The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-01-04
Y. NJ. c. A. Labor Committee Says
Few Leave.
REPoRrs FOR MONTH uF pECEMREK
Discussion of Plans OF New Gymnasiuns.
s1o,osd Already Pledged - Young
Men in Stores May be Asked fsr
slooo-Reading Room Patre.issd.

The Y. NJ. c. A. held their regular
monthly business meeting last night
at the hall. A quorum being present,
business was proceeded to without
further delay.
After the reading of the minutes by
the secretary, the treasurer made q
report Of $615.96 received and $551.7O
expended during the month of De-
cember, leaving a total of $64. .2s in
the treasury.
The general secretary's report was
next given. The usual routine work
was carried on since the meeting on
the 9Th of December; 109 business let
tiers relating to different matters were
written. The reading room was
patronized by more people than usual,
and an increase seems to be manifest
from day to day. Several persons
called for advice and help; thirty ap-
plications for work were haaded in
and two positions were secu d. The
Bible class on Sunday afternoon has
fallen off considerably. Mr.. Corbett
thought he could trace the reason for
this to the Salvation Army and other
places of worship where the times Of
service conflict. The Sunday evening
prayer meeting is steadily Increasing
In TACT, all the meetings but the one
tirst mentioned are doing splendidly.
The employment committee re
ported large crowd of people con-
Usually looking for work. People
came down on every boat instead of
going sway.
The reptsSi of the literary committee
showed f1fty, seven books dra ygn from
the library during December The
reading room is not as well stored
with reading matter as could be
hoped for, but things are prosperirg.
The Shipping Committee reported
forty-one vessels during Deeen bsr
at the New Years Day luncheon.
from three to four times the number
OF sailors visited the Y. NJ. G.. A. They
spoke very kindly of the generons
treltment they received.
AGr. c. B. Ripley made the following
report of the special committee on
gymnasium: A meeting of the special
committee on gymnasium, consisting
OF c. b. Ripley, chairman; c. II.
Cooke, p. c. Jones, F. ]. Lowrey and
Secretary Corbett, was held December
9th. Plans for an addition tO the
present \. NJ. G. A. building were
submitted. The proposed additions
Will contain gymnasium about rs by
20 feet in size, four large new class
rooms, closets, bathrooms, lockers,
and every convenience of q well equip
ped gymnasium. The cost of the rro-
posed additions was estimate "a be
about $4,000.
Secretary Corbett was instructeO 10
prepare subscription book, ard, at
the next regular meeting of tbe assO-
citation, the whole matter be referred
to the association.
After this report, tie members pres
ent were asked to examine the plans
for the gymnasium. After a general
discussion, it was agreed that he
plans, as corrected and adopted by he
committee, be adopted by the assoeie-
ton, and that bids he called for. NJ.
Corbett stated in this connection thst
he thought they were perfectly safe
in doing this, since he had 500 0
pledged up to date. Sot very exte /
sive canvass has bee II made. The young
men in the different stores of the civ
have not been seen. 1t was suggesteti
bya member present that these be lefi
for the equipment OF the propose new
building, $1,000 being the requisite
amount. 1t was thought by some
that $1,000 would not cover all ex
penses OF equipment, but Mr.. COrbett
said he knew of gymnasium ia the
East, that was larger than the pro-
posed one, in which that sum had
been sufficient.
The plans displayed by Mr.. Ripley
show that great deal of ingenuity
has been exercised to make the new
gymnasium, and in fact the whole Y.
NJ. c. A. building a place of comfort.
The present building will undergo a
great many changes, the main idea
being easy communication between
the rooms. Partitions will be torn
down and moved, doors will be
changed and steps removed. The
gymnasium will cover the whole of
the vacant lot next to the present
building and will be of the same style.
The floor will be three feet below
ground, so that about seven feet of
steps will have to be decended from
the main building before the gymna-
sium proper can be reached. Outside
the present reading room, and run
ming up to the gymnasium which will
project out to the sidewalk, will be q
veranda continuous with the present
landing. Another will project from
the other side of the landing in front
OF the secretary's present room.
After prayer by Mr.. Ripley for the
success of the new undertaking the
meeting closed.