Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-07
ASSOCIATIONS
WORK LAUDED
NOTED SPEAKERS HEARD AT
Y. M. C. A. MEETINGS
SENATOR FLINT, MAYOR HARPER
AND OTHERS SPEAK
General Secretary Luther Presented
with Gold Watch and Fob in Rec
ognition of Long and Ines
timabIe Service

aDpf6CldllOn VI lLS WOA n Va SAS
Mems Christian association, two of the
most important sessions of the open
house series given by the association
the past week were held at the new
building yesterday afternoon.
There were simultaneous meetings
held in the auditorium on the thlrd
floor, and in the armory, fifth floor
In the auditorium Arthur Let's, pres
ident of the association, presided, and
p. Richards was the pianist.
The following program was carried
out: Song, audience; selection, Young
Mems Christian association quartet,
Vernon Campbell, leader; scripture
reading, DR.. Warren F. Day; prayer,
DR.. c. E. Locke; greeting, Senator f.
P. Flint; song, A. Miller; greeting, Dr.
John Willis Baer; greeting, Mrs. Frank
Dewey; solo, Rev. A. e. Fitch; greet
ing. H. J. Mccoy; greeting, J. Ross
Clark; song, America" accompanied
by the band; benediction, Rev. }. j.
Pritchett.
Senator Frank P. Flint was intro
duced by President Let's as a. man
who, in his public Office and private
life, had always been a friend to young
men. Senator Flint said in part;
when / saw in our capital city what
the Young Mems Christian association
was doing and realized that this great
institution had other buildings all over
the United States, l thought this work
was the greatest being done in
America. I felt great sense of re-
sponsibility when 1 took three young
men to Washington, but was content
when 1 saw them located in the new
building of the Young Mems Christian
association. found that hundreds were
there, and that there was waiting
list. found there senator and clerk.
when reflected that there were
hundreds of young men who came to
Washington every year l said, Surely
this is the city where more good is
being done than by any other associa-
tion in this country, but when l re-
turn to my own home city and see
how many young men are going and
see that we have the best building, l
wonder If here is not the greatest work
in this country. This has been splen-
did work in the past, and will be in the
future. We of the city congratulate our
people on this magnificent building.
The entire nation should be congratu-
lated for having here and in other
cities this institution, which turns out
trained men to take their part in the
world.
I'm public and private life I have met
many young men who could not have
held their positions but for the training
they received at the classes of the Y.
M. c. A.
Washington May Pattern
"When 1 return to Washington
shall say, if the occasion is offered,
that they should erect a Young Wo-
mems Christian association, and shall
tell them what we have done in this
city. 1 will say that in the city of the
Angels stand two institutions which
we will put up as the standard up to
which Young Women's and Young
Mems Christian associations must
come; that here we have the best in
the world, and that If they want per-
fection the city of the Angels is where
they must come to look for it,
w. H. Wallace responded with greet |
ings from the state executive COM |
mittee and described the work done
by the association for the boys and |
young men who live in the country. |
He said that Southern California first |
organized county work west of the |
Rocky mountains in 1907.
Mrs. Frank Dewey, president of the |
board of directors of the Y. w. C. A, |
responded to the Chautauqua salute
with gracious congratulations. After
conveying the good wishes of the sis
ter organization she paid tribute to |
the general secretaries and to the
eighteen assistants who work with |
him. She closed with a ringing pledge |
of cooperation for every plan and
movement which could make better
men and better women in the city.
President Let's echoed the sentiment |
of Mrs. Dewey when he commented:
We've got the two best secretaries |
In the United States here in California, |
and one is our own and the other the |
one at San Francisco, H. ]. Mccoy"
Mr.. Mccoy brought greetings from |
the Secretarial brotherhood of the |
state. In words of feeling he grasped |
Gen. Secretary Luther by the hand |
and then pledged the support of the |
secretaries In the state.
James G. Warren spoke briefly for
the board of directors.
In the armory A. B. Cass, first vice |
president of the association, presided |
and Prof. Ridderhoff acted as pianist. |
The following program was carried |
out: Song, "All Hail the Power of |
Jesus Name" audience; selection, Eu- |
terpean quartet, ]. P. Dupuy, leader:
Scripture reading, Rev. A. c. Smither; |
prayer, Rev. G. w. Coultas; words of |
greeting Mayor Harper; solo, Miss
Annie Row. accompanied by Miss Floy |
Row; greeting, DR.. G. F. Bovard; |
greeting, Miss Cora latham; solo, Prof. |
B. P. Stout; greeting, B. B. Wilcox; |
greeting. A. J. Wallace; song. "Amer- !
ica," audience; benediction, Rev. II. i. |
Weaver.
Mayor Harper Speaks
Mayor Harper said in part:
''I have followed the progress of this
building through various stages
of construction, but until I went
through 1t the other day I did not real
ly know what you had. 1t Is simply
grand, and many wandering boy will
find rest here.
zone thing especially impresses me,
and that is the department for the
younger boys. A country having insti-
tutions of this kind cannot go wrong.
1t is founded on rock.
Nothing in Los Angeles will bring
about more good than the Young Mems
Christian association"
Prof. G. +. BOVard congratulated the
board of directors and the citizens of
Los Angeles. He said:
"This building stands for the up
building of manhood. raising the stand
ard of manhood and making stronger
men in this city When young men
come to Los Angeles there will be no
cause for them to go astray if they
will but seek the influences that this
building affords"
Miss latham gave the greetings and
congratulations of the Young Women's |
Christian association and spoke Of the !
good will and cooperation between the
two organizations.
b. B. Wilcox state secretary, spoke
of the fact that about twenty-eight
years ago the state committee organ
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