The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-22
NOTABLE DAY IN THE
HISTORY OF Y. N. c. A.
Continued From Page One.)

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and more than three hundred young
men and women who assisted in the
campaign. were seated about the ban
/ quet board. The tables were beauti-
/ fully decorated with ferns and cut
flowers furnished by E. G. HILL flor
list. The young ladies from the differ
ent churches served in a very pleasing
manner. The directors and incorpor-
ators of the new association were
seated to the right and left of Sharon
r. Jones. who acted as toastmaster. by
virtue Of his position as chairman of
the executive committee and the work
. he has done for the Y. NJ. c. A. in
| Richmond.
Money Still Needed.
Mr.. Jones in his opening speech
stated that since the night on which
the campaign was to have been closed
the executive committee had been
working on the amount necessary to
complete the 800 900 fund but has not
as yet succeeded and the total amount
raised up to date is s96,357, leaving a
balance of $3,643 to be secured. The
executive committee will keep work
ing for this amount and before the
dedication it is thought that all will
have been raised. The members of
the committee, however, hope to COM
plete the 100000 before that time.
Secretary Stacy Heard.
Mr.. Jones then introduced Eugene
E. Stacy, who has served in the posi-
ton of Indiana state secretary for Is
years. Mr.. Stacy was loud in his
praise of the manner in which the
campaign has been conducted in this
city. He said that never before had
the state executive committee wit
messed such marvellous work. Records
were shattered on the amount the
young mems committees raised while
the expense of conducting the CAM
paign was only $2417.56, another re-
markable record and one that has new
er been excelled in town establish
ing a Y NJ G.. A. in Indiana. Mr.. Sta
CIV said as a general rule the cost or
a successful campaign was
about five per cent and Richmond
had been successful on half this
amount. all the expense money hay-
ing been advanced by the members OF
the executive committee. During the
course of his remarks he read the con-
stitution of the new association IN
this city and fully explained Just what
a Y NJ c.. A. really means III the
fullest sense of the word. After the
was read, it was signed
by all those present, and by signing
their names they agreed to become |
members of the association as soon as
the building is completed Mr.. Sta |
CIV said that if Richmond built a |
300. 900 building the next great feat |
IRE would be to live up to building |
Of such cost and that there would be
plenty of work to do to accomplish |
this
Following the address of Mr.. Stacy,
9. S. Rhoads, member OF the state
executive committee, was introduced
and said that if he were speaker
ne would lock all the doors OF the
church and allow no one to leave the
building until the complete $10o,0o0
was raised He offered toast to the
present
History of Movement.
Timothy Nicholson, who in 1857 was
Identified with a movement for the es-
Adjustment of Y. NJ. c. A. in Rich
nond. and in fact was a member or
small organization at that time, spoke
If the history of the Y. NJ. c. A. move
nent in Richmond from its earliest
late. He showed how the members
If the oldest association formed
nucleus for new committee winch
las waged the most recent battle 10
,1ccess He read a resolution Whlcn
vii, be spread upon the executive
committee records, concerning the en-
,Ioyment of Field Secretary Chas. H.
Brown. which was followed by pro-
oneed applause. A fitting tribute
vas paid to the high character OF the
nan who has made Richmond's Y NJ I
:. A. a reality, his work and conscien- (
ious effort. I
Secretary Brown Speaks.
Secretary Brown spoke briefly in
eply to the applause on the resoiu-
ions. of his work in this city ana
sid that ne had done nothing but his
uty. He stated that when he was
citing ready TO leave Dayton for
richmond TO open the Y NJ. c. A.
ampaign in this city friend approa- ,
he'd him and when told of what he
as going 10 do. said: We'll, you are
!, against a snag. They have the
iggest bunch of etight-wads" in that
,wn ever" Mr.. Brown said that he
ad found Richmond to be composed
everything else but bunch of 1
tight wads,'' the success of the CAM t
align we'll illustrating it. He spoke Y
I his connections III Richmond and i
10 work the new association would d
ccomplish for the young men of the v
ty.
Benjamin Johnson, who was one of c
le original members of the 1867 as {