Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-04
Y. N. c. A. TO LAY
NEW BUILDINGS
CORNER STONE
Governor Gillett to
Speak
State,s Executive VIII Be Guest Of
Honor at Reception Given at
Association Rooms
Tonight

With elaborate ceremonies in which
Governor Gillett will take a prominent
part the corner stone of the new build
ing of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion will be laid tomorrow afternoon at
the site on South Hope street, near Sew
enth. Preceding the laying of the stone
exercises will be held in Simpson audi
torium across the street from the new
Site AS preliminary to the service to-
morrow the association will tender a
public reception this evening in the head
quarters in honor of the governor, to
which the public is invited, both men and
women.
An effort is being made to have re-
union of the charter members and the
men who have served in official capaci-
ties of the association again tomorrow,
and these men will occupy seats on the
platform. Arthur Let's, president of the
association, has issued an urgent invita-
ton to former members to be present.
The first meeting of the Y. M. c. A.
of Los Angeles was held in the early part
of 1882 in the old Trinity Methodist
church, south, then standing on the east
side of Spring street, between First and
Second The meeting was the result OF
the efforts of S. 1. Merrill and Charles
H Barker, Mr.. Merrill having been one
of the organizers of the association in
Oakland. Rooms were rented in the old
Good Templars' hall on North Main street,
where gospel meetings were held each
citation at this period of its existence
was principally that of seeking young
men in hotels and boarding houses and
the sick.
dent of the association, with F. A. Sey-
mour as vice president and H. M. Cain
as secretary.
was employed for a series of three lee
lures at the agreed compensation of $500,
the association being the loser on these
lectures by $3.50, which is one of the In
teresting facts of the early history of the
association.
In 1887 lot at the corner of Second and
Fort streets broadway was purchased,
where the first association building was
erected after many hardships, it coming
at the time of the financial depression.
The corner stone was laid in 1888 with the
following words inscribed on the stone:
Christ the Chief Corner Stone" BY the
courtesy of the Merchants Trust com
pany, purchasers of the building, this
stone was presented to the association in
1906 and will be the corner stone of the
new building.
Campaign for Funds
| In 1901 an agitation was started to Sc
cure $4,000 for improvements at the old
building, corner Second and Broadway:
which finally resulted in the selling of
the old building and buying new site
on Hill street near Sixth.
| In the latter part of 1905 D. E. Luther,
! the present general secretary, came 10
Los Angeles and inaugurated an active
| campaign to secure funds for the new
association building. During the time
that the Hill street property was held
idly and it was decided to sell the new
site and to secure another. This site cost
the association $9S,OO0 and was sold for
100000 and the new site secured. giving
| the treasury an additional S19S, 300 max
| ing about half million dollars for the
new building and furnishings, including
| the subscriptions.
The association now has more than
thousand members, with eighteen
| classes in the night school, while the ath-
letic department holds many champion
ships.
The present officers of the association
are: D. r. Luther, general secretary; W.
w. Willis, assistant secretary: Arthur
Let's president; A. B. Cass, first vice
president A ortieff WGllaff SeeonG vice
P. Fleming. recording secretary; board of
directors-W. e, McVay. E. P. Clark,
James G.. Warren. o; T. johnson, George
kins Jr.. E. T. Earl. ]. Ross Clark, D. K.
Edwards. ]. E. Carr, Oscar B. Smith, g.
NJ Staub. T. H. Oman. Judge c. D.
Wilbur, E. C. Lyon.
Let's Will Preside
Mr.. Let's will preside at the exercises
tomorrow afternoon. which will be held
at 2:30 o'clock in Simpson auditorium.
WneI tHe lolloWlnS program VIII pe reI-
dered;
Paraphrase, Nearer, My God, to Thee -
Young Mems Christian association band
Hymn, Joy to the World
Invocation. Rev. Hugh K. Walker, D. D.
Responsive reading. First psalm. Rev.
Robert j. Burdette D. D.
Hymn, Rock of Ages"
Prayer, Rev. Baker P. Lee.
Scripture reading, Rev. Robert McIn-
tyre. D. D.
Solo.\ Abraham Miller.
Greetings from the Brotherhood of
Young Mems Christian Associations of
North America. Henry ]. Mccoy. general
secretary San Francisco association.
Song Messrs. H: Beal Campbell; ,,N1 Ed
Christian association quartet.
Address. Lieutenant Colonel E. w. Hal
Hymn. "Holy Holy. Holy"
Benediction, Rev Francis Murphy
PART II.
Procession to new building across the
street from Simpson auditorium, Young
Mems Christian association band leading.
Professional, "How Firm a Founda-
| ton"
Laying of corner stone. His Excellency
Hon. James NJ. Gillett, Governor of Cali
| fornia.
Prayer song, written for corner stone
| laying by Edward T. Harden.
Prayer. Rev. William Horace Day.
Song. America"
! Benediction, Rev. William Ross Lloyd
At st. PauPs
The annual diocesan convention will be
| held in St. PauPs church and parish house
commencing May II. to continue during
the week The service on Sunday after
noon May H. will be in Temple audito-
rum and will be known as the Sunday
school mass meeting. when stereopticor
views will be given commemorating the
three hundredth anniversary of the frs
Episcopal service in jamestown, Monday
In the parish house and on Tuesday the
Woman's auxiliary will hold a session
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew to NEE
in the evening Wednesday and Thurs
day the convention will be held. Or
Thursday evening Bishop Johnson will
give his annual reception. Friday tn,
Daughters of the King will meet.
Welcome Officers