Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-02

ar rather field secretary, of the Y M. c. A., looked over the Globe district evidently with the object of organiza | tion.
 The Y. NJ. C. A., and that uplifting influence which it exerts, is nowadays deemed necessity by every progressive city.
 Our morning newspaper, the Silver Belt, has repeatedly used its editorial columns in convincing argument, as to Globe $ need for such an institution.
 Globe s expectation, however, soon yielded to disappointment, for short while after the secretary s visit, it be- came known that this field had been passed up for the time being.
 Had this movement succeeded. or should it yet be fostered, l assure you that the los members of the Epworth League will be found among its most loyal supporters.
 The EpwOrth League of this church, having departments which cover this line or endeavor and realizing the fact that Globe has no public park or Y. NJ. C. A., took in hand the idea of fur nishing central place of rest and recre- ation.
 So on the 18th day of last June, the league opened to the public the free reading and rest room, and since that day, rain or shine, these rooms have been kept open
 Permission to take charge of this work was granted by the quarterly con ference of this church at it's May ses- sion, 1909.
 The building was made possible by liberal donation from Dr. James Douglas, who has always been a friend to such movements.
 The general equipment was brought about through your generosity, whom we consider as the stockholders, to use the expression.
 The league but holds it in trust, ac- cOuntabe to yau and to God.
 It was the aim of the league to pro vide hall, well equipped and supplied with magazines, books, games, station cry, telephone and towel service, ice water, etc, and in every way to make the same attractive to the young men and women of this city and vicinity, and in way, to follow out the. lines of work of the association previously referred to-.
 It's committees have striven to inter est the young men of this city to claim this hall as their club room, their meet ing place and their home.
 may here say that their work has proven fruitful--a veritable 'stran- gers home' having been established.
 There is one happy feature in this work, and that is the wide open policy which makes possible the social fellow ship of every class.
 This word "class" is not a fitting word.
 We are but brothers and sisters, one to another.
 Our society, in the beginning, did in spirit obliterate the differences of rank
 When the roof was put over this little building in the rear of us, 1t was meant as a covering for man of every, degree and station, and the league $ right hand of fellowship has always been extended in welcome, to this home, which was prepared for everyone.
 The tighter the bond of fellowship, the greater the mortgage on happiness.
 At present, there IS daily average of about fifty persons using the rooms.
 The register lying upon the book case, shows that 37S individuals have inscribed their names and addresses as visitors to the rooms
 It would be impossible, using this number as a basis, to determine the total attendance since the rooms were opened, but I would venture to assert that this number barely represents a fourth.
 Some of the business men have sug- gested that paid secretary, or llbrar- ian, be stationed at the rooms.
 Were the league financially able to carry out this idea the work would broaden out in many ways.
 The stranger could be shown the city, as well as meet the citizen.
 These rooms have had no source of revenue other than your free will offer ings-and the society has endeavored to do its best under the circumstances.
 Scores and scores of men. women and children have availed themseves of the offerings of these rooms, but in no way has charge been exacted.
 The league desires to impress the fact that there is no membership required to the free reading rooms.
 What is found therein is absolutely free to everyone.
 The rooms have been kept open daily from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.
 The Epworth League has succeeded in its object, in that it has furnished a home for the scores and scores of young men who were lettering upon the streets, having no place to go.
 There are indeed but few open doors to the stranger here other than the saloon--and it is this influence which our society is endeavoring to supplant.
 The citizens of Globe and the repre- sentatives of the mining interests have been very kind and generous in assist ing us in this undertaking-no only in