The daily sentinel., 1909-01-12
NEARLY $4,000 HAS
BEEN SPENT ON Y. M. {. A.

AT the annual meeting of the
Grand Junction Young Mems Chris
tian Association held last night at
the Congregational church the fol-
lowing directors were elected for the
ensuing terms:
For the term of one year-D. w.
Aupperle, Thomas Sawyer, H. F. vor-
beck. c. f. Burton, |. A. Moon, F. A.
Mckinney and ]. F. Walker.
For the term of two years-G. r.
Warner. j. C. Plank. E. E. Udlock,
F. f. Merritt, o. A. Young, J. II.
Rankin and E. A. Shellenberger.
For the term of three years-Will-
lam l.. Mack. c. G. Simpson. " E.
| Northrup, Frank f. Barney. r. NJ.
Lee.
The new board will organize and
elect officers at an early date.
Vice President George r. Warner
read the annual report of the work
of the association This report was
quite lengthy.
The report tells of the organfzat ton
of the Y. NJ c. A.: of the fact that
S62, 400 was subscribed as result of
the campaign of two years ago: the
steps taken to select site; the em-
ployment of General Secretary Will
A. House and of Architect T. p Bar
Der; the ground-breaking ofiiciated
over by Governor Buchtel and Bishop
Henry w. Warren and Senator Hem
ry NJ. Teller; the cornerstone laying
by Congressman Hobson, and the gem
eral progress of the building. The
report states that all contracts for
work on the building, excepting the
frescoing and painting, have been let
and amount to S49.222.
The building committee and gener-
la 1t l,J
for their work Then the report says
in part:
"The building will be furnished
throughout with mission furniture,
and when completed will compare in
arrangement, finish and furnishings
with the hest buildings in this coun-
try.
"Of the s62,4OO subscribed. $34.-
600 has been paid in to date. The
| last payment became due December
/, 1905; but. owing to the crop fail
ure two years in succession, many
have been compelled to delay their
payments. II is very significant,
however. that. with all the depression
in financial matters, not one has re-
fused to pay: but, on the contrary.
have asked for further time
''In addition to the work of the
building. to which the general sec
retary has given a large portion of
his time he has carried on the cor
respoDdence necessary in securing
material. prices and making con-
tracts. sent out 200 notices six diff
| ferent times to subscribers. secured
employment for nine men, day labor
for 20. directed 81 to boarding hous-
es. and assisted several others who
were in need. He assisted the state
committee in holding seven young
mems Sundays, for the purpose of
looking after the young men in small
towns who are going to our larger
,ities. He has called and attended
over $50 committee meetings.
"Mr. Gillette, Colorado's represent
ative in Korea, spent Sunday in the
city and presented the work in that
country. and s160 was pledged for
his work during the coming year
owing to the fact that so many
of our young men subscribed as large
ly to the building fund, it was
thought not best to open n general
campaign for members until the sub
scriptions We're paid and we We're
ready to enter the new building.
| Neverthel eless, as we needed a member
ship for the organization of commit
tees for the work in the new build
ing, an opportunity was given to all
VINO desired 10 DttoIlt AuhItel iltHl-
bers to do so. AS no privileges could
be given, the price of membership
was set at So and over 40 men have
taken out membership for the privi-
lege of serving on the committees. -
In closing his report, DIR. War
ner paid tribute to the services and
work of the late DIR. f. II. Welles, the
first president of the local Y. NJ c..
A.. and read the resolutions adopted
; by the board on the death of DR..
i. Welles.
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