The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
NEW Y. N. c. A. IS
MODEL STRUCTURE
Building Splendidly Equipped for
Young Men and
Boys.
ROOF GARDEN IS VERY
ATTRACTIVE FEATUR
Adjoining Tennis Court with Wire
Cage Will Be Fastest Of
Its Kind in the
Country.

Richmond has every right to be
fFettsi Ell Hts new \. NJ. e. a II erase
md Sex4nth- streets, -which-Will- hs.
ready for occupancy on April 80. This
six-story structure, handsome in de-
sign and equipped with every modern
convenience. Is a model OF its kind.
furnishing splendid home and club
CT Richmond.
The first floor e fitted out for gen
eral Office purposes. On the second
floor is to be found the boys. depart
ment. with its reception room, assem-
bly, hail and other suitable quarters.
all furnished in fine weathered oak
donated by Miss Helen Gould as a
special gift.
On the next floor going up is to
he found rooms for night school.
kitchen and service room, and a din
ing room in front. which can be con-
verted into three separate apartments
at Will.
Tennis Court on Roof.
Windows on the west side of the
dining hall open out into a roof gar
den. located Immediately over the
main auditorium. which has seat
ing capacity OF 500 or more. On this
roof garden, IL Is designed to, hold
open-air meetings In the summer, to
serve lunch in pleasant weather, and
probably to give entertainments in
the nature of motion pictures and the
like. To the rear of the garden is
the wire-caged tennis court, with Its
concrete floor. This court can also
be used for volley or handbair and
possibly for basket ball AS tennis
court it promises to be the fastest in
this part of the country.
Dormitory Has 90 Rooms.
The three upper floors Of the build
ing win he devoted exclusively 10
dormitory purposes. having ninety
two rooms each equipped with cleo
freight. hot ana cUfd running wa
ter. steam heat. and spacious closets.
Completely furnished. these rooms
will rent for prices ranging from IS
to SEQ a month.
The main gymnasium situated on
the ground floor. Immediately tn the
rear Of the auditorium. measures 80 by
AZ feet. and Is splendidly lighted and
ventilated. 1t Is equipped with the
finest apparatus for body building
gymnastics, athletics and recreative
games The running track is six feet
wide, banked at the corners and COW
cred with cork carpet. II is "a Ia laps
20 the mile.
Special Exercise Room.
The individual exercise room IL in
tended for the use OF men who desire
TO exercise while the main gymnasium
rs in use for classes or games. 1t Is
equipped with punching bag, chest
weights. rowing machine and special
apparatus.
The shower bath rooms contain
twenty baths adjoining locker
room and swimming pool. I'm addition
to these baths, each dormitory floor
viii have a bath room with three
showers and tub. and also two pri-
waite baths in dormitory suites.
The building Is also equipped with
four Of Brunswicke- Bake Collander
Company's best bowling alleys for the
use of senior members only. A SPLEEN
didly equipped barber shop adjoins the
bowling alley room.
Billiard and Pool Tables.
The reception room floor has been
provided With four pool tables and one
billiard table.
The swimming pool In so by 20 feet
and % to Z feet deep. 1t Is lined with
white enamel brick and tile and will
prove an enticing spot on hot day,
being filed with filtered water to the
right temperature. 1t is just the place
to learn how to swim.
Preparatory to occupation on April
30. the campaign for 1000 members
win begin next Tuesday, ending on
Friday, the day before the opening.