Evening star., 1898-03-25
THE NEW YIN. CA BUILDING
The Management Planning to Begin Con-
struction on the First of May.
Meeting Called of Committee of One
Hundred-Circular Issued to
the Young People.

languish. notwithstanding there has been
so much else to attract the attention of the
general public. Secretary Multer of the
association has been hard at work continu-
elly In behalf of the proposed building, the
construction of which is expected to begin
in a few weeks. He has been ably second
ed by the citizens of Washington, who are
interested in the association, and who have
rendered their aid
A meeting of the committee of one hum
dred will be held this evening at o'clock
at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Circular letters have been sent to
different members of this citizens commit
tee, requesting every one to be present and
to be prepared to make a verbal report of
what has been accomplished, and further,
to give such suggestions as his work so far
done may prompt him to make. The cir
cular states that it is the desire of those
in charge of the canvass as a result of the
meeting, to be able to decide whether or
not 1t will be wise to begin the work O.
construction May l. The circular is signed
by 5. w. Curriden, chairman of the COM
mittee, who will preside at tonights meet
ing. The chief aim will be to get these re-
ports and to arrange plans to complete the
canvass in sixty days.
The Secretary Discusses Plans,
"Cne Of the plans,' said Secretary Mul-
ter this morning. will be to get the men
who have been working all along to devote
a larger amount of time in the next two
months than they have been doing and are
doing at present The reports from the
canvassers will be received and different
phases under which the canvass is being
conducted will be discussed. There is a
purpose to make a great forward move
ment tor the collection of the $1,000, with
out which we would not think 1t a good
plan to begin construction
Already total of about S45,,uu has been
coiiected We Go not anticipate any trou-
BILE in securing the necessary $35 900. We
nave list of at least fifty wealthy people
OF the city who have not been approached
as yet. The really wealthy ones are not
those who have given the money so far
subscribed There are probably 450 in..vid-
uai subscribers on the list. The rich are
not the ones who have helped the Y NJ c.
A. in the past. The people in moderate
circumstances have rendered the most as
Sistance."
Secretary Multer will speak at this even
1rgs meeting, and there will be several
informal addresses by members of the
committee in regard to the best plans to
be pursued in order to raise the desired
amount. The greatest enthusiasm has
been displayed in the matter of the can
vass, the secretary says, and while he de-
sired that the amount collected should be
larger. he is satisfied with what has been
done.
Hope Placed In Young People.
Great hopes are entertained of what will
be accomplished by the young people of the
city, who will be enlisted to aid
the canvass for the building fund.-
at mass meeting to be held at the
First Congregational Church the night of
April G. These young people will cooperate
with the committee en- canvass, of which
John B. Sleman. jr, is chairman. Secre
tary Multer and Mr.. Sleman called On Vice
President Hobart to ask him to act as
chairman Of the meeting The Vice Presi-
Gent regretted that lie could not accept
the offer, as much as he should have liked
to do 50. Secretary Multer gave him much
information about the local Y. NJ. C. A.
and the proposed new building, in which
MIR. Hobart seemed greatly Interested. He
promised to subscribe to the fund, and
said that Washington Should have a Y.
NJ. c. A. buil1ng, of which the capital
residents would be proud.
The mass meeting to be held the night
of April g, it is thought, will be n most
interesting enc. All arrangements have
not yet been made, but an outline of the
will be selected to act as chairman on
the occasion. Rev. DR.. B. l.. Whitman of
Columbian University will make an ad
dress and other prominent men will also
speak There will be present, also sew
eral international secretaries. Stereopti-
con views of the different Y. NJ. c. A
buildings throughout the world will he
shown, and Secretary Muiter will explain
them. The musical program will be a
good one. 1t will be in charge of Mr.
Percy S. Foster. Chairman Sleman of the
committee thinks that at least 1000 CT
the young people of the city can be en-
listed in the canvass movement.
Appeal Issued.
The following appeal. addressed to the
Christian young people of the city of Wash
inSton. has been sent out:
THE Young Mems Christian Association
appeals to you for aid in the raising of
funds TO construct new building.
For years the association carried on its
work in quarters ill-fitted for its purposes
and too small for the accommodation of
the hundreds of yoIng men ard boys who
sought the privileges of membership.
over two years ago the association suf-
fered the loss of its building by fire and
sine. thea some branches of the work have
been entirely abandoned and others carried
Cn inperfectly and under the greatest dis
advantages.
The association stands for the spiritual,
mental and physical advancement of young
nien- 1t supplements the work of the
churches and is l feeder to their member
ship rolls, while II oo-operates in a most
practical way with the work of all OF the
young peoples organizations. Through its
educational and gymnasium work it reaches
thousands of young men never reached Or
touched by church influences.
The old association building was, and the
new building Will be, Il fayorite and con-
venient meeting place for the many Or
ganizations by means of which the various
denominations are joined together il, CO.
operative work.
~ part OF the burden Of the work for u
new building is yours; part of the glor-
ious privilege of providing this light house
for the young men of the nations capital
may be yours. Such an enterprise claims
your aid but once in lifetime"
About $500 of these circulars have been
printed. Other circulars have been sent to
different ciergymen of the churches, asking
them to select some one from among the
young people best fitted to represent the
work When these have been named a per-
sonal letter is written 10 the one selected.
1t Is proposed that the bond scheme"
which was used so effectively in raising
funds for the c. E. convention here, will
be put into practice. BY this means about
$l2 $50 was raised for the Endeavor convsn-
ton, and 1t is thought it will be equally as
successful for the purposes Of the Y. IL.
c. a.
Crap Shooters Fined.
Several days ago Policeman Headley sur
prised a gang of colored crapshooters in
an alley In the rear of n street southwest
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