The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-12-25

The argument upon the case was be
gun at 1870 yesterday by Common
wealth's Attorney A. G. Gordon. At :
o'clock yesterday, the time at which the
VIRGINIAN forms were closed for the
press, Capt Bumgardner was speaking
for the defense Mayor Fultz's decision
as to whether Howard shall be dismissed
or sent on to the grand jury, was moi
likely to be reached until after Christ
mas day. The court house was crowded
yesterday during the speeches.
For Young Men.
Valuable Prioaleges offered to Them b.
the Y. d. c. A.
That all young men of Staunton and
vicinity may know of the many social,
physical, intellectual and religious adj
vantages provided for them by the Staun-
ton Young Mems Christian Association,
this account of the Association and it's
work is published. 1t is a noble institu-
ton in every respect and deserves the
high place accorded to it in the estima-
ton of the people
The reading room occupies the front
/ portion of the second floor of y. Nj G. A.
building, which is the largest and hand
soonest structure in Staunton. Adjoin-
! ing it are the reception room and parlor.
These rooms front on Main street, are
furnished with attractive chairs, tables,
carpet, ETC., and are perhaps the bright
est and most cheerful rooms in the city.
The tables are supplied with the leading
dailies of the country, and with the 10
cal papers and other weeklies Serb
ner's, Harpers, st. Nicholas and Centu>
ry Monthly Magazines London Illustra-
ted News, Scientific American, Frank
Leslie's illustrated Paper etc, and the
religious papers of each denomination
The correspondence table, supplied with
pen, ink and paper, is a great convent
ence. The parlor is a coy place, well
suited for conversation between friends.
Near the parlor, on the stage of the au-
ditorium, is a fine new piano.
The library contains good selection
OF the best books-history, travel, biog
raphy, science, poetry and fiction. OF
the $500 books in the cases, $50 have re-
Gently been added. New books are be-
ing added from time to time. This is
the only circulating library in the city.
Night classes with competent instruct
ors, are organized in the winter for
teaching stenography, bookkeeping,
penmanship, arithmetic and related
branches of knowledge. These classes
are maintained for the benefit of young
men with no leisure during the day who
desire to improve their qualifications for
practical business life. The class in
stenography or short hand writing now
has about a dozen members, who are
making good progress under the practi-
cal instruction of Taylor Mccoy the
general secretary of the Association.
debating club is now being organized.
The gymnasium is considered the best
in Virginia. 1t is large, we'll ventilated,
heated with steam, and completely
equipped with the best apparatus in use.
1t is maintained to give busy men and
youths rational, health giving, syste-
struction. Heavy work and fancy gym
nastics are discouraged, as generally do
ing more harm than good, but moderate
exercise taken frequently is strongly re-
commended. Judicious exercise in a
clean, well-ventilated gymnasium is de-
cidedly beneficial to almost everybody
strengthening the lungs, rounding and
soil difying the body, increasing activity
and powers of endurance, and giving
general good health and long life After
5 p. III. the director of the gymnasium is
present to instruct members in their ex-
ercises.
The use of three bath rooms of the
Association is worth alone the cost of
membership. They are open during the
day, and from 5 p. IN. to $50 p. IN. are
supplied with hot water The dressing
rooms contain ITO lockers for persons
using the gymnasium.
The bowling alley is good one, and
is nsed with enthusiasm by number of
members. 1t is open during all the day.
Parlor games, such as chess, checkers
dominoes, ETC., are played in the recep-
ton room and in room on the third
| floor at the head of the stairs.
A club for outdoor sports. such as
base ball, foot ball and lawn tennis, is TO
be organized next spring, and grounds
are to be obtained on street car line if
practicable. Association members who
have fair voices are invited to join glee
club that is being organized.
Social receptions for members are CIV
en- during the winter by the ladies' aux
Hilary Reduced rates are given to mem
bers for concerts, lectures, ETC., held I'M
der the auspices of the Association.
The regular religious exercises of the
Association are gospel service for young
men, held every Sunday afternoon be-
tween and o'clock, and a prayer meet
ing for yong men, held every Thursday
evening between $50 and 8.
The membership fees of the Staunton
Young Mems Christian Association are
as follows; Full membership ticket, en-
titling the holder to gymnasium, baths,
classes and all other privileges. so per
year; limited membership ticket, for la
dies and others, giving simply the right
to borrow books from the library, So per
year; students ticket giving all privi-
leges for the school year, $3.50; boys
ticket, emitting to all privileges except
taking books FROM the library, $5 per
year. No tickets are issued for less time
than year, save In exceptional eases, as
when a person is unable to pay at once
for an entire year.
Any young man over sixteen years of
age, of good character, can become a
member of the Association. The build
ing is open every Weekday from in the
morning until 10 at night All young
men, whether members or not, are cor
daily invited to visit the building, and
to sit awhile among the papers and books
of the reading room, The secretary will
meet and welcome them. An average of
about 80 young men visit the building
every day. The total number OF mem