The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-17

sion on the minds of hundreds who
helped celebrate the day. More than
ever is the feeling that such an insti-
tuition must not be passed up and
while the prospects are immensly
good for fine building the general
opinion is that il should be at least
a forty thousand dollar structure.
At the various churches speakers
from abroad occupied the pulpits
during the morning services and
gave their audiences the benefits of
facts and figures concerning the
work in large cities that they were ia
miliar with.
The services at the opera house
in the evening passed off with a vim
and while the program was nearly
two hours long there was no thought
of WEAKNESS on the part of the large
audience which filled the house to
OVERLOOKING It is estimated that
there were at least 1900 people in
the auditorium and nearly 100 upon
the stage.
The exercises were opened by a
brief talk by II. NJ. Gilbert, chairman
of the meeting, who welcomed the
speakers who had so generously ex-
pended time and money o come here
from a distance to tell Yakima peo-
pie something of the workings of
the Association in their home towns.
Mr.. Gilbert believed building
should be erected In North Yakima
that would be monument to the
city. It's future depends largely
upon the class of young men grown
here and the right class could not
be grown except under conditions
and agencies that are found in the
work undertaken by the Y. NJ. c.
A. Mr. Gilbert then introduced c.
w. Wilcox, state secretary, who in
the course of his remarks gave some
statistics regarding the work in the
state He stated that there were
now 10 associations in Washington
who have in buildings and those now
being constructed something over
S7SS 400 invested That work among
the miners at Roslyn and the lum-
hermen a Hoquiam was being taken
UP and the movement to assist in
uplifting young men among all
classes more general throughout the
country than at any time since the
inception Of the association 81 years
ago
Mr.. Geo. H. Stone. of the firm of
Stone Fisher Co. who have large
stores at Seattle. Tacoma and Ever
EFT, was The next speaker. His talk
was a practical business man 5 analy-
sis of the Y. NJ. c. A 10 the business
man. In 4 fcrceful way Mr. Stone
told how The men of affairs were
constantly on the lookout for men of
brain and Drawn to accept resposi-
bic positions in commercial life.
How the department stores, bankers,
transportation companies were scour-
Nc the country for men of character
with strong minds and bodies Here
~ where he Y NJ G. A comes N
aad PLAYS It's part. It furnishes the
,aass OF men these great commercial
Eae are looking for. furnishes the
education lni instruction, the ply
acal culture aud perfect conditions
Mhere he mind can keep step with
the b9dN
Mr. Hartman, prominent attor-
Seattle NJ his remarks stated tnat
he ola sci anticipate failure on the
r 30 North YAnima citizens TO
Ira 13t NJ &. A. building, tat
cauli frai faces and conditions
n ie saw mem and that such an
aene h was addressing
wcpid nefe pass up the proposition
aefe .9nssI cgns. lie pointed
h1w bis ommunpE and every
oer progressive immunity owed
it's graN mi advancement 10 Chris
tn iyGr '1cn lia paid a tribute
o the b0Nstse omiag men. He
wanted aem protected There we're
w3 p.aa AWAY open t9 3oy to
one i saloon, the 1aer a i. ii.
Sarih Yak ma has number
tie former ana certainly owed
ro tha NoYs 70 have ne iatter if
aa} e. have 2 fair chance.
Among tna strong talks 81 the
nag vas that 9I President 5. B..