Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-12-18
Y. NJ c. A. Notes
The Big Banquet.


Thursday evening Of the 18th wit
, messed an unusual sight in the Y. M
c. A Banquet Hall. The Board o.
Directors. some OF whom have beeI
on the Board since the beginning Of
the Association some five years ago
decided that the faithful and active
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary Lad
cared for the culinary end of Iban-
quets times enough and to spare, to
merit turn in the tables. So word
was passed out to the then-prc sent
members of the Auxiliary to the ef-
feet that the Board would be glad
to entertain the Auxiliary and other
ladies' and provide the "iecd" on De-
cember IL, 7:30 P. NJ.
+ Excited and numerous were tie
whisperirGs in secret meetings he'd
TO arrange the details of the big
event. Many and profound we're the
evidences of culinary wisdom disp ay-
ed in preparation chiefly, tn ugh,
though, Miss Cree and her student as
sistants in the High School Domestic
Science Glass, to plan and prepare
the dainties served.
There were seated at the luncheon
one hundred and nine ladies OF our
town and community. The dire tors
and the very few ether men pres
ent were very appropriately seated
In small alcove at one side of the
banquet hall to wait their time 10
speak. The Navajo Club boys per
formed an important function by do.
ing all the serving for the big crowd.
Mr.. Haynes, Chairman of the Board
opened the program with rem rks
very suitably introducing the reasons
and purposes of the gathering. This
was followed with q number by the
Association Quartette encor;ng with
the The Ladies are Here originat-
ing with the Quartette and was
heartily received.
Then followed a number OF short
talks by the members of the Board
and the general Secretary These
were arranged so as to afford a par
tial insight into the many features
of work promoted by the institution.
The Association and tire Boy" CALI
ed attention to the big task the Y.
NJ. C. A. is tackling for and with the
boys and suggested the relationship
of the Association to the home and
invited a cooperation to make posi-
BILE the realization of the high ideas
held by the workers OF the Associa-
ton.
"The Farmer and the Association"
by Horace Gregory, made known the
fact that during the present year 200
for work have been re-
corded and 100 Of these boys and men
placed in positions. Tie value o
the work was also mentioned relative
to the people of the farming COM
munity who happen into town and |
need a suitable meeting place.
The Association and the Commun-
ity' by John Hill, had more to 90
with the city and was clear in its
contrast of past and present condi-
lions and the part the Association is
in the advance toward
higher ideals and living.
VIII Hutchinson spoke OF The AS
sociation and the Homeless Man" and
cited specific cases in which the Y.
NJ. C. A. had been the means OF
deep need arising in mems
lives, both for strangers and people
of our own city.
C. P. Lattig, speaking from the
of a loyal supporter t Id
why he supported the ASS sc alton in
it's work. E. c. S. Brainard, owing
to his favor among the ladies, was
chosen to say few words on Co
operation" and laid strong emphasis
On the need OF united effort on the t
part of everybody, particularly on
the part of the mothers of Poyettes
boys, so as to magnify the work OF
1pbuilding the boyhood and man
hood of Payette. M. F. Albert, hay
ing been requested to set forth q
lew outstanding facts pertaining to
The finances, showed that the Pay
cite Association is one of the first
IN America for towns under 5000 rop-
Ilatinn and that the raising Of tie
Expense fund budget as the work -
being at present conducted is COM
parativcly easy matter. However, un-
I'll the land holdings can be turned
and used to diminish the bu lding In
iebtedness, and the remaining pledg-
ss paid, paid to be applied on tha
same, effort win be necessary to
meet the demands for interest. He
made plea for united effort in soav-
ing this problem which is so pre-em-
inant1v q community TrNb am