The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-09
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New Y. w. c. A. Home Ready.

New Y. w. c. A. Home Ready.
The first days Of next week will
see the opening Of the new home of
the Y. w. C. \. which is the entire
second floor Of the Lander building
on DeMers avenue. Miss Florence
Palmer, the general secretary, is
ready to welcome girls to the new
building and Monday afternoon the
directors will meet aud elect her an
assistant and physical director. Miss
Jennie Wiltsie has been elected house
secretary. in charge of the dormitory
and cafeteria, and will begin her du-
ties Monday. The cafeteria will prob
ably not open for a week or two We!
and by October l 1t is expected the
educational classes will be organized
and everything in splendid running
order.
The new home can rightly be call
ed palatial for it is spacious, elegant
ly finished. modern in every respect
and so home-like that it is hard to
leave when sees the many adj
vantages which the girls Of the as
s~ociation will now enjoy that they
had before. The building is
90Ns0 feet and the space is divided in
to a large cafeteria, large gymnasium,
public and private parlor, twenty
dormitory rooms. baths, offices and
class rooms They are finished with
maple flooring, polished birch wood
work. bright and CHEEKY wall finish
ing and prevailing tones being the
tans. browns and creams. and are
electric lighted and steam heated.
The wide stairway opens into the
hallway to the left Of which is the
public office and gymnasium and to
the right the public parlor and cafe
terra. The parlor is to be furnished
in perfumed oak, leather upholstered,
and provided with reading tables, pa
pers and magazines. The dining
room is we'll lighted and equipped
with all the latest improvements for
cafeteria service. The gymnasium,
which will also be used for a lecture
and assembly room and for large So
Gals and parties, will be furnished
by the business girls of the city and
nothing will be lacking. Its equip
ment will consist of all indoor sports
for girls-fencing, basketball, volley
ball and physical culture. The kitch-
en- is modern and sanitary and the
private parlor which is for the exclu-
sive use OF the girls who will live at
the building is another pleasant front
room. 1t is to be furnished in green
wicker with leather u~pholstering.
The dormitory rooms are large and
light and there are two shower baths
and three bath tubs on the floor. The
dormitory rooms are supplied with
hot and cold water. sanitary cot.
dresser. rugs. table, chairs and large
clothes closet. There are two rooms
for transients, a large linen closet
and a laundry.
The fresh air porch which extends
across the entire back Of the building
is the completing modern feature of
the new home. 1t will be screened in
the summer and enclosed with storm
windows in the winter so that it can
be used the year round. There is not
a complaint to be found with the new
quarters and they will answer the
needs of the association for some
years to come.
The house warming which will
formally open the home will be plan
First Thursday Musical Meeting.
The first regular meeting of the
Ladies' Thursday Musical club will be
held Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. F. S. Sargent, 1855 Reeves ave-
nue.. Miss Gail Ridgeway Of the new
Grand Forks school of music, Miss
Anderson of the Wesley conservatory
and Mrs. B. ]. Spence will fur
nfsh a short program following which
the question of work for the coming
year will be discussed.
1t is desired that as many as posi-
BILE of the members will procure their
from Mrs. Fuller before Thurs
day. !
lIOnored Miss Kemerer.
Hiss Elgie harrington gave a pref
Wy appointed dinner last evening at
her home on Cottonwood street in
honor of Miss Etha Kemerer who left
this morning for Northwood where
gathered early and after an hours
visiting they We're called to the din
ing room which was adorned in a
color scheme OF yellow and white
and found their places at the hand
somely spread table. The repast was
delicious and covers were laid for
Misses Etha Kemerer, Eva Beatt, Eva
Poupore, Helen Taylor, Johanna Lon
dergan, Bernice Matthews, Ethel
Kaufman, Ruth Soule, Jessie Dow,
Genevive O'Keefe, Elite Lowe and
Nellie McMullen.