The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-11
Of thr Young Mems Christian Association
Membership Contest
LAST NIGHTS BANQUET At Y. NC. A. HALL
spIendid Menu served by tnc kndies
Auxiliary and Eioau,nt Speeches
by Members of the ASSN.

had secured the greatest number of new
members In the membership contest
In addition to these the officers and
directors of the association were also pres
ent. together with Rev. w. NJ. Lewis.
State secretary.
The banquet was spread in one of tho
assembly rooms and the table was beauti-
fully and artistically decorated by the
skillful hands of the fair ladies who
served the menu. The theme of decora-
ton was white and green. large ribbons
OF these coors being artistcally draped
over the table. pendant from the chan
deiers and flower vases. which were filled
with cbrysanthemums and cut roses
Sprigs OF fern and cut vlolets we're scat
tered about the table 10 careless profu
sion.
The menu was as follows:
Eat, drink and be merry
MENU.
Oysters on the Half Shell.
Turkey Potato Chips
Green Peas Celery.
Cranberry Sauce.
Chicken Salad. Olives.
Sailed Almonds,
Mnce Pies.
Fruit. Coffee
President ]. V. Dealy, as toast master
occupied seat at the head OF the table
with Mr. r. D. Grlbble. member Of The
stale committee at his right while Gen
oral Secretary Kincaide occupied the on
posite end Of tho table. with state Secre-
tary w. VI. Lewis seated at his right
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After the elegant menu had been dig
posed of President Dealy. acting as toast
master. proposed the following toast:
Texas. an Association state" May
Texas not only be the greatest state in
the Union In extent OF territory and com
norcial Importance, but also The ga,ale;t
Young Mems Christian Association state
al them all. and noted for The best iyps
OF Christian manhood.-W. NJ. Lewis. stata
secretary.
Mr. Lewis gave some cogent reasons
why Texas should be splendid asgo-
citation state. Chief among those was the
tact that its population was compo ed 80
largely Of young men, as was the case in
al the Western country, Then, again on
account OF the many schools and colleges.
as lounB Mems Christian Assoca ions
always spring up as adiuncts to such
institutions The extensive railway sys-
ems In Texas also contributed largely to
ne promotion OF association work He
said that today there were seyeuteap
men 70 conanct aas,rjot,o, -,,,, is
year the Gulf Colorado aud Santa 70 rail-
way system had contributed $I5.G0O + as
ISOLATION work the Could roads $1,000 aud
ao navy SoopV, LuIlhg tne iast three
Associo,,on h,,nit,t, Neu ga stan
Texas. The Rosenberg b'rtid,ng a, r,Ivo,
ton Tho can s.ora az ,bor, az nj
sociation AZ n.iIa- - - -
members Ctbor h,,itdir,,. H. r.
beira oorstr,,n,a,, -. r. ','9a ~" ~, "u''
80, uN,eu AZ ,tA'th"H' NiepuFhe
tii "niIe ou'I" n09 we. m n
.,s l'PlalIon az oo,Sicsha ma Fa' Every
nay new points IN the state re 2ppiy NJ
10 the state committee for organ cation.
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The next toast announced c,,.. or,,.
N'''" "''' i"'
State committee. May this committee
help make Texas truly creat-R II Grtb- ,
HE nsn,bor sta,, c-r,r,t.,.o
Nr Gn'hh,o .a,I .a
+ha e,a,a 5a'" .''i. "S mtIloer OF
t ne o s Von,nnltlee ne was using ms
in Texas and he was glad IA state hat r.
cause was growing IN Interest from year
TO year but It still needed m re encour-
ssefneht 10 piaco IT. upon that plane OF /
ns, uiness us merit deserved As the
work was being better understood among
the people better results might still be
expected
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Tho next toast "tJopsh,n.s yo,r, No,
rho, so .,o t.,n,.a.. "e w."
Ivy are 'he plsh'est IN the state May !
ms association prove their friend. and
help to shape their destiny" was respond,
cd to bv Mr. c n Tracy ra .no,,. =,
Young men in their ro,at; iie spoSe %,
fitted them socially, intollcctuaily moral.
y ana physically He referred to the par,
. .la. ahe young men OF the country wer,
srot 'n iumea upon IN cases OF emergency
son sn 40 VAT anu IN thls particular Hous-
yn,,r map uuns ,.s iuii snare IN furnishing
~, u - ~, snsn anie 20 taHe upon thsmss ives
densr, rue epons,p ., OF me IN every
life thav ware , nrnro,S ahn prolesslonai
The Young Men,s chris.,a W eYiaen,e.
said was esssntialy var, t,snoo,9t'1 P ne
tuition and Il should reach e,t nan an, , ID;
them into its fold and ma ga' 49, auu sarner
and more substantial citizens 81 hen, 'e as
no other institution could.
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