Hall Rental Contract

              RULES GOVERNING THE RENTING OF ASSOCIATION HALL. 
A deposit of $15. must be made at time of engaging the Hall for evening, and $10 for afternoon.  Lessees 
will be required to pay for Hall if engaged, whether used or not.  Balance must be paid before evening of the day 
for which the Hall is engaged.  Failure to comply with any of these requirements shall give lessor right to cancel all 
existing engagements with the same lessee for future use of the Hall.  There shall be no sub-letting unless by con. 
Hall shall be at all times under the care and supervision of the officers of the Association, who shall at times have 
the right of entry to any part thereof.  The walls and woodwork of the building shall not be marred or broken in 
any way by the driving of nails, hooks or otherwise.  No alterations shall be made, and no paper pasted on the 
walls or doors.  No decorations will be permitted on the gas fixtures.  No chair or other movable seat shall be 
placed in aisles or entrances to the auditorium.  The rent does not include piano, service of doorkeepers, ushers, 
or ticket sellers.  The Association reserves teh right to close the Hall, when the seats are all occupied. 
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$40.00 per evening, regular rate. 
$30.00 per evening to churches and charitable organizations. 
$20.00 per evening to churches and charitable organization when no admission charged. 
For Rehearsals: [brackets] $5.00 when either light or heat is needed. 
[brackets] $10.00 when light and heat are both needed. 
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This Certifies that 
Miss Prentiss has engaged Association Hall 
under the above conditions, which are hereby made a part of this contract, for the 
evening of October 27th 1898 and agree 
to pay for the same the sum of $ $40 00 [superscript], $15 00 [superscript] thereof at 
the time of signing this contract and the balance before evening of said day. 
Adella Prentiss 
Lessee. 
Cleveland, Sept. 28, 1898	Joseph Peck 
For The Young Men's Christian Association. 
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Association Place, 
Cleveland, Ohio 
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TO The Young Men's Christian Association, DR. 
Rent of Hall, above date 
Paid Sept 28th 		$15.00 [00 superscript]