The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-13
MIR. AND MRS. LOTZE
SRPRISED AND PRESENTED WITH BEAUTIFUL SILVER SERVICE.

SRPRISED AND PRESENTED WITH BEAUTIFUL SILVER SERVICE. In Honor of His Nine Years Work for the New Haven Y. M. c. A.-Mr. LOtze Presented Also With TeSti- mOnial of Regard and Appreciation. MT. and Mrs. William c. Lotze were very pleasantly surprised Monday eve ming at their home, IS Stanley street. by the arrival of a special committee from the board of directors and trus- tees of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation bearing suitable resolutions and a beautiful silver service as re- hinder of nine years of faithful ser vice in this city. The committee was Judge Livingston W. Cleaveland, Judge Albert McC MatheWson and Levi T. Snow. They presented the following resolutions of the board of directors of the Young Mems Christian association of New Haven;
 MT. William G. Lotze, for so many years general secretary of the Young Mems Christian association of New Ha- ven, having severed his connections with our work, we, the directors, wish { to express our appreciation of his de- votion to the interests of the associa- tion and his untiring energy in the prosecution of the work, especially in the construction of the magnificent building erected for the benefit of the young men of New Haven. It is there- fore
 Resolved, That we, the directors of said association, recalling our intimate personal relations with MT. Lotze, here- by express our feelings of affection and esteem for him, our appreciation of his {. consecrated and self-sacriflcing labors and our indebtedness to him for the successful accomplishment of work which will always stand ss monument to his perseyering efforts in behalf of young men.
 Resolved further, That we extend to him our most cordial wishes for suc- cess In whatever field of labor he may engage, believing that the same per- sonal magnetism, executive ability, en- ergy and Christian manliness which he has always displayed will result in the achievement of his highest ambition
 Livingston w. Cleaveland
 Albert McC. Mathewson,
 Levi T, Snow,
 Committee on Resolutions"
 The silver service iof five pieces was appropriately engraved as follows; Presented to MT. and Mrs. William c. Lotze by the Directors and other friends in the Young Mems Christian l Association of New Haven, Connecti- cut"
 The following reply was sent to the directors:
 March II. ITO the Board of Directors, Trustees and other friends of the Young Mems l Christian Association of New Haven: "Gentlemen-4Ther Is a satisfaction which comes to those who know they have rendered faithful service in any philanthropic work, and there is an ad- ditional pleasure when such efforts are appreciated by friends who are willing to give expression to their convictions,
 "sThe resolutions of the directors re- call nine years of Intimate relationship with men who. dared to do things and l I consider it5an honor to be identified with so great a movement. l shall cherish these resolutions for all they mean to me, especially for the recollec- tions of joyful. service and Christian fellowship. ~
 The beautiful silver service present. ed to Mrs. Lotze and myself will be ar additional and constant reminder of the years we have labored with you for the boys and young men of New Haven and permit me to add that without suof a helpmeet the work done would have been of much less value.
 We hope still to do much more fir private life in this city for the cause we so dearly love. Assuring you of my deep gratitude for the thoughtful man. ner in which the resolutions and silver service were presented by your com. Hmittee, beg 10 remain as ever,
 Very sincerely yours,
 WILLIAM c. LOTZE."
 Since February MT, Lotze has beer giving his time to the association gra. tuitously In assisting the directors ant citizens committee to raise the balance of the $1OO,0OO, thus making the pledges binding. Such substantial responses have been received by MT Lotze that he has decided to continue the work ur until April i and so notified the direc. tors at their meeting Monday night, Il is hoped by the directors that friends of the association will respond gener- ously in order to bind the pledges al. ready made and that the next few weeks work will see the canvass com