The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-07


all they ask for us in the world var
and now in the time of terms let
America accord to the American Ne
gro the rights of men and let America
take her place with the other great
world powers in giving the dark races
credit. for their part in unfolding
right. Let us be ranked on ability
and efficiency and not OF color"
Prof. James L. Usher presided at
the meeting Saturday evening; the
soloist was John w. Evans.
George H. Harris, editor of the New
York News delivered the address. He
said that he came to see the great
building and like the Queen of Sheba
he already was to say that the half
had not been told.
Nick Chiles, editor. of the Topeka
Plaindealer, also spoke. A moving
picture exhibition was put on for a
short time showing the progress Of
PORO and some interesting things
racial.
Sunday marked the closing of the
exercises and it was considered a
great day. At a time when all the
churches were not in service several
thousand people were turned away
from the building.
The PORO Choral Club furnished
music. John b. Vashon presided and
DR.. o. G. Maxwell made the opening
prayer. Rev. VIM. H Peck, D. D.,
introduced the speaker, DR.. R. E.
Jones, editor of the Southwestern
Christian Advocate.
The Rev. H. H. Harris presented
Mrs. Malone with a large bouquet of
flowers.
Description of the Building.
The Polo College building, south
west corner of st. Ferdinand and Pen
dleton avenues, was designed and
erected under the superintendent of
Albert E.. Groves, architect and occu'
pies an area of 142x137. 1t contains
three stories, mezzanine besides a
basement and roof garden and is de-
signed in an adaptation Of the Colo
NAL style of architecture. The ma
terial used on the exterior is a dark
red viterious brick with white terra
Gotta trimmings, cornice and string
courses.
1t has q reinforced concrete skele-
ton frame with brick enclosing walls
and is thoroughly fireproof. 1t con-
tains a manufacturing department for
PORO products, together with the gen.
eral office of the company; a depart
ment continuing 81 booths for sham
pooling, m%assaging, manicuring and
c%hiropody; four separate stores and an
auditorium which will seat five hun
dred persons. The building also con-
tains thirty-five offices equipped for
doctors and dentists and also class,
dining room, kitchen and 95 dormi-
tory rooms for PORo College which
give instructions in the treatment OF
the scalp and hair, manicuring, etc.
A large bath department equipped
with tubs, shower, electric and vapor
bath; also contains a large steam
laundry, emergency hospital room, re-
ception and committee rooms. The
building is steam heated throughout
and is equipped with modern plumb
ing: contains a model ice and refrig-
Grating plant, which furnishes all the
ice water fountains, the soda fountain
| anu TtlIl6GIdLco JuO Ndulbo "hhSh WI
tain the goods in the process of manu-
!, facture, also ~refrigerates h ice boxes
in connection with the pantry and
kitchen. 1t has a local and long dis
lance telephones connections from
the rooms, every one of which is an
outside room.
The building is equipped with a
pneumatic carriers, electric passenger
and freight elevators.
=. The building cost upward of $780,
, 900 to build and equip and is n of
; the largest and most complete estab-
!, lishments of its kind in the country.
1t is owned by the PORO College Com
pany of which Aaron E.. alo is
President; Annie M. Pope Turnbo-
Malone, Secretary-Treasurer. The in
/, ~stitution formerly, occupied a large
residence at 300 Pine street and has
> had a rapid growth due largely to he
business ability of Mrs. Annie M.
!, Pope urnbo-Malone.