Evening star., 1922-05-25
NEWk, Of c. HOME /.
ADEQUATE FOR ALL
Recreation and Rest Provid-
ed Men, Women and Chill
Gren at 10th and K.

TRusual facilities for recreation and
rest are provided for men. women and
children in the new home of the local
knights of Columbus at IOth and X
streets. purchased recently from the
Carroll Institute and remodeled extern
sively The cost of the quarters ap-
proximated 100000
In addition announcement has been
made that the building committee Of
the knights has purchased the lot ad-
joining the building on the north. on
which an annex will be erected this
summer. The annex Will contain ad-
ditional bowling al eys lodge room,
committee room, a dormitory and a
swimming pool.
The new home meets a long-felt need
of the iocIl members of the orSaniza-
ton. Physical culture is one of the
featured activities of the center and
classes ;otalias n membership $50
students have been enrolled under the
dictatorship o. Maj. c. Eugene
Edwards, assisted by the physical di-
rector and staff.
Eauip-rent Of basement.
In the basement of the bui ding are
the kitchen and dining room. fully
equipped for banquet purposes: two
bowling alleys of latest design. and
the furnace room and laundry
The first floor contains Il large audi
torium and dance hall, with stage,
decora ted in I'm. white and ivory and
hung with ma room and gold plush drap-
cries and s.a.e cIrtain. In front of
this are the r2rior. the ladies' retiring
room. hat ard cloak rooms and offices.
The furniture and decorations of the
rarlor are atJrac lively arran're
The second ioor holds the library.
with its 10000 books, The lounge
room and the directors and state
deputy rooms. The lounge Is :ur-
nished with plush and leather furni-
ture. The entrance to the balcony of
th- audi ,crIu!,. .u."r-
Card. pool and billiard rooms oc-
cupy the front portion Of the third
floor, while to the rear is the gym
nas:um. which is fully equipped for
physical culture work. There are
suitable retiring rooms adjoining
The fourth floor contains the Office
of the physical director. the locker
room. with 500 lockers: shower baths
and toilet. The running track of the
gymnasium is in this rear.
Weekly Gym Classes.
Regular gymnasium classes are
held at various hours thro- Shout the
week. excepting Sunday. Special
hours are set aside for business and
professional men. for +. of c. mem
bers. for boys. for girls and for wom-
en-. Miscellaneous classes include
boxing nd wrestling. volley ball. in
door base ball. etc. +. J. Courtney is
1 the physical director. Misses Mary F.
Murr.'y and Grace Bachelor have
charge of rhythmic dancing classes
for girls.
The Knights of Columbus building
committee consists of two delegates
from each of the local councils. as
follows:
Washington Council DIR. Charles n
kooncs and DIR. Fl. J. Cresson: Keane
Council, p. T. INLAND and Maj. c.
Eugene Edwards; Carroll Council
Joseph A. Petty and Thomas j.
Hughes: Spalding Council, Thomas K
Gallagher and Francis z. Sheehy: Po-
tomac Council Edward L. Tucker
and Walter I. Plant.
Officers of the committee are:
Charles koones. president; p. T. Nj
land, vice president; Edward l..
Tucker. secretary; Walter L. Plant
treas surer; Thomas X. Gallagher
chairman of the house committee;
Maj c. Eugene Edwards. director of
physical culture department; A. C.
Joy. superintendent of the building,
and F. A. McCann. librarian.