Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-07-11

hnildy,,ps aro oasv d;st,nenishable by their dark
green coat Of stain from the bare anu unpain.eu
barracks that flank them. Numerous broad VIII
dows in the roof flood the interior with sunsnine.
and doors placed at convenient intervals aHoru
ready access. Alongside and parallel to the large
wing snuggles a smaller one, connected TO the
larger by broad passage way
Once inside of the building, 1t is seen that the
larger wing is the auditorium, the smaller the
social hall. In the former are permanent benches,
stage at the far end with piano on It and a
moving-picture screen. Shelf-desks for writing
run all around the walls and two long hingee
Shelves one In the middle Of each half of ts
auditorium. are ingeniously fastened to the posts
that support the roof, and may be raised for wrts
ing or lowered when the room is to be used fcs
any gathering.
At the end of the smaller wing farthest from
the desk (Which is located In the connecting pas
sageway) huge stone or brick fireplace lends
cheerful, homelike atmosphere.
AT the big environments Y. M. g. A. headquar-
ters building is necessary, and from 1t the actiyi
ties in all the centers In any one camp are direct
ed. There the head camp secretary, the camp
athletic director. the camp song leader. the camp
religious work director and the other head sec
retaries have their Offices and rooms. Their build
ing likewise is the acme Of convenience and eff
cient arrangement. It is an oblong two-story
structure with the entrance slightly to the right
Of the middle of the longer side This entrance
very welcome heating furnaces for the, entire
building, chairs. and halls leading to right and
left. Numerous Offices for the various camp Sec
retaries larger committee room, and storeroOms
lined with shelves on shelves and filed with all
manner Of requisites for the camp work open
onto the two halls. Clear across one end Of the
building at the extreme end Of the hall is one
story 'Iean-to" storeroom for heavier materials
and supplies. This place is equipped with scales
truck, small block and tackle and the like
The second floor Of the headquarters building
Is divided lengthwise by hall which runs from
end to, end. Doors on this open into the bed
rooms Of the secretaries, into a well-flled linen
closet and into the bathroom. The latter is equip
ped with basin, shower bath and other custom
airy fixtures Every inch Of space is skillfuly
made use of.
In addition to the auditorium comprising one
wing of every type "E" building huge central
auditorium is building In each of tie large can
3 tonments. This structure measures 131 by 1O8
feet and will seat 2SO3 men. Several hundred
more can be accommodated in the standing room
This type of building will be used for staging
plays, vaudeville concerts lectures and the large
religious gatherings.
The building known as type .'F" is in use in
some Of the camps and environments for serving
smaller units instead of the type "E" structure
The "F' building is simply the 81" building with
the social hall left off and is used for serving
units of less than 1000 men,
The total number of Y. M. G. A. buildings
either in operation or under construction in the
camps and environments of this country is some
what in excess of four hundred. OF these about
$50 are standard service buildings and approxi-
mately 125 of the "F" type Besides these per-
manent buildings $50 tents are in use at various
points Headquarters buildings for each of the
32 National army environments and National
Guard camps are included in the total as well az
is auditoriums for the National army for one EN-.
barkation camp and one regular army expansion
camp. A standard service building costs usually
from $500 to $4,000,