Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-21
A PARISH HALL
To Be Built by Trinity Church Con-
gregation.
how THE FUNDS WERE RAISED
Plans of the Architect Who VIII
Construct the Building.
THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE

The Trinity Episcopal Church, corner Of
Sd and c streets northwest is about to
build parish hall. The lot was bought
some time ago. the money needed for the
erection Of the hall has since been raised,
and now the plans are finished. so that the
work can be commenced at any time
The building of this hall, besides being
an important step in the history Of the
Trinity p. E. Church. will be another straw
showing how general the movement is be-
coming OF providing separate and conve-
nient quarters for the Sunday school and
church societies, instead of consigning them
to a cramped and gloomy basement or mea-
ger attic room. Many churches in this city
have already awakened to the need of pro-
viding better accommodations for their SUM-
day schools. and the change from the old
| style to the new is becoming day by day
more and more apparent The new building
TO be erected by Trinity Church will con-
tain some admirable features, and will
probably be in advance of anything OF its
kind in the city.
How the Money Was Raised.
When the church was built years ago. it
was planned for the Sunday school to oc-
cupy the basement under the church. At
that time ii was sufficient for all purposes.
but now the membership has grown to such
an extent that a larger, better lighted and
better equipped building is absolute ne
cessity. So about ten years ago some OF
the enterprising members of the church got
/ together for the purpose of devising ways
and means to build the much needed parish
hall. Fortunately for the parish a suitable
| lot adioined the church. having a frontage
of about 40 feet on Sd street and es feet on
| Indiana avenue The Dorcas Society. aided
| by other members of the church. began the
| har IA of raising funds
| BY means of fairs, subscriptions and the
| like, and after much faithful, energetic
work, $4,000 was obtained. with which the
| lot was transferred to Trinity Church In
| April 1855. AS soon as this was accom-
plished the work of raising building funds
| was begun. The work of getting this mon
| ey has been very slow and difhcult, ana
were it not for a most generous gift from
Miss Bessie Kibbey, a former member OF
| Trinity Church. who offered to give 5000
IL the congregation would raise IKE
| amount IL would not have been accomplish
/ ed yet. AS the congregation has contrib
| uted the requisite amount there is nothing
now to prevent a speedy carrying out OF
| the work. Ground win probably be broken
| in April and the hall will be completed In
1 the early part OF next autumn.
The Proposed Building.
| According to the plans prepared by the
architect, william J. Palmer, which were
accepted by the building committee on
Tuesday night the hall will be OF brick.
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lot completely 1t will be most conveniently
arranged in the interior with plenty OF
room for all purposes, and the outside APP
| pearance will be most pleasing and attrac-
tive. The basement will be built OF red
sandstone, as will also be the trtmmings
| and ornamentations, making in all q very
4 handsome building. There Will be two en-
| frances one on the western side next TO
the church, and the other one In the center
| of the facade on the northern SIDE. On
| sb Ar~s Wi he infant rOOnls
robing room and rooms for st. Marks
Friendly League, the chapter OF St An
drew's Brotherhood, the kings Daegnterss
| Dorcas Society and ladies reception room
Besides this there will be on the same
floor a vestry room or rectors study ana
a library and reading room The reading
| room will be open to all the young men
| and women of the parish. and will do much
| toward creating a social feeling among
| them. The upper floor Will be nearly an
occupied by a large hall with seaune
| capacity of from 600 TO 500 persons. This
| will be used by the Sunday school. but VIII
be suitable for holding lectures or giving
| entertainments as well. An innovation In
such structures will be a kitchen. a thing
whose absence is nearly always missed at
| church suppers, and which will be Joy
| unspeakable to the ladies' On this story an
| entrance will connect the hall with the
| galleries OF the church. viii another door
connect the lower floor with the auditor1um.
A Gymnasium Contemplated.
In the basement the furnaces and Jam
| 1tOr room VIII DC ioCdteu, IN esiS
near future Il is proposed to build and
equip a gymnasium here. The latter VIII
be of great service In bringing young men
into the church, and marks something new
and radical in church growth. there being
only one such other institution In the city.
the gymnasium of the First Presbyterian
Church. The structure will have a high roof
| of slate and tile and will be lighted by
| ornamental windows and skylights. At the
| northwest corner a circular tower Will rise
up from the ground, making a very nne
| effect.
The entire building when completed win
cost about SO, 600 and will be a great credit
to the parish of the Trinity Church. Al the
meeting of the building committee last
Tuesday night at the residence OF the chair
man. Mr.. William A Meloy the plans an
given above were approved and IL was oe-
| cided to go forward with the construction
of the new building at the earliest possible
date.
The Committee I'm Charge.
The committee, consisting Of representa-
tive men of the church, who have decided
on the plans and who will superintend the
construction os the hall. is made up az
follows: william A. Meloy. chairman;
Theodore o. Ebaugh Henry A lockwood.
Corbin Thompson and George Watts. They
have been assisted by a committee OF the
Dorcas Society composed OF Its ofhcers az
follows: Mrs. William c. Coppinger. Mrs.
T. X Sailer. Mrs. George Watts. Mrs. WICK.
cry and Miss Heiberger.
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