The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
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CHARTER AT SHELTER

F. Chef Mcintyre, instructor !.
. for the new Smelter Athletic g
Z. club, VIII ? make application (.
(. for a charter in the Amateur Z.
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!. in years that Tacoma has (.
9 had club in the big anna &.
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@ Tacoma says Chef. !.
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"It's the greatest gymnasium
and the finest club house of its
size in the west. I've seen them
all, and | know what I'm talking
about. Tacoma is the only city
anywhere in the west where a cor
poration has done anything like
this for its men,"
Chef Mcintyre, athletic instruc-
tor of national renown, who has
come to Tacoma to manage the
new Smelter Social and Athletic
club, dubbed with enthusiasm yes
terday afternoon as he piloted a
party of visitors thru the 100000
club house that is being completed
fort he employees of the Tacoma
smelter.
And Chef had every reason to
be enthusiastic. He has been Sc
lected by the LOO employees OF
the big plant to act as the mana
ger of THEIR club. The entire
building has been turned over to
him, with a free rein to do as he
pleases towards building up one
of the greatest athletic organiza-
lions in this part of the country.
And with this big contract to fill,
the famous Instructor has thrown
himself into the job with a zeal
that is winning hearty friendship
and cooperation from everyone in
the plant.
The club house is another of
the smelter company's big projects
for bringing the employees togeth-
er as one big family and creating
spirit of good fellowship among
all of the LOO men.
The idea was born a year ago
when foremen of the big plant as
sembled for banquet in a down.
town hotel. Some of the men
had worned in the smelter for
years, without getting acquainted
with one another.
1--WE ought to nave a club, so we
could get together and become
acquainted" commented one of
the foremen. The plan stuck in
President H. Y. Walkers mind.
Later he preached the subject to
some of the men.
II think the company would be
willing to build a club house for
the men, If they would manage it ;"
he suggested.
Committees were appointed,
The employees took heartily to the
idea: Plans were drawn. And
then, one day this spring, the cor
nerstone of big new building was
laid on the hillside overlooking
smelter plant and Puget Sound.
The plans called for a $4,000
building, but the cost is running
closer to $4,000, and no one has
said word about the additional
expense.
The smelter is erecting the
building at its own expense, will
maintain heat and lights in it, and
will turn the whole thing over to
the men to handle as they choose.
1t has already been decided that
the dues to each man using the
club will be only so cents a month.
The only expense of operation will
ne the salary of Instructor McIn-
I tyre. and the wages of a ian.tor.
AS an athletic home, the build
ing is a marvel of compactness.
The structure is so by 100 feet IN
size, erected of the same high
grae brick that Is being used in
the immense new smelter stack.
The gymnasium is S0x50 feet in
size. with windows forming the
walls on three sides. The room
is large enough to hold 1900 per-
sons at a boxing show. Circus
seats will be installed when ex-
hibitions are given. There is also
a large balcony on one side of the
room.
Two bowling alleys, big show
er room, a dining room and kitch-
en- for the remainder of the space