi- col1rcd p.c,s'd brick. HFpi' Arch'
span the Windows which ac grouped IN 'hFc"S' '"'c
in the second and third stories where single broad
one, fill the archways and LIGHT the library Wm'A
occupies the fron; OF the building. ON tAe uiFi moor
there are BAY windows thanking the central groups I'll
windows
within the entrance short vcsiibul' leads mt
the central oc,aro-al hall. which extends through al
The floors and is Hglted by a skfH-h'. DlIo'N IL
The rear Of the hall Is the auditorium, or chapel INC
chapci is a memorial 70 Ms May y BI'-H"h' pm
CiDal of the BROOKLYN lItl-NiS ''iiA'''' "''' 'N
life In railroad accident in Connecticut II la been
decorated and furnished by the alumnae II
tho seminary the ceiling being studded with electro
lights which are a'sJ arranged the size walls III 'he
form of harps The hall will seat about w pc'""
in comfortable opera clair5. There h Il HOP ii>''
stage with an organ one side ana dresshs-ioo'"'
on either side. salmon-plnk and eoh decofauo's
edorn the walls of the chapel, ana ihefe are h"'''
| some stained glass windows
The second and tlGId stories thrown toSc'he.
| in the front 81 th" Dnidlng ana from spurious
library with reaGlug room, adjoining shelving Is p J.
vidcd for several thousand volumes IN the ho'IN
On the third floor In the is large lecturero'h'
with class rooms adjoining, and there are ciassf'oi'
| and smaller lecture-rOOms on the fourth ana Elm
floors The sixth door is -iNcn over 10 h''hch' io'
| the cooking school, and there IS do:m'cry on 'h''
eoor ard The halretory attic above H. The basement
has a we'l-equippcd symna ium and there VIII be- Z"
| pbv,ician's Office ana a domestic science department
| in this portion OF the bmliIn9. Inc gymnasium J.
| 80 by 100 feet and tNO storc, III h'lSA''
The building l. hlshcd in OAK in ID" lower ho'is
and pine in the upper II is well lighted on all 81" 81
and provided with Grcmooi s,lhca5e' ana '.c'a' u
| shaft and ample Are-esc2p,s. Til" entire GluPh u
will lie provided from the fund at the dlp'''I 81
the association whose endowment fand /, no" Fi'o0o'
The organization now has total IN mhcTaAp o.
| . i:,- including 60 lie members. I.g = I've
| member. ard l sos associate member lAj il.,t'
| mr.. Inc girls and young women cnl ,1lnS thr "h.,
=
has the ,owing ohceis President Mr. HRlril
nidson: vlcc-pIesGert-. Mrs. Daniel w Mc"IlH .h.'
Mrs george H. rrcnl,, Nj sanH'l j.. h"S a.
Mr., Robert l.. Dickinson; recorAuS ANY co'c'PU
| loo sccrptarv Mo Clark Eurnham. uta,Ufti; III -
Daniel C. McEwen; general ser iaIS' M. IL. -
yy'rlck board OF trustee Or. r. j. .acn' prri
dent; General {. r. Chrtcnscn .s@H 1,ri n'"s'
Tccrs g. G. Bracket, John Ilalh' 'Iiifl,, ~
Tud.0n ". H. Male u. ". McWilllams H. j. MOI; e.
W i oedan A. r. Orr. &. \. Scni,reD l. l.. S'liI-
! nan Jobn Tru,!ow and &. ID. Wool ,
The assocatlon conducts cIasSes II LooNAeep ~
| eton"rrapby ecwinc. dIc,smaklnS millinery, h".H'
and other OCCUPATIONS. Bureau oi ch,poIiny, "
| boarding house directory. woman WI" ''''''N
| and Eil1Ic Glasses are Taintanrl ,, a.,
''I crnss one corner q the diagonal wall Oh we
er. roor Of The structure Is IN open hIcl"cr AgSvc
| !. i a bias tablet with Til, inscription ID, u,
h,;idin,, l. erected 10 honor tD" lie ana l'nlUI u
Helen ogden Wood Ever an c':pesi iTrnn d HDnn
| ,ro,rnn Sho rpjOiced tai d,-Ordlpl We VI
,1cd and lovingly laboic1 for IL win lih I'un !,
, ,GG work i, would acromplsh ' Cornelius D. W'.1
| Who bas given the building A. a mcm'rHs us
wifc who died two years ago Is q wealth. mg",
Vnsk banker connected with lie frm II t'ih,u'N'
| T. ~ liz home is al No. $50 It. Marx ave: VIZ;
| Wood las long been notcd for generosity iDm%.
Nc erection OF the new Trmphn, hvennc t1ntF ~
,or ~ church. Of which Dr. X. r. mer nith = Pr
| lie gave nearly alDO,Oo. 'i'' W " ""' '" ~
ANONYMOUS bcneiactOhs'