The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-03
TO NINETY THREE.
Young Mems Welcome to
the New Year.
Plenty of Good Music, Addresses and
Interesting Exercises at the
Sutter-Street Hall.

Likely as not they will object to It," said
the door-keeper.
Never mind" returned the secretary,
'this is young mems reception and we
are going to keep all old men out. They
would be visiting here all day if we would
let them in.''
Then he ran briskly upstairs and joined
in the entertainment of the visitors.
Not an old AentIeman in all San Francisco.
unless he had ,he best sort Of pull. could
pass the ygilant sentinel at the gate and
become q partaker Of the entertainment
within.
1t was Young Mems day at the Young
Mems Christian Association on Suffer street.
1t was q New Years reception exclusively
for them, and Secretary Mccoy and Assist
ant Secretary Chipron were determined it
should be big success.
1t was to be Y Dung Mems day.
The ladies of the central committee were
there in body and had brought along with
them number of other ladies to brighten
up the occasion and make the young men
entirely joyful.
The Home Circle Orchestra sat apart
from the throDg and played and played as
though they would never grow old. They
knew any number of bright. cheerful selec-
tions, and these were performed in a de-
lightful manner to the intense enjoyment oil
all present.
A large music box stood on table in the
center of the main reception-ro0m. II had
lever at one side, which one could pull up
and down and so wind the instrument up
and set Ii going. This was brought into
action during the intermittent pauses OF
the Home Circle Orchestra, and thus the
music was varied and the performers had a
rest.
Tho euifa of rooms on the eeoond noor
was thrown open to The visitors and made a
pretty, homeiike scene. Sprigs Of pine and
holly. frightened up with clusters Of red
Christmas berries, covered the frames Of
the pictures and hung from the chandeliers.
Several large tree palms stood in the cor
ners OF the rooms. Smilax and ivy covered
tie arches of the doors and trailed over the
balustrade of the main entrance.
The chess and checker room WAS favor
lite resort for the young visitors and was
crowded throughout the day.
At II O'clock DR.. Ollie addressed the
young men in the large association hall on
the timely subject OF Taking Account OF
Stock"
Tie room was well filed and the doctors
remarks were listened to with much inter-
est. He spoke of the treatment each one
had received at the hands OF Time during
the year just ended.
He said one was changed man-weaker
or stroBger-from what he had experienced
in thatyear. Taking an account Of just
what we have TO face tho new year with.
how best could We preft from what We had
done in '92 to our betterment and advantage
in '93?
During the noon hour of service there was
plenty of excellent singing by chorus OF
male voices and a number of selections by
the orchestra.
When the exercises were ended the audi
ence returned to the reception which was
going merrily on.
They crowded the chess-rooms and chat
ted with the ladies' and lowered comfortably
about the refreshment stands.
Between the hours of 10 in the morning
and II IN the evening over 5000 young men
visited the association. Everybody enjoyed
il. Everybody said it was splendid.
The past year was good one for the as
ISOLATION" said MI. Chipron. "Our finan-
cial condition is vastly improved. our work
has been extended, cur membership is
larger than ever.
I'VE Will soon begin our new building al
the corner OF Mason and Powell. / hope
we can be In it this time next year."
One OF the most interesting parts Of the
day was when the evening programme was
rendered. 1t was an elaborate one and is
given in full:
George A. Munin
Chairman Of the Social and Literary Committee
presiding
ouartette..
zrolt, o,,.r,a. A NJ. Thornton
~ Joseph Jackson
Robert Jones
p..,a An IdyI OF the Period.
meanings HIS First ATTEMPT.
Miss Sylvia Chapman.
v v,nU- S Soo Msaachca 0''-
'Aoi" SOi0 Yolktanz
Hother Wismer,
Ale Sundlaud, Accompanies.
song MIS-. lenhy
A. NJ. Thornton,
L. NJ. Coffin.
Reading ................. "A Scene from Ingomar"
Miss sylvia Chapman.
BARITONE solo..............'-A Son OF the DESERT
A. NJ Thornton.
quartet. dsoiia quartet
The reception lasted until late hour, and
was greatly enjoyed by every one. All the
numbers on the programme were artistically
rendered, and when it was all over the
Young men departed for their homes filled
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