The evening times., 1896-03-25
HIS WORK IS MPPED OUT.
Task Which Is set Before New
Y. N. c. 4. Secretary.
EVERYTHING LEFT ijsl i TO HIM
He Must Decide whaf Is to Be Done
for the New Society Building-Must
Choose Site and Arrange Plans.
How the Work for Accomplishing
the Desired Object Is Progressing.

Handicapped by the lack OF proper ac-
! commodation and without a regular build
| ing for their work, the Young Mems Chris
tian Association is struggling manfully
forward. The burning OF their building
has not retarded in the least their efforts
for good, and every night the spiritual
meetings are held in the rooms in the
Lehman building. The reading room is
Gro wded with patrons, and the educational
work has lost none of its interest and value.
Every member is at the present time
auxiously awaiting the arrival OF Mr.. w.
n. Muller, the newly called secretary, who
is to take the place SO ably filled by the
late Secretary Pugh.
The secretary or the :. N. G. A. has COM
pfete supervision over its work, and every
thing is done under his direction. MIR.
Multer Is a secretary of some experience,
having been five years in charge OF the
West Philadelphia branch OF the associa-
ton.
Soon after the death of Mr.. Pugh Mr.
ID. F. Harris was made acting secretary
and 4 committee consisting OF Messrs. l..
C. williamson, president OF the associa-
ton, S. W. Woodward and 7. A. Harding
was appointed to select a new secretary.
They decided upon Mr.. Multer and he Is
due to arrive in Washington the 1st Of
April. His labors will consist principally
in getting the association into new quar-
ters. the raising OF funds for a new build
Ing and the selection of a new site. This
is an important undertaking and the hard
est part of his work.
A RECEPTION.
On the evening Of Tuesday. the 9TH of
April, Mr.. Multer Will be given a recep-
ton by the members of the association,
the clcrgymen OF the city and the young
men OF the Epworth League, Christian En-
deavor, st. Andrews Brotherhood and
the brotherhood OF Andrew and Phillip.
The reception win be held in Calvary Bap-
tist Sunday.school House and a musical
program rendered. L. c. Williamson will
deliver the address of welcome and the Y.
n. c. A. orchestra and quartet will render
musical selections. The committee Of ar.
rangements consists Of Acting Secretary
D. +. Harris, Recording Secretary j. II.
Lichlighter and L. c. Williamson.
Notwithstanding the cranped quarters
OF the association it is in excellent condi.
ton. IT has six or seven rooms In the Len
man Building, where are located reading
room, office, service room, and educa.
tiopal departments. The athletic depart.
ment has been somewhat neglected, owing
10 lack Of aceommodatioDs but the educa.
tional branch, with 24O members, is thriv-
ing and will hold its commencement ex.r-
cises the st day OF April, and will close
for the season this month.
Not least worthy of mention is the Boys
Brigade. which has been formed for the help
A k,,u lao In
with the corps is being formed under the
direction of Mr.. Charles Lamb as instructor.
Boys under sixteen only can join.
During this month specimens Of stu
dent work in all branches of the educational
will be prepared and placed on
exhibition at the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms. on
Saturday and Monday, April 4 and 6.
This exhibition will show the progress made
by the individual student during the scho-
.astic year, and no effort will be spared by
the instructors to have the work done COM
mend itself to the public.
PARLOR TALKS.
On the 2Ttb of the month the final series
of pa rlor talks will be delivered. The
subject will be India and Rev. Allen
HaZen is the lecturer. The next evening
IN the Literary Societies eulogies on the
life of the late James Edgar Pugh win be
delivered by President Williamson, W. n. |
Weston and Charles F Nesbit.
That the Y. N. C. A. is soon to have 4
new building is almost a certainty. 1t |
could not have been accomplished before, |
owing to the death of the secretary, and |
t will be the first work of Secretary |
Multer. The need of such building has |
been more than demonstrated. The people |
Of Washington are only waiting for the |
to present itself when they |
AN subscribe to the new building fund, and |
t would be well for each one to begin to |
ook ahead and see how much he or she |
S going 20 give to raising the structure. |
1t Is desired that a handsome building be |
that will do credit to the |
nations capital.
The organization owns the ground where
he old building burned down, and it has
been varlously estimated to he worth from |
100000 to S15O,OOO. 1t may be that |
the new secretary will decide to erect the
new quarters on the old site. He will
have the mana agement of the ARA ngements |
md what he says will undoubtedly be fol-
owed by the members and directors