The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-13
DEDICATION Or
Y. NJ c. A. HOME
New Building ls Turned Over 10
Officers With Impressive
Ceremonies.
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at all events, than the dedication Of
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Cattle lass hight TO the large gather
ing assembled 20 witness this interest
ing ceremony.
Declarations, ne continued, went back
as FAR ~ three thousand years. There
was an account Of the dedication Of
Solomon y Temple. All knew that that
must have been an impressive and
memorable occasion, but nothing could
be greater than the work for which the
Y. N. CA. bnilding was to be devoted
the elevation Of the young men Of
tho community (Applause)
The congregation then sang IAN
Hail the Power of Jesus Name and
Rev: A. v. Soaros invoked God Is bless
ing on the building and all those CON
nected with the association.
Building Handed over.
Prof. j. M. Young, on behalf of the
contractors, the Pacific Engineering
Company, presented the building to t.
Give Davies, the chairman of the
building committee.
Professor Young said that it was at
first thought that it would be impOssi-
BILE to finish the building in the con
tract time, but thanks to cooperation
on every hand, this had been done. 1t
had not been necessary to bring
single skilled artian in to work on the
building; all the necessary labor had
been found in Honolulu
Professor Young then presented a
silver key TO Mr.. Davies.
Mr.. Davies said that the contract
called for the building to be finished
by October 10. The committee pro
vided for a penalty clause in case the
work was not finished. In return it
was necessary to have bonus clause
inserted in case the building should
be finished ahead Of time. Not that the
committee wanted the building sooner,
but in order to hold the contractors to
their. agreement. Technically, the con
tractor had not completed the con
tract, because there were few minor
matters to be attended to. Actually,
the building was finished.
He handed a check to Professor
Young, which represented the maximum
of bonus permitted. .yl - +
Mr.. Davies Stewardship.
To Mr.. Trent, Mr.. Davies said that
hei wenid like TO render an account of
thef stewardship Of the building com.
nittee. AT lfst SiI2,00o was appro.
priated to construct building From
competitive plans it was foand that
thia sesIp swas dec ssmall.- ! EpailS, $t6l,-
D00 including contingencies and fur
"a ~ rraesn la
committee had managed so far to keep
within the appropriations Il was quite
true that there were some additional
expenditures, as it had been found that
some more things were necessary. These
had been done outside the building
committee, hut with its aequieseenee.
He complimented Architects Ripley
& Reynolds for their work in planning
the bnilding. He wondered whether
any person who tried to find his way
down to the gymnasium, could tell in
the end whether he were Il young man,
business man or boy. The chances
were that he would get into one of
the shower baths and business man
would come out a young man, If he did
not look out
Paul super's Great Work
Paul Super had thought out the plans.
continued Mr.. Davies. Mr. Super came
with general plan, and had it not
been for him, Mr.. Davies did not know
what the building committee Mould
have done.
Mr.. Davies thanked his colleagues
and all those who had assisted him,
mOdestly branding himself as natural.
ly inioient by disposition, and handed
silver key to Mr.. Trent.
Bfr. Trent Responds.
President r. II. Trent, said that he
could mot express his pleasure at re-
eeiving the key. He wanted to second
every word Mr.. Davies had sad, and
he heartily thanked all those who had
helped the splendid work along. He
wanted to keep the silver key for him
self, but he would like TO present TO
each member of the building commit
tee silver key. HThe door will never
o be locked against the members OF the
building committee" concluded Mr..
Trent, amid great applause.
- The Dedication.
The dedication of the building was
performed by the Right Rev. II. b.
said: 1--WE here dedicate and set
apart this building for the intellectual,
physieal, moral, spiritual and social
welfare of men," Prayer was offered
up, and the hymn 20 God, Our Help
in Ages Past was sung.
In the address entitled "The Old
Members,'' W. A. Bowen said some
interesting things. He told how in
1850 eDme yOung men came tOQather (
IN Honolulu, aud they formed the |
Young Mems Christian Association. |
The names Of some Of these men who
signed the FIRST register are; Samuel !
y. Emerson, Curtis J. Lyons, +. J.
Jones. jr., A. Francis Judd, Sanford b.
Dole, William Clark, William w. Han, |
\. w. Pogue, r. r. Walker. Only four
OF the first twelve are living today.
'f1he experience OF personal appTe'
citation comes 10 the older members OF
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