The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-04-14
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The new Y NJ C A building was FORM |
ally dedicated last Friday in the pres
ence OF large audience. This is the 6rss
Y NJ Z A building to be erected in Ore
gon and osned by the association. The
rooms are elegantly furnished, the gym
nasium is 3 good one and the bath priv
ileges are tirst-cisss. q fully equipped \ |
NJ c A ready for doing splendid work in |
our city.
| The meeting was called to order by the |
President + + Sox, who after . cong and
prayer by Rev ID c McF Farland, delivered
an address OF welcome 10 th2 visiting
delegates 10 the convention. Rev Geo
w Hill spoke in behalf et the churches
OF the city. Mr. r weatherbee, the
accomplished Secretary OF the Salem 7 /
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and President Mooney. Of th1APortland
Y NJ { A made appropriate remarks in
behalf OF the business man. More music
and short historical statement by the
president, was followed nv short speeches
from Judge Finn, Attorney Ge-eral
Geo E Chamberlin. + p Nutting. A
Macrum, president Of the Railroad Com
missioners, Lionel Baker, the well known
orator and secretary OF the commission,
and II S Giie, president OF the Salem
M 4.
song by quartet, W S Thompson,
G H Hart. Prof Crawford, and Prof
Davis followed.
j ] B Cougill read a statemen, Of the
! building committee showing the present
/ expenditures TO have been $3.50 Ss, OF
; which $2lS3.SS had been provided for.
E This called for active work and Prof Lee,
took the floor and in very persuasive Ian
guage called for subscriptions, resulting
, in 500 being raised at once, Judge Finn
heading the list with S1eo. followed by ]
b Cougill, G + Chamberlain. Z F Sox, w
> + Read, w Blain and g A Mooney
c with S5e each, and number of smaller
$40 from the Salem NJ G a.
:, Secretary McCullagh gave q scripture
q reading. and Secretary Dummitt deliv-
$ cred the dedicatory prayer.
> The exercises closed with gymnastic
exhibition by a class from the Salem Y
3 NJ c A consisting Of Secretary Weather
!, bee, win Babcock, Frank Power, Walter
: Busey, Linn Holland, Walter Davis, Geo
Hatch, Reason Dickinson, Murry Wade,
Rolly Southwick, III r Robin, Irviug
Sroat and Albert Gulley. 1t showed
II splendid training, and the ease with
# which the young men performed diff
d cult tricks on the parallels, rings and 3al
o was greatly &C mired, as well as the more
a simple drill with dumb bells and the
n body.
e The DEMOCRAT is obliged to the Sec
Is retary. Mr. Brown, for the followins
i minutes OF today's proceedings up to
II O'Clock:
Is After 80 minutes devotional service
Y led by Rev Prichard OF Albany, Chair
J. man L N Gross, of Pc tland, took hi.
n seat and after the appointment of secre
tary and assistant In persons of + Z
Brown, OF Willamette University, Salem
Ig and Clarence Cook, E Portland, we pro-
d ceeded Immediately to first division o
l. our Erogann, expressed by N H Jacks,
A. ] A Dummitt. c F Swan. T. N Gross. o.
= Portland, Prof Bighy, OF Medford, ] r
i, Wetherbee, + + Brown, Salem, A
i Underwood, of Corvallis, ID II McCul.
8. laeh, Rev ] B Cougill, Rev E K Prich-
ard, Geo Hin, Albany, and N @ Cristen
s, sen.
Ct Moved and carried that we invite tn,
ii city pastors to sit with US in conferance
,e First paper, "The Place of the Cores
o ponding Members in our Work. Pro
Powell not being present, Mr. N II Jacks
of Portland, presented the sublscs.
m Prayer. Rsv ID G Mcfarland.
is Second subject, The Claims and obi
a. cations OF the Association,
(a) To the Church-Fred Fortmiller
Albany. Discussed by A A Stafford, o
IN Salem,Rev G w Hill. Albany, ] A Dunn
~ NETT, Trav Secretary.
il tO To Young Men, n & Ciistensen
Newberg.
(e) To Business Men, q A Mooney
Portland.