Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
Celebration by the Young Mems
Christian Association.

During the approaching winter the Young
Mems Christian Association of Washington
is to celebrate its f1ftieth anniversary AS
feature of this celebration it Is expected
that a forward movement of great impor-
lance in association work will be inaugu-
rated. Plans for this celebration are being
formed A hundred Of the most influential
young men of the association gathered at
the building last night, at the invitation of
the board of managers and the membership
committee, to discuss none phase of the
winters campaign. eThe chairman of the
membership committee Mr.. John B. Sle-
man. jr., who presided. stated that the
present membership of the association was
about 1850, and that it was the hope Of
the board that this number might be in
creased to 1900 by January l.
Secretary Lyman L.. Pierce spoke Of the
great need Of additional facilities. stating
that the work for the present membership
could be greatly increased with more COM
plete accommodations but emphasizing the
fact that the same facilities now provided
could be extended to a membership of 1900
as well as to the present membership, and
that the complete lhse; of every possible
present equipment would serve to emphasize
the need for Enlargement
The committee anAouIlced that the mem
bership canvass this fall should take the
same form as the canvass SO successfully
conducted last Yearly II 2 contest, It. an
Acrobats' and .'rhe Minstrels," the un-
derstanding being that the side which Sc
cured the largest number of members by
Saturday night. the, Sth of November,
should be declared the winner If the
Acrobats should win, it will fail to the lot
of the Minstrels to provide them with an
evenings entertainment in the form of a
minstrel show. Should the Ministries win it
Will be incumbent upon the Acrobats to pro-
vide a gymnasium exhibition for the enter
tainment of the winners. At the close of the
performance both sides will sit down to-
gether to a supper. The conditions of the
contest will be the same as those last year,
each dollar received for membership dues
will count one point, and the members Sc
cured by each side will thereupon become
members OF that side, thus increasing the
number OF contestants as the contest pro-
ceedS.
During the last week of the contest the
score will be kept secret, so that until
the ofhcial announcement is made, no one
will know who are the winners A period
or three weeks will then be given the los
ing side to provide it's entertainment for
the winners.
AT the conclusion of the statement Of the
conditions of the contest the committee
announced that it had selected as leaders
Tor the two sides Lieut.. j. w. Crawford
of the Ministries. These gentlemen promptly
entered into the spirit of the contest and
quickly chose sides from those present each
IN turn drawing a name from a hat The
two sides then held secret conferences and
entered at once into vigorous competition
Tor the victory. All members of the asso-
cation who were not present at the meet
ing last night have been invited to submit
their names for selection on one or the
other of the sides. The score will be an
nounced daily at the association and from
time to time in the daily papers as the con-
test proceeds