Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-18
&c A. ANNUAL MEETING.
The Report OF the Different committees ne
ceived and Adopted-The Auxiliary KEEP ort-

Yesterday evening the y. NJ. c. A. held
its fourth annual meeting ana received
the yearly reports of the committees. Ihe
meeting was held in tho new building and
was largely attended considering the even
ing was rather chilly for a gathering IN an
unfinished building. Owing TO some
mistake few of the window frames were
ont and the ventilation was rather better
than the season of the year warranted.
The meeting was opened with song and
several appropriate hymns were sung: four
in number; the fourth at the request OF
the president was sung standing.
On the announcement of the president
the Rev. SaYin read from the scriptures,
from the third chapter OF Paul's second
epistle to the Corinthians. This was fol-
lowed by prayer by the same reverend gem
ten al.
On the announcement of the president
Mr.. Rule WAS requested TO act as secretary
and read the minutes OF the last annual
meeting which were approved.
The report of the board of directors was
first presented and read by Mr.. Rule.
Report of the board of directors for th e
year ending September Il, 1889: On Sep
TENDER 10, two days following our election,
your board met to take the oath Of Office
and organize. Regular monthly meetings
were held in September, October, NOvem-
Der, December, February, March, April,
July, August and September, with two
special meetings--one in December and
one in September last year. At these
meetings the regular work assigned to us
has been performed. That OF appointing
committees, electlng committees, eiectlng
members, adopting reports, employing
secretaries and the general supervision OF
the general details of the work has been
personally attended to.
(Signed) /. II. STILES,
Recording Secretary.
Mr.. W. H. Ranch read the membership
report, showing membershlpof III active
and IS associate, all from seventeen denom-
nations.
Mr.. President-Your committee On cur
rent expenses for the year just closed beg
leave TO submit the following:
Number of subscribers TO the current ex-
pense fund one hundred and fifty-one-
consisting almost exclusively of our bust
ness meu-in amounts of 81 TO $IOU,
amounting in aggregate to =, 533.45.
The money has been judiciousiy expended
by the executive committee. This is the
fourth year OF our history, ana as in former
years we close our years work out Of debt
with a small balance in the treasury.
Your committee on retiring take this op-
portunity to thank the subscribers one and
ali who so literally assisted the association
work with their money.
We also recommend to our successors
that they call to their assistance for the
ensuing year, in addition to the present
list of subscribers to the work, one nun
dred more names at so or more each.
Lastly, but not least, it is with eXtre me
qualification and pleasure we can say that
our intimate association with Secretary
Baird during the year has been of such
nature that while we once admired hlm
for his self-sacrifice and Christian qualities,
that we now love him as Christian
brother and gentleman.
r. Z. MURDOCH, Chm Com.
The Y NJ. G.. A. building committee
would report the following facts:
There has been spent IN the aggregate
thus far from the building fund 81, 900 in
roudd numbers.
The lot cost. Observation-Disclosures 9 125
Plllng for foundation ............... 500
Foundation and bRSement......... 5O10
Stone superstructure.. 1858
Paid thus far on O'Neil contract for
roof and interior. Observation-Disclosures. 96l2
Sidewalk, plans and superintendent
besides extras and incidentals..... 1,1H
Onr subscriptions for this work amount
to nearly So, 900.
There has been actually paid on this
subscription S31 ,564, leaving a balance of
over S14,000 yet to be collected.
During the hard times of the past year
the committee thought it best TO borrow q
little money rather than have the building
without windows, the roof incompleted,
street Uttered up and no sidewalk. We
therefore borrowed s. 900 at per cent and
had the building put in the presentab.e
shape you now find it. While the inside
has been of no practical utility the outside
is an ornament to the city. pointed at with
pride by all our people, and the material
Is well protected from damage.
We feel confident the present
subscriptions are amply good to
meet the debt thus fer incurred on the
building, and we trust the generous peo-
pie of the city will not long let such a val
able investment lie idle and incomplete
Probably very little money has been ex-
pended for the Master in Wichita which
has brought greater results than that
which has gone for our Young Mems
Christian Association. How much greater
the results may be when the conveniences
and attraction of this building are added,
time alone viii tell. This we know, how
ever, the experience of similar associations
go to show that well equipped buildings
a. work.
Several hundred of our best business
men as yet have no Investment in this
building. We know that when money
gets more plenty they will be glad TO lend
hand in the good work. Indeed we
should hate to have ii boy of ours grow up
in Wichita and in years to come have him
look in vain for our name on the list of
subscribers TO the building. a generous
sum set opposite our name there is far
better remembrance than Il costly monu-
ment in yonder cemetery.
Trusting that our next annual meeting
may find us in the hall above, nicely fin
lshed, and with bath rooms and parlors
completed below, we remain
The BUILDING COMMITTEE.
The committee on the Sunday afternoon
meeting reported through its chairman,
Mr.. o. \. Reach, showing its members
had not been idle and that this means of
grace was growing To he of more import
ance every year. The report generally
was very encouraging and satisfactory.
DR.. Noble then made a report on the
Saturday evening meeting which likewise
showed that this committee had been
doing faithful work. 4 touching tribute
to deceased member closed the report
Mrs. Love then reported for the young
ladies auxiliary society as follows, (con-
tanning an apology for the absence of /
'Eatins" and promises something next 4
time):
REPORT OF LADIES AUXILIARY. $3.50. !
As representative of the Ladies' Aux /.
ilisry TO the \. NJ. {. \. it gives me great
pleasure TO be present this evening aud 20 .
extend 10 the young men our cordial and /
most kindly greetings at this, the annual /
meeting OF an organization. OF which am
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