The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-30
For Y.M.C.A. Purposes
in the City in the
Panhandle

AT dinner given In the Y. NJ. G.
A gymnasium last Friday night in
hohor or Henry B. r. Mcfarland,
'X-commissioner Of the District OF
EColumbia, the citizens and business
mon OF Wheeling united in one
grand effort to raise $4,000 to pay
on the debt on the new y. Nj. &. A.
building.
! The dinner was served bv the
LADIES Auxiliary Of the Y. Nj. c.. A..
anu over 200 OF Wheelings leading
business men and citizens We're
seated at the table. Dr.. John L..
Dlckey, president of the association
ana general chairman of the meet.
| Ing, was POSTMASTER for the Oc-
casion. After the dinner had been
served, DR.. Dickey arose and said
| nat the association had been OBJ
llged to open it's doors with debt
or $4,000 and that the board of
directors felt that this debt should
| be liQuidated at once in order that
large amount of money should not
be spent for interest, rather than
be going into channels that would
help to broaden and develop the
association activities "There will
be no begging, We want you to I'M
derstand that" said DR.. Dickey.
THE association has as fine a build
ing as can be found in any city the
size of Wheeling and the people of
the city are proud Of what they
have accomplished, and we feel con-
| 1ident that the citizens will contri-
butte literally and gladly to this
$50, 900 fund.-
DR.. Dickey then introduced Hon.
b. r. Mcfarland who spoke in part
as follows:
Wheeling Means Business.
'Nhecling means business" be-
gan Mr.. Mcfarland, and proceeded
to say that Wheeling was to be con-
graduated on it's Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing and on what was planned to
finish and furnish it; for in our
days city was known by its Y. Nj.
c. A. building. Mr.. Mcfarland
| stated that over $66,O0O,O0O had
been invested by hard-headed bust
ness men in the United States up to
! the first Of last January, for the
| erection and equipping of associa-
ton building. Mr.. Mcfarland stat
ed that over 100000 had been in
vested in the city Of Washington
for Y. NJ. G. A. plants and that the
| city had received larger dividends
| on the money thus invested than
for any similar amount laid out for
the betterment of it's people. at is
good to remember" said Mr.. Nc
Farland. chat what YOU are doing
mere. Will serve not only Wheeling
and West Virginia, but your coun-
try and the world. For we are part
| OF great world brotherhood, hav-
ing representatives in every coun-
try and an influence that reminds
one of Goodwin Smiths saying,
Above all nations is man. We
could not be selfish in this under
taking if we would; we are forced
by the very spirit Of the association
to a larger patriotism which knows
no selfshness. No true association
can be marrow. 1t must have
world sympathy with men every
where. 1T is a brotherhood be-
cause OF the future and of God
which makes all men brothers,"
y. NJ. G. AS business Claim.
MI. Lyman l.. Pierce, Of Pitts
burg, followed Mr.. Mcfarland with
an address from the standpoint of
general secretary. eff any man
has real claim on the business
a
secretary, and | think the business
men Of this city should be appreci
alive Of the work Of John G.. Lynch.
When you start out to raise the
$4,000 fund, you will hear it said
Is the Y. NJ. G. A. coming back to
US for aid after we have given so
literally, to ask for $4,000, and
latter we have done so much in ev-
cry other way?' And in this con-
nectiOn l wish to speak Of conser-
vation," said Mr.. Pierce. "You
have invested in Wheeling perhaps
$10O.00O,O00. My blood boils when
near objections to furthering the
Y. M. G. A. movement in any COM
munity. Why, our drink bill is So
per capita, and yet we do not seem
% take that into consideration. h"
Mr.. Pierce then went on to cite
many instances where the machin-1
cry Of the Y. NJ. G.. A. was set in mo-
ton to take up boys who had gone
away from home, not for a criminal
purpose, but purely out Of desire
FOR bettering their condition.
Value Of Y. NJ. G. A.
The people OF Pittsburg, said the
speaker, realized that the $35O,OOO
invested in Y. NJ. G. A. in that city
had done much to keep the young
men and boys out Of the reforma-
| tory, and that no one who had con-
tributed felt in any way that the
money had not been we'll spent
Mr.. II. J. Hill, who Is in Wheel
ing helping the committee conduct
this campaign, spoke very enthus-
| iastically Of the possibilities for as
ISOLATION work, and expressed his
confidence that the people of Wheel
ing would quickly contribute the
amount needed to liquidate the
}S50,000 debt.
| Dr.. Dickev stated that ten com
! mittpoc had 1,oo,, eo1ootod +, oec;ot