Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-24
STATE Y. NJ. c. A. CONVENTION
Hundred Delegates Sit Down to Banquet Al
the Opening Evening.
YEAR PROSPEROUS ONE FOR ASSOCIATE
Number of cities In state Have
Already Erected or Are now at
work on New Buildings for
Permanent Homes.

FREMONT, Neb., Feb 33.-(Specian-The
twenty-sixth state convention of the Ne
braslSa Young Mems Christian association
opened last evening with a banquet at
Central hall, which was Introductory to the
business session which opened today. There
were 100 visitors present Covers were laid
for 80 and all seats were taken. The tables
were beautifully decorated with palms.
ferns and carnations and tiny flags placed
at intervals and napkins and table decora-
tions OF the national colors. were reminder
of the day. The invocation was by
Rev. w. Ii. Buss of the Congregational
church, DR.. W. o. Henry of Omaha Off
ciated as POSTMASTER e. r. Quincy OF
Fremont responded to the toast Ere
mont's Greatest PRODIGY which he said
was the Fremont girl because of her
character and exalted standard of morals
General Manager G. F. Bidwell of Omaha
spoke on why Railroad Corporations Put
Money into Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Buildings" Mr.. Robinson, secre-
tary of boys work, took the place of f.
NJ. Hall of Lincoln, who was unable to
reach the city on account of a washout on
the railroad, spoke OF the boys. Judge H
S. DUNCAN of Hastings spoke on THE Ad-
vantages of a Modern Y. NJ c. A Build
ing" Hon. ]. c. Wharton of Omaha the
final speaker of the evening. gave an en-
thusiastic address on the "Y. NJ. c. A., a
Profitable Investment" laying special
stress on what it had accomplished from
moral and physical standpoints.
The convention met at $50 this morning
at the Congregational church and after a
half hours devotional service General Sec.
rotary b. C. Wade of Omaha spoke or
what Omaha had done and was doing ir
the way of erecting a new building and
the various local secretaries reported or
what had been done in the same line ir
their fields.
Many New Buildings.
The report of the state committee was
| then presented, the most noticeable featur,
of which was the many new buildings
either already under construction or pro
vided for. The fine building at Omaha is
in course of construction. The building al
| York was completed and dedicated in June
! last; that at Beatrice is nearly finished
and will be ready for occupancy in June
work is in progress on the gymnasium por-
| ton of the Lincoln building and 1t will be
| opened by May L. Hastings is ready tC
let the contract for it's $4,000 home fol-
! young men and has $50. 900 pledged; Ere
| mont has $4,000 secured and hopes as a
result of the convention to make IL $50, 900
/ new building to cost $1,000 will be dedi
Gated at Central City April %, and tn,
! official badge of the state association COM
memorates this fact. Railroad associa
lions and college work were also pros
porous.
Chancellor Aylesworth of Cotner univer
sty delivered n strong address on tn,
capital the young man, needs in life. ii
which he laid especial stress on the neces
sity of higher moral and ethical stand
ard and spoke eoquently of what tn,
Young Mems Christian association worl
had accomplished and was accomplishing
along these lines. "A
This afternoon w.SAs Migee OF De-
Moines Young Mems Christian associa
ton. state secretary spoke on "securin,
and Training Men a Standard of Success
full Work"
i Talks on Association Work.
Physical training and the athletic sid,
of the association work were discussed
i this afternoon by F. b. Crawford of Gran,
Island college.
This evening the church was well filled
J. r. Bader of Fremont presided and afte
a half hour song service lead by w. z
Johnson. introduced w. Z. Mccormack o
I Sioux City, who spoke on Fremonts need
of a suitable building. George D. McDnl
international secretary of Chicago, begai
telling of sign he saw four weeks on on
of the best business lots in Los Angeles
"A Three Hundred Thousand Dolla
Character Factory VIII be Erected on Thi
Lot by the Y. NJ. c. A
The meeting closed with the exhibition o
a number of stereopticon views OF tn
II. ~ n
ings. their reading rooms, parlors and gym
nasiums and the different places of the as
ISOLATION work, including a number of tn
Omaha boys department on their "hikin
trips and of the Hastings association
out door swimming pool. which was wei
filed with a healthy lot of youngsters.
The associa ton, and particularly tn
meeting this evening, is stimulating in
terest in the plan to erect building her
equal to that of any city Of it's rank il
the state.