The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
Young Mems Committee Last
Night Held First in a Series
of BanquetS at the Reid Me,
mortal Church.
SPLENDID MENU AND A
PROGRAM OF ADDRESSES.
Advantages of the Institution
and Necessity for Hard
Work Are Well Set Before
Those Present.

Inc Doom Tor richmond I. NJ. I.
4. was formally launched last even
ing by the first of the series of banquets
held for the young men who are work
ing for the movement. The banquet
was featured by enthusiasm and good
food. An even hundred men were
served in the beautiful dining room
of the Reid Memorial church and ev-
cry mothers son of them paid a most
glowing tribute to the cooks who pre-
pared the splendid menu-not n plate
placed upon the ~ shaped banquet
board" was returned to the kitchen
with a scrap of food left upon it.
Throughout the meal music was rem
dered by the High School Orchestra.
! Every number was vigorously APP
| plauded. After the benediction by
| the Rev. Thomas Hughes of the First
! Presbyterian church the following
menu was served
Vegetable Soup.
| Baked Beans, Cold Sliced Ham
| Salad
| Oyster Patties
| Ice Cream. Cake
Coffee.
The first course was served prompt
| ly at o'clock and it was not until
nearly 80 o'clock that the lest course
was placed upon the festive board
! After the diners had been fed to their
hearts content and they sighed with
inward misery upon gazing of the rem
Of bn TnaC I'M aN
X Shively made a short address after
which he introduced the first speaker
of the evening, Prosecuting Attorney,
Wilfred Jessup.
Mr.. Jessup made an excellent adj
dress, referring to the first and only
Y NJ c. A. Richmond ever boosted
of, its untimely end owing to misman-
agement and then urged that the
moyemen ut now well afoot to build
one of the most magnificent Y. NJ. G.
| A. buildings in the state be pushed to
successful completion. Mr.. Jessup
| spoke of the advantages to be gained
| by the establishment of a Y. NJ c. A.
| in this city.
| The next speaker introduced was
Mr.. Sharon Jones of the Jones Hard
ware Company Mr. Jones remarks
were along the same line as Mr.. Jes
SUBS and he urged that the young
men of the city take advantage of the
splendid opportunity offered them to
secure an ideal Y. NJ c. A. building
| by pushing the movement for all it was
worth Following Mr.. Jones address
POSTMASTER Shively introduced II. L.
Burchard, secretary of the Xenia, O.
| Y NJ. G.. A. Mr. Burchard told of the
benefits to be derived from a Y. NJ
&c A and he predicted that the en-
terprising young men of Richmond
would not cease their efforts to locate
| a Y NJ c. A. in this city until they
| had secured enough funds to build
one of the most beautiful buildings
| in the middle west.
| Mr.. Dodge Speaker of Evening.
| H. E. Dodge, secretary of the Terre
Haute Y NJ. c. A. and one Of the best
known Y NJ G. A. workers in the
country. was the speaker of the even
ing and his splendid address was lis
! tened to with the kneenest interest.
Mr.. Dodge described the scope of the
| Y. NJ. c. A work, gave history of its
origin and the aims and ideals for
/ the future Mr. Dodge also urged the
young men of the city to work their
| hardest to secure a Y. NJ c. A. for
! this city and promised them that if
their efforts were successful they new
/ er regret the work they would accom-
plish.
Following Mr. Dodge Charles R.
! Brown. who has done so much work
/ in organizing and directing the local
| y. NJ. c. A movement, concluded the
program with speech full of vim and
/ enthusiasm. Mr.. Brown stated that
| the aim of the workers was to secure
| 500 900 for the building fund and he
said that this sum could be raised
/ without great effort If the workers
would take off their coats and go into
the work in earnest. Mr.. Brown stat
ed that it was absolutely necessary
to raise this sum as the cost for erect
| ing a suitable building would run up
| to these figures. He said that the
ton floor of the building would be de-
voted for use as a dormitory, rooms
being rented to young men who come
TO this city to make their homes, a
nominal rent fee being charged. Rooms
would be set apart for reading, loung-
ing. etc, magnificent gymnasium
would be built and other conyenien-
ces provided.
Alist of men who will be asked 70
subscribe to the building fund was read
and volunteers were asked for 10 take
these cards TO the men included on
the list Every name read there was
a volunteer 10 solicit the party. These
canvassers will begin the soliciting
campaign next Monday Anothe16an-
ouet will be held at the chur0H We'd
nesday evening and one VII also be
held at the church on friday even
ing