The Washington times., 1903-01-20
President Roosevelt Makes
Notable Address to Friends
and Members of the As
ISOLATION.
Fifty Years of Active Work
Celebrated by Large Gath
ering of Citizens and
Visitors.

Notable, indeed. was the testimonial
given Washtngton's Young Mems Chris
tian Association in the celebration Of
the organizaticn'5 fftieth anniversary
last night. President Roosevelt. repre-
sentative Of the Cabinet. the Supreme
Court of The United States. both branch
Is Of Congress. army and navy. and the
international y. n. c. A committee add
ed bTilljancy to the event by partfc5pat-
ing in The splendid program Of speeches.
TespIendent in words of golden truth as
10 their personal knowledge Of the great
society's work.
The celebration was inaugurated with
an elaborate banquet at the New VIII
lard and continued unJU the midnight
hour Three hundred leaders of the
!. NJ C. 4 aad prominent citizens Of
Washington and other Eastern cities
were present TO give personal approval
of the particular work in which The or
ganization is engaged. From the gal
lerv Miss Helen Gould looked down upon
the iliGstTi0us gathering ard listened 20
words o. praise sung concerning her
p VI a
Miss Gould vas surrounded BY group
OF Washington society women, who viii
entertain her while here.
To mako the event more brilliant.
many representatives OF the foreign en-
bazsies and legations were present. in
dicative Of the organizations progress
around the world and into the remote
corners o. the earth, Two of The found
eTs 81 the association-Lhe Rev. Thomas
Duncan and W. J. Rhees-were guests
OF homer and were given unusual honors-
Al 6-+5 the guests sat down 10 the ban
quet tables and The program did not end
untiI midnight
At the table for the guests of honor
were seated Secretaries Shaw and Root,
Justice Brewer. Admiral Dewey. Gen 5
B N. Young, Senators Depew. MilIard.
and Perkins. Gen O. O. Howard Bishop
SauerIee, Hon. J. G Cannon. and mem
hers Of the Diplomatic Corps With Mss
Gould in the gallery were Mrs. McAIpin,
OF New York. and Mrs. Dewey. Miss
Flora Wilson. Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Corbin,
Mrs. Henry 3. r MacfarIand. Mrs. Stan
ley Matthews. Mrs. John W Foster, Mrs.
Kibbey. Mrs. John B. Henderson. Mrs.
William Thaw, Mrs Gfuett, Mrs. Nc
Lanahan. Mrs. George TTuesdeH, Mrs
Duncan c. Philips. Mrs Charles c. Ben
nett. and -drs B. H Warner.
Nj WoOdwaTd's Address.
President Roosevelt arrived at 70
0 clock. President Woodward spoke first
lie said:
We meet tonight 10 celebrate the If
tieth anniversary Of the Washington
Young Mems Christian Ass0ciation-our /
jubilee anniversary-com Of
the fact that only q few months behind /
our cities Of Boston and Montreal in es-
tablishing a work of young men for
young men, Washington also found
group OF young men imbued with the idea .
that Washington ought 10 have such an /
association,
1t is well for US to pause on occasions
Ike this, to note the way which we have
come the cause Of failure. and to care /
fully view the difficulties awaiting us In
The future, and as faithful servants. 20 +
gather fresh strength to suTmount and /
overcome these difficulties.
Business men now recognize that the
Young Mems Christian Association is an
force in the city's life
Fathers and mothers recognize the
value Of association Influences and sur
by writing to the associations
5hceTs, and begging them 10 care for
heir boy, who leaves home for the first
time 10 encounter the temptations OF
sity life. Scores Of such letter. are on
lie in every association Office. and not
week passes but that they are received
7y our association in Washington As
testimony TO the good ACCOMPLISHED we
save here IN Washington, on our board
u managers even, men who believe they
we're saved by the influence of our as
twenty-five years ago.
Corporation presidents now freely ad-
'ise their board OF directors to vote
appropriations Of money 10 build y NJ
: A. buildings on more than half NJ
he principal railroads Of this country.
The Secretaries of the army and NAVY
n their reports to Congress gladly
ecognize the value Of the association
o The soldiers and sailors. both at home
nd in foreign countries.
Value Of Association.
The presidents Of the foremost col
eyes and universities in our land testi-
= the value Of the association in rhe Z
moral and religious life Of their stu
ents
Foreign missionaries in all lands
mite in urging our international com
littee to send secretaries to the cities
Z the Old World where congregate large
tudent bodies. believing that Young s
len can do better work for young men
han they themselves. until now the in
irrational committee is supporting
hirty such picked men In the most i'm
ortant student ceuters of the old r
World, and the call Is for ten more d
0 90 this year TO these fields
Time viii fail us to mention the /
ther activities Of the association among q
be Indians, the negroes. the shop and d
actory hands OF our manufacturing I
tiles, not the least OF which is the q
lereasing attention which is being given t
D distinctive boys work. in the fact q
hat the best associations are now pro- =
idiug separate building and inst r.rrr. d,