Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-13
OUR YOUNG MEN.
Organization Meeting-A Breach
Made and Closed.

The meeting at Mozart Hall last
night called ior the purpose OF oresniz'
ing the Young Mems Association, was
small in numbers, there being y notiee-
able absence OF many innuenuai men
Who have expressed an interest IN the
movement, and whose absence acted rs
ouite A damper upon the meeting, q,
Mr.. Laird was called to the chair, ana
w, z. Wiley appointed secretary:
JnJye Cranmer submitted the report oil
the committee which was appointed TO
devise means for carrying out the pur-
poses OF the association. The following
is the report:
The committee, to whom it was refer
red by A meeting OF citizens OF Wheel
ing, heretofore held ut Mozart Hall, 10
report a plan for an organization 10 DO
entitled the young Mems Association
of Wheeling" would respectfully report,
that they have had the matter under
consideration, and would recommend
the establishment OF the same, and that
all interested in the moral, mental, So
cial and physical welfare OF the young
men of the city Of Wheeling, he request
ed To subscribe such an amount sever
ally. AS they may deem expedlent and
for this purpose would further recon-
mend that a committee OF - be ap,,
pointed to solicit subscription, who shat
report the result OF their labors
AT meeting 10 be held al
- on the - day OF - next.
Your committee further recommend
that those who are present ut this meet
ing be requested to inaugurate this
undertaking by at once making their
respective subscriptions, with the under
standing that no subscriptions are to be
called Tor until ut least the sum OF 81 300
has been subscribed, whereupon when
said sum shall have been SO subscribed,
the subscribers thereto viii meet TO-
gcther for the purpose OF eliecting an
organization to accomplish the desired
end.
Respectfully submitted.
q. l.. CRANMER,
Chairman COMMITTEES.
After a discussion OF the report 1t was
laid ON the table, and long, desutory,
unbusinesS like discussion ensued,
which resulted in getting the meeting
into much confusion, and To discourage
those who were cndeavoring to get
down to the business matured by the
committees.
So great was the confusion resulting
from the license given to important dis
cussiun, that u motion was finally made
| by a member OF tho committee to ad'
iourn the meeting, which, however, did
not obtain second, aud was not put
bv the chair. Then motion followed,
that il was inGIpedient to organize
the association. An amendment 10 this
WAS offered, that the young men OF
Wheeling be notified that they might
take care Of themselves, as no one else
would aid them. This motion was
voted down. After which Col, White,
made an earnest appeal to the meeting,
| TO unite on the plan heretofore matured
by the committee for signing an article
oi incorporation, and thus taking the
first step toward an organization.
The meeting then got down to bust.
ness, the plan OF Incorporation was sub
mittcd and persons inSlted to come Tor
ward aud sign, to which many respond
ed. The following is the article oil IN
corporation with the signatures:
VIE, the undersigned, agree to become
corporation by the name OF the
Young Mems Association OF Wheel
ing. Tor the purpose Of promoting,
morally and mentally, physically and
socially, the wcll.being and prosperity
| Of the Young men OF the city
/ of Wheeling; aud Tor that pur'
pose desire authority To purchase
hold, lease, sell and convey real property
to the value OF 10000 and personal
property to the value OF Sj0, 1000. Given
under our hands this 9Th day OF April
/ n lgSn