The daily sentinel., 1907-04-17
DIR. wELLEs PRESIDENT
Important Meeting at Which Permn.
nent Organization of Y.
NJ. @. A. Is Made

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Last night at the offices of e NJ
/ Sloeomb in the Union Block. the
members of the board of directors
and board of trustees of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Grand
junction held their first meeting and
/ perfected the permanent organiza-
tion of the local association.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Slocomb as the chairman of the
old executive committee. There were
fifteen directors out of the 21 elect
ed present and nearly all of the trus-
tees were present. Mr.. Slocomb
stated that the articles of incorpora-
tion had been filed with the county
clerk and recorder and with the sec
tary sf state and that everything
was now ready for permanent orr
ganization.
DR.. George r. Warner was then
elected temporary president of the
board of directors and Leon ]. Chap
man was chosen temporary secretary
of the directorate. Then the election
of permanent officers was taken up.
DR.. George r. Warner, James H
Rankin and DR.. F. H. Welles were
placed in nomination for president.
All good men and each thoroughly
qualified to make a SPLENDID presi-
dent of the permanent organization.
Nine ballots were taken before a
choice was made, DR.. F.. II. Welles,
receiving out of the 5 votes on the
last ballot, and was duly declared
elected. Mr.. Rankin lead up to the
sixth ballot when he asked that his
name be withdrawn, however. one or
two directors voted for him on the
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stood as follows: Welles s, Warner 6
Rankin one.
The new president is a man well
known in the city and who took an
active interest in the Y. NJ. c. A..
campaign. He has resided here for
a number of years. He is well quail
fled for the important office and there
is no doubt but what he will prove
an efficient, faithful and creditable
president.
For permanent secretary of the
board of directors two names were
presented, that OF D. w. Aupperle
and Prof. o. S Young. Mr. AupperleI
was chosen on the first ballot, he
receiving 9 votes and Prof Young re-
ceiving 6 votes. Mr.. Aupperle will
make an excellent secretary.
DIR. George r. Warner was elected
vice president without opposition and
]. C. Plank was unanimously chosen
as treasurer of the association.
The articles of Incorporation, as
outlined in the Daily Sentinel yester-
day, We're read and approved
The president announced that he
would appoint the committee on by
laws and constitution, and the COM
mittee on securing site for the
building, today. The last named COM
mittee Will have a great responsible
| ity resting upon 1t, This committee
will secure options on all the avail
able and desirable sites for the big
building, these options will be pre-
sented to the board of directors and
the board itself will make the final
selection of the site. 1t was the opin-
ion last night that it will take att
least thirty days to secure the site.
The greatest care will be taken in
this important matter and the very
best site obtainable will be secured.
The committee on site will have
nothing to do with the plans and spec
ifications for the building. A build
ing committee will have charge of
this work.
Matters will be pushed along as
speedily as consistent, without any
undue haste and few months the ac-
tual construction work on the mag-l
nificent Y NJ. C. A. building. dedicat-l
ed to the physical and moral welfare
of the young manhood of Grand June
tion and Mesa county, will be under
way.
At $50 O'Clock the two boards ad-
journed to meet again on next Tues
day evening.
The important Office of active sec
retary of the association Mr.. Aup-
perle being secretary of the board OF
directors, will be filled by a man to
be brought to the city. This all inn
portant official has charge of the
building and must be there all the
time and it is required that such Of
fetal must have had experience and
training in Y. NJ. c. A. work, conse-
quently a local man cannot fill the
place under ordinary conditions,