Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21
WORK OF THE y. M. G. A.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR NEW
BUILDING.

Active work in the new building Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, on q
street near 18th street northwest. Is to be-
gin in earnest next week The week will
start vigorously tomorrow with the first
religious meeting in the new building to
be held in the assembly room at o'clock
with an address by Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol.
On Monday the first reception to members
| and their male friends will be held. Re-
ceptions will continue through the week.
The apartments for young men are rapidly
filling UP on the fourth and fifth floors, and
the educational department is under full
swing after a week of getting under way.
The assembly room of the new building
will be opened for it's first religious meet
ing tomorrow. Rev. Mr.. Bristol, pastor of
the Metropolitan NJ E. Church. who Is to ad-
dress the meeting on the subject of THE
World and the Word,'' is well known in the
city as preacher and a thinker and the
secretary regards the choice for the open
ing speaker as happy one. The meeting
tomorrow Will be known a Bible study
rally, and 1t is hoped by the authorities
that all Interested in that work will swell
the number of attendants. After the regu-
lar meeting the formation of a Bible Study
Campaigners' Club will be considered That
club will try to interest young men in Bible
study and in joining the Bible study classes
Of the Y. NJ c. A. d. w. Montgomery,
chairman of the Bible study committee is
sending out a large number of circulars ana
nouncing these plans. An interesting fea-
ture of this meeting is that the associa-
ton orchestra will discourse music before
and after the meeting.
Over twenty thousand invitations have
been sent out to young men in the city for
the reception Monday. About two thousand
or them went TO members of the associa-
ton and the remainder have been sent to
employees of the various government de-
partments, members of various organiza-
lions and Others, who will be interested in
the work. The secretaries have all been
working over time in getting out these in
vtatlons, and the Monday night reception
is expected to be a brilliant and well at
tended affair. There will be no formal ex-
ercises to mark the opening at that night.
Men who come to the building will be met
by members of a large reception committee
and then will be shown through the great
structure and have every function and every
work explained to them. During the re-
naming days of the week this will also be
done, so that all men in the city will have
an opportunity to see the ne wplant next
week
Educational Classes.
This week is marking the opening Of the
educational classes in the new building, the
only department which is working as yet
In the new structure. Already there have
been over 80 class enrollments from $50
different students, in the courses announc-
ed, and it is expected that another week
Will see these numbers doubled 1t is ex-
pected that special class in business sys-
tenn will be organized next week This has
been asked for by applicants, as we'll as
classes In chemistry and physics, and 1t is
now expected that classes in these subjects
will be formed.
Musical training will also be a feature
or the new building which will attract many
members. Last Monday night when the
association orchestra met for practice there
were twenty-five applicants. They will
play at various functions, and 1t Is ex..
peeted to afford a fine opportunity to young
men VINO like such training. Mandolin and
guitar and glee clubs will be formed after
November l, after the work in the new
building Is fairly under way. Prof Percy
roster will direct the training of the glee
club.