Evening journal., 1897-03-13
IT MUST RAISE FUNDS.
The z. M. c. A. Needs Money
and Must Have it or Fail.
TRYINa TO INTBREsT THE PEOPLE
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONFERENCE
ON WAYS AND MEANS HELD
LAST NIGHT-PROMINENT Wis
ITORs SPEAK.

lTORS SPEAK.
The board Of directors Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. and some of the Wilmington busi-
ness men who have not heretofore been
interested I'm that organization met i'm
Association Hall last night to confer as
to the best means of keeping alive the
work which is greatly handicapped by
lack of funds.
number OF invitations had been Is
sued TO prominent men 20 attend. Un-
fortunately few, even of those who ac-
ceptod invitations. were present. but
those who were, made up In enthusiasm
and earnest interest for the absentees.
At the invitation of the association.
Walter G. Douglass, general secretary
Of the Philadelphia Y. NJ. G. A.: Hon.
John Field ex-postmastor Of Philadel-
phia and W. b. Wilson of the Penn
syvania railroad were present to give
their opinion Of the best methods Of
improving local conditions in assOca-
ton work. All of them are men of
wide experience in this work, and their
views were accorded the greatest inter-
est and respect
As Is generally known. the associa-
/ ton here has not received the support
OF the people of Wilmington and the
directors have had to make good a de-
felt in the running expenses nearly
every year.
The visiting speakers arrived here
about 6 o'clock and they went at once
TO the association hall. where tea was
served preparatory 10 hearing the plans
! for the relieffOf the association dis
cussed.
Three tables had been arranged I'm
the hall on the second floor OF the
building They were very prettily
decorated with cut flowers, ferns and
many small banquet lamps. A very en-
joyable collation. was served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the association.
These were seated at the tables: W.
B Wilson. VIC. Douglass. Hon. John
Field, Henry Bush, Alfred Gawthrop, A.
G. MCCausland w. X. Crosby, G. H.
Cantwell, Job II. Jackson, w. c. Tin
dali. c. B. Bird, Charles Baird. Med
ford II. CahoOn. III. ID. Ross. r. w.
Lang, Joseph J.. Carpenter. Jr., Charles
b. Palmer. A. S. Reed, Professor Isaac
7. Johnson. II. A. Humphrey. William
Luke. G. H. Heald. Thomas Young, j.
ID. Carter and G. w. Pusey
BY each place was a typewritten pa
per neatly tied with blue ribbon. which
e placed before each person the true con-
5 diuon of affairs here.
4 The cover contained tho last message
OF President Joseph Pyle to the board.
'I have found in my life that where
there iH "a strong human will In favor
e of a just cause and a good thing. there
q will be, somehow, a divine way opened
# This is my faith. brethren. IL Is my
N prayer that the Master Of
# Life will permit me to live
= TO see the dedication OF building
Z TO the use and benefit Of the young men
e of our city where they can be sur
:. rounded with moral and Christian in
d huences. free from all evil compan-
4 IONS"
h It further stated, and a big colored
II chart on the wall OF the room bore It
q out, that there are 1000 men in viii
mington between the ages of 16 and 30
years. or these 500 (less rather than
n more), belong TO Protestant churches
Six thousand OF them attend some
church. Catholic or Protestant. regular
ly or occasionally The same number
= lnever go to church at all. and have no
+ religious instruction whatever.
n The paper further stated that 10000
n left school az or before they were IA
IA years Of age, and that every business
IL man knows how few are thoroughly fit
Ted for the positions held let alone fit
for advancement. Il says that there is
one saloon in Wilmington for every
UUUUIN~
, | tiOn, and 80 per cent. OF the patronage
:. Of gambling dcns. saloons and places of
NJ impure resort is from young men.
Il 10 continues. "A very large percent
. age Of young men live in boarding
= houses and every observing person
knows that home ties set very lightly
on the large majority of young men.
There are not less than $500 boys. be-
~ tween the ages OF II and 16, in Will
m mington."
90 The paper gave the report Of the
work of the association for the past
year and gave the following report OF
The present condition of the associa-
ton:
I'd ASSOCIATION FINANCES.
3 Present condition. C59 feet
~ 'front.' mortgaged $4,000; current ex-
IA pensc deficit. 1.-TWO years.. 81 200: oct
n standing obligation. S22 .000 Imperative
needs.-To pay mortgages, $4,000; 10
pay deficit. $2,100; to repair and re-
model building. $780, to meet the
years expenses, $4,000; total money
he needed, 9.lOO.
ce Meeting these needs viii reduce years
h. expense for interest. 81 900: reduce for
on heating and repairs, $500; making q
total reduction of $1,000; and will in
crease floor space. add to the attractive.
u ness of quarters, make educational class
IL work possibility. and consequently
nd largely increase the membership.
et Each speaker took this statement as
the basis Of his remarks. Mr. Douglass
H. was the first speaker. He made q
On stirring address, in which he appealed
ed TO the people not 20 let the Y. NJ. c. A.
the only bulwark between many of the
city's young men and destruction, fail
" for need Of work or money. He said
e. that the work being done by the asso-
fn citation Is fully commensurate with the
as equipment at its command. and the
ne way TO increase its capability of doine
good is TO increase this equipment and
IL reduce the debt. He thought that If the
its people Of the city could be interested
sl- they would. by small subscriptions
help to erect a magnificent building and
n. put plenty Of money in the hands of
=, the beard for use In the work. He con