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Show 3ids On $30,000 Chapel To Be Opened Tonight THIRD WARD SHAPES PLANS FOR EXTENSIVE REMODELING, BUILDING OF SOCIAL HALL WORK EXPECTED TO START SOON ON AMBITIOUS PROGRAM; WARD COMMITTEES TO RAISE MONEY Bids on an estimated $30,000 recreation hall addition and chapel remodeling at the Third ward church building will be opened tonight by Joseph C. Nelson, architect, in the presence of the building and finance committees, Bishop Frank G. Shelley announced. Actual construction at the chapel should be under way 'shortly, Bishop Shelley said. The ward committees will make their recommendations to the general church authorities in charge of the building, who will then pass finally on the proposals. Unless some difficulty dif-ficulty or delay arises, ground should be broken in the near future. The new construction is one of the largest building projects planned here for a number of years. It contemplates con-templates modernization of the chapel to Include facilities for recreational rec-reational activities, and addition of a number of extra rooms for which a need has been urgently felt. Project Committees Ward members approved the construction con-struction proposals at a meeting last summer. Since that time, the bish- opric and the building and finance committees have been working toward to-ward making the plans a reality. The bishopric consists of Frank G. , Shelley, Eugene Briggs, and Charles Walker. The committees follow: Building R. L. Ashby, Bishop Frank G. Shelley, Eugene Briggs, John Hunter, Reed Robinson, and Walter A. Devey. Finance Eugene Briggs, Jesse M. Walker, Ruby E. Clayson and Walter A. Devey. Plans and specifications for the new social hall and the remodeling of the chapel have been approved by the presiding bishopric of the L. D. S. church. Under the financing plan, 60 per cent of the cost would be furnished by the church and 40 per cent by the ward. Bishop Shelley Shel-ley said a large portion of the allotments allot-ments would be worked out by ward members. Brick Construction It is estimated that the cost will be in the neighborhood of $30,000, of which about $12,000 would be raised in the ward. A contribution of $1200 and a number of other liberal lib-eral contributions have been pledged it was reported. The finance committee com-mittee is contacting ward members for uaeir financial support. According to the plans, the construction con-struction will be of brick, to conform with the present architectural style. The present chapei will be left virtually virt-ually intact, the new construction being planned to fit in with it arch-itectually. arch-itectually. The present chapel en- trance will be retained. The floor plan will be on a U shape, with the social hall forming the second arm to correspond with the chapel part. However, it will not extend out as far as the chapel, giving emphasis to the latter. In the center will be an entrance, with a large lobby opening into both the chapel and hall. Large Recreation Hall Major feature of the new construction con-struction will be the recreation hall. This will be a 36-foot by 80-foot room, and will include both a stage and a motion picture projection room. The latter will be housed in space over the front entrance, the hall having a direct front entrance in addition to the central lobby entrance. en-trance. A Relief society room with fireplace fire-place and other decorative features will be constructed at the rear of the present chapel. This section will have its own separate entrance. A Boy Scout room will be provided in the basement of the present chapel. The heating plant also will be housed hous-ed under the chapel. Two new basement entrances will be constructed. Kitchen, bishop's room, cloakrooms, cloak-rooms, rest rooms and other quarters are planned for the space behind the lobby and recreation hall. Twelve new classrooms will be provided. Classrooms in the present chapel will be left as they are. The present ward chapel was constructed con-structed in 1903, soon after the division di-vision of the American Fork ward. Growth of ward membership and increased activities, particularly in the social line, have raised the need for larger quarters. The new building is expected to add materially to the general appearance ap-pearance of the community. Aside from its use by members of the Third ward, it will be welcomed as a step forward for American Fork. |
