The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-05
Community House
Assured to CITY
METHODIST CHURCH INAUGUR-
ATES MOVEMENT TO FILL
L0NG-FELT NEED.
PLAN NEARLY COMPLETED
PUBLIC TO ENJOY BENEFITS OF
REAL CLUB HOUSE IN THOMP-
SON BUILDING.

i The official board of the Methodist
Church fathered one of the most pro-
gressive movements Redwood Falls
has seen in some time when at it's Mon
| day evening meeting, it decided to
maintain a real Community Club
House in Redwood Falls, the club to
be for all the people Of Redwood Falls
and vicinity, with the Methodist church
Financing its upkeep and sponsoring
it in every way. This dicision meets
a real need which has been felt in this
vicinity for many years. While all
details of the project have not been
worked out, the plans are sufficiently
definite to appear most practical as
well as extremely attractive
| The building secured for the pur-
pose is the ground floor and the base
ment of the new Thompson building,
the Commercial Club still retaining
the third flood which it now uses. The
front thirty or forty feet of the main
floor will be partitioned off from the
rest and properly equipped With all the
necessities, comforts and conveniences
Of modern rest room, in connection
with lavatories, a dressing room and
other conveniences for women visi-
tors.
The rear of the first floor will be
thoroughly equipped for gymnasium
with equipment of modern type
which w. H. Gold will arrange for
while in Chicago this week. It is prob
able that the equipment of some Y.
NJ. c. A. hut which has been closed
since the close of the war will be OBJ
tanned for this purpose. In the base
ment will be found shower baths, toilet
rooms and bowling alley. A woman
will be in charge of the rest room from
8 o'clock until six each day and man
will be in charge of the entire club
from seven to eleven each evening. If
necessary demands that the rooms be
kept open all night for the accommoda-
ton of transient visitors to Redwood
Falls such arrangements will be made
The responsibility for the financing
Of the Community House and for the
right use of the property will lie with
the Methodist Church, otherwise the
Club belongs entirely to the public
and no charge whatever is to be made
for its use. Classes of school or church
young people will be permitted the
free use of the gymnasium under the
direction of responsible elder person
and the idea of the promoters of the
rlan is that there shall be no discrin1-
nation of church, creed or denomina-
tion, the idea of the club being entire
=ly one of helpful neighborliness.
The twelve men present at the Mon
day night meeting were unanimous in
their opinion that the project be given
IL fair trial and pledged themselves
to give their financial support and
their moral support for the three years
which it is estimated is fair trial
term. The twelve men present signi-
fled their willingness to pledge over
half the amount necessary and there
will apparently be little difficulty in
getting the necessary money. Men and
women of the church will be asked to
pledge themselves for a certain period
of time each month which is to be spent
in work and supervision at the Club
House. Enthusiasm is very strong and
there is little doubt but that sufficient
workers can be obtained to do all that
is necessary. DR.. Horns sermon next
Sunday morning will be devoted to an
explanation of the Club projects to his
congregation; and all who are inter
ested in it are urged to hear his discus
sion of the subject.