Evening journal., 1903-11-13

track viii surround At and q large vis-
itors gallery viii be provided as we'll
ASA separate room for apparatus and
private cxercise The front portion or,
the second hoor fncing ON Delaware
avenue, VIII contin q fine rreadins
room, "a library nni correspondence
room. aud large parlors.a. t
The Third Floor.
on the third noor Of ihc building
win be separate quarters FOR the boys
department OF the Assocauou,. reached
by separate entrance from Tltnall
street. with reading and game rooms.
paflor. coat room, oiiite for the. direct
or of this department. etc. a separate
stairway VIII give access TO the GYM
nasium and baths II IA expected TO
have az least $50 school bows enrolled
In this department. uaihg The privileges
during the day, aud as many more
boys. employed during The day WHO
win use the same Quartdrs af night.
forming a Working BOYS Club some
thing that Wilmington much needs; IN
all some fye hundred boys VIM use
these special Quarters on this noorl
viii also be- special club rooms for the.
use Of small clubs which VIII be formed
inside the membership Of the Associa-
I ton. ana iooDt TOT llt ninl'- f'th'N
clubs Of the Associafion. aisr sa
w Fourth Floor.
The fourfh moor Niit contain large
lrooms FOR the Educatlona1 Department.
lof the Association. ana 81 IS expected
THAT within q few years OF The opening
of The new bpilding the. evening & s classes
lof the Associetion wn enroll fplly.
lhve hundred Of the ennloyed men OF
Wilmington particular. attention. be-
7 ing given 20 those studies which YIN
BE Of advantage to wage eaners and
! Those employed along industrial lines,
used Ia conducting q regular day
school
The Association already has the nus
cleus Of such school In the nifty stu-
dents enrolled in its .MechaDical Draft
ling school. ON this0hoor viii also be
la number Of furnished ohanbers for
young men,, for which such. 4 city as
! Wilmington WIN always. have q large
demand. ~.
Bedrooms for Men
The nfth floor VIII be devoted almost
lenurely TO bedrooms for men, wnich
not only viii bring IA q revenue
but VIII also furnish % home
away from homev 10 many young
men bringing them directly as
strangers into contact with the
Association and IFS many advantages
on this floor win also bn one or the
special featurhs OF the building, n.
splendid roof garden. the entire front
of this floor on-the- corner of -I9elaware
land ratnail being arranged so gs TO
lbe entirely open I'm summer. but can be
enclosed In winter Here summer
gatherings viii be held concerts given
land refreshments served n kitchen ad-
joining. This feature VIII undoubtedly
prove very popular and Will be so ar
ranged as TO be accessible TO the pub
lie also
Other featuf Of The building wiz
be quarters CO camera club with
dark room, q mdies parlor. High
school club room, a study for night
school students, chat rooms. q ban-
lquet room and hand bail courts.
The exact cost Of the building is not
given, but IL is intended that it shall
mot be so limited as TO interfere with
providing an needea features SO that in
future the building may he found am-
lple for the growing needs OF the city
Increase in Membership Expected.
II is expected that within two years
after entering the new building the
premiership OF the Association win ap-
proach the fifteen hundred mark and
possibly viii run up 20 two thousand,
Including the Juniors the Working
Boys Club four or FIVE hundred stu
ldents Ia the Night school The Busi-
mess Mems Club. and other classes or
membership. The Association win
be entirely reorganized upon entering
the new ouorfors and the efona If fho
work very much broadened. bringing
it up TO the level OF any association
lin the country In efficiency,