The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
Members Committee Would
Pay Tribute to President
S. NJ. Woodward.
$4,000 NEEDED
ON ALL ACCOUNTS
Popular Subscriptions Will Be
Asked to Put Work in Best
Condition.

As an evidence Of appreciation of the
services OF s. Nj. Woodward. president
of the Washington Young Mems Chris
IIan Association, and i'm celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the removal
of the association to o. street, il is pro-
posed to wipe out the floating indebted
ness, including the current expenses, de
heiencies during the building period.
and the amount recently expended for
repairs and remodeiing the boys build
ing, a total of $1,000 The money will
be raised by popular subscription.
This step was decided upon at a meet
ing of a special committee of which
Commissioner Mactarland is chairman,
held Ia the rooms of the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday afternoon. The
suggestion was made that something
practical by way of a testimonial TO Mr..
Woodward be undertaken. Attention
was called 90 the achievement in the
last ten years I'm the acquisition of
property valued at nearly 500 coo. which
is held entirely without inCumbranCe.
Greatest Compliment
1t was the unanimous sentiment of the
meeting that the floating Indebtedness
should be wiped out. No greater com
pliment it was said. could be paid Mr.
Woodward than so to arrange that the
organization over which he has presided
for the last ten years should be made
q absolutely free to enlarge its activities
Upon motion of q, W. +. SwartzeI, "a
popular canvass was authorized Iu
seCouding the resolution several mem
hers of the committee said they be
Heved the members of the association
adj other young men in the city could be
relied upon TO raise at least &25,g1p of
the amount required, which Will leave
$4,000 10 be obtained by the joint efforts
of the business men OF Washington and
the board of managers.
Acting upon tie suggestions, tile bust
ness men and the young men met after
the adjournment of the general meeting,
and in each case committees of five
were authorized To bring about the APP
pOiumeut of large and representative
committees of business men and young
men TO undertake the work q. w. f.
Swartzeu acted as chairman of the bust
mes. men. and H0IcOmb q. Johnson Of
the young men
Board Will Consider Plan.
The proposition viii be submitted 70 a
meeting of the board OF managers of
the Young Mems Christian Association
tomorrow afternoon.
The association will celebrate In Feb
ruarv the tenth anniversary Of the ac-
Ceptance Of the leadership of MI Wood
ward and the removal TO the q street
location. In this connection il is plan
ned to hold. about the middle OF Feb
Tuary. d series Of meetings .ommemo-
rative OF the events Of the last decade.
Those I'm attendance at the meeting
OF the committee TO arrange the joint
celebration were;
Commissioner Il. b. f.. MaCfasland,
chairman; A b. Browne. F. v CrltLen-
den. q. &. Calhoun, owen +. keliar. AT
thur CowsiI, H. A. Harding, Dr, Charles
H Butler W. H. II. Smith. g. F. VII
Iiams. Louis D. Bliss. l.. j. Carver, O,
il. LaFetra, Henry =. Blair. Col George
Truesdeu NJ W Baldwin. MyEon y.
Jones. DeIOs II. smith, John DOYLE Car
mody, George J. yesterday, d b. Mac
leod, w. B. Horne. Percy ). Foster ).
s SWOrmstedJ, OTVille b. Drown. }. Is.
STnaIwuOd. Ray Pullman. @. y. Pillow,
Z. r. Newton. Bruce r. Cleveland, faca
Oberliu Jerome Johnson. john b. Lar
uer. G. W. r. SwartZel, John b Sic
man If II. A Thrift. T. W. Duffiu.
Grant Leet, William Knowles Cooper
NJ. q. Chance, W. II, Kerr II, g. john
son, George WhiLWeN, b e. GelslnEtI,
i. c. Graham, Charles F. Crane, ana
Harry Blake