Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-26
PROPOSED HOUsEwARMING.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Selects q Date for the
Event.

A meeting Of the board Of managers of
the Young Mems Christian Association was
held last evening at the new quarters on @
street. The committee in charge of the
proposed housewarming reported that all
repainting. refurnishing, &C., would be
completed by the 18th of February, and
that is the date decided upon for the for
NAL ingathering. Nineteen members were
in attendance. amo lg them all three of the
newly elected directors, Judge Stanton ].
Peelle Frank NJ. Evans and George w. +.
Swartzell.
A report from a special committee stated
that $4,000 additional had been paid in by
subscribers to the building fund, which had
enabled the officers to make a payment OF
$4,000 on the new building, leaving $500
to remain on the property, payable on or
before three years from date. In this con-
nection q resolution Of thanks to Messrs.
A. T. Britton and G. w. F. Swartzell for
waving the trustees fees on the sale of the
club house was unanimously adopted.
The board of managers announces its
needs and its plans in the following state
ment:
THE association owns in fee simple and
unincumbered the site of its old home, 400
New York avenue, which it values at $loe,-
600. 1t has purchased the brick house ad-
joining, In order to control the alley and
easement. paying therefor $4,000 upon
which the deferred payments amount to
$4,000. The total estimated value of the
association properly on New j OrR avenue
is $4,000, less the deferred payments on
the brick house. The Columbia Athletic
Club House cost 500. plus arrears of
taxes amounting to 5000, or s7s,5O0 in all,
upon which $4,000 has been paid, leaving
due on G. street property S5S,5O0. which,
with the amount due on the New York ave
nue. house, makes the total liabilities of
the association $4,000. 1t Is estimated that
the cost of furnishing the new home COM
plete-gymnasium. parlors, reading room,
&c, will be not less than 5000. 1t is the
desire of the board of managers to erect
on the vacant lots to the west of the new
building in the near future a commodiouS
hail. seating LOCO or 1000 persons, with
such additional rooms as the association
18th street lots al an estimated cost Of
$4,000 for these buildings the ground al
ready belonging t. the association. The
total present requ4 ements of the associa-
ton are approximately s121, 800
IF the association could sell its New
York avenue property at its fair value, it
could. with the proceeds, and the total
building fund subscription of $4,000 OBJ
tanned by last years canvass, of which
$4,000 is still due, just about pay for the
G street property and the improvements.
But this sale on such terms could not like
ly be made In the near future, that it is
the purpose of the board to raise the mon
ey necessary to clear it's new property from
debt and put it in complete running order
for the best class of work. After this is
accomplished the New York avenue prop
erty could be utilized for an endowment
with which to help in the permanent main
tenance of the association. The board of
already, through the kindness of the citi
zens of Washington, confidently expects
prompt and generous response to meet the
needs of its present situation"