The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-15

this table were in a SNOWFALL battle fast
and furious and before time was called,
there was little left Of the SNOWFALL dec
orations which were so plentiful before
the battle began.
The menu which was served by the
Ladies Aid society Of the First Metho
dist church. consisted of Beef Loaf,
Creamed Potatoes, Hot Rolls, Fruit
Salad, Saratoga Flakes, Jelly, Pickles,
Radishes, Ice Cream and Cake, and
Coffee.
Following the banquet toasts were re-
sponded to by members of the board of
directors as well as members of the as
ISOLATION It was during the speech Of
Joab A1ulvane that the announcement
was made that E. P. Ripley, president
of the Santa Fe railroad, now a resident
Of Chicago had forwarded a check for
500 10 be donated to the association.
The banquet spread seemed to be the
feature OF the evening, for as soon as
it had been served one after another
and then a drove of the membership
would leave the building without any
particular regard to the feelings Of
the speaker who happened to be occu-
pying the floor at the time the notion to
leave struck them.
The committee which started out to
raise the $4,000 necessary to furnish
the new building and which suspended
work to direct its energies towards
alternating the distress oeasiOned by
the earthquake in San Franeiso when
but $4,000 had been pledged will renew
their efforts today to secure the re-
naming So. 900 required.
Mr.. Larinler's Speech.
George E. Lerrigo, secretary of the
association, acted as POSTMASTER, but
he confined his Introductory remarks
with efforts to secure order and when
he had obtained it he introduced J. z.
Larimer, president of the association,
as the first speaker. Mr.. Larimer spoke
words of welcome to the new members
who have Joined the association as the
result Of the contest. saying among 9TH
er things:
I'VE are very glad to see you here this
evening and am sure it has been an
occasion which has been enjoyed great
ly. We wish to extend welcome eSpec-
tally to the three hundred and seventy
five cleubers who Joined through the
efforts Of the men taking part in this
contest. We welcome you to a mem
bership of two thousand seven hundred
and fifty-one persons There are six
departments of the Y. NJ. c. A. in this
city, the Central, with a membership
of eleven hundred; the Railroad, with
a membership of thirteen hundred and
eighty-one; the Colored, with a mem
bership of one hundred and seventeen;
the department at Washburn college,
with a membership of siXty-hVe; the
department at the medical college, with
a membership of thirty-five and the de
partment at the Industrial institute for
negro youths with a membership Of
ffty-two.
This means that we are welcoming
you to an organization which has a
membership equivalent to one person
out of every II men, women and chill
dren in tht entire population of the
city. We welcome you to one of the
great Institutions of the state; to an
institution which stands for the moral,
physical and social we'll being of the
young men and boys of the state and
this means the uplifting of the homes
of the state. And the success and per
petuity of this organization win de-
pend greatly on its new members.
The Navajos and the Kickapoos
have buried their tomahawls at last
and we are all here tonight smoking
a noble and well fought contest and you
who were brought into the association
by their efforts are thrice welcome and
this welcome that I extend to you mem
bers is also given to all of the old
members who are here. This is certain
ly a most glorious occasion.
J. E Manley, the assistant secretary
of the association. next read the statis-
tics of the contest, and told of the
methods of keeping the score.
What 1t Stands For.
E. NJ. Tomlinson, assistant state sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c A of Kansas,
was introduced then by Mr.. Lerrigo
Il congratulate you all on this oc-
casion,' said Mr.. Tomlinson among
other things, land especially you men
who made this contest and its wonder
full results possible. And the results
thus obtained are the following out of
what you have been taught in the as
sOciatiOn.
"The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton stands for the Christian manhood
in a community. The association sup
plies young men with those means
which go to make him a man in every
sense of the word It attempts to solve