The Portland daily press., 1892-04-07
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mittee, made few remarks concerning
the value of this branch of the work,
| urging all to prepare as fully as possible
for the future as those who were best
prepared succeeded best.
He then called upon Mr.. Merrill of
Gray's Business College, the teacher of
the association classes in penmanship,
arithmetic and correspondence. Mr.
Merrill announced the names of w. W..
Cookson, Philip LeGrow and Thomas E.
Quinn as those who had been awarded
the diplomas for the greatest improve
ment in penmanship, and they were pre-
sented with handsome specimens of the
penman's art, in the shape of the di-
plomas In addition to these Willie
Hall, j. J. Montgomery, W. FL. Davis,
Fred F. Olson, Hugh Quinn and George
Carroll were awarded certificates for
having attended Is per cent of the classes
through the six months and for the very
satisfactory work accomplished.
Mr.. Junkins of Shaw's Business Col
lege who taught the association book
keeping classes, then announced the
names of W. w. Cookson, Philip Lee
Grow, Thomas E. Quinn, Willie Hall, j.
J. Montgomery and Fred +. Olson as
those entitled to certificates for regular
attendance and satisfactory work in his
department.
Mr.. Oman Adams, from the lecture
committee, deferred to the difficulties in
the way of the committee, The lectures,
however, have been of unusual interest
and merit
The New Building.
The report which seemed to be of the
greatest interest was that of the new
building committee which is as follows:
Mr.. President, Directors and Members of
the Portland Young Mems Christian
association:
1t marks new era in the progress of
our work to receive report from a
building committee,
For the first time at our annual meet
ing call is made for report from this
committee and for the first time this
committees has report to make.
1t is a matter of great pleasure that
this committee makes report of the
progress made towards the erection of a
building. The ultimate aim of this COM
mittee is to erect building that will be
an ornament to our city and in every
way adapted to the work of helping the
young men.
To this end of the plan the committee
las uoeu uuiiuS oiio y0dI Juot pdoo, w
create a fund sufficient for the purpose
desired. This has been in the minds of
some of our members for some years, but
the way has not been open to accomplish
that which we desired previous to the
year 1891.
We began the year of our association
with two five thousand dollar subscrip
lions and the fund that the ladies had SO
successfully raised, amounting to little
over $4,000. Thus it will be seen that the
fund at the time this committee was APP
pointed amounted to about $4,000.
During the past year we have raised this
amount to the handsome sum
of $42,370. We had hoped
to have done even better than this and to
have reached the amount which by our
pledge, binds all of the subscriptions,
viz: $50, 900: but sickness has prevented
the carrying out of our plans, and we
have accomplished but little during the
past three months.
We have experienced no difficulties in
the prosecution of our canvas and have
found that time alone was necessary for
the securing of the subscriptions. We
have been pleased with the manner in
which we have been received by those
upon whom we have called, and many
times have been delighted at the cordial
reception given us by some, and at the
evident pleasure shown by some to be
permitted to contribute to cause which
they deemed most worthy. Many have
heartily expressed the wish that we
shall be successful and it seems to be an
assured fact that the business men want
such building in our city.
We are largely indebted to the ladies
of our Auxiliary for much of the success
that has attended our efforts.
Not only have they materially in
creased our fund, as is evidenced by the
further receipt from them during the
year of over $4,000, making total Of
over $4,000, which they have raised by
hard work, but they have also by person
al effort created an interest and enthusi-
asm for the object, which has been album
dainty shown by subscriptions received
by us, due wholly to the pleas of some
of the ladies.
Your committee had in mind the Sc
curing of suitable lot should one prove
available. knowing that good lots were
scarce and that it would pay US to secure