The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-19

denced in the best parks of the
larger cities were incorporated in his
plan and the east side will possess a
park and community center which
will bring health, clean recreation.
beauty and will provide a helpful COM
munity meeting place for generations
of east side residents.
From the first plan of merely having
bath house and locker room for the
benefit of the swimmers in the
$4,000 bathing pool which will adjoin
the building. the idea has grown un-
til Commissioner Porter and Mr..
Cuthbert conceived the idea of a club
cial and recreational interests of the
east side.
Auditorium and Dancing.
The building will be constructed of
brick and cement. The first floor will
serve as a basketball court, an audi
torium and a dancing floor. Roller
skating will also be permitted pro-
vided rubber rollered skates are used
There will also ne arrangements for
d movable stage on the first floor
The great part of the upper floor will
be given over to gallery for the
witnessing of athletic contests or en-
tertainments on the first floor. How
ever, there will be space reserved for
large room which will serve as
reading room and a meeting place for
the smaller East side organizations.
such as the various pafent-teachers
associations. A locker room and bath
house facilities will also be included
as in the original plans.
/ The side walls on the first floor will
be movable. In summer the basket
! ball and dancing floor will be open to
/ the summer brceZes. In winter tn.
walls will be replaced and the main
floor will be a coy place for meet
, ings, entertainments. dances or in
door athletic contests Together with
the gallery the building will accom-
modate an audience of 500 people.
I A cement-floored veranda fourteen
/ feet wide will entirely surround the
/ club house. furnishing seats for sew
/ eral hundred more The east veranda
will serve as a band stand.
( Complete 1t by July 4.
The city will make every effort to
finish the building by July /. accord
| ing to Commissioner Porter.
| With the addition of three acres re-
centely bought by the city, the
park covers 26 acres, sufficient in
summer to accommodate the entire
+ population of the East side. On the
north side next to the right of way
there will be a baseball diamond. In
the center of the park is a quarter
mile running track which will enclose
thre tennis courts. The track will be
constructed SO that in winter it may
be flooded for skating. On the East
end OF the park is the club house and
adjoining the club house is the $1,000
bathing pool.
! Near Lawrence street is the wading
pool which viii delight hundreds of
the Riddles next summer. At the cor
ner of the park at Lawrence street
and the Santa Fe right of way, there
will be large fountain splashing in
1 a good sized pool which will be sur
rounded by flowers and shrubbery
The two groves will be fitted up for
picnic grounds, lunch tables and seats
/ being provided.
And of course the park will be fit
ted up with al the latest playground
tJoy-deviceS for children "teeter-
toters," slides. swings, and what not
A corps of good time specialists will
look after the good times of the chill
dren.