Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-26
Augustus New Y. M. {. A. Building to Be Dedicated
This NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Views OF the Interior

winthrop streets. A description OF
the building was given in the Journal
at the time that the plans were de-
cided upon, which showed what was
intended to be done, but what has
been done will be much better under
stood by the following description of
the interior arrangement of the build
ing and it's equipment, furnished the
Journal by General Secretary K. G..
Goodman:
From the front entrance on Win
throp street to the swimming pool on
the North end of the building the en-
tire structure, that has recently been
completed for the uses of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Au-
gusta, spells useableness and good
taste. Coming into the lobby, large
comfortable upholstered chairs and
davenports will be found to attract
the weary and make real social CEN
ter for purposes of all kinds. The red
oak finish, the open glass partidoning
and the attractive lighting fixtures
combine to give a most homelikeness.
on the right will be found the pool
and billiard room, with two pool and
one billiard tables. with all the neces-
sary equipment for good games and
abundant furniture to make comforta-
bic spectators as well as players.
On the left, is found the reading
room with it's open fireplace, large
rug, writing tables, magazine tables
! AID paper racks, book cases and in
Vulnerable comfortable chairs. The
entire scheme of furnishing has been
carried throughout, to make all fin
ishes match as closely as possible the
! oak of the woodw work. The office and
! NJ ha north end
of the lobby and behind these are the
complete and comfortable offices of
Ire general secretary, physical di-
rector and boys work director. To
the back of the reading room is found
the Junior and intermediate room, one
for each, fully equipped with tables,
chairs, games, pool and cue rogue ia
bles and all the various paraphernalia
| that goes to make an attractive center
| fer the younger fellows
Back of the pool room is the fine.
big gymnasium with all of its high
grade equipment for the proper de-
ve!opment of men and boys Light
airy. clean, with free air space for
be sket ball, indoor baseball, Volley
ball, field hockey and all the rest,
surely a wonderful opportunity is at
forded for putting on work of hiSh
standard. Going up the stairs from
the lobby to the second floor is founa
the assembly room and kitchen, the
former easily seating $50 for any ana
al sorts of small gatherings.
Here is found a piano to match the
oak finish, little smaller in size than
the enc in the lobby and gymnasium
hut uerfectly capable of filling this
room with an abundance of sound.
The ladies' room across the hail.
where the ladies can rest, is furnished
with wicker chairs, table and writing
desk and large rug making 1t very
4 hnmelike On through the swinging
doors are found IA of the 81 dorm
itory rooms. These are arranged
on either side of large cor .
ridor, and are comfortably furnished
with two rugs, table, chll-
fonier hospital cot bed, that Is
| made up in the day time to form
divan, waste basket. Windsor chalr
and easy rocker, steam heat, electric
hight, all outside rooms, with shower
baths and large wash room on each
| floor. these rooms form feature that
is sure to appeal and already num-
| her have been reserved for the open
ing. The third floor is composed OF
IS rooms for dormitory uses and is
similar to the second, with the eXcep-
ton of there being three rooms Tor
Two men each in place of all being
! single rooms Down the back stairs,
| one runs into the freight elevator,
| that handles trunks and heavy aru-
| clos until one comes to the basement
! where the delights are numerous. Ihe
bewling alleys, three of them, run the
| entire length of the building ana are
works of art all the latest equip
| ment. of not only candle pins, out
| ducks and standard pins as well, ana
three or four different sizes or palls
for all purposes. The shooting gallery
| with a range of from so to 70 feet Will
prove very popular. Then down the
! corridor to the three locker rooms,
one for the Seniors, one for the Jun
iors and High school members ana
one eouipped with the extra large size
| lockers for the men who wish add
| +ionav locker space. Through these
into the shower rooms, where are 10
shower heads. each equipped with
| elf-adjusting mixer to regulate lne
flow of cold and hot water. Then INTO
tbs swimming pool, clean, white anu
beautiful, it forms probably the most
attractive part of the entire puliulns'
| 21x45 feet lined with mosaic eiie'
lined at the bottom in blue for rae
ing and water polo as well as to snow
the depth of the pool. From three
feet at the shallow end to eight feet IN
the deepest part then back to SIX ieet
at the south end of the pool, gives
annie water for diving and swimming
as we'll as lack of water enough Tor
instruction. A spring board will come
out over the pool from the deep emo
extending about two feet over the
water and VIII be made adjustable so
that it can be removed at Will In
order not to be in the way OF games
or races. The boiler rooms, whlie
mentioned last, are really the impor-
tant ones of the building, for without
them nothing could be done. Ample
to heat and furnish hot water. inter,
heat and circulate the swimming pool
water there is complete outn..
The water in the pool Will DE
altered every day through three
powerful filters, so that the water