The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-04-30

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street side the building appears rather
to be two large structures with a con-
Meeting way between. The front build
ing being devoted to the executive and
association rooms and the rear build
ing to the gymnasium and other sub
ordinate purposes. On the interior,
however. this separation is not ap-
parent
That the building is large and has
many apartments and rooms is not to
be denied. The basement is sort of
a double affair. The front part being
devoted to one purpose and the rooms
under the gymnasium shelter the fur
mace rooms, fuel rooms and storage
places together with room that was
designated for bowling alley. The
plans for the building also show room
for swimming pool. This feature
has not been built at this time, but it is
the ambition of the association that il
may be done at some opportune time
in the future.
The first floor is devoted to the
offices and general reception and en-
tertainment rooms of the association.
The gymnasium extends back of the
executive rooms and occupies two
stories with its general work floor and
gallery. The second floor contains the
assembly hall of the Association, lee
! ture rooms, banquet apartments and
rooms for the Ladies Auxiliary, the
| Junior department, play and class
rooms and the like. The third floor
contains a number of dormitories to
| be rented to young men at stated
monthly or weekly rate or apartments
that may be occupied by transient
callers much after the plans of a
| hotel
A detailed description Of the build
ing and Its apartments is necessary to
| full understanding of its magnifl-
cence completeness and convenience.
The Easements.
The basement beneath thej gymnas-
am floor is devoted to the require
| ments of large steam plant that will
furnish heat for the entire building.
The large boiler and the fuel rooms
occupy considerable space and are
situated on the west side of the build
ing. The room designated for the
bowling alley extends along the east
side. The basement under the front
part of the building is higher than the
back basement and contains the gen.
eral bath and other apartment rooms
that form a department Of me As
sociation. The bath room is complete
and very carefully finished in every
detail. 1t Is modern, sanitary, elegant
and as nearly perfect as a bathing
room can be made. Everything about
the room is either marble tiling, ce-
ment or metal. The room is about in
the center of the front basement and
is large and roomy. 1t is convenient
to the gymnasium, being separated
from that department by large double
doors entering from a central hallway.
A door on the east gives entrance to
the locker room doors on the south
that lead into room wherein is placed
the tub bath and a part designed for
private dressing apartments not yet
completed and into the barber shop
that is situated in the southwest cor
ner. The physical director has en-
trance into the room from the north
west corner The closet baths are
placed in a row down about half
the length of the room. Two dressing
| rooms are provided for each bath and
at either side. Thus a man may be
/ hA hot
is taking the shower and bather No.
| one steps out of the bath to dress
while No. two is bathing. He leaves
| the booth to permit waiting man to
undress. Thus the shower may be in
constant service and no annoying
Of the room is placed general show
er bath that may be occupied by quite
| a number of bathers in common, just
like the boys go in swimming in COM
| pany The bath room lis said to be
one of the most complete to be found
in the west. It's ventilation and heat
| ing provisions are perfect. The
| "locker" or dressing room for the
gym" contains a double set of lock-
ers for the gymnasium costumes of
the members. Each of the individual
lockers is provided with special venti-
lation through the front and top.
There is accommodation enough here
for several hundred members and
their uniforms. Sufficient space is
provided for any additional lockers
that may. be desired in the future. The
Office of the physical director opens
into the bath room, the gym" and to
the hallway containing the stair land
ing and the general entrance to the
gymnasium. From this hallway a
side entrance leads to water closets,
the room for which is provided with
cement floor. The barber shop is a
department provided in the building.
1t is public shop and has been rented
by Mr.. John Hilliard. Members of the
association will appreciate the conve-
nience of having the shop located near
the bathing apartments, but the gem
| eral public NAV also make usa of the