The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-15
STARTING A MOVEMENT
FOR new BUILDING
The Local X. NJ. G. A. Will Close
Gymnasium and Work for Perman-
ent Quarters.

The board of directors of the X.
III. G. Am met at {, as Association
rooms last night. A motion had
been made at preyiotis meeting to
close MP all association work in rent
ed quarters ON April 1. But this
motion was placed on the table:
awaiting the report Of a COMMITTEES
sent 20 Parkersbnrg TO consult with
Mr.. Tbbetts and other members of
the Interstate committee as to what
should be done. That committee re-
ported last night. The interstate
committee urges the local association
to Immediately suspend operations
in rented quarters. They point out
that associations have invariably
failed when they tried to run rented
quarters and raise money for a
building at the same time. Hence
the motion to suspend work was car
ried unanimously last evening.
The association deeply appreciates
the liberal assistance it has received
and it wishes its friends to know that
it does not propose to go out of busi-
ness. IL has found out that it can
not do business in rented quarters.
The current expenses there are heavy
It's revenue does not begin to come
up to the expense. 1t is chiefly de-
pendent on voluntary or solicited
subscriptions. 1t is too much to ask
the public TO contribute every year
70 expense budgets and also give to-
ward abtnlding worthy of Clarks-
burg. All efforts from now on viii
be concentrated on building.
Ii d $4,000 subscription can be
secured as starter a building can
be erected and occupied this year.
The association is now after few
big subscriptions. Big subscriptions
have been landed in smaller towns
in the state. Wherever we look,
Parkersburg, Fairmont, Grafton.
Elkins, and so on, We have been left
in the wake in association work.
These towns all have buildings.
Where is our local pride? What's
to be said of a city these days with
out a II. M. c. A. building?
The directors are sure that we will
very soon be in line. They are now
getting in touch with the interstate
committee, and expect to act accord
ing to their advice.
The association has now Just one
the public into its confidence in all
its movements. A committee has
been appointed by the board to keep
in touch with the city through the
papers.
The association has now ujst one
proposition-a building. That viii
be the only one until the building is
had.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the y.
M. G. A. at recent meeting, de-
cided to stand by the guns. They
did not know at that time what the
directors would do about the future
of the association, but they unanim-
ously voted that whatever they did
the would remain an organization,
would hold regular meetings. and
would continue to stand for an as
sociation. With such an auxiliary
a building is bound to come. 1t has
done great things already. The
association could not have existed a
year without it. The ladies have
purchased a piano, a larger part Of
the furniture of the rooms, they
have given receptions, have en-
gineered the star course of entertain
menis, provided magazines for the
reading room, and done many Other
things. Their past works and theii
present spirit show that the women
Of Clarksburg are in the bushes:
for building. They generally gel
what they want. This matter will
prove no exception to the rule. FheS
know what the association means fol
their boys, husbands and brothers
They know that no other institution
on the face Of the earth can do in =
community the most important work
that is done by the Y. NJ. c. A.
The furniture they have worked q
hard to provide shall not be solo
when the association quits its renteC
quarters. There has been a rumoi
to that effect. We4are in a position
to positively deny if. The directori
have appointed committee to Sc
I cure room for the storage of al
sfurniture until the time comes foi
= Ns removal into the new building
Ali books and other things donated
10 the association by private partiei
viii be cared for, and will be use;
in the building.
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