The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
NEW RAVENS Y. M. c. A.
ENTERS UPON 4 NEW EPOCH OF
 ACTIVIIY.

Movement to Build Up the Association
 From Its Present Weakness to a Strong
 and Powerful Organization-The Plans
 in view-The New Committe-The Build-
 ing Project.
 When MT. Lotze came to New Haven from Denver to take charge of the '. M. c. A. here he found there was plenty of work to be done. The insti- } tuition was but little known to a large portion of the public at large outside of the active Christian workers, and the membership had fallen until 1t was scarcely three hundred. The board ot directors called him to take charge with the hope that he would duplicata his success at Denver, and he has be- gun his work in manner which justi- f1es that hope.
 Last night, in an interesting conver< sation MT. Lotze stated what he de- sired to do and how he expected to ac- complish it. During the conversation he said: "The condition of the New Haven association has been a subject of remark in associations all over the country. They at least, if the city did not, considered it discredit that city of the size of New Haven should have such weak association, and one destitute of a building or home of it's own. The contrast presented by the strength and ability of the Yale .assoct- stronger light the weakness of the central Y. M. c. A.
 We have determined to build thH New Haven association up from the weakest in the state to the strongest and largest, as it ought to be-. Hart- ford has fine building, with nem- bership of about 1.2O0, Bridgeport has a membership of between 700 and S00. while New Haven has only 300. Wa# have started out to get 1000 new mem bers and we must have them. Already, without any organized effort, we have secured in the past week 200 new mem bers. We have now almost perfected the organization of the membership committee This committee composed of one hundred members, is to have entire charge of the work. They havc been divided into twenty blocks of i've each and will enter into competition to secure the most members. Each block has its captain and the selection of these captains has been very dif~ ficult matter. The association was At such low ebb when I took charge, few days ago, that was compelled to- first go out and secure as members the men whom thought would be capable of taking charge of these squads. think that the men whom we have se- cured are hustlers and have the conii dence of the citizens. So far we hAvas only eighteen of the twenty
 "They are: Messrs. G. A. Barnes, c. c. Larom, Howard Adt, R. w. ChaD- Hurd, w. R. Hartung, w. R. Downs, S. H. Reed, Herbert Foote, A. Hs Hayes, S. F. Punderson,, John Fris- cher, H. H. Taylor, E. B. Osborn and w. H. Douglas. The other two will be selected in a few days.
 "The general committee, which 1Iaa charge of the whole matter, consists of B. S. Swift, chairman, Judge Cleve- land F. M. Ward, Steve Warren w. R.. Downs and G. B. Hurd. The men of each squad will report to their re- spective captains every day, and the captains will likewise report to the general committee. In this way we shall know every day just how wa stand, "In addition we have appointed q gymnasium committee of forty nlerl- bers, who are divided into two squads. 1 They also will enter into competition after members. The captains of tho two squads are c. R. Taylor and F. R. Meyer. Thus we have altogether 40 active, hustling men, giving all their spare time toward securing members. 1 "The reception committee also has been reorganized and from now on
 there will be in the office every night
 three men of this committee whose
 business 1t will be to make tue mern- i bers acquainted with each other and to give to all strangers kindly welcome. l We want to make the young men of | this city feel that we need them and
 that we can offer some things which i they need.
 When I came here I did not expect I once, but find it almost pushed upon
 Jus. Almost every one we approach asks us how soon we are going to get
 our new building. We shall begin
 upon that just as soon as we haves raised one thousand new members. We have a fine lot, 80x200, at the corner
 of Temple and Center, for which wes
 were recently offered $45,000.
 "We do not wish to ask for aid until ! we have proved ourselves worthy oG | support, but I do want to say that tf
 the newspapers of the city will help us
 to present our cause to the people we
 will soon have an association and:
 building of which the city may well be-
 proud"
 THE CITY FATHERS PICTURES.