Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-24

Saturday was a great day for Pay
cite and a sat flying one for those
that have worked the hardest for the
success of the Y. NJ. C. A. movement
in Payette. That evening marked
the anniversary of the completion OF
the building and Governor James H.
Brady was the guest of honor on the
occasion.
D The Governor came down from
-.oise on the Pony in the morning
and was met at the train by a dele
cation of business men and Y. NJ. c..
A. workers who escorted him to the
Commercial hotel. At eleven o'clock
the Governor accompanied by about
forty of the business men and Y. NJ.
C. A. workers went for a trip over
the Payette Valley railroad. Short
stops were made at Fruitland and
New Plymouth and at both places the
governor talked to goodly sized
crowds.
Returning to Payette a number
lunched with the Governor at the ho-
tel after which a reception was held
at the Y. NJ c. A. building when a
large number of Payette residents
and farmers with their wives greet
ed the governor. In the receiving
line stood Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Brain
ard, Senator and Mrs. Shawhan, May
Tn1uhann1Ir Con
eral and Mrs. L. V. Patch, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Chase and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Boehmer.
In the evening plates were laid for
z50 men in the gymnasium of the Y.
M. C. A. and there was not a vacant
plate After a complete enjoyment
'of the viands which had been prepar-
ed by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Y. NJ. O.. A. NJ. F. Albert as chair
man announced that the heads of the
various committees would report and
talks were made by Col. Patch, R. E.
Haynes, D. D. Hambly, Will Kirk, |
Frank Cram and Secretary Morley. !
All these reports were of a saticfac-
tory nature and tended to show that
the Y. NJ. C. A. has accomplished
great good in Payette.
After the chairmen of all the regu-
lar committees had reported Chair
man Albert introduced Governor Bra
dy as the chief speaker of the even
ing who was enthusiastically received
by the crowd.
The Governor made a decided i'm
preston on those present. He has
long been known to be an enthusias-
tic worker in Y. NJ. c. A. circles in
his home town Pocatello and gave
some interesting statistics about the
work in Pocatello and also some ma
tional statistics regarding the growth
and work of the institution. He call
ed attention to the fact that Payette
occupied a unique position in the Y.
NJ. c. A. world in Idaho. Three towns
in the state have Y. NJ. c. A. build
ings, Boise, Pocatello and Payette.
Quite a distinction for a city this
size to be one of three cities in a
state like Idaho to have their own
buildings.
In his address after giving the sta
tistics the governor said in part:
,fhe Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation is the spirit of conquest con-
tending for the kingdom of Christ uni
limited. 1t is the spirit of youth, zest
Ind friendship of the morning. 1t is :
.s,s~s spirit of manhood pressing for
' ~rd with the midday heat and bur
den. It is the spirit of Christ with 4
his deathless life and unquenchable
!
1T knows nc other word but prog
ress; has no ambition but hope and |
its aims are to uplift, broaden and {
ennoble the life OF every young man
in this broad land. l
you young men before me today
make up that great army that is
forward in the great battle
Of progress the association is engaged
in, and you should feel and know i
that you have a great responsibility {
In the world. The work that is be- s
ing done at this time by the associ-
alton is between man and God, and I l