Show Cloninger Players Continue Season In Iii Spite of 01 Sale Hippodrome Theatre Building Purchased by Salvation Army Officials in connection with the sale of the Hippodrome theatre building announcement announcement announcement an an- of which was made to tod today today to- to d day y it Is is' authoritatively stated that the sale will not nol Interfere with with the present stock season of f the Ralph Cloninger Players The Cloninger company will remain through the present season to entertain the large number of ot persons who have been enthused by its plays The theatre building has been pur purchased purchased pur pur- chased by the Salvation Army Anny It was owned by the M. M M M. Atwood estate The purchase was was made upon the recommendation of ot the recently formed Salvation Army advisory board the members of which are James P. P Gardner Charles Charles' A. A Faus Karl A. A Scheid W. W R R. Wallace and E. E M. M Ashton The price involved In the purchase Is A payment of ot wa was reported to have been made to today to- to day The balance of ot the purchase price i Is to be made by July I 1 1920 The plans are to change the building build build- ing into a properly arranged Salvation Salvation Salva Salva- tion Army home service building with two auditoriums and restroom for formen formen formen men as well as a store on the ground floor The two upper stories will be made into a workingmen's club with seventy-seven seventy rooms These alteratiOns alterations altera altera- will cost approximately |