The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-14
From Thurs days Daily.

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From Thursdays Daily.
By a unanimous vote last evening
the parish of st. John Episcopal
church signified approval of the pro-
ject of building a handsome and up
to-date parish house on the church
! property. The meeting had been
called especially for the purpose OF
considering the matter, and about
sixty prominent church members
were in attendance. The evening
service was held, after which Rev.
Charles Shut, the rector, explained
that the object of the meeting was to
find out the sentiment of the parish
toward building a parish house, such
as had been planned for some time
past. The vestrymen of the church,
who would take the legal action to-
ward erecting the building wished to
ascertain just how the people of the
parish felt upon the matter, and
would endeavor to follow their
wishes.
Blue Prints Were Shown.
Blue prints of the Guild hall or
parish house, were shown to each
| person present, and the general
plans were explained by r. z. Brown
It is proposed to move the rectoly
on the alley side of the church
! property and use the back walls OF
the church aS one wall of the guild
hail. thus having the two buildings
connected. The new building as
planned would be 63X39 feet in di-
mansions. On the first floor there
would be a stage 13X1S feet, where
parish entertainments could be Civ
en-. Off of the large hall and stage
there would be cloak and dressing
rooms The ceiling would be fourteen
feet high. The basement would con-
tain a dining room 30x35 and half
feet, with a parlor separate or open
ing into the dining room, 14x29 feet.
The kitchen, opening off of the din
ing room would be 13x31 feet. There
would also be cloak room attached.
1t is proposed to have brick build
ing with a rough stone foundation
and heavy ornamental cornice, the
church to be remodeled later to co,i-
form with the style of architecture
of the new hall.
The Seating Capacity.
The seating capacity will be great
er than that of the church, as the
body Of the hall, that is the portion
where an audience is seated, will be
nine feet wider and four feet longer
than the body of the church. An es-
| innate of the cost Of such a building,
as roughly estimated by one OF the
builders and one of the architects of
Mankato would run to about $500,
without plumbing, lighting or heating
Another thousand dollars would be
necessary to have the systems in
stalled With the moving of the rec
tory, building of the cellar, founda-
ton, etc., the total expense would
figure up to about $1,000, which was
explained as being high estimate.
as it was not desired to figure short,
and then not have quite enough
money The matter of raising the
money was considered and was re.
ferred to the vestrymen for a deci-
sion as to the manner in which it
shall be raised.
Mrs. H. C.. Gerlach, wife of Arch
itect Gerlach, had brought to the
meeting handsome perspective
view Of the church with the new guild
hall attached, as the church property
would look when completed, and the
view was passed around and adj
mired.
Much Depends On Guild.
Much depends upon the Ladies'
Guild of the church, which is vigor-
ously backing the project for the
new hall, that the ladies assert is
now necessity to the parish. The
Guild has a thousand dollars in the
treasury to be placed in the fund for
the building and raises considerable
amount each year which it is pro-
posed to use for this purpose. Mrs.
A. NJ Pfeffer, in a spirited little
speech which brought forth much
applause, stated that if the current
expenses of the church were raised
the ladies could pay for the guild
hall, showing that the parish house
| would fill a long felt want as a meet
ing place where the ladies could
give suppers, and everybody feel at
home when they came.
Interest Young People.
Rev Shut stated that he felt thai;
the young people could be interested
and reached better through the in
fiuence and work of parish house
than in any other way, and this sen.
timent was corroborated by Mrs r..
e. Brown, who stated that anyone
who worked with the girls of the
parish would realize the absolute
need of such hail. as the children
of other churches have such places,
and they feel that they ought to have
such hall also.
The Mankato Rest Room.
The MankatO rest room is no long
er in the experimental stage. 1t was
opened March 1, 1911, and it's five
years of existence has been a con-
tinuous growth. 1t has been a great
convenience to shoppers from the
country and from nearby towns. Here
the tired mother can rest while her
babies take nap on the bed in the
little rear room and there is a couch
for the mother, too, if she wishes. The
telephone is donated by the Citizens
Telephone company and the Star laun-
ed QlIM p9Uddns IIaM ST oIqgl Gull