Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-19
YIN. CA, CELEBRATION
Organization Begins Semi
Centennial Jubilee.
SPECIAL EXERCISES
HELD IN CHURCHES THROUGH
OUT THE CITY.
Monster Meeting at Lafayette Square
Opera House - Cheers for
Patriarchal Founders.

The fiftieth anniversary of the organiza-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton was duly observed in the national cap
ital yesterday. Special services were held
in every part Of the city and throughout the
day.
In many of the churches in the morning
the pulpits were occupied by Young Mems
Christian Association leaders, who told Of
the work of the association. The men who
thus spoke came to Washington from all
parts of the country to be present at the
meetings, and will remain throughout the
jubilee celebrat ton. In the afternoon these
same men addressed meetings at different
churches, and in the evening they were
shifted to other churches, but wherever
they went and whenever they spoke 1t was
the same story-the history Of the Y. M.
C. A. and an exposition of it's work and its
methods.
At Lafayette Square Opera House.
The great meeting of the day was at the
Lafayette Square Opera House. There 5000
young men heard Mr.. Fred B. Smith give a
prA ctical Illustration Of what YIN. "A. work
means. Those who occupied seats on the
stage were men who have attained emf
nence in all walks of life. Among them
were District Commissioner H. B. F. Mac
farland, Mr.. s. w. Woodward president OF
the Washington Association; John y.
Larner vice president; Gen. George II.
Harries, Lyman L. Pierce, general secre-
tary; Rev. ]. G. Butler. D. D.; William B:
Millar Of New York. Fred S. Goodman of
New York, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church;
Rev. w. ]. Young, Mr.. C. X. Ober of New
York, Mr.. Luther D. Wishard of New York,
Francis H. Smith, former president of the
association; DR.. E. NJ. Gallaudet, former
president of the association; Judge Stanton
]. Peelle, Mr.. Joshua lowering, president
Y. M. C. A., Baltimore; Mr.. W. H. Morriss.
general secretary Y. M. c. A., Baltimore;
Mr.. E. w. Booth Of New York, George F,
Tibbitts, state SECRETARY; Judge Arson s.
Taylor, C. w. Dietrich Of Brooklyn. H. K.
Caskey of Philadelphia, F. L. Moore, s. w.
Currden, Rev. Page Milburn, Rev. 8. M.
Hartsock, e. w. Hearne of Newark, N. j.,
Wilfred w. Fry of Trenton. N. j.. H. o.
Williams of New York, A. M. Lothrop,
Springfield. Mass, ]. Russell Verbrycke.
DR.. George c. Samson. Rev. c. F. Winbeg-
Ter, DR.. j. Taber Johnson, Rev. D. W. Skel-
lenger, Theodore A. Harding, Rev. Joseph
Easton, Dr. W. K. Butler. Walter c. Doug
lass of Philadelphia, L. A. Knebel of South
Carolina, Rev. John Van Schaick. 1r.
On the right of the stage in front Of ev-
eryOne else were seated two old men whose
whitened locks and distinguished bearing
told the story of a long life Of public USE
fulness They were the Rev. Thomas Dun
can and William Jones Rhees. survivors of
the trio that organized the Washington as
ISOLATION fifty years ago. Behind Them on
the stage, sat men who developed the as
ISOLATION after the seed had been planted
and carefully nurtured, but Of all that as
sembla ge these two old men attracted most
attention.
President s. W. Woodward introduced
Messrs. Duncan and Rhees and called on
the audience to salute them. A cloud of
white fluttered three times over the heads
of the men In the audience as the silent
yet beautiful Chautauqua salute was given
Mr.. Rhees, speaking for himself and his
associate, said they desired nothing more
than that the growth Of the association in
the next fifty years may equal that of the