Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-19
PROPOSED Y.M.C.A. BUILDING
Meeting of Committee Selected to Solicit
Subscriptions to Building Fund.
Confidence Expressed That the People
Money The Addresses.

About thirty of the members of the citt-
zens committee selected to assist in the
canvass for funds with which to erect a
new building for the Young Mems Christian
Association of Washington met last even
ing at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church and made arrangements for en-
tering upon that work.
In the absence of Chairman Foster, Mr..
L. Caben Williamson, president Of the as
ISOLATION, was called to the chair, and Mr..
c. F. Nesbit served as secretary.
The exercises were begun with prayer.
offered by Rev. DR.. j. G. Butler of Luther
Memorial Church, after which Mr. William
son made short address. In the course
OF his remarks. he stated that after exam
ming a number of locations in various parts
of the city, the building committee had de-
Cidcc: that it would be better to have the
Rev structure On the site of the present
edifce, with the lot adjoining added, and
that consequently had completed arrange
ments for the purchase of the necessary
ground.
1t seemed 10 him and Some OF the other
members of The committee. he said, that
taking Into consideration the fact of the
fire and the death of the former secretary,
Ir. James E. Pugh the site of the present
building Was sacred ground and there they
ought to erect the new building.
Mr.. Williamson said he felt sure the peo-
pie of Washington would contribute the
sl25,COo which IL was estimated was needed
to make the enterprise a success. There
rad been delay, he said. in the work of re-
building. but that was unavoidable He
referred to the fact that the sum of $50, $50
had been raised among the members of the
board OF directors. ard he had an abiding
faith that the movement thus started
would be successful.
Secretary MOrriss' Address.
Mr.. W. H. MorTiss, general secretary of
the Baltimore Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, said Washington ought to have the
finest Yonug Mems Christian Association
building in the world. There are. he said,
about s16.OG0,0G0 invested in Young Mems
Christian Association properties There is
scarcely a city town you enter
where there is not Young Mems Christian
Association with home of its own. Each
of these buildings has been wrought out
of difficulties which were conquered only
after a mighty struggle.
The remainder of Mr.. Morr.ss address was
illustrated with views thrown upon a
screen from a stereopt;con. The first pic
ture shown was that OF Sir George Will
liams. the founder of the first Young Mems
Christian Association, in London in 1871.
Next was shown d view of the room i'll
which the orbaniZecs met. and then the
magnificent Lcrdon home of the V NJ. G.
A, Exeter Hall. in the busiest portion of
that city. ard then, corsecutively. the fol-
lowing: Y. NJ. c. A. building in Berlin.
Paris. Glasgow. Pittsburg. New York,
Brooklyn, Albany. Boston. Providence. Ger
nell, Yale. New Castle. Pa. Montreal Au-
burn, N Y, Chicago. San Francisco, Toxic
and Berwick, Pa. Views of the present
home of the Washington Y. VI. Z. A., both
internal and external, ard a portrait of
the late secretary. James E. Pugh.
Value Of Y. NJ. c. A,
After the close of Mr.. Morrss' address
Mr.. W. c. Douglas. secretary of the Phil
adelphia Y. NJ. C. A. spoke on THE Value
of Young Mel S Christian Associations"
Following the public meeting a confer
ence was held OF those who are willing to
enter into an active canvass for subscrip-
lions u the building fund. 1t was deter
mined to open headquarters at once and to
push the proposed canvass energeticaIly