Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-17
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 clation's Prospects Improved.
 The New Haven Y. II. 0. A. hes secured new and better quarters where Price, Lee dt Go. are located. This Is decided improve ment and all friends and patrons of the asso- citation are we'll pleased thsreat. The move- ment for Y. N. O. A. building in this city Is, however, ct standstill and the New Ha- ven Y. M. 0. A. building Is still matter of the future. -s
 In Hartford the movement there for building is progressing with satisfactory re- suits. Forty five thousand dollars, or nearly one-third of the amount needed, has already been subscribed and thorough canvass is still going on. Hsys the Post on the subject: One of the most gratifying features of the movement for the new building Is the demo- cratic way in which subscriptions are coming in. From the start small amounts have been gladly received as well e larger ones and the manner in which clerks on small salaries and mechanics and others dependent on their daily labor for living have given their mites has proved a mighty argument in favor of the new building. Young men drawing salaries of but $12 or $15 week have subscribed $15O toward the building. Two hundred and fifty different subscriptions ranging from $1 to $10, ,000 have been received thus far and it is hoped to soon secure amounts that will make the building an assured success.
 That the plans for the new building are on none too large scale is repeatedly shown by the experience of other cities where in- stances are plenty of new buildings have been outgrown within few years. The present plans contemplate several desirable stores for rent besides commodious hall, and it has been the experience of many asso- citations that e new building has double and triple the membership in short time. The Hartford association hopes to be self-sustain- ing in it's new building.
 In other American cities of less than 50, ,0OO people there are eighty association buildings, secured for the purpose by Christian philan- throphy and business sa9acity at . cost ot over $1, ,5eO, ,O0O, which have been pronounced by social economists and business men in valuable in their moral and educational of. fects. The total investment in association buildings amounts to over $10 .000, 900:
 The Hartford association proposes to have | building that will be adapted to the work, commodious and attractive, an adornment to our beautiful city, with the view of pre-. senting within its walls counter attracttoni | to the numerous unwholesome places of re- sort always found in cities of this size.
 These attractions will be found in iti library and reading room; 1t parlors; ita | gymnasium, educational night classes, con | certs and entertainments; its lectures-med | ical, literary and educational; its employ ment bureau and its boarding house regis | ter; all of which will be under the conduct of organized volunteer committees of young men and under Christian influences"
 BRIDaEPoRT's Y. M. 0. A. BUILDING.
 Saturdays Bridgeport Standard gives | fine cut of the beautiful new Y. M. 0. A
 ediHce which is to be erected in that city and says: "The difficulty which has inter
 fered with the progress of work on the new Young Mems Christian association building has been removed, and the committee hay
 ing the enterprise in charge are now ready t'
 begin work. This committee. consisting O E. w. Marsh, chairman; Dr. I. Dc Yer War
 ner, L. B. Silliman, D. N. Morgan, D.
 Nash aad F. M. Read, met in the rooms O
 Architect w. R. Briggs yesterday afternoon | and after thorough inspection of the plan
 authorized the work to proceed. The build ing is to be most complete for the specia work of the association. It will contain 1 large and thoroughly equipped gymnasium
 locker room for @ thousand members
 swimming bath nineteen by thirty-fve feet
 and other baths. The gymnasium will con
 tain running track about twenty. five lap
 to the mile, and bowling alleys. There will
 be two stores on the ground floor, also tn
 main entrance to the building. On tn
 second floor will be the reading room, re
 ception room, parlor, library. private offices dressing and toilet rooms, etc., and enter
 tainment hall with gallery to acoommodat
 eight hundred or more. The third floor vii
 be arranged for class rooms for instruction in mechanical and architectural drawing
 penmanship, arithmetic and other praotica
 studies. The dormitories on the fourtl
 floor will be feature of special value t.
 young men. There will be about twenty
 The fourth story will also contain dormi
 tories"
 | Funeral or Mr. Charles B. Hatch.
 The funeral ceremonies over the remains o
 the late MT. Charles B. Hatch took plac
 from his residence on Baldwin street Satur
 day afternoon. A large gathering assem
 bled to pay their last respect to the depart
 ed. The Rev. Mir. Watkins of the Church o
 the Ascension conducted tho services at tn
 house, and spoke in a feeling manner of th
 worth of MT. Hatch as kind and lovipi | hnshand and father and one who would b.