The morning call., 1893-08-02

is on the north end of pretty lawn in
front of the main structure, and easy Of
access from the other buildings. There
are great spreading shade trees all around
and flowers and ornamental shrubs in
profus'On. Skirting the green plat is
graveIed walk extending from one large
building to another, and upon it will open
the main door Of the chapel.
AS only $4,000 was allowed by the Super
visOrs very little could be expected, and
yet the architects have succeeded in plan
ming a little building of quaint and pic
turesque design. capable OF accommodating
at least 800 persons comfortably. This
certainly looks like economy of a startling
order for municipal atfairs-a $4,000 build
ing to hold 300 people!
The total length will be about fifty-fve
feet. Across the transept the width is 80
feet and the body Will have a width of 80
feet From the floor to the final of the
tower will be 30 feet, and to the ceiling
about IS feet.
The plans of Shea & Shea show clever
~ designed scheme for turning the chapel
or hall to two useS-One for worship, the
other for recreation and meetings. There
are two large rooms opening into each
other that may be- separated at will by
folding screens. Atall times, except hours
OF services on Sundays, one room will be
used as reading and sitting room and the
other as public meeting-piace. At SER
vice they will be one large apartment,
with seats arranged as in a church.
From the rear wall an alcove will extern
abnnt six feet. IE6Giang-do6rs let into The
wall can shut this Off from the hall. so that
when they are closed it will not appear to
be part Of the building inside. This alcove
Is to contain an altar for Catholic services.
The officiating priest will stand in front
while celebrating mass. and afterward
lock the doors until his next visit. BY this
means the Catholic inmates will have a
chapel of their own. At other times ser
vices will be held directly in front of these
doors. where platform and pulpit will be
built.
There will be separate entrances to the
recreation and audience rooms, either one
OF them being wide enough to admit of
ready egress at all times.
These entrances will be approached
through neat vestibules that are intended
to form barrier against draughts on the
old people inside.
Tho interior will be finished in natural
redwood boarding without paint or var
nisb, a style now becoming popular.
The exterior will be covered with
shingles from the brick foundation to the
cross-topped tower. OF course everything
about the pretty chapel must be modest.
still the windows will ba fashioned in
diamond-shaped panes between quite
heavy mullOns to give it churchly ap-
pearance.
1t is mainly due to the efforts of DOM
inican priest that the aims house poor will
have place Of worship. So far the only
place In which they could do so is large
room not capable of holding 100 persons
with any degree of comfort. Many of the
more delicate inmates had to stay away
from the o'clock mass on Sunday morn
ings because the sitting atmosphere Of the
thronged apartment sickened them, or they
were unable to stand throughout the ser
vice. Almost the same experience has been
noticed when Rev. Mr.. Kelley. an Episco-
pal clergy man. held services on Sunday
afternoons. The matter was eventually
brought to the notice Of Archbishop Rior-
dan and in turn to ministers of different
denominations. A meeting was held to
discuss some plan of action to build the
chapel. twas decided to place the sub
ject before the Board Of Supervisors with
a request that it should appropriate $4,000
for the purpose of building a suitable
structure. The Supervisors would not
allow more than $4,000. and the best had TO
be made of their bargain.
However, chapel to meet all require.
ments is TO be built without delay.