The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
New Y. NJ. C. A. Building Will
Be Dedicated Dec. 80.
Opening Exercises Will Last d
Whole Week.
MEMBERS FEES SAME.
Association Expects to Grow
from 1900 TO l 1000.
Sleeping Rooms WiII Be Rented
to Railroad Men.

Thos. f. Prout secretary of the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A, announced today that
a programme and date have been de-
cided upon for the opening of the new
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. building which is
now in process of construction. Work
men are now putting on the finishing
touches to the building anditis thought
that it will be in readiness for the for
NAL dedication. which, according to Mr..
Prout's statement, will occur in the as
sembly hall on the evening of Decem-
Der 30
The opening exercises are to occupy
an entire week. On the two days pre-
ceding that of the dedication the build
ing will be thrown open for inspection.
On the day following that of the ded-
ication reception to the members and
their lady friends will be held and on
January l, the first day of the year. an
open house, New Years reception will
be held, to which ali members and their
friends are invited. At this reception
the members of the ladies' auxiliary of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. are to be in
charge. On January a reception to
non-members viii be held. This re-
ception, to which every one is invited
whether they are members or not, will
the week following the building is to
be used for evangelistic meetings con-
Quoted by an evangelist whose name
Secretary Prout is not yet able to give.
AS soon as these meetings are conclud-
ed the doors of the new building will
then be thrown open and it will be
used for that for which it is intended
a home and resort for railroad men.
When asked whether the admission
fee to the association would remain
no a Ia
into the new building, Secretary Prout
said:
I'VE have decided that the admission
fee shall remain the same. SO for
the new building will be greater than
those Of the old building, but 1 think
that we can manage to keep the asso-
citation in operation without raise
in the admission fee. In order to do
this. however. we will have to have
about 400 more members. We now
have Ito. but 1000 are required.
Besides the money that is paid in
for memberships to the association, we
will have several other sources of rev.
enue. In the new building there are SO
sleeping rooms Twenty of these rooms
are to be rented out by the month to
local railroad men for from IS to So.
The other 1e rooms are to be rented
out separately at 10 cents per night.
Those members who wish to bowl will
be required to pay Is cents for every
bSA4 SdiAlSS lu6y Toll ana those VINO use
the swimming pool will be required to
pay for their trunks. From the lockers
we will derive 81 per year from each
member who uses one. All other priv
iges, however, will be free for the
membership fee of So"
Mr.. Prout stated further that Mr. ]
r. Villars, of Arkansas City, had been
selected as the physical director for the
gymnasium of the new building and
would arrive here to take up his duties
on or about December rs. Mr.. John
Zimmerman has been added to the pay
roll as assistant secretary of the as
ISOLATION in charge at night and Mr..
William Fisher has been employed for
the position of night janitor.