The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21
THE MARK IS 500
Rapid Increase in Y. NJ.
c. A. Membership.
a Task Set-Mr. Ripley's Home
Con1ing-Librarya and Read
Ing Room.

Work at the Y. VI. c. \. J. going on
very nicely. New members are coming
in rapidly. Since the beginning OF the
month about twenty-five new paid-up
members have been enrolled. II was
the hope OF the officers TO increase the
membership TO 900 by the end o. this
month. While this mark may not bs
reached. the number will not fall far
short.
The Association Review j. out and
among the many features Is an inter
.esting article by Mr.. c. b. Ripley. who
writes regarding Associations which he
visited while on the mainland. The
article concludes as follows:
Upon returning 10 Honolulu my
first visit down town was To- attend the
New Years reception at the Associa-
ton. As / entered the building I was
most cordially greeted by young man
who was evidently u stranger. to me
at least, for he urged me TO look over
the building, TO see the exhibit OF draw
ing and bookkeeping and TO make my
self at home and to- come to the rooms
often while ] was in the city. The
greeting was so cordial and such a con-
trast TO many that l received where I
really was a stranger that / was proud
of my own Association. and the pleas
ure OF the homecoming was deepened
even If / was not recognized as . fell
low with paid-up membership card TN
my pocket"
The reading room and library OF the
Association are very well patronized
Through all the hours OF the day a
large number OF men can he found
reading the papers and magazines.
Strangers especially make the reading
| Dom their headquarters. This fact Is
very gratifying to- the organization.
which makes special effort toward pro-
viding place OF refuge for the young
man who is n stranger in a strange
land.
The reading room and library are
| both well stocked. Every leading mag
aZine and several OF the metropolitan
papers may he found scattered upon
| the tables. In regard to- the reading
| room, Mr.. Lindsay, a director OF the
| Milwaukee Y. VI. G.. ~, while on a visit
| here, said that he never had seen one
hOIt luOiOuSuiN eVulpDeu. COuSlueflnE
| the size of the institution" The IL
brary includes about coo standard
works. Fiction. history and scientific
| works may be found upon the shelves.
The general secretary. Mr.. Coleman.
takes q great deal of interest in these
departments and is gratified at the in
terest which is being shown in them.
In addition to the regular classes.
| basket ball and hand ball are receiv-
ing much attention. The teams of both
these games are practicinE all the time.
1t is intended soon To have a hand ball
tournament. Basket ball contests take
place between the Association teams
every Thursday evening.
Handball is a most interesting game.
but IL is one which a great many here
do not know much about. IL Is very
simple to learn and affords first class
exercise to- every part OF the body. II
| may be played by two. three or four
persons. The following athletic pro-
gram is arranged for this week:
Tuesday evening-Classes. 1909
Wednesday evening-Hand ball.
Thursday evening-Basket ball
| Friday evening-ClaSSes. 1909
Saturday evening-Hand ball.
| Gym. closes at 3 p. m.