The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
STONE SET
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s. Copies of young Men," the official paper
Of the Young Mems Christian association OF scrnn.
ton
q. Prospectus, plans and photos Of old and new
buildings.
{. Names Of officers and directors Of the com.
rahy from 1865 to the present time
Colonel Boies next took up a ma
sons hammer and passed It to Bishop
Potter, declaring in ceremonious
tones that the stone was now set
straight and true. The bishop struck
the stone and. raising his voice. said,
I'm the name of God, amen. This
stone is set for the glory of God and
the good of His children. Here may
1: stand as witness for Him for
ages to come"
CLOSE OF CEREMONY.
With this the ceremony was at a.
close, and after the male chorus. the
assemblage and the band had render
ed, America" Rev. DR.. Pierce, of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church, dis
missed the meeting with benediction.
The stone is of Indiana limestone,
two-foot square. bearing on one ex-
posed face the Young Mems Christian
association emblem and on the other
the date "19O1."
The association emblem Is very ar
tistlcally carved on the stone and as
it will be viewed for ages to come,
an Interpretation of it's symbols will
not be amiss. The outer circle signi-
fies unity and the triangle stands for
the three-sided training aimed at. the
training of the spirit mind and body
Gree initial letters of the words
Christ the King" surmount an open
Bible. on which is inscribed "Iohn
xvii: d." which verse reads. "'rhat
they may all be one. as Thou. Father
art in Me and I in Thee: that the
world may know I have sent Thee"
The new building covers practically
all of the 90X200 site of the old Blair
homestead. corner of Washington ave-
nue. and Mulberry street, It's larger
dimension facing Mulberry street. AS
will be seen by the accompanying illus
tration, the gymnasium building, on
the extreme left, is given distinct
treatment by the architect. but at the
same time is made to pleasantly har-
monize with the main building.
COST OF BUILDING.
The main building is to be seven
stories high. including the half base
ment, and its fiat roof is to be fitted up
as summer garden. Its cost when
completed is to be in the neighborhood
of $225,00O. OF this amount $2O6,O0O is
already at hand.
The material of construction is stone.
brick and iron. The exterior is simple,
yet dignitied in treatment and suggest
i've in its predominant features of the
uses to which 1t is to be put. The
principal ornamentation is the spacious
and artistic entrance on the Mulberry
street side and five rows of bay WIN
dows extending along the four upper
stories.
The interior arrangement of the
building is most carefully and consist
emily planned and represents what is
claimed to be the closest approach thus
far obtained to absolute perfection in
the construction of Young Mems
Christian association building.
The isolation of the noisy apartments,
such as the gymnasium. bowling alleys
and manual training rooms, from the
reading room. auditorium and other
like apartments is complete.
In the sub-basement of the main
for furnishing light. heat and power
Beneath the gymnasium will be the
baths, which will consist of Turkish
bath, large swimming tank and
shower baths.
ROWLING ALLEYS.
Three bowling alleys will flank the
gymnasium on the Mulberry street
side. their head being in the main
building. A bicycle room will be con-
accessible from the Mulberry
street side, and under the centre of
the main building in the half base
ment will be the lockers and dressing
rooms. On the Washington avenue
side at the street level will be three
sore rooms, the corner one to be used
as IL drug store, the center one as
restaurant, and the other as a barber
shop. All three are already leased.
The whole of the gymnasium build
ng above the baths excepting the top
floor will be used for the gymnasium,
which will be 51X76 feet, and free from
posts. The top floor will have a
training and other class rooms,
cached from the main building.
The first floor of the main building
will contain an attractive outer loggia
If ample dimensions, so arranged as
o be convenient to both the audi
orium and the association rotunda.
The rotunda will be beautiful fea-
ure of the building and will contain
he administration offices. A broad
staircase leads to the second floor,
where will be the public reading room,
same room and members coat room.
The auditorium is above the stairs
IN the Washington avenue side, ami
is floor is seven feet above the main
lobby. 1t will seat $40.
FLOOR FOR BOYS.
Between the first and second floors
n the central part of the main build |
ng is to be a Mezzanine floor, which |
will contain rooms exclusively for the
'ounger boys.
The second floor is to contain an !
attractive central hall, large parlors |
md reading room, small lecture |
lall, two studios for rental, the en-
rance to the visitors gallery of the |
and balcony of the audi
orium.
The third floor will accommodate the
lass rooms, suites of club rooms and |
parlor for the exclusive use of young
nen resident in the building.
The three upper floors will contain
lightly four admirably planned rooms
or single men, eighteen of which are