Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-28
elE0 IS NOW N THE
Y. N. C. 4 PROCESSION

The past week there was added
to the many other good things in
which Elko takes pride, an organi-
zation which will mean much to
the life of our city. Wherever the
Young Mems Christian Association
has been properly installed and en-
couraRed il has made good, and
then some. Although the first
organization OF this movement
dates back but siyty-nine years. il
has become a worldwide institution,
and its career and record has been
made an extraordinary me-. Elko
has been a trife slow about getting
in line, but we feel sure it will
make up for that by making an
exceptional record. The credit for
getting u city on the Association
map really belongs to Rev. Geo. H.
Greenfield, Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. 1t was he
who took the initiative in the
matter He conceived the idea
that il would be possible to COM
bine in a new church building The
quarters necessary for the housing
of an up-to-date Y. NJ. c. a. By
his persistent efforts the money
was raised and the building became
a reality. The International Com
mittee of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was asked to look
into the situation here and take
such action as was necessary under
the circumstances. Mr.. Charles
Parsons, General Secretary of the
r. R. Y. NJ. c A. at Kansas City, as
special representative of this COM
mittee, arrived in Elko about ten
days ago and proceeded with the
preliminary arrangements, with
the result that on last Friday eve
ming March Ii, IN the new Associa-
ton rooms, which occupy the first
floor of the new Presbyterian
Church, the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association Of Elko was
formally organized, thus becoming
g part of the great Brotherhood
which now encircles the globe.
The following men were appointed
as officers and members of the Pro-
visional Committee Whicl will d.
rect the affairs of the urganiza-
ton: Otto Williams. Chairman: r.
H. Mallet, Vice Chairman; Homer
Wheeler, Recording Secretary;J John
Henderson, Treasurer; G. E.
Anderson. DR.. c. W. West and
Rev. Charles McHarness. r. o.
Moral, who was elected as general
Secretary, will be the executive
officer, and promote the usual &C.
tivities. An iroaclad lease was ex-
ecuted between the officers of the
Presbyterian Church and the Y. NJ.
c. A, by which the first floor of the
new church, and the old church
building. is leased to the Y. NJ
&. A for a period of ten years,
with the privilege of renewing the
lease at the expiration Of the
period. 1t was agreed that all
openings or doors connecting the
church and Association rooms
should be closed and opened only
on request of either party, with
the idea in mind hat all churches
should sustain the same relation to
the Y. NJ. c. a.
The rooms were formally opened
with a banquet Saturday night, at
which there was an attendance Of
one hundred and fifty men.
IL was surely one of the most inter
esting and successful dinners ever
held in ElkO. 1t was served by the
ladies of the Dorcas Society. under
the direction of Mrs. Swartz.
Mr.. John Henderson served as the
POSTMASTER. and did SO in a
mastery fashion. Speeches were
made by the following gentlemen /:
NJ. +. Lomax, passeger Traffic
Mgr. Of the Western Pacific Rail-
road; Me- J G Lowe. Passenger
Agent, Western Pacific Railroad;
MIR G w Shotwell. Asst Gent
Freight Agent Western Pacific Rail-
road; Mr. r o Ogilvie, Superinten-
dent Western Pacific Railroad: Mr.
] NJ Fulton, General Agent South
ern Pacific Railroad; DR. w 3
Noble, Permanent Clerk of the
General Assembly Of the Presby-