The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-02

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The above proclamation. issued yester-
day by Chairman Moran Of the CONNER
cial club campaign committee, indicates
that the effort to raise funds for the Y.
NJ c. A. is an assured success, as Mr..
Moran always makes good when he starts
out after anything in Salt Lake, and it is
apparent already THAI he intends to bring
his regular methods into play in his new
work.
Therefore it .behooves ali citizens who
desire to retain access TO their homes to
do the right thing when their particular
/ captain" calls which viii be as soon
after Monday noon as he can get to them
The captains OF the canvassing COM
mittees have practically finished their
work of selecting their committeeman, and
all committees viii be fully organized
and ready for work Immediately after the
Commercial club lunch meeting tomorrow
noon.
The present movement to secure funds
/ for the relief Of the y NJ. c. A. has al
ready had the effect of awakening great
interest in the work of the association
among people Of the city. Many persons
/ who knew already in d general way that
| the association was a meritOriOus insti-
tuition, but who did not realize the full
/ scope Of its work, are inQuiring for de-
/ tails of its operations and are finding
! that il covers a good deal more ground
| than they suspected.
Features of Work.
! The striking feature of a visit to the
| Salt Lake association rooms by one not
/ familiar with its work is the fact that ev
/ erybOdy is doing Fthing-reading,
writing, exercising, or something else.
( Everybody is engaged in some sort of
/ work or recreation. The association tries
/ TO provide some occupation for every boy
| or young man that comes TO the building.
| All the days are busy there. for officers
I Il
| begins with a conference of officers at s
| O'Clock in the morning. when all the
| many details Of the association work are
/ presented and discussed.
/ The days mail is opened after the con-
! ference. Few days pass without a letter
/ from some parent asking the association
| 10 help in the search for a lost OF wan
| dering son or to look out for some sick
son far from his home. Seeking the lost
/ sons and caring for the sick sons is a
| regular part of the work of the local Of
ficers. The REQUESTS come in many cases
| through associai ions in other parts OF the
country.
The period between 9 O'Clock and i1:sj
usually sees IN ny applicants for work
coming TO the y. VI. .. A. employment
bureau. All young men that come TO the
I city receive guest cards on application.
| emitting them &c he privileges OF the
building until tneZ get fixed that they
may take out membership. if they are not
! already members. ne bureau gets en-
piOyment for as many as il can.
The work of the employment bureau
has been suspended temporarily. as the
director of the bureau has been giving
his time TO the work of securing the SEQ
900 needed to free the association from
debt. but the employment feature will be
resumed as soon as the canvass has been
completed.
The Noon Crowd.
The moon crowd begins to arrive
about 1850 o'clock. 1t is made up Of
many that take their daily lunch at the
Y. NJ g. A. "Fletcherites," that come
not TO eat. but to play handball. bust
ness men that belong to regular gymna-
( stun classes. members of noon penman-
ship classes, noon Bible classes, and 9TH
ers- About the same time that the 9TH
ers begin TO arrive, a party of three. con-
sisting of a well known business man of
the city. a COrEist and an instructor Of
the association staff, leave the building
to visit some shop in the city where noon
meetings are held while the employees
lunch.
Usually the quietest part of the day
is the time between o clock and the al
rival OF the youngsters from the high
; school and the other schoOs- Gymna-
stun classes for boys come at 4 O'Clock
II and . o'clock. Gymnasium classes for
men and boys that work in the daytime
are held at 6 O'Clock and 80 O'Clock
/ The night school classes begin at $50
and 7.3O O'Clock. and each class meets
I from one to four times q week. depend
. ing on the branch taught These classes
are supposed to end at 10 o'clock. but
often the students. who are there be
/ cause they really want TO learn some
r / thing. persuade an instructor 10 remain
/ with them until IL or even later.
D ! There are other evening features al
, the Y NJ e. A besides the gymnasium
classes and the night school. The read
ing and writing rooms and the gangs
hold the attention of many. and basket
ball contests or something like that draw
big crowds
/ The building is iivelier in the winter
I than in the summer. In summer the &C
ton is transferred in part TO athletic
fields out-Of-tOwn camps and to VaCa-
that have fallen behind in their studies
/ and find at the Y, NJ c. A. the opportu-
nifty to regain lost ground before tbs
public schools reopen in the fan.