The evening world., 1912-06-04
olSSlT MEMORIAL
DQUIMTORY Open
I0ulING WORKERS
Clean Cheap Rooms Tor Men
Whose Salaries Are Not
Mumlfloouk
ANNEX TO THE Y. M. c. A.
Half a Million Dollars Expend.
ed to Furnish a Proper
Environment.
ANNEX TO THEY. N. c. A.

e you should ask any police mAgds-
trats. or even an ordinary poiicsmaA.
WAT h to blame for the downfall q
most young men. they would answer
yea with the single word-cnvironmsnt
win that fact in view the Y. II. G. 4.
he's Cor years struggled TO hnd .
uletAod by which young men could b
ksDt IN pleasant surroundings and free
from all evil Influences. The men most
a9scted. investigation proved. were
those who lived away from home; the
Thousands who drift into Now York
aol ali the large cities every year to
earn their bread and fortune. These
were the young men to be saved, TO be
a1vissd and their minds moulded to
the proper understanding OF life. To
- this there was born the Y. NJ. C. A.
1ormitory. where q small salaried man
could live comfortably and enjoy the
right kind OF companionship.
Another big step toward this plan
was made yesterday when tho new
half million dollar r. II. Cossitt Me-
mortal Domitory was opened as an
annex 90 the Y. NJ. C. A. building at
A. d. Juillard. Mr.. Cossitts aunt.
unds the construction Of the now. I'm
msnss dormitory possible by . Sener-
Gus Gift OF money for the purpose. OF
The half million contributed she gave
~ greater part of It. The building.
spyen stories hish. u hnished like a
hD6sl and accommodates three hun
drsd and eight men.
Tho dormitory 10 In Fifty-sixth street.
directly behind the main r. NJ. c. A.
buiiding and connected by an entrance
from the ioaby on the ground Moor. II
10 . nreproof structure throughout.
AL THE COMFORTS or A MOD.
ERIN HOTEL.
II was planned chat the dormitory
should embrace all the comforts Of q
modern hotel At . minimum cost Each
room 10 furnished lastly and comfort.
ably. Some arc double rooms. and soms
% the single rooms have connecting
deors. should two friends wish 70 live
nesr one another
working in cooperation with ths
=. n. c. 4 10 . large. bright restau-
rant on the ground moor Of the dormi'
tsry. The prices are moderate and the
food 10 the best that can b purchased.
There are two elevators of the plungeI
typs running from the cellar 10 the
rooe There are no telephones In thu
reems. bqt booth has boon installed
= each floor. The occupants Of chi
rosms are summoned to these boothi
vt1n called by . bell In thsir room
Whap the operator on the switchboard
Vooaves . call he rings the bell In TIT
Uoo0r Of the man called. and the occu
p6at Knows hs v wanted on the phone
3his msthod v adopted instead of hsv
- phenu IN the rooms. because !
GnNsD u1.oOo annually. ana gives q
80 - psyfset N accommodation.
b oaah noor 10 . large. psrfectt
eopoiatsA bathroom, with showers an
EAs vesms ere f,nishsd with great r.
~ toward sanitation. The radiator
g. eaGDendad from The doors % tina
80 IN under them can b removed
"a ~ uouldins u away from the wal
q DeUvent any possibility Of becomin
fDseeel With vsfmtn. Ne walls an
G1olnO Ass kaiDominsA The farnitur
~ u6lesem. u 70 Of eak- Each roof
- Q ooueA -. . ohifonier, Q com
o1Auen table ana writing desk. .
~ ehair. The 9oors Of The sntiI
o1t1lng ars eeppsriitA and the rsom
- ~ WITH raea
0lge1 sbeth Cor bathing and drinking