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Opening of Big Club House at SunriseThousand People Participate in ing Event of New Building. Finest in the StateOn Friday evening «»i last week tin* from l!•-* stag* i* a kitchen .*11 i:i|Utpfonnal opening of the Hue. large Y M. C. A building at the big camp, tcok pluce end people for miles around participated In th«j joyous event-In the afternoon the Indies of the catup were given a reception in tije new building, which was largely at. tended-At 8 o’clock in the evening the program opened wlti* prtycr by liev Heat Icy. C. ii- McKinnon. general manager of the company followed, making the present!J ion of the building to the ounup lu a lew well’chosen words Mr Jac« Harvey, Industrial representative oi liie employees mud* tin* uctfftujK'O speech in English-Mr Urn I'ioroH la Gr*lt;‘k ami Mr. Ton)!►» «l W|H| nn electric stove, etc. A w tucvin# picture booth it built inatiLhc *■ffttr end of Hie ball with solid con- ^crlt; to walls ufll 1 floor, absolutely fire proof.On tie0rst lloor Hu-re an* time* No 1 bill 11 up bowling alleys, costIng ftj.WiO, ladies* 1m*.tbs with shower baths, uu ii’H bath* witli showers anda buUi room Tor coys with clothes lockers- •The plana wera drawn up by the ccrapuny architects particularly Ui llu* Heeds of 1 lie CUUip ..nil wt r pick ed to pieces by the offkiMs uulll nj» pnrently iiM a think has been left tin low to make If Hie b* st possible-it i;. the Ur* si cf Y M f\ \ build-if.-■* r tti.Hy built by the comiiusi)Suiolo lu the F-dlUi; language' M* I uid r-^.rts i/s an Juvistnicu' of K* llcg, manager of the comlulssary j nearly $30,000- I he mum structure ^ depii wilt at gave aa lute resting ii.Li.jput up by rilt;ii tract would have c ./t” { going luto detail to some extent on In tii neighU rhoodof *40,000 or mot* wUat tin? company was striving to ult; Tie- |Mr*;pl of i’ujiri •* entitled ,« niplisla und had alrwdy accomplish* t|j,. b tuud they gut it in theired lu tno way of belli riuent of camp u 1-v Y- Al. f. Vlife. Mr. Kellog was followed by Mi f. J lllcks, assistant to the presl dent* who made a very able talk and concluded his addrvh. by lull tut lug the building with three words: •*t’o * ,oration, iirolherhoKl and Dsrvki* 'Mr. Ilopklns. head or the Y. Al C- A in Colmwlo, gave u short talk 1* Moral do. ramuus In these purls as on acoordiau crtlst, gave n few selection* and two Jup boys of the camp gave an exhibition of the Japanese method of feiKiug. Doan James comluded the program with « short talkMr Wood und Air. VanJireiuuior t were among the company officials present, who cam-3 in on the special from Pueblo to participate iu the* dedi cation.Following tho program tho iloor was cleared for the donee For the i first time In the history of the camp they liad u floor to compare with their music—With this combination Uiero could be but one result; u i good Uuu»Everything was given free to the (throng which crowded the buildiugThe building was packed to Ms capacity, and more than a thousand j people partklputed Ir. the opening showing tlnlr k**ci» appreciation of the gift to tho campMr. Rowe Is se-mary of Urn insli*| lotion. und a very uhlo man iu Y-M- C- A. work. ‘be writer knowing of Ills work from our old hfeme in the suokcr otato- He 1 us oblo assistance in Mr* F.trf1or, who Ik a graduate of the Iowa Statu 11 ill vend ty. and ulso iu Mrs llowe, who taki » a great ill* tu\*at iu the workThe building in pHnlied to some ex t• nt, on the old* Spunl»li style of ur cldtocture j.ed was supcrvlst'd by NY J. Corrigan, (much praise to Air Orrlgan's shinty.’ mid it took mor* tluui u year to construct llu* building The building is bu It ol pressed brick aud U 48XS»d feet, three stories iu I.eight, W’Itli a miigr.lflcetk to tlio lobby on the main flcxKi*. withbeautiful mid com. or table furtiisbiugs.To the left U a |.W l»*ol nssn with lbrie |»ool tubbe cud a billiard The south wall is dot orat.*1 with largo op* n file p ace Oil this there Is tho soda lour.talu. — office, hmhur shop ladles' rest room and boys' play riuhiettb.!. u.t l imner bas i».*ci trana f«*iT* U \v Company U. loui Fr «l \Va| k*»r »f Uou^Iik Ijjm Ik.-n iraiisfi rredto Hi* lieut« oacy of tin PMMi eouniy /eompttnyuuhwvR. E. Joplin and Mamie Hurdle WedRaymond 1- Jupllo und Mamie MuOil III.' Ilik.l flew- I- ill.' HudllwrluiH (| U||4| of t)i(H iU.lH(|) WCJV lliarrl,„i««M6 **N»l wlU, o «^*WI ul t MulUoU1„600 pecplu* Ther** Is a si»ulou« »»*gc lM1fully isiuippmi wiU setUugs Ulf^porsoimbc Ui NNh aihmd, iwv Uade
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The Guernsey Gazette
Guernsey, Wyoming, US
Fri, Aug 24, 1917
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