The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-19
MONEY RAISED
FOR Y. M. C. A.
Sum of $1,4o0 Pledged at Meeting
Held in New Quarters.
SIX HUNDRED ATTENDED
PROMINENT SALT LAKERS AID
DRESS INFORMAL GATHERING

The gymnasium equipment fund Of the
Salt Lake Y. NJ. c. A. received a sub
stantial boost at an informal gym warm
ing last night, at which were present
over eco friends of association work;
Starting with pledge Of 800. by Alfred
Brown, cash ana promises rolled in un-
III at the end Of about twenty minutes
81. had been assured the local as
sociation for its athletic department. The
sum needed is about $500.
The financial end OF the meeting was
looked after BY 4 IT. WhitfOrd, gem
eral secretary Of the Buffalo Y. NJ. G.
4. assisted by about dozen aides
Not all the donors allowed their names
10 Dc announced. but among those who
helped swell the fund were: George T.
berger. W. r. TibbaIs. jr-. b. Siegel. DR..
Fred StaUffer. each IS. Two pledges of
500. with the names withheld. We're coll
lccted. as were one of 800 and three or
The gymnasium had been converted for
the purpose into an assembly room, win
a temporary platform for the speakers.
Judge =. {. Goodwin was introduced
presiding officer by Horace h Smith
In few remarks. with apt stories,
Judge Goodwin presented the different
speakers of the evening, placing them al
hearers. He first introduced Frank =.
Stephens, VINO made a short address OF
Mayor Richard F. Morris was next in
PRODUCED. He spoke briefly. assuring
those present that the local Y NJ {.
y had had his hearticst good wishes
from its inception The end of the flrSI
year. he hoped would see the dssoci-
alton with a membership of 1000
Physical Instructor BURNER followed.
No association in the country ne SAID
could boast of "A more modern building.
None could show a more ideal gym
ma STUN. though. some might have larger
ones He explained that while the as
sociation aimed as much 10 develop men
that The body be made sound The sys-
tcmatic training Of the athletic depart
mcut was set forth at length
Bishop +. s. SpaldinE of the Utaf
oh a
various fea lures of y. NJ c. \. work
Especially cOmmendable. ne thought. was
bers might avail themselves. BishOI
Spalding was followed by Secretary o
l.. Cox. who outlined briefly the diff
fereUt memberships of which the associ
alton will De composed.
Speech by A. n. Whtford.
The principal speaker of the evening
was a. III. WhitfOrd. He spoke from
Worldwide experience. explaining durini
Der of the Salt Lake association nigh
travel completely around the world an'
lind that IN every country ne would re
ceive a welcome from some y M g
branch. In Honolulu, in Japan, in Africa
i'm every cline, he said, had the assO
SAT- Lakes building. he said. was sec
ond to none west of the Mississippi
with the possible exception OF San Fran
The work of the Y NJ. c. A. Mr.. Whit
ford explained. was fourtoid-religious
social. athletic and educational. On tn
purpose and benefits of each of thes
branches he elaborated.
Rev Elmer ]. Goshen made an ad
dress dwelling on the fact that the yOut
of today must be protected, by just sue
agencies as the Y, M, 9, Al from un
manning Influences. Unless a young ma
could find recreation and society ami
such surroundings as Young Mems Chris
tian associations afford. they would as
suredly find them elsewhere. Rev. MI
Goshen earnestly urged that those pres
,nt bend every effort toward assistfn
in the work which the local association
has undertaken.
Following the Specchmaktng refresh
ments were served.