Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-26
'. N. [. \. MEET. SUCCESS AT
 DOUGLAS oys One Hundred Delegates fire Attending Conference From New Mexico, Northern hizona and Elsewhere.

Here's a bumper to you, boys,
 Who work for a cause that's good; ,t's drunk with ApoIiinaris, boys,
 In the soberest sort of . mood. Your spirits right,
 Your mind is bright
 And 90 is your body toe;
 So here's bumper to yea, boys, Of the happy triangle crew.
 Yesterdays International-America gave the following account of the Y. M. 0. A. Conference which met in Douglas yesterday morning elld con ;inued its sessions today:
 We're glad you're here, Y. N. c. A. workers of the southwest
 We are pleased to have you with us for three days. but we regret tnat you cannot tarry with us longer. We hope though, that when the work of the conference is over, some of you as many as may-will remain still longer and see us as we are in our every day life.
 Yoa look good-eyeryone of you big, husky youths. You are fine products of the trinity of purpose of the organi- zation you represent.
 The expression beaming out of your souls windows shows that the spirit is right; your conversation shows your mind to be we'll equipped, and the strong grasp of your hand, as Douglas extended hers to you in greet ing, together with the glow of health upon the skin. show that your body is all right.
 We hope you will like Douglas and hra n will be A pleasant one. We hope the work of your splendid organization will be furthered by your deliberations and that you will come again to Douglas some day, for We like you much.
 Large Attendance.
 Douglas is entertaining the delegates to the territorial conference of the Young Mems Christian association to- day. Over 100 members of this grow ing association from points in New Mexico. Arizona, northern Mexico and Fl Paso, Texas, arrived here this morning and will be the guests of the Copper City for the balance of the week. Mesilla, New Mexico. heads the list in point of the number of dele gates sent to the conference, there be- ing la attendance twenty-five students from the Agricultural and Mechanical college of that place. Fl Paso comes next with a representation of sixteen, while Las Vegas, New Mexico. shows up well with a delegation of eleven.
 This is the first conference to be held by this association in either Ari- zona or New Mexico, or for that mat ter in the southwest. It is doubtful if ever a more representative lot of young men ever assembled in either of the two territories than is assem- bled here today. Douglas is proud of having them here and extends a most hearty welcome.
 Y. M. C. A. Animated.
 Things around the Y. M. c. A. build ing this morning presented very lively appearance. From an early hour tho building was thronged with the visiting delegates and many ex- prosss.ions of pleasant surprise were heard regarding the elegant headQuar- ters of the Douglas branch. It was the opinion of all the visitors that the Douglas Y. Nj. c. A. building was one of the finest in the southwest.
 The conference is held under the auspices of the international commit tee aod its purpose Is to bring the work which the association Is doing throughout the country more clearly before the people and to stimulate the organization of new branches of the Y. M. C. A. in unorganized territory. The Y. M C. A. is practically new thing in the southwest, there being but few organizations in this part of the country. and the international com- mittee believing better understand ing of the principles and methods of the organization to be the best means of promoting the growth of the asso- ciation, have called this conference and Invited all interested in the work to attend The attendance Is very gratifying to those who have the matter in charge and enthusiasm is running high
 Students Near Goodman.
 The opening session of the confer ence was held this morning when the students from the Agricultural col. lege at Meeilla assembled in class room No 2 of the Y. M. c. A. build ing for students conference, when they were entertained for an hour by an instructive lecture from Fred s. Goodman, of New York. Other exer- cises were also participated in. While this conference was in progress the employed officers of the organization were holding an informal conference in an adjoining class room.
 The program proper began at 9:30 when all the delegates assembled in the reception room and a half hour