The record-union., 1899-06-30
IN THEIR new QUARTERS.
OPENING OF THE BUILDING OF
THE Y. N. G. A.
Appropriate Ceremonies This Eve
ening, With Addresses and Mu-
sic, at the New Building.

This evening the Young Mems Chris
tan Association building, corner of
Fifth and streets, will be opened with
appropriate exercises. EARLY in the
year the association commenced re-
building and adding to the building for
merly occupied by the Nonpareil store.
The result has been building which is
an ornament to the city and a credit
to the organization.
They now have as well equipped and
nicely furnished a building as any as
ISOLATION in the State outside of San
Francisco. There is a nice reading
room, office and parlor on the street
floor, and cosy audience-room which
seats 300 people. When not required
by the association this audience-room
will be rented for lectures and concerts
The gymnasium has a floor space
6Ox3O feet, and being open on three
sides the light and ventilation are I'M
usually good. 1t is finished off in nat
ural wood and makes a very pretty
room.
Ample bathing facilities are provided
consisting of tub and shower baths,
with all the modern appliances.
On the lower floor, besides the bath
rooms, there are two evening educa-
tional class rooms and two game rooms.
This evening, at 7:45 o'clock, in the
audience-room of the building, a fine
program will be rendered. There will
be musical numbers by several of the
best known local vocalists and instrll-
mentalists, including Mrs. Howard, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester, Miss Campbell, Miss
Grant, Miss Dunn and Miss Fish.
Among the speakers will be Hon. Fred
Cox, H. J. Mccoy Of San Francisco and
Walter M. Parsons, the State Secretary
of the California Associations
AT the close of the exercises the build
ing will be thrown open for inspection.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. NJ
c. A. will serve light refreshments to
the guests during the evening.
On Saturday, from 10 a. m. to Il
p. M, the building will be open for in
spection, and on Sunday two meetings
for men only will be held, one at $3.50
a. M, led by Walter M. Parsons, and
one at $50 p. M, by General Secretary
Mccoy of San Francisco.
The public is cordially invited to cal
and see what fine building the Y. M
G. A. now has.
The following circular has been Is
sued to the MEMBERS. Sa.cy
"On Monday, July Sd, the regular
work of the association viii begin. Ho;
water will be furnished daily from :
to 10 p. m. Special rules governing the
physical department have been adopted
by the directors. These will be printed
and can be had at the Office any time
after Friday at noon
The gymna SUM, baths and game
rooms will be strictly for members
Members must not take their friends
down stairs without permission from
the office. The visitors gallery is fol-
non-members.
The price of membership is now SIC
per annum. Those whose dues are paid
up to date will not be charged extra
All renewals and new members must
pay SO.
THE aid of every member is earnest
ly requested to make our association al
it should be and to popularize it among
young men. Kindly do what you car
to this end.
"Strict adherence to the rules of tbs
association will help very materially
in this. Come to the opening exercises
Friday night, have your young men
friends come and examine the building
on Saturday, and bring them to the ex-
ercises on Sunday. Make these big oc-
casions. The gymnasium will not be
open for exercising until Monday, July
Sd. No baths will be given until that
dateo