The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-07
Three-Story Brick Structure
Being Remodeled For the
New Service.
ALL CONVENIENCES
TO BE INSTALLED
Promises To Be Popular Place
For Men of United States
Army and Navy.

Announcement has just been made OF
the purchase of the three story brick
the Bass building. by /. H. Aiken, j.
/ NJ Muldon and j. Frank Taylor, who
are now yemodeling the structure for
the use of the War Camp Community
Service, who have leased it for the d,l-
ration of the war, to be used as a CEN
ter for the men Of the United States
army and navy.
The plans contemplate a modern
structure in every respect, and when
| finished ii will equal, if not surpass,
any building designed for exclusive
use Of the service men. on the Gulf
coast if not in the south.
| The Turner Construction Company is
remodeling the building. and it will
serve the triple purpose of club rooms,
assembly hall and dDrmitorieN with all
the conveniences necessary for the
comfort and healthful recreation OF the
men.
| The first floor will be used as a club
room, with office for the secretary,
writing tables. pool tables and for
other games, such as chess. checkers,
etc, and in addition IL is probable that
!
where light breakfasts or lunches may
| be served. eass
library of at least one thousand
/ volumes will also be > feature OF the
rooms on the first floor and here also
the current magazines and newspapers
Will be at the disposal of the men.
| The second floor vii be devoted TO
an assembly nall, sufficiently large for
lectures and small dances, and the
! third floor vii be given over to dormi-
| tories, with accommodations for about
| two hundred cots. Here six shower
| baths and twelve laboratories will be
| installed, with shaving appliances, and
all other such conveniences as are nee
essary to the comfort, health, and re-
| freshment OF the men.
| A number of dressing rooms will also
be provided, and in order to insure tha
best ventilation many large windows
will be introduced on the eastern and
western sides Of the structure.
| on recent visit to Pensacola. MEM
ber Of the official board Of the War
Camp Community Service, Mr.. f. p.
Hubbell visited the building and look
/ ed over the plans. and was most en-
| thusiastic in his commendation, declar-
+, ing that when completed the club house
would eclipse many i'm the larger cities
III the ~pNtlts not even sACSpLluR TIE
/ large building in Washington, on Penn
F, sylvania avenue which has been given
over 10 the use OF the service men. and
which is one of the finest I'm the coun-
/ try.
| Tennis courts 10 the number the
ground space affords-probably three
will be laid out, on the completion
OF the building. which the Turner Con-
struction Company expects to turn
over to the committee early in June.
! The club house will be directly in
charge OF the hospitality committee,
| l. II. Aiken, chairman: John A. Merritt,
j. Frank Taylor, w. D. Willis.
The committees or the War Camp
Community Service are 4. A. Bowling,
commissions representative and exec
utive secretary.
Executive Committee:
p. X. Yonge. chairman
John 4. Merritt yice-chairman.
John w. Malone, treasurer
Gen. w. G. Davis, ex-officio. COM
manding officer. Fort Barrancas.
Capt. F. NJ. Bennett, ex-officio, Com
mandant, naval air station.
Hon. Thos. II. Johnson, ex-officio.
mayor OF Pensacola.
Or. Louis deM Blocker, ex-offfcio,
president Chamber Of Commerce.
Pubic hospitality committee:
l. II. Aiken. chairman.
John 4. Merritt.
]. Frank Taylor.
w. n. Willis.
Entertainment and sports committees:
W. Chipley Jones, chairman.
Herbert II. D'Alemberte.
Thomas III. Johnson.
Henry VI. Yonge.
William s. Lurton.
F. @ Brent.
John p SaBdusky.
s. T. McAdam.
W. NJ. Mcclellan.
J. William Dorr.
James X. RoZier.
r.. C. Palmer
Music and dramatic committee:
Or. William Ackerman, chairman.
Morris Levey.
Prof A. G. Reilly.
Education and library COMMITTEES:
Rix NJ. Robinson. chairman.