The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-02

the organization Of the association on
March 9.
on April 8 rooms were, opened i'm the
/ OLD building at 81 East Second South
/ street. These rooms continued 10 be
/ the home Of the association until Aug
], 1908. when the second floor of the
[ holmes building, on State street, was
rented and the space divided into a
gymnasium, bath rooms. class rooms
Z ana paTlors, the association then hav-
ing extended its work so as TO cover
. tne general features Of Young Mems
christian association work, The home
or the association was in this building
until oct. ], 1895.
About Oct. ], 1895. the owner desiring
10 NJ the entire building for a hotel
the lease was surrendered and the as
s0catiou moved into the rooms for
merry occupied By the Alta club. i'm the
IL. T. Walker building, and there re-
NAMED until July 1898. at which time
contemplated improvements I'm the
building necessitated a removal to the
second and third stories of the Utah
National bank building. which were
occupied until May. 1893. and which
was the last home of the association.
Al one time is seemed impossible to
continue the work longer. Then Mr.
W. chisholm came 10 the aid of the
association with a loan Of s. 600. which
mated, and thus this trying time was
1ided over without closing the doors.
Early Struggles.
During the early part of 1903 the
board of directors frequently consid-
cred the question of whether il was
best TO continue the work as then con-
Quoted. with the facilities al hand for
meeting the needs of the young men of
the city. 1t was felt by many that we
could not c0uscieutiOusIy continue 10
ask the community to support the
work, we felt we we've not giving value
received for the money expended, and
t was finally determined that upon
May j, 1903, the rooms would be closed
and not reOpgued except i'm such q
building as would enable us to render
encleut service. During our delibera-
uohs we receiver a telegram from +.
W. HIS our former president, who
mad gone To New York City TO reside.
stating that Mr.. George Foster Pea
body. whose name is we'll known as the
former treasurer of the Rio Grande
estern railway, d successful and
wealthy man. Who when d poor boy,
received his own start in life I'm a
houng Mems Christian association.
would give $4,000 toward a building if
az least $4,000 more was subscribed
here.
ON March 2S it was unanimously vot-
ed by the board that il proceed TO
make AN energetic canvass to meet
the conditions Of Mr.. Peabody's offer.
it being stipulated by him that the
$4,000 must be raised by June ]. The
first subscription to the building fund
was made by Master Harry Leuox, a
lad 10 years af age, who voluntarily
handed i'm 81 iu cash.
IL was early realized that the gem
erous wealthy business men of the
community must be the ones to make
certain the meeting of Mr. Peabodv's
offer and Mr.. H. H Walker started
the list on April l3 with subscription
of $1,000
April 10 a citizens committee was or
ganized. with Mr.. s. v. SheIp as chair
man, and the canvass was continued
until May so. when only $4,000 of the
$4,000 had been subscribed. Mr.. Pea
body's condition had accordingly not
Deen met ON June l. however Mrs
Mary Judge made a subscription of
sl1,uJo. and I'm response To request by
wire M. Peabody extended the time
until June ID. and on the 18th day of
June the condition was met