Show VE HAll DESCRIBED f C A AJ AS J C i t Accommodations for All Con Convention yen tion Purposes X j J Within Within Building g j ir qt J i r a FRANCISCO June 25 When When rth t tb th Democratic r national conversion convention im eta here liege June 28 25 it kt will m have avail avail- I for the first time accommodations ri Rt he memorial auditorium I jj t Jt sufficient t to house under one iff root o q k not only the convention proper j b but but co committee meetings and headquarters headquarters headquarters' head- head quarters quarters' for candidates as well f These are re largely to be utilized acco ac- ac ti cording co Ung to J J. J Bruce Druce Kremer of ot Butte jt Mont vice chairman of ot the national committee ommittee thus avoiding the fence and dela delay usually attendant r 11 cp p holding minor conferences sway ivay from the convention hall v In addition to the main auditorium the maximum capacity of which Mr Kremer estimated at persons th the building contains two auxiliary halls one that will seat persons enc an the Zhe other There are re nineteen rooms rooms rooms' that may be lie used for tor smaller r meetings A fence enc around the entire building wi with wilh entrance gates gates' for tor ticket holding spectators delegates officials and n news nea writers will win b be used by police and convention authorities to prevent C crowds from rom rushing doorkeepers to obtain ln admittance i This has occurrEd several rat times during national party conventions AUDITORIUM CHANGES The a auditorium fort weeks weeks weeks' past pasti has been beena a scene of ot noisy activity Carpenters have nave erected the speakers speakers' platform 30 b by 40 feet and 10 feet teet high on the south side of the bl big hall gust ju t In front of or the great organ and andA A opposite the mal Several i J fee recto feet lower Jower is the press section with seats for working news writers Ba Back Bach J of pt the speakers' speakers platform In I soundproof rooms are telephone jend end and fully equipped ped accommodations I for for press ress' ress associations and ne newspaper mein 0 x C 1 central portion of ot th the main I flo tI floor Is t reserved d for the 1092 del de tes r rana an n a af lf lice of ot alternates tes I ti i his space Pac a solid railing ramn has y b p pr r raised Jo o 1 keep p back spectators Ae I j a tb tI this s floor To aid ij on i Sj s 1 a platform one one foot foo foot hi high h halt hal been din over the entire space apace pace the they will occupy o cupy The balcony wean wean- weanIng Ing around d three sides of ot the auditorium audi audi- I will seat sent persons j i Covering the dome is a a canopy i weighing sixteen tons that forms a a- a felse ceiling This and draperies on the walls vall and In the corners corners arc are designed de- de signed to improve e the acoustics ACOUSTIC DEVICES The The- he auditorium will be equipped I with all alt modern electrical devices in in- eluding sound Round carrying carrying ir ing wires v res and a 1 I I telephone system that will enable the chairman 1 to transmit orders from the platform to the s sergeant at and other officials and these in turn to speak to their deputies In any part pir of ot the great hall hail A A complete hospital under the di direction direction dl- dl of the tho Red Cross and a large restaurant and lunch lunchroom room have b been en installed I Despite the fact tact that th the 2000 00 four tour story granite and concrete structure ture was erected only five years ears ago go the Interior has been entirely T rero- rero ro- ro rated and repainted Flags are arc to b bo be In lathe Inthe the decorations which win n a secret decorative effect to be cl devel secret to developed opening day are d described Cl as ns typically Californian J Weather records running back bac to 1871 1571 indicate cool top coat weather for the convention period Overcoats and hats of ot spectators and particIpants participants participants pants may be che checked led free tree of ot charge In permanent stations tt ed throughout the building SETTING OF AUDITORIUM The auditorium stands in the open civic center that offers much pace Space for parking automobiles One corner touches Marke Market street the city's p r fn in- in cipal thoroughfare which has two surface surface sur sur- surface face street car lines running in each ach direction and it Is eleven blo blocks ks t om the Palace hotel where national m- m headquarters are located The San Francisco committee committee- l that at pledged to bring the convention convention conven n tion here is headed by Charles V W Fay postmaster George F F. Mara of Bridgeport ort Conn representing Homer HomerS S S. S Cummings of Stamford Conn chairman of ot t the e Democratic committee has been here for n nearly arly six months overseeing ts is I for the convention Cummings Is to be temporary chairman chair chair- man of the convention He will be presented by Kremer vice chairman of ot the national committee E E. E G G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne Ind secretary of the committee will act ct ina In Ina ina a similar capacity for tor the convention being assisted by W W. R R. Hollister of Jefferson City Mo executive secretary secretary secre secre- tary takY of the committee Colonel John T. T L. L l of nf Rt fit St St. I Is to I I sergeant sergeant arms arms at-arms- and r. d J J J. J TH H Hughes i i s I of Oklahoma City Okla Is active j I sergeant at Wilber W W. Marsh Harsh of Waterloo Iowa J is treasurer of the national committee I and W W. D. D Jamieson of Washington i D D. C. C is director of finance I I The press section will be in charge I lof of James D. D Preston superintendent of t the United States Stales senate press gallery gallery gal gal- aJ lery ler- assisted by William B. B Don Donaldson Donald Donald- ld- ld son superintendent of ot the house of I representatives press gall gallery e r |