Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07
Open Splendid
new BUILDING
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The New Building. ..I ....
Although 1t has been announced
from time to time that the new build
ing Is the best fitted out of its kind
in town of this size, this does not
actually convey any real meaning, and
II Is not until the visitor takes a walk
through and sees for himself that the
full realization of the work Is un-
ders,ood.
ner of Alakea and Hotel streets, the
big lobby, with its various amuse-
ment rooms stretching away on every
side, starts the visitor thinking that
this Is something out of the ordinary.
The office from which everything Is
controlled faces the door, ana also
has command OF the various rooms
on each side.
On the left is the games room
where checkers and chess can be
played. ON the right the music room.
with piano and Victrola. Leading out
OF this Is the billiard room, with four
fine tables, and adjoining this the
broad lanai where easy chairs are
scattered about. Further ON Is the
cafeteria and the kitchen, the latter
Il two-storied affair.
From the main Office Is an cleo
trical connection controlling the On
trance to the gymnasium. When
man wants 10 go down below to this,
all he has to do is to ring "A bell by
the gate. show his ticket by holding
IL up. The man in charge of the
office then presses n button and the
gate to the gymnasium flies open,
shutting again after the member has
gone through.
There Is nothing lacking down In
the gymnasium. for every little detail
has been thought of, even down to II
rowing machine and all sorts OF
things for strengthening up the wrists
that line the walls.
Down IN the basement Is also the
business mems club. whore one can
20 in the afternoon. have II limbcr-up
in the gymnasium. and then, after q
shower, sit about in the easy chairs
and read the papers and chat. There
are large iron gates down there too,
that can be opened to allow the bOyS
IN, us. of the gymnasium, and. when
shut. keep them from coming In CON
tact with the men or in any way in
tcrIering TWO handball courts, with
ends eighteen by twenty feet and
twenty feet high, are provided There
are three hundred lockers In the
mems part. the same number in the
BOYS and one hundred in the bust |
ness mems section. These are all Of
steel.
Plenty Of Room.
Coming onto the first floor again.
there IL Cooke hall, where small |
meetings will be held, and which Is
looked upon by the general secretary
as one of the best of its kind. Then
there IL the indoor running track, |
where the boys can get down and
train for all the various events, 20
ing twenty-cight times around to the |
mile. This IL directly above the gym
nasium and projects out from the
wall, leaving the whole center space
ventilation to get through.
Mention must be made of the bowl |
ing alleys down below, and which |
will be finished of in Il few more
days. They are made of maple wood
and two of them have self-scttine |
pins.
ON the next floor Is the educational |
and It Is practically taken |
up with class rooms and laboratories |
There Is Il special room for the pho
tograph club that Is TO be started ms
soon rs the buildings gets into uI
swing.
Up above ON the next floor are the
dormtories. The rooms are very nice
ly fitted out. Each one has a bed,
two rocking chairs, a straight chair
and Il bureau. Then there is the
closet and the writing table.
This Is the latest thing in tables.
too. When the drawer pulls out ii
forms II writing table. aud also at the
drawer. All of the rooms are nicely
fitted up. and the lavatories are handy
to each section. Hot and cold water
Is laid on throughout these. and there