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RBA DO TO D IB E C T O E Y â 191 7.
th rou g h ou t b y e le c tr ic ity , and ranks as o n e o f the m ost p erfectly
equ ip p e d th eatres in th e p ro v in ce s ; the m eans o f e x it are w e ll arran g ed ,
and th e b u ild in g w ill h o ld an au d ie n ce o f 1 , 2 0 0 persons.
T h e Athenaeum C lu b , establish ed in 1842, is a terra c o tta and stone
b u ild in g in F ria r street.
I n F ria r street a b u ild in g w ith a fro n ta g e o f 122ft. o f red and g rey
b rick s and terra c o tta , w ith colum ns o f A b e rd een an d C orn ish gra n ite,
has b e e n con stru cted fo r offices and shops, w ith a fine a rca d e in th e rear,
o p e n in g in to th e C ov ered -in M a rk e t an d g iv in g a r ig h t o f w a y from
F ria r street to B ro a d street. N e a r the en tran ce to the arcad e are the
c o u n ty co u rt offices.
T h e Y o u n g M e n 's C hristian A sso cia tio n , 30 and 31 F ria r stre e t, is a
social clu b on a d efinitely C hristian b u t in terden om in ation al basis. It
has a b o u t 400 m e m b e rs.â F o r ed n cation al p u rp oses it_ is affiliated to
the U n iv e r s ity C olleg e, R e a d in g , w h ic h p ro v id e s ev en in g classes in a
la rg e n u m b er o f p ra ctica l s u b je c t s ; there are la rg e read in g, w r itin g and
re cre a tio n room s, g ym n asium and h o t and c old ba th s a lw a ys r e a d y ;
b o a tin g , c rick e t, cam era, ten n is, chess, fo o tb a ll, h o c k e y and o t h e r clubs,
an d p riv a te a th le tic ground w ith p a v ilio n in L ieb en rood Toad. T he
m inim u m annual su b scrip tion is six sh illin g s, o r, in clu d in g all club
fe e s, 10s. 6 d. T h e A sso c ia tio n is affiliated to the In tern a tion a l U n ion
o f Y . M . C. A s. w h ic h has u p w a rd s o f 8,500 bran ch es all ov e r the
c iv ilise d w orld .
A n in tro d u ctio n t o any o th e r A ssocia tion can be
ob ta in ed b y any en rolled m em ber. M em b ers h a v e th e p riv ile g e of
in tro d u cin g th eir friends to the A sso cia tio n ro o m s, w h ich are opened
d a ily from 8.45 a.m . to 10.30 p .m . and on S un days from 2 to 6.15
p .m . and fro m 8 to 9 .4 5 p .m . A la rg e nu m ber o f cle rg y and m inisters
o f th e to w n are h o n o ra ry m em bers. T he secreta ry is in atten d an ce
fro m 10 a.m . to 1 p .m . and 7 p .m . to 10 p .m . and w ill b e glad to g iv e
an y in fo rm a tio n o r be o f serv ice in any p ossible w ay.
T h e J u n ior
Y . M . C. A . fo r lads fro m 12 y e a rs to 16 years o f age, occu pies
w e ll-a da pted p rem ises a t th e rear o f the m ain b u ild in g in G arrard
H o u se , com p risin g gam es, re a d in g an d w r itin g r oom s, large lecture
hall, cy cle room , d a rk room fo r p h o to g r a p h y , hath room and la v a Â
tories, w ith tennis courts and rifle ran ge. A lth o u g h o n ly op en ed in the
sp rin g o f 1904, there are upw ards o f 150 m em bers. T h e hon. secretary
is M r. H a rr y B u rto n , o f w hom all in form ation m ay be obtain ed. S u bÂ
scription s, including entrance fees t o gym nasium and all clu bs, 4s. to 5s.
a ccord in g to age.
T h e Y o u n g W o m e n â s C hristian A sso cia tio n , D ev on sh ire hou se, Castle
stre e t, is an in stitu tio n w h ich has fo r its o b je c t th e sp iritual, social and
p h y sical w elfare o f all y o u n g w om en . T he in stitu te con tain s a large
class-room cap able o f a cco m m o d a tin g from 80 to 90 p eop le (th is is
eligible fo r lectu res, d ra w in g -ro o m m eetin gs & c.) and a rea d in g room
w h ich is fitted up w ith a li b r a r y ; th is is opon d a ily fo r the use o{
m e m b e r s ; th e m em bersh ip is con sid erably o v e r 2 0 0 . besides a ju n ior
branch fo r g irls betw een 10 and 16 y e a r s ; th e A sso cia tio n is affiliated
to th e In tern ation a l Y o u n g W o m e n â s C hristian A s so c ia tio n , and m em bers
m ay b e transferred to a n y bran ch in a n y p art o f th e w orld ; th e b o a rd Â
in g house is co m fo rta b le and com m od iou s, and p ro v id e s a hom e fo r those
engaged in teach in g , business &c.
T h e W . I . P a lm er M em orial B u ild in g s, W e s t street, w ere erected in
1899, b y p u blic su bscrip tion , at a co st o f £ 4 ,7 5 0 , ex clu siv e o f th e large