The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-16
MR.. K. s. M'KEE Is HERE.
HE ARRTYED IN THE CRY TEs-
TERDAr AFTERNOON.
lie VIII ut Once Assume Control Of the
Y. N. &. Am Informal deception
Was rendered Him Last Night.

When the 2:f5 O'Clock train from Wash
ingion steamed iato the Byrd-streel s'a-
ton yesterday afternoon Mr.. {. W. IAN
ner, MIR. John Moron, Assistant oec'e-
tary Turner Of the y. VI. {. A, ana
several other gentlemen were satheieu
| on the platform. 1ney were thtFe }''i'
| the Y. 81. G. A. az "A committee 10 WEE
| come Mr.. *. $. Mckee. the ne" .elte-
| tary. who comes 10 taAe charge OF '"e
association IN this city. -. .t.t,ao
II Is needless 10 say that Af. M~Nee
was aboard the tram, and thal ~ 20
warmly welcomed 10y the COMMITTEES 80
/ made 10 feel Immediately al hoht'
eral hours later fognd MIN III the J. "
i G. a. already In harness. men ina
myself known he welcomed me W." q
| hearty grasp Of the ne.G. ,,
Mr. Mckee Is a native Of Pennsylvania,
/ where he was born thirty-iotr feHs *
| lilo has been engaged IN the !. VI - -
work for the last ten years. DURING
/ that time ne has been mostly DOING STATE
| work, but more recently ne mas Deeh III
| gagged In the emergency department tiis
| held OF laDors has been largely IN A"e
| North and est. where ne has leIl q
| most enviable record as an organizer anu
| an earnest worker. RE assured me tiat
| he was sanguine Of success In TINS MS
| nrSt southern charge.
cot course" said SIR. Mckee, Il have
yet formed no plans, but you may resi-
assured that there Will DO asgree-ise
WORK all along the line. Ny last charge
| WAS in New Albany, but came mere
from Pennsylvania, where | was visiting
/ some friends"
The new secretary has q bus.neas-l.kc
air about him. Ills address is pleasant
estness about him that at once in'?reaaes
every one with whom he comes IN con-
! tact
A. INFORMAL RECEPTION.
At 9 o'clock last night all the members
| and officers of the NJ. {. \. assem-
| bed in the parlors Of the ASSOCIATION 10
tender Mr. Mckee an Informal reception
| OF welcome. 49,
The parlors were pretaly decorated with
Mr.. John Morton welcomed Mr. Mckee
| I'm behalf Of the association. lie sara thes
had met in an Informal manner 10 extend
their hands 10 their new brother No
| 10 sneak words of welcome 10 MN
| may call you brother, conunusd A-l-
| Morton, because you are mat by uOu-
! BILE tie. You are the head Cl our assoc
| ton. and like us you are engaged iI iht
| work OF Christ. our work, l assure YOU
| Will not end with our words ci Weicoiht-
| for We Will give you our hearty co-oveI"-
| ton i'm this WORK which you nave come
| to take charge OF for us. We have huca
| at which we may feel encouraged, ahh
| j am sure that success Is now anead OF
| us" At the conclusion of Mr.. Morton
|
| feeling ana artistic manner that beautiiul
| solo, "Serenade.'
State Secretary j.. a. Coulter then
| made a tersc address, In which re vel
| coined Mr. Mckee IN behalf OF the State
| Committee, Ia behalf Of the assOcia tion
| and IN behalf Of the officers OF the al
| fcrent associations IN the state. Nj.
| Coulter said that. like MI Mckee, ne
| was q stranger Ia Virginia. having been
here but a short while, but yet ~ that
| time he had learned TO love irginia and
| Virginians After some further app.O-
| PIRATE remarks he concirdcd.
Then the gathering sang Aunt oman 3
Quilting Party and they sang u WIN
| a will making the building echo ana re-
echo with the familiar strains OF the
beautiful old melody.
There was a short but tcrse welcome
made by Mr. r. A. Arthur who repre-
sents the religious work OF tne aSsocla :
ton, in which he assured ut. Mckee or
| his and the hearty cooperation OF al
the Christian workers or the assoc'a'io'''
nzMAnKs By Up. FAIL.
The Rev. Or. j. y. Fair representins
| the clergy of the city, then made Few
0 aTt was over a hundred years aso. on
| q dark rainy night, in an OLD historic
house that stood on the storm p3'l.lu
| coast of South Carolina, That grand ie-
| ccntiOn Of welcome was IN progress. IT.
| mansion was agiow with lights lnsiut
| were q gallant cOicrie OK iaiE women ei.'
| brave men, Wnue ever anu ~ -
! volurfrous swell Of music arose upon lHt
| air and mingled strangely with the PAT
| ter of the rain-lrOps that beat upon th'
| rancs The occasion vas a. reception
! rendered to General Lafayette, WnD .aD
| INST arrived in America TO tender W
! colonies the services OF his sword no
| came when our fortunes were udli. an
! so You have come 10 us with your sex
| vices and we accept them ana We VII
co-oDerate with YOU IN bringing 10 tht
association brighter days ol i.ofp..its
mr. Fair continued his remarks, spetk
| ing upon the wonderful WoiH ACCOM-
plished 10y the assoc avon ti a'i1 iono,,i,a.
deucv TO draw the different dehoilli'"
AZ the conclusion Of his remarks. Mr
u H. Cloves SANG with peculiar tender
ness Because | Love on. WINE ~
tain Frank Cunningham rendered IN hi'
usually artistic style, Il VIII flio' ''''
I'll. M'kEs's ADpRls,-
Tben Mr. Morton introduced Mr.. Mckee
| and tho new secretary spoke Df'ehy am
10 the point. There was an eafhess rue
in every word he uttered. ana ne h3 ~.
lfire a man who knew what ne was lhin
inc about He prefaccl his REMARKS ID,
ee7ing he was no pubic s1eotcr ant
tlhat while he was slightly bald ne Wahte'
those present 10 know tnat ne wa , ,.o' %. o.
ola as the newspapers tried TO MAKE GU
he was. He thanked every one Tor tneii
kind and cordial welcome
Il come" he said not ohI1 10 pe a..
IN. a.
| mo secretary cannot do the work or IN
association unles you WORK with nm. -
secretarv built this association II r. ih'
result of the combined work Of many mel
ami women Any association IS JUS
what IFS members make II. ana success.
Viii come ST you work.
Wr Mckee then stated that while mucl
GOOD work was done by the Young Men
Christian Association, It's real purpose
| ras the saving Of souls u believe III th'
Yo,,n~ Mems Christian Association Wit
iii my heart \ great future j. before
il. not only in this city but ID THIS couh
in conclusion, he said he hoped his re-
1afione with this association might DE oil
a lone and cordial nature,
sfter Mr. McKeo's remarks. DR. Fan
dismissed those present with the bene
Giction. - s,,.,,,
rasitlr where an athletic exhibition was
| in progress. The work Of Paul verne
ON the horse and parallel bars was Inc
finest ever seen in this city.
VIII THE RLTEs GO?
Decided Effort is Bcing Made To heh"el