The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-28
PROPOSE BUILDING
FOR y.M.C.A

At conference held yesterday
afternoon in the Presbyterian church
the executive committee having in
charge the movement for obtaining
Y. M. c. A building for Wenat-
chez, through its chairman, Arthur
Gum, made formal announcement of
it's plans The plan provides for the
erection of a $4,000 building, in
Guiding the site which will be chosen
for it's location. Within 60 days a
canvass will be made to raise the
necessary funds AMI the canvass will
last but six days.
State Secretary Wilcox, of Seattle,
was present at the conference and
addressed it Informally. He invited
those present to ask questions and
answered in detail the many inqui-
ries that were made with reference
to the proposed building and the
methods employed in initiating SINH
lar movements in such cities as
Olympia, North Yakima, Everett and
Walla Walla. In the course of his
remarks, the state secretary con-
graduated the local committee on
the thoroughness with which they
had canvassed the situation both in
respect to the requirements Of COM
munity of this size AMI its ability to
finance such an undertaking. He
said it was unique in his experience
with such movements to find so large
number of men of affairs consent
to pledge a week of their time in adj
vance to solicitation for funds. When
a movement of this kind gets in full
swing, it is not unusual for a large
number to volunteer their services,
and he felt that this readiness Of
business men to enlist their services
in the promotion of the movement
was the most hopeful and encourag-
ing sign of it's complete success.
When the solicitation for funds be-
gins, it is a condition Of the plan
that no subscription be binding un-
less at least $4,000 be pledged.
That this amount can readily be
raised was the concensus Of opinion
both of executive committee and
those present at the conference. The
executive committee consists OF
Arthur Gum, L. v. Wells, w. A.
Thompson, DR.. Schiltz and DR.. Stew
enson
Mr. Wilcox pointed out that the
Y. M. c. A. as an institution is sup
Elemental agency, its purpose being
to direct the efforts and energies Of
men. It gives particular at
tention to the needs and the limita-
tons of young men at a time when
they are laying the foundation for
efficiency in later years. 1T aims to-
keep the young man from giving too
much of his time to pure social di-
version, to encourage self improve
ment on the part of those who find
themselves hedged about by limita-
ions by reason of having left school
90 early in life through its educa-
ional courses, which are conducted
mostly at night. 1t encourages ply
;ical and spiritual improvement. In
a question whether an as
ISOLATION with its building was
business asset to a community. Mr..
Wilcox stated emphatically that 1T
vas-that it was an inducement to
men with families to select a city
or a place of residence where the
roper agencies for social better
nent were in existence.
This movement which is now for
nally announced had its origin some
7eeks ago when representatives from
he various church organizations and
he commercial club met at DR.. Whit
ker's residence to consider the adj
disability of initiating such an un-
orf q king