The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-06
FOREIGN VISITORS HERE.
Y.M. c. 4, ,DELEGATES PAID fl VISIT
 TO NEW HAVEN YESTERDAY.

They visited the Yale Buildings and tho new Y. M. c. A. Building and Were Impressed With the Work Being Done Speeches Last Night. The foreign delegation of the Y. M. c. A. representatives visited this city yes terday afternoon and were cordially received by the local Young Mems Christian association, and also the k. R. Y. M. c. A. The delegation arrived here at 1:31 from Boston, and were met at the Union depot by delegation from the Railroad Y. M. c. A., and were escorted to the general associa- tion on Chapel street. They were shown through the rooms of the assoclatlon and after meeting all the officers they were taken up Chapel street to the Yale buildings. MT. Sallman, who was connected with the Yale '. M. C. | A. al few years ago was with the party | in the afternoon and conducted the tour of the campus, Dwight hall, Bat | tell chapel. Osborn hall, Phelps hall, and n number of other buildings in 1 cludins the gymnasium, were VlSlted, | and the visitors expressed themselves as being very glad that they had the 1 opportunity of visiting Yale and New | Haven,
 The delegation was then taken to the new Y. M. C. A. building on Temple street, and the beauties of the future 1 home of the Y. M. c. A. were shown l them. They said that it was one Of the l finest buildings for Y M, c. A. puf- | poses they had ever seen and were greatly impressed with it. It was seen in crude state, but It only LOOK glance to tell them what magnificent | structure it was going to be when | completed. After thorough lnspec- ton of the building was made the | the members of the delegation ana 1 their local escort were taken to the Railroad Y. M. c. A. building, which also proved very interesting to them' 1 Supper was enjoyed at the Hotel Gafde l about 6 o'clock and at it's conclusion the nineteen who sat down went to one of the private parlors of the hotel, where there were few informal talks.
 Mir. Sallman spoke as representing l the Yale association and told of what was being done in the university In that line. His words were very inter esting. He was followed by MT. Lotze as representing the local association. MT. Lotze spoke of the growth of the New Haven Y. NJ c. A. and said that they expected to soon occupy one Of the finest homes in the United States l Ie pyprPcGnH him. self as being glad that the foreign vis- itors had the opportunity of coming to the City of Films and hoped that their impression of the way the Y. M. c. A. as In the United States was con- ducted was a good one. Albert T. Hayes, the secretary of the Railroad Y M c. A., spoke as representing that association and told of what it had done for the railroad employees since it was started.
 John Y. McDermott also spoke, rep resenting the board of directors of the general Y. M. c. A., and few others made brief remarks. The foreign del egation has been over since the middle of May, when they came to attend the convention in Boston, and 1t originally contained eighteen people. There are now fourteen III 4liP ueleSdtlou us lol- lows
 Alfredo H. daSilva, Porto, Portugal.
 Edward Sautter, Paris.
 Paul F. Theis. general secretary r. M C A., Paris
 S. T. Turtle of the national council Y, M. C. A., London,
 Elm. sautter, national secretary, Paris.
 
 R. Blanchard and wife. Paris
 Max Kaltenbach, Paris.
 Th Geirendorf, B. D., general secre- tary, Marseilles.
 Christian Phildius secretary Worlds committee, Geneva. Switzerland.
 John Glover, international secretary, New York city
 Aladair deEzilassy, Budapest, Hun gary
 Hermann Finriseny, pastor, St. Pet ersbury Russia
 The delegation left this city last night on the 7:10 train for New York, and will take steamers for the conti-
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