Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-28
10 Advertise For Bids on New
Baptist Church Saturday.
Y. ". c. A. TO IMPROVE OLD CHURCH
Work Will Soon Be Commenced on
New Church at Corner of Court and
Fifth streets-To Be Completed No.
vember Is.

The plans and specifications for the
new First Baptist church, to be erect
ed on the corner of Court and Fifth
streets, have been completed and Sat
urday the advertisements for bids will
be issued. The structure will be fin
ished on November Is, unless the
plans go astray and then the men,
bers of the church will worship in
building that will not be surpassed in
| conyeniences by any church in the
| city. Rev. F. G. Davies, the pastor of
the church, has announced that the
plans will be on exhibition Friday aft
ernoon of this week from to o'clock
at the office of the architect, Geo. NJ.
Kerns, in the Electric building.
East Second street, and any member
of the church who desires to view
them may do so.
The present Baptist church will be
turned over to the Y. w. G. A. June
l5, and from that time until the new
building is completed all the church
services will be held in the Y. M. c..
A. auditorium.
| Will Be Modern Structure.
The new Baptist structure will be
one of the most modern churches in
the state, although it will not have
such a large seating capacity as many
Others. There will be large balcony
constructed, and a folding screen will
divide the main auditorium and the
Sunday school room, which may be
thrown into one large room.
The church will be built in an orna.
mental and useful manner, both inside
and out and will add greatly to the ap.
pearance of the neighborhood in which
it will be built.
The Y. w. c. A. Building.
The officers and directors of the
Young Women's Christian association
have made extensive plans for remod
cling the present church structure tc
suit the needs of the association Ar
additional floor will be constructed
and the building when the repairs are
completed will make one of the fin
est Y. w. G. A. homes in the state.
The First Floor.
In the front part of the building OF
the first floor will be located the of
fees and secretary's room. Immedi
ately back of this will be built five
small class rooms for use by the va
rlous classes of the association. These
rooms will be separated by movable
partitions and so arrange that the,
can be thrown intotone large assembl.
hall for the accommodation of larg,
gatherings. To the rear of this room
will be the dining room, kitchen an,
!. pantry apartments. This part of tn
building will be fitted with everythin,
that would be found in the modernl,
equipped cooking department of an,
home and will be utilized by the cook
i ing classes. This department tn,
girls of the association will be at lib
erty to use at any time.
The Second Floor.
On the second floor will be fount
the gymnasium and bath rooms Thu
gymnasium will be 45x45 and will b.
d large enough for the indoor game
and basketball The gymnasium
will be fitted with all apparatus neces
:. sary for carrying on the work of tn
classes.
To the rear of the gymnasium vii
be four commodious dressing room
with shower bath in each and on
apartment will be fitted with tu
: equipment. In the front part of til
$ second story several small rooms vii
be provided for the use of the men
bers of the gymnasium classes.