Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-29


tisements planted in the JOURNAL.
Y. NJ. c. a.
The Frostburg Young Mems Chris
tian Association has opened for bust
ness. H. B. Hawkins, who represent
ed the State committee in organizing
last fall, has come to spend a few
weeks to inaugurate the work.
In this connection u correspondent
writes:
AS before stated in your columns, rooms
on the second floor of the old Central Hotel
building have been thoroughly renovated
painted and papered.
The first room at the head of the stairway
will be the Secretary office and reception
room.
Adjoining are two rooms which will be
fitted up as a public reading room, fully
equipped with the leading periodicals, daily
and local papers.
The adjoining room will be CAMERON
filled with popular games.
large addition has been attached to the
rear of the building, making a fine gym
naSium 80 by Is feet and Is feet high, which
will be equipped with some of the latest and
best apparatus for physical development,
such as Indian clubs, dumb bells, chest
weights, parallel bars, striking bag, horizon
tai bar, jumping Standards vaulting bar,
mats, etc. Glasses will be formed under
competent instructors. Basket ball and
handball will also be a feature of the gym
nasium.
Opening from the gymnasium are the bath
| rooms containing shower and tub baths,
toilet and dressing rooms a 100 gallon boiler
| and heater, so that hot water will be constant
ly supplied. The bathroom equipment,
supplied by II. +. Young Il Co., is of the
best.
The Ladies Auxiliary through its Room
committee, consisting of Mrs. A. f. Percy,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Townsend, Mrs. ID. J. Betz, Mrs.
| Arthur Baker, Mrs Ruth Evans, Mrs Robert
Tenant and MIS-, George Wehner, are fur
nishing the rooms very tastefully.
A library is being started and a bookcase
| has already been donated.
by August LIST the bath and other rooms
| will be in working order.
| II is proposed to make the Association the
centre of social and helpful influences for all
| young men. 1t will be open from 9 a. IN.
to Top. m. daily, and Sundays from 3 to . p. III.
A cordial invitation is extended to every
| body to inspect the rooms.
This is public institution in which all
| people Of Frostburg and vicinity can be inter.
| ested. Any man over the age of Ii will be
received into membership, which is 50 an,
nually in advance. There are now 80 mem.
bers, and it is expected the 9s-mark will soon
| he reached.
| A course of entertainments has been ar
ranged for the coming winter.
! There will be a series OF socials, and il is ex
| pectcd about September LIST a grand informal
opening will be held.
About that time, also, a SUNDAY afternoon
meeting for men only will be started in the
large, cool gymnasium.
Those who desire to join can secure AN ap
plicatiOn blank at the Association. or from
any member OF the Board OF Directors
whose names are as follows;
I'rcsid,"t-FTank &. Beall.
recording ,crstary-GeOrge ". Craig.
TrcdsuTCr-C. r. Betz.
DiT,ctorS-GeorgeG q. Townsend, II. X. Nen
Dr. A. Price, DIR, W. .. Mcl.ane, Isaac Reese
David +. Roland, Conrad knierem John
Stevens William H. PfeiIcr, David d. Price
Hugo Rempel, William Ree-.
The attention of the citizens Of FroStbur,
is drawn to the fact that this is an institution
to help young men-a club for them withuu
evil influences, and, as such, deserves IN,
financial support of every business mani,
whom it is good investment.
Contributions of cash are needed to hell
the young men carry on their work.
The general secretary will be glad to re
ceive all visitors and fully explain the worl
! of the Y. NJ. c. A.