The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-13

Ecn-.A Well Supplied lscndIng Room.
A Debating and Literary Society to be
OrEauized-Fitz william TO Lecture.
A TIMES reporter made q visit ycstcr-
day afternoon TO tho new rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association. and
was most agrecably surprised ut the
made in tho rooms sinc3 tho associa-
TONS rehabilitation.
The reporter was cordially greeted by
Mr.. johnson, the general 81 cretary, and
In reply to several questions r, ceived
The following answers:
81 suppose this will DO occupied by
the association permanently now, will
It not?"
Eyes, this will probably be the last
: move wo will make until wo are ready
to enter the elegant building which the
business men of Roanake ill undoubt-
eddy give to the young men,"
Are the rooms we'll patronized now
by the young men?"
'Of C Jursc, tho attendance has been
somewhat rcduc ID during tho past few
days. a. tho change in loo itiOn is not
generally known. At the rooms over
THE TINES oiiic the average was about
IL visits dtlly. 1t will now 60 above
that II NIB ~
''llOw Ii the memb crship now?"
'It is LOO small We have only 1871
members: Tie regular annual dues
are only 81 aud thcro should be at least
900 members >
"Vnlt privileges do yol offer to your
mcmhcrs?"
In tue first place wc Offer hand
some reading rom which is now well
furnish, Il anu soon will be handsomely
fitted up.
II. IL we will have n comfortable
game room which will DO suppll d with
chess. draughts, ctokinole. halma ana
tiddlcdJ- wInKS. The bathroom Is now
all rcauy and will be thrown up.n TO
the free u,o OF members next week.
"Anvthrr privilege which should MOI
be lighLly regard, Il is the opportunity
OF AIT, ndinE and taking part in The
religious s'rvic s of the association.
Meetings AFRO held regularly every Sun
day aft, rnoon at $3.50 U'cl OK and every
Thursday evening at s ci c'l."
What papers and period. ais do you
keep on lille =?
ave have eleven daili~s, representing
New York, Philadelphia, baltimore,
Chicago. Atlanta, l.ynchburg, Richmond
and Roanoke. Ii an Eyi>cOpalInu drops
in he en- T., ad up his cnulch news In
the Southern Churchman'S; the Freshly
terinn, III the Christian Observer; tho
Lutheran, in tho Lutheran Visitor; the
Methodist, in the Philadelphia Mctho-
dist or the Episcopal Methodist and the
Baptist can plunge into the Bible Il
Re- ricr Religious Herald We also
have "a large number Of the county
papers.
''In order togive the mechanic som
reading That would b, particularly m
tere ling. We hay'. the Scientific y M
can. AN rem Machinist, NJ :. lar in i
News and the Master Nj, ,uuiv ~.
hav. III 10 PrcS. Frank l. .slu' , Illus-
trat"d Weekly, liza. per's We clly and
lie H"'idc's Edition of th', Scientific
Am, re III. which Is exc dinrly int. T.
es.i"E 10 th''e VINO c1h' .cmplato build
ing rcsid' nc s.
''Of The magazincS we hayo Century
Harp.r's M;Isazln e; Brlford's MONTY,
The AtlAnLlc Monthly. Scrlbnrr's Magu-
zine. Good H'-alth. and The Home
Maker.
"M hat have you for the boys?"
No ~ rs them the Youths C)mp1n-
ION, 81 \ c Iolas and Tho Holiday, an
shey Ind great deal of amusement i'll
WY Z ines
Are you not afraid they will monop-
plizc the game roomS?"
''Not ut all. They will only lie
allowed in the ,n,s from 3 to 5 p. m.
each day. and 10 to Il ON Saturday. Not
onr c mes TO tho building after g."
Il ar you arc arranging for the
organization of a literary 4 biting So
ciety. What OF that?'
$50 far have only becn looking in to
the matter, but | have gOno far enough,
believe, to feel sure that the effort
will materaliz, into an organization of
very high order. and one that will not
only be very beneficial nd entertaining
to tue members, but be Il credit to the
city. This work will begin the lst of
FeDuary. The society will meet each
Tuesday. Arrangements have been
made with Prof William Taylor Thorn
70 give II 'nversatIonal l. cture every
oth.r Tuesday v ming on Woman in
in English Literature.
'rhe intervening evening will 10 de-
vot' to debate. The study under
P:Of. Thorn will naturally lead to some
IN )St interesting questions for Debate
on this most Intensely live issue. Wo-
man suffrage will b ono of the rhases
whicr MY b. dwrlt upon with pleasure
and profit. or cJuSe, the society, after
Its organization, may pursue its own
plans. hut these will be the general
grooves in which it will run.
Prof. Thorn also desires to pilot o
class oi ladi, through the same ,ursc
Trnnyson' Princess will bo the basis,
while ref reno y will DO given TO
ChauoAr. Shakespeare, Mrs. Browning
and George Eliot in Particular, and tx
tracts read from tho works. particu-
l'rs of thu class WI h cte,r.ully given