Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-02
AUDITORIUM IS ALMOST
READY FOR BILLY SUNDAY
Altered Appearance Icdicatcs Hall
Has Already "Hit Saw
dust Trail"
SEATING CAPACITY NOW 1853
Stage Greatly Enlarged and Will
So Seat S02 Persons = Emergency
Hospital, Phones AMI Desks Iu-
stalicd-SccrctaricS Meet Tonight.

s. That the City Auditorium has already
! hit the sawdust trail" In preparation
for the coming of Billy sunday on
january IL. is apparent not only from
the altered appearance of the Audi
storaum itself but from the smell OF now
lumber which permeatcs the atmos.
The most salient feature of the
change wrought inside the building is
lin the stage. Where formerly there
was largo dressinE-room on either
Side OF the platform, there is now
nothing but platform. 1t runs straight
across and extends out 10 the first
row OF pillars which support the roof
OF the Auditorium.
Light hundred and two people can
now SIT on this platform. The seats
VIII be numbered and there will be
hHe sections. Ministers. members of
The executive committee of the sunday
campaign. and representatives of the
press viii be assigned TO seats in sec.
billy GETS CUP FRONT"
-s AND CENTER Of STAGE
Billy Sundays platform is in the
center at the front of the stage. 1t is
by I6 feet and is raised TWO and one
which Mr.. Sunday drops down into tho
pit where he can reach out and
shake hands with the trail-hitters''
.id nesas nave been built in at either
enough to provide comfortable writing
space and seats for four newspaper
I. LET'S, TWO on either side
TO the right of the stage propar and
on level with the floor Of the build
Ing is an information desk and n rri
Ea}e post-of'ice To the loft is tho
Bach OF the stage is Mir. Sundays
dressing room. equipped with shower
aho a rubbing table. where after serv-
ices, he has Il shower bath and T..
mcnts. W. e"t-
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL.
i NEAR MAIN ENTRANCE
Entering the auditorium by tho main
Gnlrance. changes Will at once be no.
Heed. There are now two WAYS "f
ne;h the gallery from either side
One 'h is a; Gm,r1 an tro ny fights Of steps
dS formerly. and the other is from th.
AUDITORIUM itself. The hospital is also
also be telephone booth for the use
OF the general public Telephones have
d dnsp peen installed AT the Information
room at the rear Desks have been
built on the stage for the chief usher
Snos me chairman OF the secretaries.
O&siey and Sanders. who has just been
while the plan to extend the gallery
along the sides of the auditorium was
not carried out. the expense being 100
great in proportion to the number Of
6 6sopie VINO would be thus accommo-
Quorum has been Increased apprcci-
ably. \ total OF 4.3aS people viii now
pSr2aSateu coiilortaply at each service
,;.Shairs are being rapidly placed Mr.
SUNDAY. himself. requires an ordinary
Kiichen chair. and il is always
strongly re-cnforced by wire since it
receives rough treatment sometimes
s q, the hands Of Mr. Sunday in cmpha-
SIZING his remarks
LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS
q nv, COMPLETELY DONE OVER
t"don nc Ugh lighting ..N has been completely
about light" said DR.. WSlk iS , Grank
iors the auditorium will he as light as
II IS possible for electric fx,urcs TO
mage II when The evangelist comes
room h' 81 a, .;5o in the assembly
Church there viii be a mcn,ing n af snnl
retarics pr. Walker will not only
eahhialn their part in the campaign in
ha ,,, me names OF the trail-hittcrs."
WiHi AN actual demonstration.
Acting upon the recommendations of
u committee composed of Kcys Grnroc
~ GMMcDanial +. T.. McFadcn ana Fred
SINH un,i - ID. general chairman OF the
Sunoay campaign. the city has hccn
attN;ioed INTO six sections and COOPER.
aai ts, churches in he sections dcsir-
infs IN the order given below
January l2--'cntral section. First
street west To Laurel
January l9-.Wcst End sec. ion. Lam
January .6-Dowmttapn' seetio, rirs,
street east TO the vailcy. %
;. February 9-East End section
-. ~ - CIT aarE l6'-.Nor,hside section Bar
T iIeiShis, G;inter Park. llighlnnd
VII, FEBRUARY 23-Thc plans for this aov
NIL &c given, you after "a comfcrcnc.
win Mir. sunday. ''''c
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