Telegram-herald., 1890-06-12
rHE New SECRETARY.
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Ias Aes hrta-a Hga.4 has lie fo.-
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q e. 81. g. A. SECRETARY Wari
EseEg friend of .4sN. M. a.. a. VII
r>grel ne fes-s s1Ats9a q h. - Ward ~
( -eE>- sseretArs. H. Mr. Ward. more
t.lzl - aly olaeI prrssu. i a.s tas re-
b. al A@tls degree a saCeess - Nl.cl tsle
ass-e-it-ol has NgIai1ed It's pttSuerty
Is dac @ a-s -a2et4l .eable efforts more
than ~ ans ELe1Dg .se lie took hold u
fhe 4ss9<. .atlou Uatu II had sezfUu'V
q oWa Is tentative Stage. and when
ile teuure of - ex stenee was prse.it-
lous indeed JasI as better DAYS
u re ab9ut 70 dawn on IL ne
are ll Central block deprived
lt u house ana home. IempOT-
4Es quarters 1n one place on another
wefe provided, AID tor d ten years tne
eOrS u thr asS-le.a On WAS carried on
under Disadvantages thaI were Dlsaeart-
enans- Ine STATE convention gave the
Dullding proleci Al impetus HAT Nr
haTd took &4faul4ge u, aud While Tie
entnus-as1l. winch that convention
aroused continued, ne worked uuceas-
luEly 10 collect subscriptions f0r the
banding. lie encountered obstacles u
be sure, and some 0f tntm appeared 10
/ pe hard - sQgmOaut, bat he ONtrcame
them Ntn his energy, Eaal, ana uasel-
lsh Devotion IAe handsome 08l1 ug
st Iae corner o. Cont and Maln-sis. is
8 monument tc hls faltntulutss. as Iell
as q lasting memorial 40 tlc liberal ly
~ citizens of New Britain. lie Io0k hold
o. Tie ASSOCIATION when twas onlya TEN
aLg ne continued With lt when u Was
homeless, anu now Ae ls about u leave
il secure IN 2 home that L can call its
own. Mr. Ward has been .n touch with
the boys ana young men for whom the
association Is intended lie has ALWAYS
shown an active sympathy Rlth them %
ihelI aspirations alO amusement>. lie
has been one OF them. lie has CON
trOiied tAer juvenile cxuberancc, and
has enforced the laws OF pIOpucty with
gentleness, yet thorough elective
ness. that were all his own. When. iu
the presence OF hundreds on the night
OF the dedication OF the bulldug. TIE
then presld ent, Patent COmmiss Ouer
Mitchell, stated that 10 Mr. Ward WAS
due the need OF praise for the success
OF their undertaking, every one felt
that Mr.. Mltchells words were not fiat
terry, but simple justice 10 the secretary.
The Office of y. NJ. c. A. secretary j. no
sinecure, and tue position is doubly
arduOus when the ASSOCIATION is
as prosperous as ours Is ON the
one hand he has a board of directors %
please, and on the other crowd of
young people full Of life and energy 10
satisfy and retain as members, while
the fathers and mothers OF the COM
mdnity are watching for the evidence
OF the usefulness OF the association as
a reforming agency IN the behavior OF
their boys. Mr.. Ward has earned the
confidence of the directors, no one re-
grets his resignation more than the
members. and their parents and rcla-
uyes realize that they are losing "A guide
aud friend whom 1t Will be hard to re-
place. AS a citizen Of New Britain Mr.
Ward has earned the golden opinions
of many. He never forgot his duties
as a citizen in the performance Of MS
tasks as secretary of the Y. VI. c. 4.
He will carry with HIM to his new field
in Grand Rapids, Mich, the best wishes
of the people of New Britain.