The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-20
FOR Y. M. (. A. HOME
MONTGOMERY BUSINESS MEN
 DISCUSSED PLAN.
Met at Home of MT. Teague and Lis- tened to Presentation of As sociation Work by MT.
 White of Atlanta.

At meeting of leading business men of Montgomery at the residence of Mir. w. M. Teague 40 s. Perry Street last night for the purpose of discussing the local Young Mems Christian Association Builb- ing proposition made by George Foster Peabody of Brooklyn, N. r., considerable interest was manifested and those present were made more intelligent on the merits and demerits of the plan.
 Those present were: w. M. Teague, Joseph Norwood. Leopold Strauss. Michael Cody, F., c. Shepard. John F. w. M. Teague, Jr., J. L. Holloway, w.. B. Jones. T. Gardner Foster. w. Woods White of Atlanta, Ga., c. H. Moorman of Birmingham. State Secretary of the Y. M. c. A., and l.. D. Dix, General Sec retary of the Montgomery Association.
 The meeting was called at o'clock In the parlors of MT. Teague's residence and was presided over by F. c. Shepard. president of the Board of Directors. MT. Shepard said that the purpose of the gathering was to discuss in full the proposition of Mir. Peabody which in brief is as follows:
 If Montgomery will raise s10,oOo with which to purchase for the Young Wo- mems Christian Association the Baldwin property, which, with Improvements. cost him $20, 900, he will give that $10,000 toward the erection of a $25,000 building for the Young Mems Christian Association on IHe COIIleT LII ocAlct <1NChuC o4Ao 0OuthA McDonough Streets.
 MT. Shepard reviewed the history of the Montgomery Association and said that the work must be perpetuated in a new building or. 1t will probably go to pieces when the lease of the building now oc- cupied expires in 1905.
 He then introduced w. Woods White. a leading banker and business man of Att lanta, Ga. MT. White is a member of the International Committee of the Y. and fn MOntROnery an the solicitation of business men interest ed in the promotion of the Montgomery Association work.
 Mir. White said he considered a good Y. M. c. A. one of the greatest accom- plishments of any city and said that a new building for the local Association would be a great investment for Mont gomery citizens and valuable acQuisi- ton to the city.
 He spoke of the vast work done by As sociations over the country and recounted the advantages in superior facilities.
 MT. White said that the Young Mems Christian Association was established fif- ty-eight years ago, and that now there were 7,5O5 branches with a total mem bership of 62O,7A. There are. he said, 731 buildings used solely for the work of that many associations and that they had spent $32,0o0.00O for lots alone on which to erect these structures.
 Continuing, MT. White said that there are 89 960 members using physical privi- leges, 29, ,906 in educational classes, 2.7n,- 225 attending religious services. 5720O5 members of Bible classes and that l3's95 positions had been secured for members by these associations.
 In 1902, Mir. White said, thirty-nine as- sociation buildings were erected at to- tai expense of $1,527 600, and that twenty six were built at a cost of $2,706 300. He said over $3,5OO.0OO was received and ex- pended in 1902 for current expenses.
 c. H. Moorman, State Secretary. fol- lowed with a short talk and spoke on lines of general association work. MT. Moorman in speaking of the local asso- citation said:
 "The Montgomery Association has: 53O members, 300 new members were secured last year. The daily attendance at the men were enroled in the educational classes, studying arithmetic, bookkeeping, penmanship English, stenography, type writing, mechanical drawing, freehand drawing. Average attendance of school 4l. Per cent of attendance 73. Seventy-hVe pe- riodicals are kept on file in the reading room. Forty-eight religious meetings have had an average attendance of 5I. Ten gymnasium classes conducted weekly. Two hundred and sixty different men us- ing the gymnasium. Four hundred differ ent men using the paths. thirteen tnou- sand baths taken.
 He urged the Montgomery citizens to take action in the new building move ment.
 Ruth, Michael Cody and w. B. Davidson, prominent citizens of Montgomery, also made brief talks. dwelling on the necessity of new quarters for the association. The meeting adjourned at late hour. Much enthusiasm was manifested and much was accomplished in interesting Montgomery business men in the move ment.
 In his remarks MT. White said that the National Secretary of the Young Women s Christian Association will come to Mont | gomery from New York next week. MT. White will leave for his home in | Atlanta tOdaVI