Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-01
Will Celebrate
OPENING OF new
HOME TOMORROW
Y. w. C. A.. Structure, Remod-
eIed, Has Cost $4,000;
Will Serve Noon Lunches
ATTRACTIVE INTERIOR
Is IN GREY AND WHITE

e of strenuous effort, the members or
the Honolulu Y w G. A. will hold a
. dedicatory service in their new build
ing. and on Monday evening the for
NAL opening will be marked by big
reception, which will be the first OF a
week-long program of events.
So thoroughly remodeled from base
ment 10 reof, that, save for its outside
walls OF brick il bears little resem-
blance to its former self some five or
six months ago. the new Y W. c. A.
building on Hotel and Alakea streets
stands on the eve OF its formal open
ing ready for. the exercises tomorrow
afternoon.
Previously the. old Y. M. C.. A.
building was a dirty, dust berimed
structure full OF dark corners and
dingy walls. Today the new Y. w.
c. A. building, remodeled from the
other. is spick and span in every cor
ner. and fits walls are OF French gray.
trimmed with pure white.
On entering the building now one
comes first upon the spacious lobby,
the old middle stairs having been
cut away. Light streams in from
many windows in the daytime, and
radiates from beautiful hanging lamps
at night.
The lobby is to contain the infor-
nation desk, which Is the big feature
OF SO MANY associations. and is to be
open for the general use of women OF
the city, or those from out of town,
who wish to use it.
At the information desk secre.
tary will be on duty through the Gay
answering queries, directing strangers
and, in short, doing all those hun.
dred or more things such people are
supposed to do.
Comfort In Library.
The lobby opens into the library.
which Is to be filed with reading
material, and furnished with big
couches for tired women and girls to
rest upon. II is the idea of the offi-
GERS OF the organization to have these
couches scattered all through the
building, wherever convenient nook
can be found.
On the right hand side of the lobby,
upon entering, new flight of stairs
has been erected, leading up to the
big white dining-room and cafeteria.
The steam counter here is Of the most
modern and sanitary type, food being
cooked in the kitchen back or the
dining-room, and brought out just be-
fore meals.
These rooms upstairs just OFT from
the dining-room will be used for night
and day classes and clubs and on the
Hotel street side big open lanai
has been arranged for hanging ferns
and flowers. This will be cool rest
ing place on warm afternoons.
Then there is the big newly remod'
eled gymnasium down stairs In the
basement, with lockers, showers, baths
and shampoo rooms All of these
rooms are finished in white paint ex-
actly like the rooms upstairs, so that
the whole effect of the inner part OF
the building is uniform.
Tradesmen will enter with food sup
plies from Alakea street, the back wall
having been cut through to allow them
open way to the storeroom. From
the storeroom modern dumb-waiter
will carry supplies, as needed, up to
the kitchen.
Only noon lunches are to be served
regularly at the new cafeteria, but II
is the plan of the secretaries to make
use of the place quite often with
light suppers for their girls clubs.
Buildings Cost $4,000.
Building, site and remodeling have
cost approximately $4,000, and the
story of how the purchase came to-
be made is interesting. When the
building was rented from the Elks
last summer il was the intention to
fix ii up slightly and pay rent, though
there was option to purchase 1t If de-
sired.
Some $4,000 was left over from the
Z budget Of the previous year and $l2Oo
Law in the bank from an old defunct
building fund. Talk Of new build
ing really began in October, 1914, but
nothing was done until spring, when
the question was again taken up. In
July the association moved into the
building as already stated. Then the
trustees, F. c. Atherton, L. Tenney
Peck and Richard Trent, together
with George Castle, who was inter
ested in the work as an outsider, be-
gan talking over with Miss Cora Var.
ney, associate secretary who was in
charge at that time, the feasibility
of purchase.
The trustees moved quickly, and
within 10 days after the subscriptions
were passed around to Honolulu peo-
pie the building was purchased. Only
one months rent was ever paid upon
It, by the association.
Entire Purchase Price Paid.
When the purchase was made $751;
900 had been subscribed, and since
that time the remaining amounts nee.
essary to carry through the deal to
completion have come in with practi-
cally no solicitations. Much praise is
given to Mrs. Frear, president, for
the splendid financial showing, as she
gave much time to soliciting funds