The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-03
LEADS TO BUILDING
Mems Meeting at Methodist Church Lead
10 Formulating Plans TO Erect
a Structure.
Investigation to be Made to Ascertain
Possibility of Erecting a Building
for Y. M. C. A.
Want 10 Provide a Place for Young Men
Of the TOWa in Which TO Spend
Their Time Probably.
Want 10 Provide a Place for Young Men
FOR A Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDING
lens' Meeting at Methodist Church
Sunday Afternoon Developed
a Building Project.

a Building Project.
There was a large attendance at
the mems meeting held at the Meth
odist church Sunday afternoon, at
which the foundation was laid for
what is hoped will bring the cree
tion of a y. NJ. G. a. building in the
near future.
Rev. T. j. Giblett, pastor of the
Baptist church, presided over the
meeting and the address was deliv-
cred by Prof. M. NJ. Kramer, prin-
cipal of the high school. Prof. Ra-
mer devoted much of his talk to the
unfortunate conditions which sur
round the young people Of Mitchell,
with particular reference to the
young boys who are growing into
manhood. He touched with en-
phasiS upon the obscene literature
which is distributed with more OF
less freedom among the boys, their
indulgence TO an alarming extent in
the cigarette habit, and the DISPOSE
tion to induge in gambling on a
small scale. The professor has made
some Investigations along this line
and parties have volunteered inform
alton of the growing habit among
the boys for cigarette smoking,
which, in justice to the hoys, ought
to be stopped. He believed that the
people ought to rise to the opportu-
nifty to assist in making the young
manhood in developing along better
lines.
AS Il result of Prof. Ramer's adj
dress the men i'm the audience were
awakened TO what they considered
their duty toward the boys of Mitch
ell. After some discussion of the
topics brought out by Prof. Ramer
a committee was appointed. consist
my OF +. X. Winsor. S. III. Scallin,
W. III. Webster, a. r.. Hitchcock and
ID. A. Mizener, to draft a resolution
and obligation, which is to be in the
nature of Il petition for cliculatlOl
among the business men of the city
to secure their moral support in tbs
suppression OF these evils, which SUI
round the young men. that they will
aid in Uheir personal effort as far a:
possible TO bring the law into etfec'
on the selling of cigarettes, etc.
This then brought to the surface
, l,, f,,t 4 l,+ a., l-n,,N TN, ,n,,,,, ,,,o,
from INDUCING in these things va.
to provide a place tor them and keel
them out Of the paths which the,
naturally fall into, so long as there j
nothing better for them. Prot. E
j. Quigley made an impressive Speecl
along this line, in which he encOur
aged the erection ot a y. Nj. G. A
building to provide q down tow
home for the boys of Mitchell. II
SHOW that his heart vas i'm the worl
he made a tender OF $500 as
starter for the project. y humble
OF other gentlemen in the audienc
seconded the remarks of MIR. Quigle.
in a Substantial way, demOnstratin!
the fact that they were in sytnpath
with The project o only in word
Dut@swith llleil money. A commit
tee consisting of Prof. l.. j.. Quig
ley. J.. i. Morrow and |. w. Sea
man. a appointed to make som
Investigations along the line c
building, to confer with the bushes
men of the city.
| These t@o committees were il
structed TO make a report of thci
= findings at another mems mectin
which Will be held at the Methods
church Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
/, There is a y. NJ. q. \. organic;
tion i'm the city but for The pas
! four or five years it has been inacI
, i've. al hough the organization ha
been maintiined through an exc,
ulive committee. HE associatio
; owns a business lot on the Gomez {
. Main street and First Avenue eas
which is c0nserNatlvelv valued i
So. 600. and which will serve as
good foundation on which to star
The men of the city are pretty We
n aroused over the proposition and III
Republican trusts that their enthI
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