The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-12
Gymnastic Entertainment by the
Bows

M Y. "A, by the boys OF the ASSOCIATION.
1t will be worth seeing. Fifteen boys in
uniforms will take part in the exhibition,
and a complete programme will be rend-
cred. Every piece i'll the gymnasium
will be used, and its application brought
out The order OF the programme will
be as follows:
1. Dumb bell chorus
2. Tumbling, rings, kicking plate, low
ing race.
3 Glasses on parallel bars, horse, high
bars, waiting.
4. Jumping, pulley weight drill hitch
and kick.
5. Bar bell chorus.
6. Horizontal bar "t2uartette.
T. Jumping. pole vaulting, tumbling,
rope climbing against time)
s. Potato races.
8. Pyramids
10. knapsack races.
II. Obstacle run.
Tickets are on sale at the Y. NJ. G. A.
building. The exhibition commences
at 7:30 o'clock
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT.
The boys ofthe Association will shortly
be organized into q junior department,
under the direction and control of a
committee from the pareut association;
and in this separate department they
viii have a president vice-presdent, see
rotary, .,etc. elected by themselves, such
elections, however, being subject to the
approval of the committee in control.
Separate hours and certain privileges OF
the building have been granted the boys
for the past year aud the experience OF
the officers and directors OF the Assoeia-
tioa has encouraged them, on the whole.
not only to continue this arrangement.
but to attempt a larger and greater work
among the boys, Two rooms have been
recently set aside for their exclusive use
as amusement and reading rooms; and
TIE ladies of the auxiliary will under
take to furnish them with.eurtains, mat
ting, etc. Aibrary has been startedand
contains few books already; and the
proceeds OF the exhibition to be given
to morrow night will be devoted to the
purchase OF suitable boys books aud pa
pers The ladies generally are also re
uuested to contribute to the library by
each donating a book. A number of
families no doubt have boys books in
their possession, slowed away in the gar
r. t, which the boys of the family haze
read and thrown aside and such gifts
will he thankfully received. One mem
Der of the auxiliary last week donated
near book to this library. These will
lie accepted, also, withontany objection.
A Sunday afternoon meeting for the
boys OF the town will be arranged Tor in
the Y. NJ. G. A. building as soon as the
Junior Department is organized These
meetings will be led and conducted by
the boys OF the Association themselves.
principally by the members Of the Bible
study class. No one over Is or II years
of age will be admitted to them.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton is doing IA quiet but good work ia
our midst and no part Of its work is
more important than this among
the boys may become. The possibilities
in their line are great and noble, and all
are glad to see the Association undertake
will continue to support the T. ii. G. A.
by its sympathy and its lnoney, as it has
always done.
The exhibition to>morrow night is the
first given by the boys. 1t will be fol
lowed by occasional entertainments of a.
u.
nounced later on.
New Building and Loan Association
About fifty citizens of Staunton and
vicinity. including many OF the leading
business men, assembled in the council
chamber Tuesday night and tooks pre-
liminary steps for organizing q building
and loan association that will undouht-
eddy aid materially inthe upbuilding oil
Staunton. The meeting was called by
President s. B. Adams and Geueral Man
ager r. D. Apperson Of the City Street
the sake OF its own future business as
we'll as for public'spirit, is doing and will
do I'll in its power to promote the growth
and prosperity of this city.
The meeting was called 70 order by W
P. Tams, who generally is active in ev-
cry meritorious business enterprise de-
signed for the public good. He intro
duced j. b. SntIer, q real estate agent of
Little Rock, Ark, who arrived in Staun-
ton from that city on Tuesday with Mr..
A fla,ne Tho methods q nd racItifc nf tI,k,
seven building and loan associations of
Little Rock were explained by Mr.. Sut-
Ter in a very clear, forcible and pleasant
manner. He is 4 master of the subject,
and speaks with admirable precision,
confidence and DISTINGUISHED regard for
the mutually fair and helpful principles
that have given uniform success TO
thousands of building associations in
America. He came to Staunton simply
to accommodate his friend Mr.. Adams,
without.a penny's pecuniary interest in
the formation of an association here.
After the close of Mr. Suffers address,
he answered number of questions ask 4
ed by persons in the meeting, explaining
lucidly and satisfactorily every point
presented. J. Howard Wayt was then
called to the chair by Mr.. Tams and the
assembly was organized for the purpose
OF forming an association OF tie kind de-
scribed by Mr.. Suffer. The call for sub
scriptions to the stock was answered
promptly and literally. By 10 O'Clock,
the hour of adjournment, stock to the
amount OF $50 eco had been subscribed
for. The subscription paper is to be
circulated through the city, to raise the
capital to 100000 That amount Of stock
viii doubtless be placed without difficult
~.
70 wage earnass local building and
loan associations, al the kind described
hy Mr.. Sutier, afford perhaps the best OF
all methods for obtaining ownership of
homes, and the safest and most profita
bic of all forms of investment. Ali
members Of such an association, wheth-
er borrowers from it or not, stand ON the
same basis of absolute equality As the
money collected each month is loaned
Immediately to members. the maximun
of interest is canned, and the annual
EfGhf Of associations throughout the