The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-16

After several months of renovating, the
indianapolis Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, on North Illinois street, has been
completed, and the entire interior-aside
from the gymnasium. presents a and
spacious appearance. Work of the Associa
ton has practically been suspended in the
building during the months that the i'm
provements have been under way. but now
that the last coat of varnish has dried on
the new woodwork, the formal opening
will be held this evening in the assembly
room The programme will include two ad-
dresses and a number of musical selections.
President c. II. Badger will be the presid-
ing officer The programme in full fol-
lows:
Music Association Orchestra
1'AuoiN' -. .''''''''''''' r,,-- ~ roxoI-
Invocation. The Rev. r. o. Beck
Vocal solo Miss Edna Klippinger
Address. Mayor ]. w. Holtzman
Piano solo Miss Carrie Hyatt
Address. DIR. Joshua Stansf1eld
Benediction. n..................Dr. L. :. Eluers
Music OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Orchestra
The most extensive improvements in the
building were made in the lower hall and
the basement. The sum of S27,e00 was ex-
pended in remodeling the interior of the
building, while several thousand dollars
have been spent in purchasing new furni-
ture and apparatus. Upstairs the improve
ments have been directed toward the en-
larging of the different rooms-the assem-
bly, room especially-and the building of
Offices for the officers of the association. On
the third floor electric lights have replaced
the old-time chandeliers in the rooms of the
night school, and all the walls have been
retinted and the woodwork revarnished.
The entrance of the Y. NJ. G. A presents
the first change to those who have pre-
viously visited the building. In place of the
long tiers of steps that one had to climb be-
fore entering, the entrance has been made
direct from the sidewalk to the lower hall.
This has been done by lowering the arch
way of the door to q level with the side
walk and building lower entrance hall To
the right of the hall broad stairs have been
built which double on themselves and bring
one in the upper hall near the doorway of
the gymnasium. The stairs present strik-
ing contrast to those of former years. They
are constructed of fine grade of oak and
highly polished. The new arrangement of
the entrance provides for much more room
for the crowds to enter and make their exit
without delay, which has been an over
WhelmlnS Q1INculIy during the past years,
when the building became crowded with
visitors
From the lower hall, newly constructed
entrance is direct to the basement, where
excavations have been made and the room
has been increased three-fourths its orig
inal capacity. The whole basement has
been overhauled and rearranged. The show
er baths and swimming pool are now in
the front, Immediately under the sidewalk
where, during the day. there is plenty of
daylight. The number OF shower baths
have been increased TO six separate cells
and one general bath, separated by marble
slabs from the entrance to the basement
The swimming pool is an improvement to
delight the swimmers. The new pool is
fifty-six feet in length and eight feet deep
at one end and four feet deep at the other
At the shallow end of the pool are a series
of shower baths for the Juvenile members
The locker room of the basement, which
was formerly problem to the association,
is now solved. BY the increased excaya-
ton more than enough room for lockers
has been created. Already the lockers have
been more than doubled In all there are
SIC lockers in the basement, of which 320
are junior lockers and 496 are senior lock-
ers. New stairs. In spiral form. have also
been built from the basement to the south
west corner or the gymnasium, making the