The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-04-30
CAL BUILDING
Forty Thousand Dollar Structure
Dedicated Today.

kaloosa. 1t marks the occasion Of the
tlrst visit of President of the United
States to this city, and also the dedica-
tion OF one of the finest Y. M. C. A..
homes in Iowa. President Roosevelt
will be in Oskaloosa, according to
schedule at 6 O'Clock this evening, ar
irving by special train over the Rock
Island road. He will either speak at
the depot or will be driven Immediate
ly to the Y. M. G. A. building at the
corner of High avenue and Second
street, where in few words he will
dedicate the new $4,000 structure to
its intended use.
The dedicatory services of the new
building have been in progress since
Sunday morning, and have been most
auspicious throughout. The program
closes this evening and tomorrow the
elegant new home will be thrown open
to the public.
Contributors Reception.
Monday evening was given over to a
reception rendered by the board of di-
rectors, the building committee, to the
members of the association and the
contributors to the building fund.
The guests were received in the
parlors and directed to the association
hall where seats we're provided. About
400 people were crowded in and about
these rooms, but this number was only
a fraction of the people who visited
the building during the evening to in
spect it.
A brief program was given in the
hall. Ralph Burnside presided as
chairman of the evening. There were
"reminiscences by the former secre-
taries of the Oskaloosa Y. M. G. A.,
Walter M. Parsons, Edward w.
Hearne and letters from G. G. Mich
ener and Edward McGrew, who were
unable to be present at the dedication.
State Secretary w. A. MCGEE was al
so called upon for talk. The present
secretary, w. S. Lacy, closed the pro-
gram with few appropriate remarks.
and the company was then given the
liberty of the house. 1t was an even
ing of greatest pleasure for all.
The reception committee and the d.
rectors who received were:
Building Committee.
H. l.. Spencer, Chairman, Ralph H.
Burnside, Joe Beeson, Sam Baldauf,
f. E. Green, Ben Mccoy, A. p. Spen-
Ger, w. c. Sheppard, G. M. Porter.
Directors.
Ralph H. Burnside, DR.. l.. A. Rodg-
ers, Neri Ogden, /. w. Cook, H. s.
Howard, Walter G.. Wilson, c. M. Por-
ter, w. E. Kemble, DR.. d. w. Detwil-
ler, Frank e. Baker, o. F. Schee, John
Renfrew.
Ladies' Reception.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M.
G. A. received and entertained the
ladies were in attendance on each floor
o'clock on Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Chas. Glover, the president, was not
able to be present on account Of i'll
ness and it was a matter of sincere
regret among the ladies.
The reception committee was com
posed of Vice President Mrs. H. S.
Howard, Secretary Mrs. Elmo M. Ham
mond, Treasurer Mrs. Sam Baldauf
and Mrs. G. H. Hare. Committees of
ladies were in attendance on each floor
to show the guests the excellent fea-
lures of the new building. ...
The rooms were beautifully furnish
ed and potted plants were arranged in
pleasing effect about the rooms.
Palms, roses, easter lilies and ferns
also added to the beauty of the scene.
The basement rooms were in charge
Of Mrs. A. P. Spencer, with commit
tee. Mrs. H. l.. Spencer headed a
committee of ladies on the second
floor and Mrs. Rosenblatt presided on
the third floor.
AS each guest was received they
were presented with white carnation
and formed in parties of four or five
and shown about the rooms by some
one of the committee. The new build
ing was shown in all of its complete
ness and all seemed to be delighted
with the comfort and convenience of
the new home for the young men or
OShdlOOods SNSl OUV ldulCo- III LuS
city accepted the hospitality of the
Women's auxiliary during the hours of
the afternoon.
Description of Building.
The structure from the exterior has
a massive and stately appearance. No
particular style of architecture was
followed as the exterior was made,
largely to conform with the require
ments of the interior arrangement.
There is suggestion of the classical
about the general effect of the build
ing. The observer may not be par
ticularly pleased with the picture at
first sight, bat the structure grows
in favor upon acquaintance. No space
was lost in useless ornamentation of
the. building, but every available
square foot of space was used in Sc
curing the desired features of the new
home.
The new home fronts sixty feet on
High avenue extending one hundred
and twenty feet north on Second St.
The structure is in reality four stories