The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-18
OLD Y NJ. G. 4.
CLOSES APRIL IS
Members Receive Notice to Clean
Out Lockers and Prepare
for Move.
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
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Big Contest viii Be Run for -Four
Days Proceeding Opening Of
New Building

In less than week the ola puliu-
ing at Main and Sixth streets, which
has been occupied by the Young Mems
Christian Association for more thar
TWENTY-FIVE years. viii be closed. %
far as association work liz concerned
Tuesday night, the 18th, has been fax
ed a. closing day, and moving will
begin Immediately. The new building
will be opened for the use OF mem
bers on Saturday morning. April so.
All OF the members have been notified
to remove the contents from their
lockers. and it Is important that ev-
cry member attend to this promptly.
as no old clothes will be taken to the
new building. Garments left in the
lockers will be sold AZ junk.
Preparations are being made by the
new building committees for the open
ing program. which KILL OCCUR early
in May. The membership committee
and the secretaries are hard at work
arranging for the big membership
contest for two thousand members
for the opening day. The contest days
are April rs, ", 70 and IS. Ar
rangements win be made to show per-
sons interested In membership through
the new building during these days.
The finishing Of the building ID be-
ing steadily pressed. and the furnf-
frre L. being placed In position ~
rapidly as possible. Everybody IL in.
terested, and II will be q prowd day
for Richmond when the doors Of this
splendid building are thrown open for
the uso OF the young men and boys
OF our city. -==-
Last Mems Meeting.
The closing mems meeting was held
In the old building at Main and Sixth
streets Sunday afternoon at $3.50. The
following gentlemen spoke briefly on
the theme. How / Have Been Helped
in the Old. and what Opportunities
Have Found for Service" Messrs
Q. A. Hawkins president: I.angborne
M. Williams. former president: 8. ID.
Bishop. president fellowship league;
T. c. Diggs. The main address was
given by State Secretary g. A, Ackley.
The service was q very impressive one,
as different men told of what the as
ISOLATION in Its different phases OF ae-
tivity and service had meant In their
lives. The next mems meeting VIII
be held In the new building, Grace
and Seventh. on Sunday. May L. The
new building viii open for the use
of members on Saturday. April 80.
following the great mem
hership campaign, April 2s-2s.
Last Boys Nicotine.
The last meeting of the Boys sun
day Afternoon Club in the old build
ing was also held on Sunday. The
services consisted of illustrated songs
and testimonials from the boys con-
corning what the old building has
meant to them. Pictures of the ola
and new buildings were thrown on
the screen. together with the photo
graph OF the Boys Bible Study Club
for the past seven years. and other
pictures OF the association work.
Several OF the boys present spoke
concerning the good that they had
received In the old building and In
fiuenca of the association upon their
lives. The first meeting In the new
building will be held on Sunday AZ
ternoon. May !. when II in expected
that hundreds OF boys will attend.
Several OF the boys who were given
start in the association are either
preparing for or are already In the
ministry. It Is expected that In the
larger work that the association VIII
reach out beyond the limits OF the
four walls Of the building, and tina,
the work by boys and for boys WI
influence the entire .boyhood OF Rich
mond.