The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-13
State Organizer Brown Comes
Here to Stay Till Needed
Money Is Raised.
COMMITTEE DETERMINED
THEIR NUMBER TO BE lNcREAS-
ED TO ONE HUNDRED-CAM-
PAIGN FOR $4,000 is TO BE
MADE-WANT q STORIES.

Richmond is to have one of the
finest and best equipped Y. M. c. A.
buildings in the State. This can be
said without fear of contradiction as
the Y. M. c. A. committee which was
appointed some time ago has raised a
guarantee fund to secure the services
of Charles J. Brown, of Picua, state
organizer for Ohio. to come to Rich
mond and stay till the Association is
put on a permanent basis.
A member of the commimttee last
night stated that no active campaign
for funds would be made till Septem-
Der /. Up till that time nothing will
be done by Mr.. Brown and the COM
mittee other than promulgated plans
by which the work will be carried on.
The first amount which the commit
tee hopes to raise Is $4,000 but it is
thought that still larger amount can
be raised IL it is needed. When asked
If Daniel G. Reid had made any finan-
cial offer to the new project it was
but nevertheless they expect some
help from him.
Has Long Needed Y. M. C. A.
Richmond has long needed a place
where the young men of the city
could spend their idle moments with
out loafing on the streets and in the
pool rooms. The organization of Y.
~ hac ta1l nf hut
no decided move has ever been made.
The first great stimulus to forming an
association in this city was given in
1900 when the state Y. M. C.. A. cc~-
vention was held In this city. The
convention was held here for the pur-
pose of stimulating interest in the
Y. M. G. A. movement. At that time
the convention appointed Sharon e.
Jones. Timothy Nicholson. Adam II.
Bartel. Geo. II. Knollenberg. f. G..
Hill and Richard Sedgwick as a COM
mittee to push the movement in this
city. About six months ago six mem
bers We're added to the committee
they being +. G. McMahin, f. X. She
ia, j. S. Harris, Jesse S. Reeves. Ar
tIuT Il. oIlilH dilu JOUll II. Johnson.
Since large number of representa-
tive citizens have been placed on the
commimttee the work has made rapid
strides.
The Style of Building.
T.. A. Stack. Indiana State Secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. C. A. was in the city
about July 1. comforting with the To-
cal members about the style Of build
ing that would probably be erected
He showed them the plans of the new
South Bend Y. M. c. A. building and
the local men swere very favorably
impressed with the style OF eonstruc-
tion. The idea of the committee is to
build one of the best equipped build
ings in the state. So far as planned it
will be four stories high and will con-
tain Association rooms. gymnasium,
modernly equipped with running
track and swimming pool. in addition
to the regular apparatus required
There will also be reading rooms and
sclubrooms. Every little detail has
been planned and will be carried out
If the citizens of Richmond respond
to the call for financial aid. when it
is made.
The present local committee con-
sisting of twelve members will be en-
larged to one hundred and the work
towards the organization of the asso-
citation and the housing of the same
will be pushed with a vengence. Mr..
Brown will arrive here Monday and
permanent offices of the associa ton
will be opened in the Masonic Tenn
pie.