The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
GORDON HALL GOES
To THE \. ". c. A.
Long-Pending Deal IS Finally
Brought to Successful
Close.
ASSOCIATION PLEASED
Means Much 10 the Future
of the Work in Salt
Lake.
ASSOCIATION PLEASED

Tic board OF directors of Gordon haH
decIt ID in a meeting Yesterday afternoon
Co turn over the Gordon hall properly 'l
Third South and T,.irG East streets TO
the Young Womcu's Christian associa-
ton Tor n consideration OF approximate
~ $1,000. and tho stipulation that tho
property should ncrcr be used for other
than Christian educational purposes
While tic Offer has NOT been nillclaIiN
accented by the Y. ". {. \. board. II Us
practically certain that II VIII hc. slnce
negotiations have bcoD pending ior SON"
time and the hgurc presented lor il'
I. w. &. A. boards consideration Is nc
levcd TO be within its resources. Jos
sum of SIl 900 already has hocn secured
In the east by Miss Robinson. local s"C-
retary of the Y W. {, y, to be paid
through tho National Y. w. {. y. board
toward financing the plan, and INC re,
maindcr OF the required amount Is said
10 be available.
Securing Gordon hall az headquarters
for its boarding house and other lines of
work toward the Improvement and help
Of Young women has been long cher :
ished plan 81 the Y. W. c. \ board and
the possibility OF realizing it is mat
ter OF great qualification.
Property Is Valuable.
The property extends over Quarter OF
block and Is valued at $4,000. II Is
especially suited 10 the needs of the as.
ISOLATION. since ii has dormitory ann
a number OF rooms for boafders. WIN
slight changes II can be made into an
clading a gymnasium and other up-to- :
Gate appliances. Ii is estimated that
$4,000 In the way of immediate improve
mcnts will convert the property into COM
iorta able quarters FOR tho Y. ". G. y.
The place is being used al present for
a boarding house. After the Lease is
signed a notice OF thirty davs Viii have
10 he given toe present occupants, and it
Is expected that the improvements will
begin Immediately after this. As soon
as these arc finished. The y. w. {. \:
will move its boarding home, now at $40
South West Temple street. and It's Of
fees, school rooms rost rooms and other
branches OF work, now in the Continental
bank building on Second South street, into
the handsome new quarters
Big Boost for Work.
The securing Of permanent home Of
its own Will mean big boost for the
Y. W. 6. a. work In Salt Lake. auo with
superior room and equipment nucn more
can be accomplished than has been Dossl-
bic in the past history OF the institu-
Jion.
1t is the purpose TO make ihe boarding
nome attractive. 40 that il will appeal to
Young business women without homes of
their own. furnishing thcm with a pleas
ant place III which TO live at A reason .
able rate. The educational work also Will
he largely Increased aud a feature Will
be made Of toe gymnasium training. The
increased room and facilities Will make II
possible TOR the institution TO be self
sustaining and II can be nut upon a
more substantial! basis than II has been
In the past.
The improvement Of the Gordon hall
property also Will DO an advantage 10
beautiful places in the clt,', which has
been allowed 20 dcfcrioratc in recent
wears. as IL has not been used FOR edU .
cstional purposes in some time.