The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-13

Tm MASrAt AND M0RAt MOVEMENT
Quite q large number OF our citizens, both
young and old, met at new Wiesel Hal
last night for the purpose oftaking further
steps In the matter Of providing q place OF
attractive resort for susceptible young
men Of this city, who are not fascinated
by the claims Of the freside, yet have only
enough Inherent morality, or perhaps We
might call Il, backbone to pause on the
threshold OF saloons, or on the brink oil
something equally bad, therefore to allure
these young gentlemen from sgoing TO the
bad, II Is proposed 10 organize society
which shall open and control q building
In which shall be various rooms, variously
furnished and all attractive for the evening
entertainment OF young gentlemen who ara
thus resolved. These rooms shall consist
OF library, reading rooms, gymnasium,
billiard and other amusement rooms. In
short, more than O complete qtid pro quo
for the allurements the tempter offers.
Such In brief was part OF the scheme
contemplated by large portion OF our
philanthropic and moral citizens, and as
such It recommended itself at once TO all
Us q practical and feasible scheme. The
men who were present beth at the last
aud at the previous meeting were mostly
fathers and their deep interest in the mat.
ter was very apparent. At the meeting
last night Mr.. E. L. Bill obtained order
and nominated Col. Thomas r. Laird for
chairman. Mr.. W. P. Wiley was ap'
pointed secretary.
Judge Cranmer, from the committee on
organization, reported plan which was
tabled.
Much confused talk then ensued on va.
!, rious topics subordinate 10 the main one
and from the manner in which some O.
the more influential citizens dropped out
of the meeting and went home, it was ey
ident things were not being carried on Z
suit them.
j Col. White, Mr.. Hastings, Col. List anS
many other gentlemen, young and old
; gave their ideas Of what was requisite II
: the matter,
J Finally, after a very material thinning
. out OF the original make up OF the meet
ing, Col. White, after vigorous speech II
: favor OF an effort to stick together, got I
} motion through that charter be stgnet
} BY all those present, said charter to com
} prehend their ideas on the subject:
} Following is the charter and the sigma
lures:
} ave the undefsignedIagree to become
i corporsted body by the name OF the
! Young Mems Association OF Wheeling
for the purpose oil promoting morally
/ physically and socially, the well.beini
and prosperity OF the young men OF the
city Of Wheeling, and for that purpose
I desire authority to purchase, lease, sci
] and convey property to the value OF $50,
8 600 and personal property to the value o
: Sc, OOOp. :.
q P. Willy, William Hastings, John NJ
Brown, L. L. Bill, H. K. List, ]. E. Day
= 81. Sterling, o. O. Dewey, ]. j. Jones, "
4 g. Wilkison, Robert White, r. ii. Coch
s ran, w. II. sheib, O. P. Masden, !. q
: Williams, John Baillie, T. R. Laird, s. Z
wayman, F. A. sherratt, F. n. Porter, g
t W. Bags, W. 81. Hill, ]. D. Stanton, Q
9 Y. Lucas, John Walton. :.
0 Mr.. E. L. Bill was appointed q commit
tee to place the charter on record.
Il Acommittee OF five consisting OF VIM
T. Hastings, Z. L. Bill, Judge 3. II. Cochran
q Rev. @. P. Masden aud W. P. Wiley wa
0 appointed to prepare q plan OF ofganiza
d ton.
J, Adjourned.