The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-05-19
Granville HERALD.

FRIDAY, MAY 10, lsoe


ON NJ. G. \. is now in full op,
r,n,n. the bath rooms having bee
onen,d last week The president
h,,ri of directors and secretary taxi
this opportunity to thank the people
especallythe ladies, for the supper
already given. While grateful fo
what has been done, we yet feel tina
much remains To be accomplished.
LetuS give our boys and young mer
all the attractions possible that are ben.
official and clcvatng. Here we have,
right in the town, over two hundred
Young men and boys, rs many, OF
more. than can be- found i'm the aver
are town of twice the size of Farm
vile. And there are fully as many i'm
the surrounding country. Ii will cost
mo- more for current expenses To run
a well equipped Y NJ. G. a. than it
will 10 rum one with half the attrac-
tons The only difference is i'm getting
started Thanks To the efforts of the
ladies, the reading room is well fur
pished. and the reading matter is of
the best. such magazines as Serb
ner's. Review of Reviews, Cosmopoli-
tan. McCluer's, Leslie's Monthly, and
others. I'm weeklies we have the
Youths Companion, Scientific Amer
lean. The Voice, Public Opinion, and
others. our daiies are also of the best.
Our bath rooms ought to fill a long
felt want
II would be hard to find a place the
size and commercial importance Of
Farmville that cannot boast of public
hath rooms. Some hustling northern
cities maintain free bathing pools at
the public expense. "lf cleanliness is
next to godliness," who dares to say
that this is not good policy? With |
one tub and two showers, both hot and |
cold water, we can accommodate forty |
men i'm the six hours each day the
bath rooms are open.
Now, in regard to the things we yet
need, a gymnasium, a library, a book
ease, half dozen pictures and five
dozen folding chairs The gymnasium
is essential 1t attracts young men
that neither battle nor reading rooms
will attract.
Many Of our young men are so stu
ated that little opportunity is given
for systematic exercise. Seventy-five
or a hundred dollars will do very well
to start Us along that line.
A library can easily be obtained
About seventy-ive good books have
already been given, and there may be
Others willing to help us out in the
same way. OF course we don't want
everything. No book is good enough
for us unless it is good enough TO put
in your own library, aud allow your
own children to read il. Two or three
hundred volumes ought to be obtained.
Never mind the age of the book if the
quality Of the reading matter is good.
As for the bookcase, we ought to be
able to pick up a secondhand one
The ladies can be relied
upon TO furnish the few pictures yet
needed, and any one who can help in
any Of these things is requested to
with Judge Crute, Mr..
Fred Bugg or the secretary. Providing
The gymnasium is furnished, the young
men will see that the folding chairs
are obtained I'VE won't mention our
need Of an organ just now.)
Now just a word IN regard to the
node Of conducting the work. OF
curse we shall make mistakes and
commit blunders, but if you see where
my improvement can be made in any
department. Of the work, just make
our suggestion to the president or gem
raj secretary, and it will be gratefully '
eceived. If the work is not done to
nit you, give us your idea as to how '
should be done.
We want to run the Association on
usiness principles. All money receiv-
d is placed i'm the bank, and checked f,
at by Mr.. w. p. Venable the treasu- G
er. The books of the Association are
pen to the inspection Of any one in d
rested in the work. a
A. +. HOWARD, d
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