Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1888-12-08
THE Y. M. @. A.
The Opening Of Their Beautiful Rooms
In Elders Block Last Evening.


The elite of Clarksville turned out
in force last evening to attend the
opening exercises in the new Y. M.
G. a.. rooms in Elders block,
Long before the time set for the
exercises TO commence the rooms
were filled with a happy crowd
of boys and girls, and men and
women. AS each one came up
the stairs, they were met at the door
by the reception committee of ladies,
and members of the association, and
were made to feel at home at once.
AT a little after eight o'clock the
exercises began with song by the
audience, "Blest be the Tie that
Binds" which was followed by the
reading of the 10th Psalm and prayer
by Rev. Smith, of the Christian
church. Owing to the sickness of
Mr.. John w. Faxon, President of
the Association, his address was
omitted, and Miss Minnie Herndon
sang that beautiful solo, "Some Day
l Shall Meet Thee" in a very taking
manner and ELECTED much applause.
Mrs, Frank Hodgson then came to
the front, and in few well chosen
words presented the rooms to the Y.
M. G. A. The speech of acceptance
by Mr.. Will Major, was very neatly
made, and voiced the sentiments of
the association.
Mr.. Sam Hodgson, was called on
and sang ali excellent tenor solo, and
was followed by Miss Kate Wilson,
in soprano solo, "From O'er the
Sea-" which was a gem, and was
sung in spirited manner.
After a slight intermission, Rev
D. A. Brigham was called on for an
address, and filed his part of the pro-
gram very acceptably. He said that
there was plenty of work for young
mer to do, which was an early rec
ognszed fact, and the success of the
early Christians was due to the fact
that they set them to work. The
best talent in the land is unemployed
and the Y. M. G. A. is a recognition
of that fact, that our young men have
not been put to work as they should
be. / am glad chat the association
embraces all denominations, for il
tends to break down prejudices, and
/ believe it has grand and glorious
future before it. 1t tends to bury oul
seEaasf ,.ss Is 81 bnjla' si
the LIGHTHOUSE 0r efeff1af tfHtif III 'as7
world. For us old folks it is wisdom
on our parts to get out of the way and
let them work. The Reverend gen
tleman spoke for twenty minutes
very earnestly, and we wish we could
present his whole speech to our read
erS.
He was followed by female quar-
tette, which was sung by Misses Kate
Wilson, Minnie Herndon, Peari
Graham and Belle McKeage. 1t was
a beautiful selection and was rendered
in a charming manner by t he young
ladies.
Mr.. Capers King, who had just
arrived from Nashville, was called
on and taking up his beloved violin,
made it talk to the pleasure of all,
The room was then cleared as far
as possible. and the young ladies
gymnasium class, composed ofsixteen
girls and matrons, took the floor ana
went through witha course of march
ing that made the members of the
City Guards, who we're present, turn
green with envy.
The balance of the evening was
spent in a social manner and all
agreed that it was one of the pleas
antiest social events in the history of
the town.
And now a few words relative to
the rooms that have been so kindly
furnished. They embrace nearly all
of the first and second floors over c.
Mehigan's tin store. AS you enter
on the left, you find yourself in a
large waiting room, which is furnished
with bright new carpet, stove, an
elegant reading table, and chairs suf-
ficient for all. On the walls are files
of the city papers and many standard
papers and periodicals; adjoining
this is the general secretary's office.
In the rear of the reading room is
the members parlor, which is elegant
ly fitted up with brussels carpet, some
fine pictures on the walls, book case,
center table, on which rests an elegant
Bible, easy chairs, and fine organ,
from whose top burst of the poet