The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-30
CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY
Thirty-Sixth Anniver-
sary OF Honolulu
Y. Nj. {. A.


Last night marked the thirty-sixth
anniversary of the Honolulu Young
Mems Christian Associa ton and the
occasion was appropriately celebrated
At six o'clock members of the assocfa-
ton and workers gathered around ia
bles loaded with good things to eat
DR.. Ostrom was the guest of honor
and made brief remarks at the close
of the repast Members of the Y. w.
c. A, assisted at the tables. After
dinner the various committees for the
new year gathered in groups and dis
cussed plans for work. At eight o'clock
there We're literary exercises in the
auditorium at which DR.. Ostrom de-
livered the address. Following the ex-
ercises there was a social and game
of indoor baseball.
There We're four of the original
charter members of the association
present at last nights celebration,
Samuel Emerson, the first man to sign
the roll, Judge S. B. Dole, the first
president of the association, W. c..
Weldon and w. w Hall. Captain
Bray. the first general secretary in the
new building. was also present. The
present building although % years old
is the sixth home of the association,
the others being, basement of old Fort
Street church, old Gymnasium, Nuu-
anu street, old Bethel church, Seamen's
Home and the Lyceum. There is a
movement for a new building which is
much needed.
THE LITERARY PROGRAM.
The literary program was opened
with prayer by Rev. J. w. Wadman
of the First Methodist church followed
by a hymn Onward Christian Sol
diers' sung by the audience. General
Secretary Henry c. Brown then read
his annual report. The treasurer's re-
port was read by Chas H Atherton.
Mr.. w. w. Hall gave an address on
'RecolIections of Early Days" Mr..
Hall was one of the original members
and gave an interesting account of the
starting of the association in the old
Seamens Home building which was
located in the lot opposite the old
station house near the POstoffice He
spoke of the laying of the cornerstone
of the new building in the presence of
King KaIakaua and read program of
ha Ia6iaa Co ;y1cr
April q, 1888. The subscriptions taken
up that day fully paid for the build
ing and lot, a record that few asso-
Citations can show. At that time there
We're 100 members, now there are ass.
Mr. Fred. Butler reused the audi
ence to enthusiasm by his singing of
My Own United States" AS an en-
core he sang Il Doubt It" Mrs. w L.
Whitney played the accompaniment.
Judge Whitney, the recording secre-
tary, announced the committees for the
ensuing year. causing much laughter
by his attempts to pronounce some of
the unpronounceabl names on the list.
President Day made a powerful plea
for interest in the new bible study
club
DIR. Ostrom delivered the address of
TIC evening Mt pditi q JIiDOlC ~ IiIS
work of association leaders and spoke
of the great problems which the Y. NJ.
c. A. had to meet in the cities of the
country 1T is my understanding, ;"
he said. that the Y. NJ c. A. is a part
of the church. I can count on my
fingers the institutional churches that
are a full success. These churches are
likely to run off into one character of
doning OF other essentials. But then
what shall we do? Put our energies
into the Y NJ. c. A and the Y. w c.
A. There ought to be enough religion
in all the churches to successfully car
~ on the Christian Associations
Some one has attempted to raise the
standard of the saloon by opening with
prayer building dedicated to the
diabolical practice OF drinking liquor.
Someone else has attempted to keep
men from the saloon with soft drink
saloon" II these men would put
one-tenth of their energy into the
Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. w. c. A work
they would have gone far to kill the
saloon.
Il am glad to hear the secretary rec
ommend dormitory rooms in connection
with the association building. There is
nothing that is more important or that
is a better way to watch over our
young men in the cities. Then there is
the gymnasium. a great work that is
helping to keep our boys and young
men right. The mission of the Y NJ
c. y. is preventive more than cure"
DR.. Ostrom them spoke Of some of
the local problems, arising from the
small white population, the iso-
lation of the association and other
causes. He outlined the great oppor-
tunity for work among the soldiers.
the other races and the boys sym
pathy ana work are the essentials
needed to accomplish the greatest re
suits. "Sympathy first: work. second
as little of unpleasant criticism as pos