Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-07-11
Y. M. c. A. BUILDINGS.
Millions 10 lie spent For Hendquar
ters In the United states.

Millions 10 he spent For Headquar-
tiers In the United states.
Miss Mary Il. Eaker has bequeathed
to the Dayton (OD Young Mems Chris
tan association her homestead, worth
100000, situated on one OF the best
business lots of the city, and made the
association a residuary legatee. The
total gift will equal $4,000. Upon
this property will be erected building
10 cost at least $2j0OO0. 1t will con-
tain besides the usual social and read
ing rooms, with the gymnasium,
large natatorium, classrooms for
thousand students and n hall seating
1900 for saturday night pops the
great nickel and penny entertainments
given by this association. Dormitories
TO accommodate go young men VIII
occupy the upper stories. The corner
stone of the Buffalo association build
Ing was laid last week. The building
will cost 100000. George w. Perkins
of New York subscribed $4,000 Of the
$4,000 needed to complete the build
ing as a memorial tn his father, who
was the founder of this association.
| There are nearly a hundred association
/ buildings to be erected throughout the
/ United States in the near future which
/ are now provided for. At thirty-three
| railroad points buildings will be erect
| ed to cost S462 900. OF this amount the
! railroad companies have contributed
| 1851. 900, and the balance is raised by
/ railroad men and citizens. At least one
! new building a week will be opened
! during the next year. Newark. n. j.,
! will soon have its two hundred and
/ seventy-live thousand dollar building
! completed: New Haven, Conn, one
costing nearly 100000; Scranton, Pa,
| 100000. The Twenty-third Street
branch. New York, sold its building
for $4,000 and is building n new one
to cost as much Philadelphia Central
has sold it's building for 81 100000 and
| will erect another to cost fully $500
600, and it is probable that Pittsburg
will do the same. East Side, New York
opens its hundred thousand dollar
building soon. Edwin Bancroft Foott
has given $4,000 for an association
building for working boys at New Ha
ven. Conn. Elmira, n. V. has bought
the old Elmira Advertiser property fol
$4,000 and raised that sum and S5,oot
more to equip it in a few weeks. Johr
! u. Rockefeller has given S25, 900 for {
building Mt Brown university, and $50,
coo Is being raised at Madison univer
sity for a Y. NJ c. A. building. Tht
Eastern District branch, Brooklyn, ha.
Just raised $4,000.
The associations in these cities are ex
pecting to erect buildings shortly: Toledo
O., to cost $250, 600; FAN River, Mass.
100000; Chester Pa. $4,000; Roanoke
Va. 81 900: Asheville, N. c.. 5,0Oo: Little
Rock. Ark. $4,000; st. John n. B.. $50
OOO; Catskfl, N. Y, SIS 600; Columbia, Ga.
the gift of Mr.. George Foster Peabody
OOO: Johnstown, N Y, $50. O00 Lockport
n. Y, $25, 900; Wukesbarre, Pa. 800, 600
Harrisburg, Pa $4,000; Davenport, Ia.
So, 200; Muscatine, Ia, $40 0O0 Portsmouth
n. IL, $S5. 600; Oskaloosa, Ia, s35 900; Ra
venswood ILL.,, $4,000; Lafayette. Ind.
So, 900; Chelsea, Mass, $4,000; Terri
Haute, Ind. has purchased the Teri,
Haute club. worth $4,000,
TO this number might be added
score more of associations. Last yea
the Sioux Indians in the Dakotas bull
eighteen log buildings for y, NJ. c. A
headquarters.