Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-12-20
.Y.W.C.A. TO HAVE
FINE BUILDING
When Alterations Are Finished
New Glasses Will be
Formed
TO HAVE A GYMNASIUM


II is expected that the Improvements
and addition to the buildings of the
Y. w. c. A., NO 9os and 9os King
street, win be finished at the latest by
the first Of next May Work on the
alterations has been going on rapidly
and the walls of the structure TO the
third story have been put up.
W. ID. Haddock and Company are
doing the building The plans were
drawn up by Architect T.. T.. Rice, Jr.
The alterations and addition are TO
cost in the neighborhood of 1000, and
many subscriptions have been made
by friends Of the association for meet
Ing the expenses. The association has
already made a payment of $4,000 to
the contractor, and two contributions
from prominent business men have
been received amounting to $1,000 Sew
eral 81 900 contributions are in pro-
spect.
The addition IS being built on the
rear of the present building at No. 90S
King street. and will be a three-story
brick structure with a foundation Of
Brandywine granite. This structure
will be connected with both Nos. sos
and 906 and the three buildings after
the alterations have been made, win be
combined into a new home for the as
sociation.
To the members the most interesting
change win be the gymnasium on the
first floor Of the new structure, and the
large swimming pool in the basement
with a capacity of 10000 gallons OF
water. An the aDpGrtenances of an
up-to-date gymnasium viii be added
and a course in physical culture under
an experienced director win be one of
the several classes 10 be added TO the
curriculum next year
Will Make One Property.
The two properties Of the -associa-
ton, although side by side. are NOT
connected being separated by an az
ley, and the members to go into pos
now occupied lay the Women's lcN-
change. have. to pass into the street
The alterations. however. win convert
the two buildinas ins1 one properly
the alleyway being converted into a
main corridor between tile present
buildings.
The alterations to the present struc-
lures win De extensive, ana win so
conform - ;he plan NJ . new buiil-
ing that che addition VIII not readily
be discsra q. on the first nonr lie
lunch r.on IS TO be- enia 'ge ami a
new kitchen win be added while many
other changes win be made. on the
second floor space IS TO be made for
eighteen bedrooms. where there are
now only seven. and there win be two
more bath rooms and two additional
class rooms In the rear Of the addi-
lion on the same floor win be a glass
covered balcony. a boon to boarders,
and a rear porch.
The third floor viii contain twenty
two bed rooms, double the present
number, and five bath rooms. Ia the
new section ON this floor win be a
large sitting room with an expansive
glass twilight. The porch viii be ex-
tend from the rear OF the second floor
TO the third.
ina the basement similar changes will
be made. a large store-room and beds
being added for the servants.
Have More Glasses.
The Improvements to the buildings
have already made way for progress /
IN other directions. Three new in
struction classes are under way. a new
dressmaking class TO be added to the
two classes already formed, the physi-
cal culture class and millinery
class After the first Of the year o
cooking class win also be formed The
association at present conducts two
dressmaking classes and an embroid-
cry class.
The work Of the Women's Exchange. /
which occupies No. 900. and is unacr
the supervision of a committee of the
Y. w. c. A.. Of which Mrs. r. ID
String is chairman. will also be ex-
tended as a result of the improve /
ments The exchange has been most !
successful financially. and as a philan- /
thropical adjunct of the association. /
Last year the exchange had a balance /
of $S57.12 TO its credit, as against a /
balance of $171.s6 the previous year,
which itself was a marked advance /
from the year before. The exchange
sells articles made by dependent wo-
men for a small commission. The as
ISOLATION is also meeting with much
success with its restaurant and the
bakery which is also maintained I'm
the exchange building. Last year
these and other enterprises met all the
expenses of the association with an
excess Of Sf9.28.
The officers Of the Y. w. c. A. are
as follows: President. Mrs. j. AIer-
rick Horn. vice-presidents, Mrs Mary
c. Warner. Mrs Benjamin r.. Weasey +
and Mrs. A. J. Branch: general score
tary. Miss Agnes Downey; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. ]. r.. String; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. En Trumbauer
The association has 1Ca members, 10
OF whom are boarders. The Y. w. G..
A. win celebrate its twelfth annie
next April
North End Club Rail.