The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-01
NOW COMFORTABLY HOUSED.
DEDICATION OF THE Y. M. c. A.
BUILDING.
A Large Number Of Guests Inspect
the New Home Of the
Association.

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Christian Association was opened last
night. The rooms were crowded with
people and all expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the commodious
and attractive building which has been
provided for the young men.
At the conclusion of the program the
visitors inspected every part of the
building, and partook of the refresh
ments which the ladies' auxiliary had
provided.
The exercises were held in the cosy
hall. Chauncey H. Dunn, President OF
the association, was Chairman. The
audience sang the doxology, and Rev.
"A. ]. Sturtevant led in prayer.
Mr.. Dunn spoke of the inception Of
the building idea some ten years ago,
when, through the generosity of Mrs.
Hewell, the California State Bank and
the National Bank of D. o. Mills, valu-
able property on K street was secured.
This property was exchanged last No
vember for the lot on which the present
building has been erected. The inn
provements in the property cost over
$4,000, Of which sum over $4,000 has
been paid in. The $4,000 now needed
to pay off the Indebtedness will, it is
hoped, soon be secured.
A male quartet composed of Edgar
Coffman, Dave Mcgowan, Henry Arm
old and Walter Hunt, rendered Annie
Laurie" and had to respond to hearty
encore
Rev. W. c. Sherman, on behalf of
the pastors of Sacramento, spoke on
the association from the standpoint of
minister, saying it did not supprant
but supplemented the church. Having
been formerly a General Secretary, Mr..
Sherman could speak with added
warmth.
Miss Fannie Campbell sang very
nicely THE Angels Chant" accom-
panied on the harp by Miss Dora Fish
and on the violin by Miss Ethel Grant.
Hon. Fred Cox, on behalf of the bust
ness men of Sacramento, said he was
glad to have such an institution in the
city for the morality of young men,
and said it should have at least 500
members.
Mrs. B. f. Howard sang in her usual
entertaining way and was heartily en-
cored. Walter NJ. Parsons, State Sec
rotary Of the California Y. NJ C. As.
said this was the seventh building in
the State built for the use of young
men, and that their present value was
100000. In the United States there
are over $40 buildings, valued at over
S20.0O0,000.
The work which the Y NJ C.. A.
is doing is Endorsed, Mr. Parsons said,
by such merchant princes as VIM. =.
Dodge and Cyrus H. Mccormick, and
that the railroad corporations of the
United States gave largely of their
funds to carry on the work because of
its value to them from a purely fnan-
cial standpoint.
Mrs. Ida Clinch-Lester sang
Schubert's ''Serenade," accompanied by
Miss Dora Fish on the harp, and was
loudly applauded, having to respond
to the demand for another song.
Henry ]. Mccoy. the we'll known and
popular Secretary of the San Francisco
association, spoke in his customary
happy style, saying that the opening of
the building marked an epoch in asso-
citation work in Sacramento The most
important element in any community,
he said, was the young men, therefore
the most important work was that
which benefited this class morally.
spiritually, physically. socially and in
tellectually. He urged young men 10
join, and the citizens generally to do
all in their power to at once raise the
S2.C00 needed to clear off the indeb-
tedness on the property
George Lester sang Dreams" and
was obliged to respond to an encore.
The exercises in the audience-room
We're concluded with prayer by Rev.
Mr. Carroll. The visitors remained
looking over the building until long
after IL o'clock, and all expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the new
quarters of the Y. NJ c. A.