New Britain herald., 1928-11-13
Bri.ioI Meus
BOYS CLUB TO BE
 READY CHRISTMAS
New Building Is Rapidly Ntu' ing Completion
ENTIRE COST IS $iS5,ooo

.Wbolc Amount SubAcribed Locally
 Suit Case Cause Of Great Rumpus
 Liquor Raid-9c'p Club Meet-
 ing-Othcr News Items.
 The new home of the Bristol Boys club. work on which was started in midsummer, is now rapid ly nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy about Christ mas time.
 The building, located on Laurel street about three minutes walk from the City hall is two stories high. of brick construction and semi-fire- proof. It has frontage of Ill feet and is 1O9 feet long. There are four entrances. the main entrance of course facing Laurel street. The en- trance on the west side of the build- ing will be used by ladies and. will furnish access to the women's locker rooms and showers. The en- trance on the east side of the build ing will be used by club members while the rear entrance will be used for tradesmen. The building is also equipped with fre escapes.
 In the basement will be found a carpenter shop, printing shop. ma chine shop. storage and boiler rooms. Two boilers. operated by an oil burner. will provide the heat for the building.
 On the first floor after passing through the main entrance, there is small vestibule and a large lobby. To the left of the lobby are located the junior game room and lavatory. At the right are the office, large libary and a gymnasium measuring 50 feet by 76 feet. There Is also a large swimming tank, 20x60 feet. To- cated adjoining the gymnasium. The shower room. locker room, and team room adjoin each other near the pool. An instructors room is situated next to the team room There is a gallery on three sides of the gymnasium and a small gallery overlooking the swimming pool. On the second floor is found the senior game room, which may he divided into three classrooms by the use of two sets of folding doors There is also a kitchen, a moving picture booth. lavatories and wom- ems locker and shower rooms. Tile floors have been laid in the | lavatory and locker rooms while m all other rooms. the flooring is of North Carolina pine. The swimming pool is of tile to a point five feet above the floor. The remainder of the room is plastered. The ceilings and walls are trimmed with yellow pine. Fireplaces have been erected in the library and in each play room. Entire Cost Subscribed The entire cost of the new build- ing. estimated at $125,090 was solicited and subscribed locally. The building committee. which recom- mended the type of building erected. consists of Frederick c. Hughes, chairman: Townsend G. Treadway, Dudley g. Ingraham. George R. Marsh. Karl A. Reiche. J. Ernest Andrew. Paul B. Sessions. and Edson NJ. Peck. The officers of the club are as follows: President. Edward lngraham: vice presidents. Karl A. ] Reiche. Mrs. Fred Beach: secretary, l Ralph Strong: treasurer, Miss Hilda Peck
 Charles s. Palmer Of New Haven. who designed the Bristol hospital and the Nurses home. is the super- sis'ng architect of the Boys club building. Louis A. Miller company or Meriden were awarded the gen. eral contract.
 Suit Case Causes Rumpus suitcase. just one of the plain, everyday variety. was the innocent cause Of dispute. which, before 4 was settled this morning. had in. volved boarding house mistress. q boarder. several members of the DO. lice department and the prosecuting attorney. in addition to a lawyer re. tained by one of the principals. Monday morning, George Fortier boarder at the home of Mrs Rosanna Morrison of IT: North street. appeared at police headouar. ters and complained that his bodrd. ing mistress would not permit him to leave the house with his suitcase which he had packed in preparation ! Of trip to Canada. With a yiev nj solving the trouble amicably, Ser. geant Henry Jeglinski and Officer Aldie Brault returned to the board ing house with Fortier, but their ef- forts to straighten out the situation to the satisfaction of all concerned were unavailing. When Fortier found himself this morning no near. Ter Canada than he was yesterday he appealed to prosecuting Attor. ney and Mrs. Morrison was invited to discuss the matter at headquarters This she agreed tO do and fnIINvrjns