The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

+ O4D4LE 0u3t4lnES OK WHICH that CITY -
Justly proud. 1t stands at the corner
Of sixth and Exchange streets, a loca-
! ton in happy ad5aCency to the business
district and to All the main car lines.
/ Built Of Portwing reddish brown stone
and OF a su bSt2ntta1 and dlgnified style
I of architecture, the building presents
/ decidedly attractive exterior. The in
terror is well adapted to the meetings Of
the club women. The drill hall on the
first floor, I'VE feet above the street
/ level, measures about 100 by 40 feet,
without posts or columns, the ceiling
and roof being supported by immense
/ steel trusses. This hall is provided on
! three sides with a spacious gallery sus-
! pended from the trusses. On the Sec
Ond floor, where four companies of In
fantry have their quarters there are
4 four goOd-sized reception rooms. The
third floor contains hall measuring
"a by 100 feet. and dressing rooms,
check rooms and other cOnvenfences.
I The drill hall on the first floor will seat
] from four to five thousand people and
I the acoustics are perfect. One Of the
notable features of the building is It's
/ we'll equipped basement. This extends
/ under the entire building and in it are
! located the company and regimental
store rooms, squad rooms, magazine,
4 indoor rife range and locker room,
/ shower baths and swimming pool. It
/ also contains a large artillery gun park.
The visiting club women will have
4 the satisfaction Of knowing that the
] DullUlu8 IN winch their meetings are
I held IS not only the most mOdernly
( equipped and the host adapted to its
/ purpose Of any similar bull ding west
/ Of New York, but that it also eulb lies
some of the latest features If coastruc-
! ton and engineering. The building is
absolutely fire proof. It's foundation
walls do not rest on the blue stone
which was found to underlie the site,
4 but were sunk some twenty feet be
! low grade to rest on sand rock, free
J CT ctr TO
sential to obtain a dry basement for
/ the storage of guns and equipments, a
I drain pipe connected with the sewers
was laid at the bottom of the trenches
[ outside of the foundation walls and
these walls having been plastered with
! Portland cement the trenches were
filled up to the street level with eigh-
teen inches of broken stone. This
causes all percolations from the soil
/ to drop through the broken stones to
4 the bottom of the trench, where the
water IS carried away by the drain
pipes to the sewers. It is thus impos-
sible for a body Of water to rest at any
! time against the fOundat ton walls
which are therefore perfectly dry at
/ all seasons Of the year. Practically
/ every room in the arTnory is a fire proof
1 vault and by reason of It's Independent
/ foundation and concrete floor construc-
/ ton the building is absolutely free
from vibration.
The club women who come to St
! Paul in June viii find at tn cir disposal
4 therefore, not only a commodious. we'll
lighted and well equipped building
with ample han space and convenient
! committee rooms, but one we'll worth
too, d critical inspection. The building
is occupied by six companies OF the
I Minnesota national guard and it serves,
/ besides. for artillery and infantry head
quarters.
For the biennial, a special stage viii
be built in the drill hall, fanked by
boxes for the use Of distinguished
guests. The seating arrang eTnents viii
give free view Of the stage to all. The
committee on decorations is already
busy with plans for making the large
hall and the reception rooms tasteful
and artistic as we'll as convenient
From every point Of view the armory
building is peculiarly well adapted to
I convention purposes.
N. B.-The postal authorities make
a. special request that all mail for visi-
tors to the biennial be addressed to
General Federation, Armory, St Paul
Mimi A special postal sub-station
will be established in the armory dur
ing the convention, for the expeditions
handling of all mall
States HeadQuarters.=Th old state
capitol by permission of Governor
Johnson, viii be used during the con-
venhon for headquarters for all the
states.
The use Of thirty-nlne rooms has
been granted These vary in size from
1 a seating capacity Of three hundred to
small rooms seating fifteen, and viii be
assigned to the states according to their
number of delegates, and also accord
ing to the use to which the room will
be put. 1t is expected that some OF
the states win have exhibits Of work
done by their women, and such eZhfb-
it's will be placed Ia the states head
quarters. This is an especial interest
of Mrs. CoonieY-Ward' S. She IS giving
it her particular attention, and in her
interest in furthering the plans for Sc
curing wider notice for women's work
which may become a means Of Ifven-
hood If a. market can be obtained, she
/ has given up a projected trip to Eur
/ Ope. The beautiful weaving done BY
the mountain Of the southern states
viii be displayed, and probably there
viii also be a display Of some Of that
work done by Porto Rtcan women
, whose sales are said to have reached
ALREADY $4,000.
Educational and literary exhibits vii
be made by New York, Colorado. Mis-
souri,, Massa chusetts and New Jersey
Mrs. Hugh Barr Smith, sub-chairmar
: of Household economies, and Mrs. Wal
ter McNab Miller, chairman of the
pure food committee are both DlanninF
lips Williams, chairman Of Forestry
viii have space on the first floor for E
: fine exhibit.
: The women Of the Relief Corps o.
Acker and Garfield Posts, G. A. r.
= have permanent quarters in the Ole
capitol and viii maintain a lunch room
3 and tea room during the convention.
The old capitol is situated on wa
basha street. the grounds extending
from Exchange to 10th streets. Tit
! old cannon in front must not bt
g thought a menace, even though vel
: coming salute may not be fired. Mann
I car lines pass the door and transfer
g are made to all parts OF the city. Tn
walking distance to the arrnorv. which
will be convention hall, is four shor
blocks.
Visitors who are interested in tn
8 pioneers Of Minnesota and in earl1
scenes viii ind on the first floor, in thl
suite OF rooms formerly used by tn
: governor, over five hundred pictures
9 lrelating to early times. belonging {
I the Minnesota Historical society Wi