Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-28
GREAT WAS ITS-RALL.
The MISFORTUNE VIII en- overlook the
Moline ". M. e.. A.-some Cur.Ous
Charges II sp ctiug the state Or

Charges II sp ctiug the state Or
gnnixation.
The Republican Journsl gives what il
terms some unwritten history respecting
the 7. M. G A. of that city, and the
difficulties it recently passed through in
GLIDING the loss of its building and the
practical dissolution OF the entire local
association. According to the paper
quoted, the Moline Y NJ. G. A. does not
seem to have been in accord, or at least to
have had the ear Cf the executive head of
The state organization. The Republican
Journal says:
Without desiring TO place any blame
where it does not belong, and while we
have the greatest possible amount of
charity for all VINO were res ponsible for the
lameutable ending of the Young Mems
christian association, a few facts regard
ing The matter may not be out of place.
The public is familiar With the history
oil the lncepn n, rise and progress of the
movement which gave promise at one
time OF such great and permanent good
To The young men of the city. But there
Is some unwrtten history of the past few
months which may rs well be brought TO
light.
The Republicsn>Journ gave 20 its
readers the first news of the com promise
OF the suit of the DR.. KaGwles' heirs VS..
the Y NJ. Q A, ct al, last August, At
that time the friends of the work supposed
that all the obstacles to a settlement of the
affairs of the association were re-
moved, and that In the light Of past
experience the board would see fit 10
put the matter in the hands of the
state secre' aries to handle as they saw
mt. AS a matter of fact the majority, it
not the whole of the board were inclined
To do this, and 1t was repeatedly urged
upon the president 10 call meeting and
ask the state secretary TO take charge of
the ASSOCIATION, fhs was not done.
however, although some correspondence
was had with TIE state Office, and on
Sept. % Mr.. Bruner, the first assistant
state secretary, asked for definite infor,
nation to be given at once 10 enable him
to lay his plsrs Nothing further was
| heard from the board until in a letter
| dated Oct 30 member of the board
wondering wy no Communication had
been received from the 'ate secretaries,
wrote them personally, giving part of the
| desired Information, and on Nov again
| wrote with Further particulars. IL " as
then but 10 days until the building was
TO pass out of the hands of the associa
tion, and too late for the state off GERS 10
| do anything in the premises.
IL is now known that had they had
the information tor which they asked and
| the permission to do what they saw hes
With the building that they could either
have made an advantageous sale or at
least have secured loan from friends of
the work 10 other parts of the state suffi-
cient to redeem the building, and tide it
| over until u sale could have heen affected.
The association has never since the in
ception of the building boom been in
| sympathy or CON munication with The
state office, and has had to suffer severely
| on account OF their refusal to confer with
those who have II de the work life
study, and who are recognized authority
| on association matters the country over
| Now, the last chance to redeem the good
/ name and honor of the institution ap-
pears to have been thrown away, either
deliberately or through inexcussble negli-
| gence. No association in the state had
| fairer promise OF success than the Moline
RssC citation; none ever mace such la
mentsble failure or fell from so great q
height with such a sickeniug thud.