Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-05
NEW ARMY BUILDINGS
STRUCTURES ERECTED AT FORTS
WASHINGTON AND MYER.
Will Add Much to the Comfort of the
officers and Enlisted
Men.

New buildings that will greatly beautify
the army posts In this vicinity and add
much to the pleasure of those for whose use
they are designed are now rapidly APP
preaching completion at Fort Washington,
on the Potomac. and at Fort Myer For the
past eight months worknlen have been en-
ployed in the erection of fine building at
Fort Washington. which will be used as the
post exchange and for gymnasium, and
this structure will be completed and turned
over to the commanding officer of the post
the 10Th Of this month. OF all the many
buildings erected at Fort Washington in
the past five years none are more hand
some, or will be more useful, from the point
of view of the soldier, than the new ex-
change and gymnasium.
The building is located on the high ground
on the eastern side of the fort reservation,
and occupies commanding position. From
Its windows beautiful view can be had.
The structure Is of brick and stone, two
stories in height, with slate roof, and in
architectural design is in keeping with the
other buildings a the fort. 1t is shaped
like the letter T. with the crossed end the
front of the building 1t is "a feet 10 inches
across the front and each wing is "a feet
10 inches deep. The rear building will be
30 feet wide by u feet deep. On the first
floor. which is entered through wide door
way, approached from a stone porch, is a
wide hallway. and on the right-hand side
is billiard room and on the left a lunch
room.
Pantry and Store Rooms
In the rear of the building and lunch room
is located roomy kitchen, with pantry and
store rooms. On the first floor, in the rear
of the building. the gymnasium is located.
This will be the pride of the artillery ath-
letes. The gym" has a floor space T6 feet
long and 30 feet wide, and overhead it is
about % feet in the clear. The men will
be encouraged to go in for athletic exercises
of all kinds. and during the spring, sum-
mer and fall there will be field days given
at the post and it Is stated that prizes will
be provided for the winners of the several
events.
In the second story of the new building
Will be located the post exchange" Arti-
cles sold at figure slightly In advance
of actual cost and much cheaper than they
could be bought in store in the city All
profits arising from the exchange business
is used for the benefit Of the men The ex-
change is located on the left side of a
center hall and, like a store, is fitted with
counters, cases and the like. In the rear
of the exchange Is a small office for the
use of the sergeant in charge. On the
right hand side of the center hail. oppo-
site the exchange, is lecture room twenty
feet seven inches one way by thirty-two
and one-half feet the other. At one end
of this room will be a raised platform,
ture or other entertainment that may be
given In the room. Ordinarily it is proposed
to use 1T as reading room, and 1t will
be fitted up with comfortable furniture for
that purpose. AT the rear end of this sec
ond floor hall will be an entrance to d
gallery looking down upon the floor of the
big gymnasium. A smaller reading room
Is also located on this floor The ceilings
Of the building are all of ornamental steel
work. which add much to the appearance of
the various rooms and hall ways, and It will
be steam-heated and electric-lighted from
the light plant of the fort. The contract
price of the building, exclusive of GYM
nasium apparatus, is $23,s44
For Unmarried officers.
The new quarters, which the War Depart
ment authorities are having built at Fort
Myer for the use Of the unmarried officers
of that post are now, 1t is stated, about
two-thirds completed, and will not be ready
for occupancy until about June 1 next In
the new building will be ten sets of officers
quarters, each set embracing a bedroom
parlor and bath room. The quarters will
be light and airy and the unmarried officers
will be rendered comfortable as the
army officials can make them. A dining
room, kitchen and servants quarters will
be located in a back building, and On the
lower floor of the main building there Will
be general reception room for social
gatherings. This building will cost the
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