Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-23
YIN. CA. BUILDING
OPENED YESTERDAY
Program of Opening Covers Three
Days of Special Doings.
SPECIAL PROGRAM IN
GYMNASIUM FRIDAY NIGHT
SPECIAL PROGRAM IN
GYMNASIUM FRIDAY NIGHT
Detailed Description Of Uses That
Splendid Building VIII be Pue to-
Club Room, Billiards, Bowling Al
leys,. Grill Room. Dormatories,
Baths, eymnasiums, Features.


Baths, Gymnasiums, Features.
From The World of Thurs bay.
The new building Of the Young
Mems Christian association, located
thuage iwfn hoeondeY T
on West King street, will be thrown
open to the public at 2 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. The program of OPEN
in covers three days, as follows:
Friday Afternoon and Evening
General open house for men and
women with exercises in the gymnas-
iIm at s O'Clock p. M Music by the
City band orchestra.
Saturday a. m. from to IL o'clock
Reception to boys EverS boy IN
Martinsburg Is invited.
Saturday Reception to
the women--Every lady over sixteen
Is invited
Saturday Night-Reception TO men.
Every man in Martinsburg is invited.
Sunday Afternoon at $50 O'clock
A mass meeting for men in the gym
tuasium
The exercises in the gymnasium on
Friday night will be the formal open
ing of the building The program is
as follows:
Song" Onward Christian Soldiers"
Invocation-Rev. Dr. f. M. Woods
Address-Sen C. J. Faulkner.
Address-George F. Tibbftts, of
washington.
Song-@All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name"
Address-C. L. Harding. of Wash
ington.
Address. r. Buantner, of Mar
tinsburg.
Song My Country IT'S OF Thee"
Bendiction-Rev DR.. J. A. Hoff-
helms.
The general public is invited to at
tend these exercises. They viii be
entirely Informal.
On Monday morning at s o'clock
the building will be open for work.
The various departments will be or
ganized and as soon as possible class
es will be conducted in the gymnas-
ium
The building is without doubt the
most up-to-date in this part of the
country Nothing has been spared to
make it both practical and comforta-
Bile.
The third floor is given over wholly
to do-nitories where young men away
from home can secure room and
will be made to feel as nearly at
home as is possible. The rooms
twenty in all, are nicely furnished
and with the privilege of the shower
baths make very desirable home
for men. They will rent from Sc to
$40 month, the latter ones having
private baths attached.
The second floor is divided between
the junior department, the ladies par
Tors, claSe rooms and club rooms for
business and professional men. The
junior department is composed of two
large rooms with toilet. One room
will be used as a reading room,
where will be found all the mag
zines and papers which the boys en-
joy. Not only the boys pleasure will
be catered to, but the intellectual side
will be strengthened by some of the
leading scientific papers. The other
room will be fitted up as game
room. where there will be games such |
as parlor billiards, checkers, chess
and various other games as are en-
joyed by every boy.
The ladies parlors, fitted up by the
ladies themselves. are very tastefully |
furnished IN mission style with dark |
finish. These viii be at the disposal |
of the ladies.
The club and class rooms in the