Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-29
CLUB FOR WORKnEN.
A Harvester Company's Plan to Ben-
 eft It's Employees.

Philanthropy of the kind that abhors aimsgiving and sees in the physical and moral improvement Of employees a direct business benefit is embodied in the $75,ooo mems clubhouse for which ground has been broken in Chicago by the Mccormick branch of the International Harvester company. When the structure is thrown open to, the 6,0oo employees of the corporation next December it will be the hand somest and most complete building of it's kind in the United States, says the Chicago American.
 Tn 1S0 by 70 feet of area the build ing's three stories and basement will contain all the attractive features that were deemed advisable after a core spondence that covered the world in a hunt for ideas.
 The structure will face on Blue Is- land avenue at the end of the car line. The most space for any one purpose in the building has been devoted to the kitchen, serving room and dining rooms, in which 300 persons can be comfortably seated at one time on it's 40 by 60 feet of floor. These rooms will be on the first or ground floor, and meals will be served there at cost.
 From to Il cents each Is the esti- mated cost of the meals that will be offered the toilers at noon and after their days work is finished. The idea is that there should be economy in the preparation of large number of meals at Y clubhouse in comparison with U Jlal cost in time and materials NJ l the lunches are prepared sep ar,ttely at homes or by boarding house keepers.
 The dining room will be two stories high and so arranged that 1t cac be easily converted into q meeting hall or theater At one end will be footlights and a stage, where entertainers can find ample space or amateur actors can present dramas for home audi ences.
 The same floor will also contain reading, living, billiard, game and of fee rooms. The finishing is to be in red oak, with white maple floors. Ev- cry room will have large brick fire place. Bowling alleys and shower baths, with plunge bath, as we'll as the heating plant, will be located In the basement On the second floor will be four large rooms suitable for 1 meetings or instruction of night classes.
 1 The officials of the Mccormick Har- vester company intend to provide teachers for variety of subjects and to encourage their employees to add 1 to their education. On the top floor are two large rooms where it Is in- tended to offer manual training for those who wish to acquire technical or specialized knowledge outside of the ''rut' of ordinary labor
 The walls will be composed of brick presenting handsome appearance Over the ornamental entrance will ap pear the title ''Men's Club"
 The hope and expectation of the stockholders and officials whose money is going into this building are that il will prove magnet to draw the em ployees from saloons and other places I of resort where waste of money anC weariness of flesh are the penalties that add to loss of time.
 Both the women and men employees of the company are enthusiastic ad vocates Of the clubhouse, although i has bee med primarily for the ust Of the .oilers alone However there will be many special occasion
 when the women will be welcomed and they will find pleasant and ampl
 rooms for their aola naa.