The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-13
General Secretary Pierce
Cites Numerous Reasons.
MOST IMPORTANT FIELD
Ranks Far Below Cities Having Far
Less Population-M-st Give $4,000
by New Year Morning.

'why the Y NJ. C. A. of Washing
ton needs a new 100000 structure" said
General Secretary Pierce to The Times
last evening, is a question easy to
answer 1t is because the work we are
called upon TO perform cannot be COW
cred with the present building and
equipment.
Here we are attempting to fill a
field. on of the most important in
America or IN the world. with "A $4,000
plant. when a town like Scranton, one
third the size of Washington. cannot
get along with even a $4,000 building.
and has 20 have a $4,000 branch build
ing TO supplement that; when Lancas-
ter, Just one-fifth our population, re
quires a $234OOO plant: when New
Haven. one-third our size. has a $50 900
main structure and two branch build
ings for extra work; when Cleveland
has over $4,000 invested and San Fran
cisco 500. 900; when a town of 10000, like
Evanston, has a $4,000 plant, and
Chicago an investment of over s.. OO0, 600:
when Baltimore. with a membership lit
tie over half ours, has a $4,000 main
structure and three other buildings be-
sides; when Boston. which has no great
er field or requirements than we at the
National Capital cannot get along with
Two STRUCTURES NaIueu SelosyvV anu
$4,000 respectively. and is now engaged
in a campaign for an aggregate invest
ment of 100000. The necessity we are
in and the justice of our cause are pat
ent to anyone who will take the trOu-
BILE to examine the facts"
Work Intended to Be Done.
As to the work which it is proposed
20 cover by the expansion of the plant
M
merates the following lines:
1--WE are giving night school instruc-
ton in business. Industrial. and common
school branches to 400 young men who
cannot spare the time from their work
for day schooling. when we ought TO be
giving such instruction. to 500 to 100
needy and worthy young men, clerks
and mechanics. workingmen and pro-
fessional apprentices.
I'VE are giving this educational class
work I'm ill-eQuipped rented quarters.
when ii should be consolidated under
one thoroughly equipped institution, and
We are giving only small part of the
instruction we should. for lack of the
proper shops. laboratories. and modern
aids to practical education
I'VE have 1900 members, Of whom 500
are daily attendants, when we should
be able 10 accommodate 5000 member
ship. Of which at least 1900 are daily at
tendants.
I'VE give physical training in the
gymnasium to about 200 men and boys,
when we ought TO furnish il TO $500 men
in the main structure and 1000 boys in
the present structure.
Finding Work for Men.
we secured positions for q needy
and deserving young men last year. but
should he equipped 10 train and secure
positions fer 500 a year.
I'VE have a reading room with so pc
riodicals, and need one OF several hun
dred and a handy reference library in
addition.
I'VE had forty-two sessions of educa
tional clubs last year. but with the suite
of clubrooms which is to cover one o.
the six floors of the new building tn
sessions Of these educational organiza
lions viii be daily and run into severa
hundred year
I'VE have no home or cluSrooms foi
the homeless young man. and little op
portunity In our cramped quarter