Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-16
PLACE CORNER STON E
ARRANGEMENT FOR Y. M. @, A.
CEREMONIES.

Arrangements have been completed for
laying the corner stone for the handsome
new home of the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association. at 1874 @ street
northwest, adjoining the club house which
the organization has occupied for several
years. Vice President-elect Charles W.
FAIRBANKS will make the principal address
al the ceremony. which will begin at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Commission
er Henry d. F. Macfarland will speaS on
behalf of the District government, and
President S. Walter Woodward of the Y
M. {. A. will preside and also speak for
the organizat ton.
BISHOP Earl Cranston. resident bishop OF
the Methodist Church. will participate In
the exercises, which will be brief, owing
to the uncertainty of the weather at this
time of the year. Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin
Will make the invocation. and Rev. Samuel
H. Greene, d. D., pastor of Calvary a2tist
Church, will read a short Scripture lesson
MI. Fairbanks will dwell upon the sisnif-
canoe OF the occasion from the broad nom
UNCONVENTIONAL point OF view.
Announcements have been sent to all
members of the association about 2 400 in
number, and an invitation has been ex-
tended through the press to the general
public: General Secretary Pierce, who is
attending to the details, expects q large
crowd; first, because of the many friends
of the Y. NJ. c. A. movement, and secondly,
because this is the first speech Mr. Fair
banks has made outside of the Senate since
his election as Vice President, and WILL it
is said, be the only public talk he will make
until after the Inauguration next March. a
great many persons In Washington have
never heard the Vice President-elect talk.
and the Y. NJ. c. A. officials consider it
particularly fortunate that he agreed to
speak on this occasion.
Should the day be Indictment, the prelimi-
nary ceremonies will be observed i'm the
present home of the organization. 1892 CT
street, but those interested hoping the
day will be fair. Ample accommodation
will be made for the public.
The new building will be one of the model
homes of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations, either in this country or abroad.
Its appointments will be the best and there
Will be room for the many new departures
and innovations which has distinguished
the administration of the present general
secretary. Mr.. Pierce is always looking
for something new" which will add to
the general interest taken in the work.
The new building is example of this
progressive spirit The building now oc-
cupied is owned by the association. and
will not be vacated upon tn completion Of
the other Instead, 1t will be turned over
for the exclusive use of the boys depart
ment. The present building was purchased
several years ago, with the idea that 1t
was of sufficient size to hold the members
for many years to come. But membership
contests were inaugurated and before the
officials realized 1t the organization had
outgrown its headquarters Now the juniors
will be given carte blanche in the old
building, while the seniors can go about
their work undisturbed In the new build
ing. While there will be this distinction
between the quarters of the young and
older members, both buildings will be open
to all members at all times. regardless OF