Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-30
THEY PLAYEDAT BALL
Mpskesoa Boys Do~nsd ia a
Basket Bail Contest
sy GRAND RAPIDS soys' Drawn
s.>~s tssnsns'. Ceressonis. IN siss r.
~ a. A. Bssisis,sx s,~s,r>sssa-
c4me-. Msssc asd singing.

The .lstisratioe exercises. lxst nighs IN
the u NJ q A. @ere fully a. ensosabl-
- any q the previous msetines and he
sre1d in attendance was very large. TIE
Noshtgan VISITORS sere sfoen over The
nss bailsl.ng aud sxpfessed great al
mlrsfion for the easlses add the enter
PRE- which has m&la such building
i-.--sfle.
The f~sys = ne BASKET ball team ~
The (.rand Rsp,.f- \ NJ. &. A. woa the
game last night against team Il ex
perisnersi players from the Nuskegon
VI g. A hy a score ~ siK ~ four. in
The ue~ gyansrsun II tho \. VI G A..
tnkiirz. ah.s.h IL undergoing the esre-
uion} Z dsl,catisa The little gallery
and The space occupissi ~ the race.
su1rse Uas rsoNslssi 18Th SPECTATORS. art
The game aas ualrtssi .sith interest," AMI
rlafefs Ne<,, chssred enthusiastically a.
TIE game proceeded. While the hoss IN
The cfsixd N-nt Mid Al each good play
The santain - the Muskexon team -
Charl.s Wren. and e tho tsrand Rapids
teas Fred pcrkins- About 10 visitors
fram Nuakegoa we're present O. witness
The defeat 4 their champions. Follow
ing the game ets an exhibition by a
h.es' class. followed ~ game n sing
ffll tet~ren the business mems Glars
aad The stutlsots class. which sas Won
~ the students.
On Tia main llosv Il The building a
recspfloa was held fr the husAeson
xi-iirrs. ~ Z, e'eiock. and general rV'eep
t4on for al visitors MAJ he'll later
Other tscrci~s~-
A -<n The exercises we're opened IA
fhe auditorium. There we're - many
present ~ coui - seated The exer.
eis,s ~fsr open~d With prayer 10 the
Rev A. NJ Gouisi Miss Dunning sang
. selection aud Miss Maud Hughes
gave a selection on the harp. President
d IA Hoiilster welcomed the audience
In . short speech and introduced the
Rev } b. Tanker q Nuskegon. lie
gave several comical cxruses for the
defeat q the Mu-kegun team. but later
~ spoke more seriously. lie congratn-
lated the Grand RAPIDS Y NJ G. A. Tor
the great work n bad accomplished IN
t,rani Rapids: for the spleniid place IL
had provided Tor young men % develop
morally. mentally and physically. lie
hoped the time would conle when the
young men II the \ NJ. G. A. would be
- numerous "a g. form A strong band
from the >tlantic 20 the Pacific. that
thes would - Il ore purFaEe and ~ ore
mini The influence q such band
wotld - irresistible and The good II
couid accomplish A. comprehensive.
Or Freeman sang a sails.r love sing.
ani Nas obliged 70 respond 81 an encore.
Nr. Coosinisu'- speech.
President HaiHes~r introduced the
K~1 - ts,s-ialAn. y ho spoke "a Tie
subject a Mighty Brotherhood lie
aail b. hal tender spot IA hts heart
far Grand Eaps.le. Mt many years ago
b. ~as vanishing chairs IN a factory Ia
this eity for 10 cents rer dozen. One
night I eas on my way 10 variety fboN
not far away. when ! met a friend aho
insite,i rse H. - a. hear Reynolds. tbe
Temperance lecturer. ! went aith him.
and f~o ,lsys after Joined the y 81 q.
4 anil / thank Gosl for Il. This city
has long bal the reputation II heing ia
the font rank q citirs ~ far as regards
business enterprises She has no& taken
tho place she ought o. hare IN
'his work am acquainted With
masf ~ the \ NJ e. s. buihlingS
io the country. ard xieh ~ say that
yen has, more r.om Tor your money Ia
tfi4 buiAiirg than they have "a any
ether citv NJ rr1anisAtion has ever
fis.i he kontirrfll growth that we have
seen Ia tise y ~ a. A. IN the pa-t tcn
wears II r.. indeed. . mighty brother
hod II a e permanent 49, 'ciatlon. for
BE- = fonuas. upan irm granite rick
foundations. FIRST " "a laya o. Christ.
second "a - true % iliF church. third. Il