The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-11-15
FOR THE DEDICATION
Secretary Adams Gives Out the Pro-
gram for the Celebration of
the Opening of Y. M. C. A.
MANY NOTED MEN TO SPEAK
The Program Arranges for a Whole Week
of Festivities. Building to be For
mallY Opened on November Oath

The Board of Directors of the Y. M.
c. A. at a recent meeting completed
the plans for the dedica ton of the new
building and also selected the men to
have charge of the various committees
of work. The Working Committees,
with the Chairmen for the coming
year will be as follows:
Religious Work-C. F. Beache1.
Physical Work.. M. Theirs.
Educational Work-E. L. Grant.
Membership Work-T. J. Marx.
Social Com. H. Curtis.
Finance CONF. B. Kipp.
Junior Departmental E. Ames.
House Com.-Jas. Bailey.
Information and Relief-W. N.
Shandrew.
The plans for the opening of the
Y. M. c. A. work have been completed
and the dedication OF the new building
will take place during Thanksgiving
week as planned. Every evening in
the week, beginning Nov. 18th, will be
devoted to some special feature of the
work. The Program Committee has
secured the services of the best talent
that can be obtained in this part of
the country, and those men who can
not be present Dedication week have
promised to come later
The plans for the dedication week
provide for every class of people, so
that every one shall have opportunity
to visit and inspect the new building,
which has been pronounced by Mr.. F.
D. Hopkins, of Racine, as the finest
building for Y. M. G. A. work in Wis
consin. Each day in the week will be
devoted to some special feature of the
work or to certain class of people.
The program for the various days will
be as follows:
Sunday. Nov %.
The formal dedication of the build
ing will occur at p. m. in the lecture
hall. This service will be in charge of
the pastors of the local churches, as
sisted by the Y. M. G. A. officials.
The service will be open to all, ladies
as well as men.
Monday Nov. &c.
This will be known as "Inspection
Night when the entire building will
for the first time be thrown open for
public inspection. Following this
there will be a short program in the
lecture hall, the principal feature be-
ing an address by Hon. John M.
Whitehead, of GAINESVILLE.
Tuesday, Nov. 27,
This is Business Mems Night.'
The LADIES' Auxiliary will have charge
of the banquet to be given at $50 p. m.
to which about 200 of the business and
professional men are expected. Ad-
mission to the banquet will be by in
vitation only. The ladies are plan
ming the affair on scale long to be
remembered. Mr., Emory L. Grant
has been chosen as Toastmaster Of the
evening. The principal toast Of the
evening will be given by Hon. James
H. Eckels, President of the CONNER
cia1 National Bank of Chicago, and
formerly Comptroller of the United
States Treasury during President
C1eve1and's administration. Other
speakers will be State Secretary Frank
E. Anderson, of Milwaukee; Arthur
d. Wheeler, formerly of Kenosha; Mr..
w. w. Cooper and several other speak
ers representing the factory and bust
ness interests. The Ariel Male Quar-
tette will render several of their choice
selections during the evening, assisted
nv a ma ndO1iu orchestra .
Wednesday, Nov. %.
Following the mid-week church SER
vices reception will be rendered the
various Young People societies and
church people generally. An attract
i've program in which the most'promi-
nent church workers will participate,
will occur in the lecture hall following
the reception.
Thanksgiving Day.
On Thursday afternoon the building
will be thrown open to boys between
II and 10 years of age. There will be
sports of all kinds, but the feature of
the afternoon will be a gymnasium
exhibition, including several games in
which about twenty boys will take
part.
The early part of the evening will
be given over to the ladies. There will
be no formal program, but full oppor-
tunity will be given the ladies to in
spect the building and become &C
Ouainted with the work planned. The