El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29

feet. and will seat 800 persons. wom-
ems rest rooms, q kitchen and dining
room, which will also be used as a
kindergarten room for the small chill
dren. The rabbits office viii be locat-
ed in this part Of the building. There
viii also be seven class rooms on the
second floor Of the community house.
The organ and choir loft VIII occupy
the remainder Of the second floor and
there will be q wide fire escape from
this floor to the ground.
Large Main Auditorium.
The main auditorium OF the temple
Sd bv II feet in the clear. 20 feet high
and will be OF arched construction so
that there viii be no columns in the
entire auditorium. It will be equipped
with opera chairs and will be arranged
with especial attention 10 the acoustics
which will be planned by experts. The
choir loft will be over the pulpit and
there viii also be small balcony,
seating so persons over the main en-
trance This entrance VIII be from the
OREGON street side and will have
30 foot wide staircase leading from
the street. with eight steps from the
street level Men and women's retiring
rooms viii flank the nam entrance 10
the auditorium and there will also be
stairways leading to the gymnasium.
VIII Cost S5O.OOO.
The total cost OF the building viii
be 1000. The site cost $4,000 The
$4,000 and the organ will cost $4,000.
The plans are being made by frost &
frost, and Rev. Martin ZielOnka has
made a tour of the country inspecting
different buildings in order TO get
ideas for the new temple.
Plan Church With Roof Garden.
A church with q rOOr garden Is what
the congregation Of the Calvary Hous-
ton Square Baptist church is planning
1t viii be built at a cost Of $4,000
at the intersection Of Montana and
Virginia streets. The site has already
been obtained at a cost OF S12.500 and
the building will cover the entire site.
measuring 100 by 80 feet
The church structure viii be three
stories high. counting the roof garden
The main auditorium viii be On the
main floor and will be connected with
the Sunday school rooms, assembly
rooms and class Ooms- There viii
also be q meZZanine floor TO the audi
forum. which will be used as a gall
lery when needed. The basement will
be equipped for the heating plant
storage and overflow rooms. The sec
ond floor will be divided for class
rooms. parlors for the women OF the
various church societies and organiZa-
tions.
Roof Garden to Seat 1000.
The roof garden viii occupy the
entire third floor and will be with
out a roof This will have a seating
capacity OF 1000 persons and VIII be
equipped with a pulpit. organ and
choir loft so that meetings and church
services may be held there during the
summer evenings. A brick parapet
wall viii be built around the floor
to prevent anyone from falling off the
roof garden and IL will be fitted with
palms, vines and potted plants 10
make 1t as attractive as possible.
Work will begin this fail on the
new church building and IL will be
ready for services before the end Of
the winter.
New Catholic Church.
St Patricks Catholic church. a
structure OF Roman design, that will
approach a cathedral in its impressive
outlines and architecture, is TO be
erected this fall on the corner Of Ari-
IONA street and Mesa avenue TO cost
SIS, 900. a site has been purchased at
the intersection of these two streets
which cost $4,000. This site is amply
large TO give the church structure a
proper setting with q terrace sloping
down to the street levels on each side I
The church building viii measure
30 by s. feet and VIII have the en-
trance on Arizona street The main |