The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-29
THE NEW RAILROAD Y.M.C.A.
BUILDING FORMALLY OPENED TO
THE PUBLIO LAST EVENING.


The Old Derby Depot Has Been Devoted to
the Railroad Association-lhe Rooms
Crowded Last EVening-Wel Known
Railroad Men Present-Addresses by
President Clark and yice-President Hail.
The new Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. rooms
in the old Derby depot, at the corner
of Silver and Commerce street, were
formally opened last night. The eXer-
cises began at 8 o'clock, but fifteen
minutes before that time the audience
room on the second floor, where the eX-
ercises were to be held, was packed
and the hallway leading to it was
standing full General Superintendent
C. II. Plat of the New Haven system
west of New London, presided at the
meeting, and on the platform with him
were seated Rev. DR.. Newman Smyth,
President Charles p. Clark Vice Presl-
dent Hall and Mr.. Fenno, secretary of
the local Railroad Y. M, C. a,
Robinson's orchestra was present and
furnished music at intervals during the
evening.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. DR.. Smyth, which was followed by
a solo by Mr.. Riley j. Phillips, jr
Interesting addresses We're then de-
lvered by President Clark and Vice
President Hall, both of which will be
found below, printed in full. After
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sic by the orchestra, addresses were
made by j. w. Wardrop, freight agent
at Harlem river, and G. A. Warbur-
ton, secretary of the Railroad Y. NJ c.
a. of New York city. Both spoke of
the value of Y. M. G. A. to railroad
men, and We're listened to with interest.
S. D. Seviere then sang a solo, and Mr..
Fenno made brief remarks The exer-
cises closed with the doXology and
benediction.
AS all those who desired to hear the
addresses were unable to get into the
hall on account of the large attendance,
after speaking upstairs President Clark
and Vice President Hall spoke to an
overflow meeting in the reading room
down stairs. They were both enthu-
siastically applauded as they arose to
speak and as they concluded, and it
was evident that they We're very popu-
lar with the railroad men.
The reception committee for the even
ing consisted Of about twenty members
each wearing neat blue ribbon badge
pinned to the coat with button pin,
on which was inscribed New York,
New Haven and Hartford r. R." Har-
ry N. Nettleton, chief clerk at the rail-
road building was chairman of the
committee.
Among the well known railroad men
present during the evening were: Pres
ident Charles P. Clark, Vice President
Hall, General Superintendent Plat,
Chief Engineer F. S. Curtis, General
Baggage Agent George A. Morton, Gen
eral Ticket Agent J. N. States Superin-
tendent r. G. Curtis of the Northamp-
ton division, Assistant superintendent
of the New York division T. e. Bow
man, Paymaster George Little, Chief
Train Dispatcher N. E. Smith, Super
intendent G. S. Davidson of the Hart
ford division, superintendent G. w
Beach of the Naugatuck division, and
ex-president of the Waterbury Y. M. C
A., Division Freight Agent Fl. G. Cogs-
we'll of Bridgeport, r. w. Hustled pur-
chasing agent of the Old Colony line
"A. H. Porter, agent at Boston; w. E
Chamberlain, assistant superintendent
at Harlem river; James Fl. Farbush
general yard master at Harlem River
Il l.. E. Bates, chief clerk at Harlem Riv.
y err; C. e. Douglass, foreman of car in,
spectors at Harlem river; Superinten
dent w. A. Waterbury of the New Lon
don division; General Freight Agent N
"A, Wilcox, and Mr. Woodruff, assistan
SUPERINTENDENT of the Northampton di
vision, In addition to the above nam
ed gentlemen from out of town, there
were fifteen employees from Harlem
River.
The rooms as now arranged for the
Railroad Y. M. c. A. are very commo
dious and elegantly fitted The inter
ior of the building has been entirel,
renovated and repaired. The lowe
rooms are finished in oak, and those OIL
the second floor in yellow pine. On tn
@"a"rirst floor is the secretary's office, twt
large reading rooms, smoking room
finely fitted baths. and a bowling al
ley. A fine carved oak arch connect
the two reading rooms On the secont
floor front is a large audience room
and back of this hall extends to tn
rear of the building. Along this hal
and two class rooms, and a private Of
flee for the secretary. At the rear o
the hall Is a. large committee room.
A third story has been added to tn
this story are twenty-one sleeping
rooms with bath and toilet room
The reading room down stairs will b
supplied with all the latest magazines
and New York, local and other news
papers.
The officers of the railroad branch o
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