The Aberdeen weekly., 1918-07-12

huild,nps sra easily d;stineushable by their dark
green coat Of stain from the bare ana unpain.e"
barracks that flank them. Numerous proao "in
dOws in the roof flood the interior with sunsn"e'
and doors placed at convenient intervals afford
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,
a stage at the far end with piano on it and
moving picture screen. Shelf-desks for writing
run all around the walls and two long hinged
shelves, in the middle of each half of the
auditorium, ingeniOusy fastened to the posts
that support the roof, and may be raised for writ
ing lowered when the room is to be used for
any gathering.
the desk (Which is located in the connecting pas
sageway) huge stone brick fireplace lends
cheerful homelike atmosphere.
At the big cantOnments Y. NJ. c. A. headquar-
ters building is necessary, and from it the actvi
ties In all the centers in camp are direct
ed There the head camp secretary, the camp
athletic director, the camp song leader. the camp
religious work director and che other head Sec
retaries have their Offices ana rooms. Their build
ing likewise is the acme of Convenience and eff
cient arrangement. 1t II san Oblong twO-story
structure with the entrance slightly to the right
Of the middle of the longer side. This entrance
leads into a diminutve lobby, where are desks.
very welcome heating furnaces for the entire
building chairs. and halls leading to right and
left Numerous Offices for the various camp Sec
retaries. a larger committee room, and storerOOms
lined with shelves shelves and filled 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 q one
story "lean-t0" stOrerOOm for heavier materials
and suppues This place IL equipped with scales.
truck. small block and tackle and the like.
The second floor Of the headquarters building
10 divided lengthwise by hall which runs from
end to end. Doors on this open into the bed
rooms Of the secretaries into q well-0lled linen
ped with basin. shower bath and other custom
ary fixtures. Every inch Of space II skillfully
made use Of.
In addition to the auditorium comprising one
wing OF every type "E" building. a hugo central
auditorium 10 building In each Of the large can
t0nment8. This structure measures 131 by 100
feet and win seat 2SOS 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 a type "F" Is IN use IN
smaller units instead OF the type "E" structure
The "F" building is simply the "E' building with
the social hall left off, and is used for serving
units Of less than 1000 men,
The total number Of Y. NJ C. A. buildings
either in operation under construction In the
camps and environments of this country is some
what in excess of four hundred. OF these about
15O are standard service buildings and approx
matey 125 Of the "F"' type. Besides these per-
manent buildings 13O tents are in at various
points. Headquarters buildings for each of the
b National army cantonments and National
Guard camps are included in the total. well as
10 auditoriums for the National army. for one en-
barkation camp and regular army expansion
camp. A standard service building costs usually
from $500 to $4,000. E..tss.