Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-13

SsoEss o aenal a.sesnxslosS, m
Had sssH.saFy. tasiss parssczisr
charge a tse soss ssoas ~ iis~ a
The A. 7. & 8 v. naaisay - sks
assaciassons In AriaDEs. pesssd kiG
ssh ssEy entertaining seeAkes ~
ssgsn By os.assyins 10 - lAs VEGAS
associative the sTsstInx q ~ grsss
brotherhood ef the Ye~as Nesis
Christian association aves - uh1le
sosid and Il the lnssraa6iooai Con.
Hii,ss which b. rsprsse1ssA. H< -
forth tks great seops ee th< sosk
which includes as ssil = city aa1
saiirosd ass.eixtsols. orxaaiSaGinns
snoog the college s,sdsGas. ~ -.
dieTs and sailors. The lsdiaAs. sh~
co'cred ra~n and the ,c~eh q aasy
iorsirn lands.
The sist ID Mr. aeDsrs ADDRESS
follows:
There 10 snown 10 i< ever eighty
per cent a the total nl1ease n th~
railroads In the whole q NsrsA An<s.
sca oonirieasins In 100 y. =. G. A.
associations over ss<aaso per year
for mere running expenses. rhe san-
IN Fe railroad company freely "a.
mits that ,hey derive sassiy usors soosl
sn better iseor and letter men than
Their contributions couid kase pur.
chased for them In any csher way.
Helen Gould donated ssI3.odo for the
erection ef q aai.dlng I'M tA< United
states navy yard nine stories hirh.
ana vas disappointed thst the same
was Bot as large a. she would have
had 1t.
Las Vegas Flrss
There IN net a eIty Id the United
States ~ the roEalatIon ard wealth
or Las Vegas that e0nid boast II 4
home for its Y. N. O. A. thar euualled
fhai of the Las Vegas association. Re.
isiewihg !. u. G. 4 xprk n sks sonth.
wsst he said: "Issshes, AFixnna. Mas /
building for lis association cosifng
sss.tfoe: Douglas. sS7.ntse. Dallas. Sc. !.
e6h: Houston. tiGs.hoe: m Faso. y7s..
600; Los Angeles. s1I7.0oa. and Kan.
sas City a hntlatng costing gsGo.oeo.
There are $4,000 members of the
7. N. G. A. who completed the courses
under competent physical dt.ectoru IN
their respective associations. ana 33,.
go completed other various conres
afforded for the advantage Of lie
members. He mentioned the pre.
scribed courses of study. ana the m.
iional examinations sen, ont To those
who take these courses free or
charge"
Secretary 10 Psesented
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. McDilrs
address, President McNary infroduc.
ed Secretary Barnes OF the local aseo
citation. who responded happily In 4
short extemporaneous talk, which
was greeted with applause.
PRESIDENT McNARY's ADDRrss
My friends. this beautiful building
which We have just dedicated, be-
longs to you. We have invited you
here tonight that We might deliver
II into your hands. formally dedicated
to the noble work for which IL vas
built. That which for many years
has been o hope. a prayer. . great
desire. we see tonight a realization
This home for the Young Mems Chris.
ian association has cost a small for.
tune. Yon have all given your nm.
ey. We have given our time ana L.
Dor that this temple for manhood
might arise. And I know that every
man and woman In Las Vegas feels
richer and not poorer for what each
mas given to this cause. Your seu.
crosby To this good work has been
very great can pay no greater trib.3
ute to IL than this--that no city il
the United States Of equal wealth and
population has finer home f0r III
Young Mems Christian ,ociakion
than Las Vegas. WIN n6t ATTEMPT
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