Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

lead. runs ten-foot hall. and upon that
open several rooms Of Importance which
VIII ne the center of the religious activities
Oh the association. One room is given up
as n record room of the general association
me hfst room on the west is the Bible
STUDY room This VIII be the center of the
Bloie study classes and those Interested In
TINS work, and VIII contain n library of
Bible study, Biblical helps and magazines
which deal with the subject Back of this
room Is the room of the Volunteer League
the foreign missionary organizat ton of the
T. NJ. c. A. here. This will be given IN 10
the study of foreign missions and for the
use or those interested In that work 1t
viii contain library as well as tho ,eu-
literature on the subject and will be d,9,
GRATED with pictures of the workers who
are supported by the members of this as
sociauon In the rear of this room IS the
room of the Yoke Fellows, the organization
OF the active participants in the religious
WORK IL Will have pictures Of prominent
y M. I. a. workers and will contain ufer-
allure pertaining to the work Across tho
nall from these rooms are two handsome
ones. which will introduce a noval feature
INTO the work. They will be used for ma
lure studies, outdoor-life clubs and such
kindred matters. Here will be examples OF
nature handiCraft, the moose head etc
mere VIII be the center of outing clubs,
rambling clubs and other organizations
which have to do with nature study A
camera club will also use these rooms and
dark room OF modern equipment and ia
cllltles is provided.
Inc rear of the second floor is devoted
TO auxiliary gymnasium features Over the
gymnasium proper is the running track. In
the right wing is the auxiliary gymnasium.
This Is new feature not before intro
| duced in plant of this kind When the
large gymnasium is being used for basket
pail or other similar games those who
come Tor exercise Will be accommodated IN
thls smaller but completely equipped GYM
naslum. In this section also are three sne
o,ai exercise rooms. one for wrestling.
ahother Tor fencing and still another to
| De used for private instruction. Here also
Is PROVIDED a room for the volunteer lead
| ers In the gymnasium
The third floor of the building Is given
| up entirely to the educa tional department
The local association now takes the lead
IN this work. Already over 200 have am
pIieu Ior aomlssion to the twenty classes
announced and it is expected the opening
night OF instruction will see many more desir-
| GUS OF taking the courses provided The edu-
caIlonai director, Myron J. Jones, has his
olice ADJOINING the public hall. Across the
| nan is the check room. where students can
IeaVe their overcoats and hats in safety
| mere are rooms for bookkeeping and mem
| Halship, rhetoric and English shorthand
and business law. typewriting electricity
ana chemistry, arithmetic algebra and
geometry, for Latin, French and German
| and a large. well-ighted drawing and
draughting room. In the front of this floor
| Is the large assembly hall of the new build
| Ing, where religious meetings, banquets and
| other such functions will be held With it's
seven large front windows. high ceiling and
| large proportions this is easily one of the
handsomest rooms In the entire building
IN all the rooms on this floor the furnish
lngs are those required for school rooms
practical and substantial. The lighting has
! been an especial point made by the build
ing committee, and the rooms will be bril-
| liant in the evening
Inc fourth and fifth floors are given I'D
hey
| are all of good size. lighted by electricity
and heated with steam. The furniture OF
each room is the same that Will be found in
inc New Willard or any other of the best
hcteIs in the city, being of handsome dark
| oak on each floor there is a set of shower
baths' besides toilet rooms; and several OF
| the most desirable rooms are connected
with private baths. On each floor is a
large public hall, where the elevator lands
the visitor; and this is fitted up to suggest
hospitality, including rugs, easy chairs.
writing desks, etc. In speaking of the facil-
| tiles of these apartments, one visitor re-
marked:
Here one has the advantages of mil
| lionaire's club at poor mans wages"
The top floor of the building is given up
| to the dining room. This will be limited
| strictly to members of the associa ton like
| all clubs; but members will be allowed to
| invite with them both lady and gentlemen
| CO operative basis, the charges being made
| simply to cover the actual running ex-
| perses. 1t is a large room, with a fine
| view over the city and river, and will seat
several hundred at one time. Back of the
! dining room is the Kitchen embodying all
| the features of the best-equipped hotel
! kitchen. Also on this floor is the laundry
| where Will be washed all the dining room
| liren, bed linen and towels used In the en-
| tire building This will be one of the
| economical features of the plant. a place
where the articles can be quickly washed
| and put into service again, and it will ena-
| BILE the head waitress to keep the tables
| equipped with clean linen all the time.
When the dining room feature of the new
| plant became known, request was almost
| Immediately received from the Presbyte-
| rian churches in the city, asking If they
could give banquet there 1t is the hope
| of the association, as explained by Mr..
Pierce, that many church and other func-
| tons of a banquet or dinner nature will
naturally be given here, where ample facii-
| tiles are provided.
a feature of the building still to be de-
| veloped is the roof garden which covers
| the front of the top floor. This is not COW
| cred now, but will be fixed up next summer
| with a summer arbor and rustic effect. 1t
| is expected the music will be furnished in
| the evening and that refreshments will be
| sold there. AS this Is practically the only
| roof garden in tie city, it is expected TO
| prove very popular in the summer.
Everybody in Washington and visitors 10
| tn, city will be given an opportunity to
visit the new building and to gain an APP
| probation of the immensely and facilities
| of the plant. The building will be open
| to members today. and during this first
| week the students in the educational classes,
| those who are to have rooms in the build
| ing and the officers. will be busily engaged
in moving into their new quarters.
When this confusion is over, then the re-
ceptions will begin During the week Of
| October % receptions TO the men of Wash
| layton will be given and 1t is planned to
| lave large reception committee whose
| visitors around
| fee.
The dedication services viii be held Nom
| day, October So the principal address be-
| ing made by Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke,
| the prominent preacher and writer. Fol-
| lowing these exercises, the receptions TO
| the general public will be held during the