Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-10

Hal the site OF the propose new
building of the Young Women's
Christian Association will not be
changed from Broad street to a side
street was unanimously decided at a
meeting of prominent Newarkers in the
y. NJ. C. A. building yesterday. Elwood
c. Harris acted as chairman of the
meeting, and addresses were made by
the Rev. DR.. James l. Vance, pastor of
the North Reformed Church, and Mrs,
Richard c. Jenkinson, president of the
Y. w. c. A.
DIR. Vance declared that all were
agreed on the Importance of providing
a new and adequate plant for the young
women.
I'VE are certainly not doing too much
for the young men of this city" said he.
Eve now we are considering the adj
visibility of charging the associations
plant on Halsey street. 1t would seem
that we should not do less for the young
women of Newark. They deserve as
much. They are certainly as valuable
to the city from an economic stand
point, perhaps moro valuable from the
standpoint of sentiment. The number
of young women in Newark is as large
as the number of young men. 1t is
estimated that there are $1,000 business
young ONE in this city.
THAT the association is worthy of
confidence from the business standpoint
is seen by a slight examination of the
manner in which it conducts it's work.
It pays 80 per cent of its own running
expenses. Were an adequate plant pro-
vided, it might do ever better than this.
"The question which is agitating us
just now is as to whether the proposed
site in Broad street is too expensive
and should be given up. In the esti-
nation of those who know most about
what is needed, the site is not too
large and the cost not too high. A
$4,000 plant for Newark's Young
Women's Christian Association is not
eXtravagant when Newark measures
itself alongside of what other cities in
this land are doing for their young
ONE 1t must be borne in mind that
the association has secured this SPLEEN
did site on Broad street for $4,000, a
most reasonable price. 1t is exceed
ingly doubtful if a site of equal size
in anything like a desirable location in
a side street could be bought for much
less. Besides, we must consider the
future of the association.
I'VE must take into consideration
the. class it seeks TO reach n the
kind of work it proposes to do. The
place must be accessible, and for
| young women it must be safe. 1t
should be in the brightest spot in
town, where every safeguard exists. i
am, therefore, strongly of the opinion
that the present site should be re-
tanned. I should rather wait longer to
secure the new building than sacrifice
the present site. 1t is no time to be
penny wise and pound foolish"
Mrs. Jenkinson called attention to a
article of last Sunday which
had stated that there was in the asso-
citation a division of sentiment as to the
a~dvisability of building in Broad street,
and declared that 1t was erroneous.
Among those present were Mrs. Adj
olson b. Poland, first vice-president of
the Y. w. C. A; Arthur r. Denman,
| s. Leroy Smith, the Rev. Joseph Fol-
som, Benjamin S. Whitehead, Ivan p.
Flood. Herbert P. Gleason. Il. B.. Den
NY. James S. Higbie, A.. V. Hamburg.
| Robert l.. Ross. Richard G. Jenikinson,
| William S. Hartshorne, David II. Mer-
rift, Caleb i. Woodruff, William Fair
lie. Samuel Clark, Lathrop Anderson,
John A. Clifford. Elwood c. Harris.
e. w. Crane. w. /. Hamilton, Lewis
Il. Young, Henry A. Cozzens, Lewis
L. Hawkins, Matthew Cay, James p
Dusenberry, Julius S. Rippel and
Henry II. Isham, of Elizabeth.
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