Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-20
Last Nights Y. NJ. c. A. -:
Meeting q Great Success
Continued from tage One.)

Continued from 4'age One.)
Pacific filed through the doorway Of
the dining room and winding single
file around the tables seated tAem-
selves. The room is divided into two
by a line of pillars, and on each side
of this line OF these a long table street
ched the entire length Of he room. Be.
tween these were placed smaller ia.
bles, and yet the capacity of the room
was taxed to the limit by the crowd.
Around one OF the tables was seated
the delegation from the local high
school. Around tie other, besides
those on the program, the business
and professional men of the city.
.' The Opening
Rev. Bruce E. Jackson gave the in.
vocation, after which the banqueters
devoted their attention for a time to
the tastefully gotten-up feast. The
musical selections by the male quar-.
tette were omitted from the program
because of the inability Of part of them
to be present. The reading by James
W. Foley vas also omitted, Mr.. Foley
sending word of his illness. With
these two omissions, the program a
carried out as planned. ,#
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The programs themselves are well
arranged and are a credit to the pro.
gram committee. On the cover were
the words: ~. NJ. CA. Get Together
Banquet" and the place and time,
with a triangle below in which was
the letter Y, and gu each side of the
triangle the word, Body, Mind or
Spirit. Inside was the menu, mater.
ialistically headed, ""What We Eat
and the program, ""What We Hear"
On the black was printed a poem by
James w. Foley entitled, What Did
You Do"'. s%@.
Music One Grand Feature.
Peck's orchestra, throughout the
feast, provided excellent music, and j.
L. Bell served efficiently as the toast.
master.
The Speeches in Detail.
Governor l.. B. Hanna made the first
address. IN the few minutes allotted
him he told of the Fargo Y. NJ. C. A.,
with which he was connected as one
of the directors, and told of what
good the Y. NJ. G. "A. could do for the
young men of this genoration-givins
them advantages that older men had
never bad. It helped to make them
good citizens, and would undoubtedly
prove a good thing for the city. In
fact, it would be the best investment
the business men had ever made, and
If approached with caution and with
a practical eye to the financial emu
Of the matter, it could be made a sue
cess. He recommended conservative
action.
conkiin Also Conservative.
F. l.. ConkIin, president of the Bis.
marck Commercial club, sounded a
practical note Of warning to the en-.
thusiasts. Granting that the Y. M. c.
A. is an absolute necessity. said he,
there is a financial side to it. Within
the past few years the business men
haze been approached numberless times |
for contributions until they are un.
responsive to anything but what will
be an admitted success. Now that il
seemed agreed that Y. NJ. c. A. is !
necessary, it should be pushed with |
caution, not rushed by oyer-enthusiasm
to an eventual, wreck. @ 'ahl
No Pace for Boys to Go.
Warren A. Stickley, for the Bis.
marck Tribune, dcplored the fact that
many of the city's young men hung
about pool halls and the like, but as
an excuse, asked the question: ]
"Where could they go" There is no
library, no Y. NJ. C. A., no %organiza. |
ton Of similar purpose in Bismarck, |
There is no place to keep the young |
men and boys occupied usefully in
their spare time. The only places
where. they are welcome are the
places Of questionable value to grow
ing youth. I
Pool Halls Impair Ambition.
This same line was carried on by |
Chief Justice Burleigh r. spalding,
who noted the fact that the proportion
of boys who graduate from high school
in Bismarck is generally about one
fourth. Is this due to difference in
mental capacity, he demanded, and
answered i. in the negative by adding
that it was the Influence of the pool
halls and other places on the ambition
of the boys.
Greetings From Grand Forks.
Greeting from the Grand Forks Y.
NJ. G. "A. weres extended, by Geo. r.
Warner. general secretary who enlrn.