The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-10-09

Headed by the high school football
team in their playing togs, several
hundred school boys paraded yester-
day afternoon to boost the enthus-
iasm for the Young Mems Christian
association building fund. They
formed in fifteen sections at the pub
lie library corner. They had brought
their banners and horns and had
come prepared to yell. That they did
yell might be testified to by the
crowds of people who lined the side
walks along the line of march.
Clyde Sampson. who had been ap-
pointed captain of the senior high
school squad, was given command of
the parade, and under his direction
the route was covered. The line
passed down A street, thence to
Front, thence to Yakima, thence to
Fourth, thence to the Y. NJ. C. A.
building. There they were met by
General Secretary Turner and State
Secretary Wilcox, who spoke briefly
to the boys as they crowded closely
around. Mr.. Turner referred to the
many features of the new building
which the boys of North Yakima and
vicinity will be privileged to enjoy
TO the large lobby on the first floor,
where there will be games, books,
magazines and other things which
boys like; to the baths in the base
ment; to the big gymnasium in which
they will be given instructions as to
how to do athletic stunts by skilled
athlete; he also referred to the club
all sorts of useful and amusing ac-
tivities, and to the swimming pool.
Here the boys sent up yell of appro-
baton. Mr.. Wilcox told the boys
something of what boys had done
for their associations in other cities,
and expressed the prediction that the
boys of North Yakima will do as we'll
as any others. Then he referred to
the fact that good many of the boys
had asked the privilege of investing
a little of their own money in the
building, and said that all who cared
10 do so will be given the opportunity
provided they will earn all the money
they promise to put into the building
fund. Instantly numbers of the boys
reached up for the red pledges that
had been provided and even before
Mr.. Wilcox could get down from the
big stone on which he stood while
addressing the crowd, half dozen
or more of the boys had filled out
pledge cards and handed them up.
Other boys had brought their pledges
with them when they came to the
place where the parade formed
Banners bearing appropriate in
scriptions. all intended to boom the
association enthusiasm. were carried
in the procession. The beautiful
American flag belonging to the Sum-
NIT View school was a prominent
feature. There was plenty of noise
all along the route. Mr.. Turner had
gently suggested that they were at
liberty to yell once in while. The
"once in a while" began when the
line started and continued until the
boys reached the association build
ing. Fifteen boys have hended In
pledges aggregating $3.50. Boys
had previously subscribed an aggre-
gate of s106.
Yesterday afternoon a number of
ladies who are interested IN the as
ISOLATION building project met at the
Y. M. C. A. office to talk over ar
rangements for presenting to the la
dies of the city an opportunity to
show their loyalty to the young mems
project in a practical way. 1t was
decided to get a leader In each OF
the ladies' clubs and societies to can
vass the members OF the women's or
carnations and secure at least one
dollar from each member. 1t Is ex-
pected that many ladies will want to
give bore, as quite number have
already done. The membership OF
each organization will be devided