The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-06

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lone; 8, Rev. w. Sampson Brooks; 4,
9, Lester A. Walton; 10, Mrs. Florence
been is, what will be must be the wors
thering the great thought that our pres
ident has voiced making the world safe
for democracy and to do this we must
make America safe for all American
citizens
Prof. James L. Usher presided at the
meeting Saturday evening and the solo
list was John w. Evans.
George III. Harris, editor of the New
York News, delivered the address. He
said that he came to see the great build.
ing and like the Queen of Sheba he al.
ready was to say that the half had not
been told.
, Nick Chiles, editor Of the Topeka
Plaindealer, spoke. A moving picture
exhibition was put on for short time
showing the progress Of Poro and some
interesting things racial.
Sunday marked the. closing Of the ex-
ercises and it was considered great
day At time when all the churches
were not in service several thousand
people were turned away from the
building.
Nick Chiles, editor Of Topeka Plain
dealer, spoke Sunday. A bible was pre-
sented to Mr.. and Mrs. Malone by Miss
Bessie Coleman in behalf Of the Young
Ladies Reading Club Of St. Louls.
Many letters and kilograms. Of congrat'
ulation were received.
The Poro Choral Club furnished the
music. John B. VAshen, DR.. o. c.. Max
well, made the opening prayer. Rev.
VIM. FL. Peck, .. 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 Poro College building, southwest
corner of st. Ferdinand and Pendleton
avenue, was designed and erected under
the supervision OF Albert f. Groves,
architect, and occupies an area 142x13E.
It contains three stores, mezzarine, be-!
sides basement and roof garden, and
is designed in an adaptation of the COS
lonial style of architecture. The ma
terial used on the exterior is dark red
trimming 6, cornice and string courses.
It has reinforced concrete skeleton
frame with brick enclosing walls and
is thoroughly freproof It contains a
manufacturing department for Poro'
products, together with the general of
fee of the. company; department con-
tanning 81 booths for shampooing, mas
saying, manicuring and chiropody; four
separate stores and an auditorium
which will seat five hundred persons.
The building also contains thirty-fve
Offices equipped for doctors and dem
fists, and also class, dining room, kitch-
en- and IS dormitory rooms for Poro
College which give instructions in the
treatment Of the scalp and hair, mani-
curing, etc. A large bath department
equipped with tubs, shower, electric and
vapor baths; also contains large
steam laundry, emergency hospital
room, reception and committee rooms.
The building is steam heated through.
out and is equipped with modern
Plumbing; contains Q model ice and res
frigerating plant, which furnishes all
the ice water fountains, the soda foun-
tain, and refrigerates The vaults which
contain the goods in the process Of
manufacture; also refrigerates the ice.
boxes in connection with the pantry
and kitchen. It has local and long dis
tance telephone connections from the
rooms, every one of which is an outside
room. ~
The building is equipped with pneu-
matte carriers, electric passenger and
freight elevators.
81 The building cost upward of $3.50, 900
to build and equip and is one Of the
largest and most complete establish
ments Of its-kind in the country. It is
owned by the Poro College Company,
of which Aaron E. Malone lis president,
Annie N. Pope Turnbo- Malone secre-l
;tary- treasnrer. The institution former
" occupied large residence at 300;
Pine street and has had . rapid growth
due largely TO the business ability OF
Mrs. M Pope Turnbo- Malone.
FoRr DODGE, IOWA.
N The Seed cf Kindness did very we'll
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