The Detroit times., 1909-01-01
YIN. c. A. OPENED 81
NEW BUILDINGS
DURING YEAR
SPLENDID PROGRESS OF AssociA-
TON SHOWN IN INTERESTING
sTATIsTIcs-LocAL STRUCTURE
TO BE DEDICATED FRIDAY.

Open house will be held by members
CT the Y. NJ. c. A. In the new building
at Adans-ave. and Witherell-st., FRI
day, beginning at 10 o'clock in TIE
morning and continuing until the same
hour in the evening. 1t will be the
first New Years celebration In the
handsome association building and
quite an elaborate program has been
arranged for the morning. Besides
the musical program by the assocta'
tons string orchestra. several promi-
nent clergymen OF the city will par
Iticipate in the services.
The Rev. A. II. Barr, d. d., will
speak on THE Young Man and HIS
Home;" the Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins,
d. d., THE Young Man and His
School," the Rt.~ Rev. Charles ID. VIII
|liams, THE Young Man and His City;
the Rev. Frederick Deland Leete. II.
D.. THE Young Man and His Friends;
the Rev. Maurice Penfield Fixes. ID. d.,
1.-The Young Man, His Church and His
God"
1t has been arranged to have some
100 men Of the association act as ush-
ers during the day to show visitors
through the building.
Next Sunday afternoon, the Rev.
George Dugan. OF Toledo. will deliver
the address to members OF the asso-
citation.
The Detroit association building Will
he the largest in the world to be used
exclusively for V NJ. C. A. purposes,
and cost practically 100000.
The annual review number OF Asso-
citation Men for January. the represen-
tative paper OF the Y. NJ. G. A. move
ment. shows that the organization in
North America. although embarrassed
nv the financial stringency OF the year,
has added more buildings to Its per-
|manent equipment at larger cost than
lir any previous IL months. Eighty
four new buildings. costing over So!
OO0. 900, were opened. and as many
more are under construction or pro-
yided for to cost 100000. The men,
bershlp Of it's 1888 branches has liz
creased to 100000.
Among the largest buildings opened
| in the year were the Philadelphia Cen
trail costing $1,043,000; Baltimore Gen.
trail. $640, 900: Los Angeles, $500, 900;
Dayton, $4,000; st. Paul, s350,00O
Norfolk. s325,0O0 Syracuse. $500 900:
Duluth. $225,000; Wilmington, $685.
600: Houston. Tex. $250.000; Char
lotte, n. c., S12S,000. These buildingr.
Ter manhood factories" as President
Roosevelt called the 100000 Stude-
baker Memorial opened in South Bend.
devote every inch OF space TO their
operations and spend little for orne-
.aentation They contain gymnasiums.
usually two in the largest buildings,
for both men and boys, swimming
POOLS. two to ten bowling alleys, spe-
cial exercising rooms, and handbsll
courts. Even the roofs are utilized for
summer gardens. From 500 TO 1870
students are provided for in the edu-
cational departments. some OF them
with blacksmith shops and chemical
laboratories.
A feature OF the year has been the
completion of Ave buildings, the gift
CT Mrs. Russell Sage-the Interna-
t,onal association headquarters, New
York city. cost S350.000 for which
Mrs William, f. Dodge gave the site:
1.-The Brooklyn Naval Extension, cost
$3.50 900. which. added to the original
building given by Miss Gould, provides
hotel and social headquarters COR d
thousand sailors a night; the Fort Slo-
cum Army building, where thousands
of recruits for the army are received
yearly. the Long Island City Railroad
branch. costing 100000, dedicated
Dec. Il. and the Sage gymnasium
erected for the soldiers at Fort MoKin'
LEY. Philippine islands, the largest
army garrison.