Evening journal., 1913-12-31
TO DANCE In
new BUILDING
Bond Bottle Seal Company Of
Il. iaIS to Entertain En-
pIOyeeS Ind Friends
IMPROVED HOME
FOR THE WORKERS

IN commemoration OF the opening
Of the $4,000 addition to their pres
ent plant, the Bond Bottle Sealing
Company, No sol Monroe street has
issued invitations for dance aud sup
per to be held in their plant on next
Saturday evening The invitations
which have been extended TO the
young women employed by the hrm,
allow them TO bring a friend and the
l75 or more young women employed
by the firm are making preparations
for gala evening. The dance will
be New Years dance and will be
held in the second floor Of the new
building
The officers OF the company have
engaged Og.esbys orchestra of Chez
ter for the dance and arrangements
have been made with Hanna the ca
torer to serve supper The cards OF
admission issued by the firm read as
follows.
Cards OF Admission-To the
New Years Dance, given TO the
Young Lady Employees of the Bond
Bottle Sealing Company in COM
memoration Of the opening OF the
new building. Saturday evening.
January 3. 1914 Dancing 8 TO
1lf5 o'olock--supper
Tho Bond Company has been To-
Gated at its present site since 1903
and 10 those few years the estab-
lishment has grown from one small
building to large building and plans
are shortly 20 be let for the erection
Of modern Office building at the
northwest corner Fifth and Monroe
streets which win adjoin the present
building. The building Just hnished
Is four story structure facing on
Fifth street and connected with the
Monroe street building Il Is Of brick
and steel construction. lSo by So feet
in dimension. The firm has taken
every precautlon TO make It both
modern In fire protection as we'll as
to the comfort OF their employees. The
building Is well equipped with two en-
closed stairways extending from the
floors to the grounds on the outer
side OF the building and one large
elevator which rs also enclosed by
FIRE walls The building itself is pro-
tected by automatic sprinklers and
even the precatuion has been taken
to have all electric light wires In
cased IN metal pipes running over
head. This work was done )y the en-
ployes of the firm, although Garrett
and Miller Company furnished the
material
Opening onto the second noor Of the
ncN building Is a rest room 81 by l6
feet. and herc the women employed
by the nrm viii have individual lock
ers for their cloaks and hats. and
chairs and tables VIII be scattered
nbout making Il an ideal rest room
Tor those who have occasion to use It.
This room, as we'll as the other four
In the new building. has ample win
dow lights and the walls and ceiling
arc painted white
The plant has been visited by RES
which caused much damage since
work on the present addition was
started. but repairs were made on
these occasions and at present the
nlani Is working night and day. AZ
the present time. crowded conditions
have caused the firm 70 engage quar-
ters for storage purposes In three
buildings in this city and the workers
ln the plant are handicapped fof
room
This condition viii be relieved
: shortly. however, and it Is the hope OF
the firm TO double its present working
force with the completion of The new
building The work at the plant IL
congenial. seats being provided for the
women workers and where one is re-
quired to stand. the firm have em-
ployed Young men for this task, and
wherever possible the women work
ers have been provided with tasks
at which they can sit.