Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-12-11
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LAID TOMORROW
Impressive Services viii Mark
Event That viii Finally Give
Perth Amboy An Up To-Date
Association Building.
CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK
Effort for Building Was Started
in 1911 and the Movement
Prospered Only BY Hard
Work of Citizens.
CONGRESSMAN TO SPEAK

The first formal epoch in the
elimination of the project for the
establishment of Y. M. c. A. build
ing here, the agitation for which
began in the spring of 1911, will be
observed at 1.30 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, when the corner stone
will be laid and sealed after certain
records are placed therein The
occasion will be auspicious for the
fact that 1t Is the first formal aug
ury that Perth Amboy's ambition to
provide an institution that will con-
duce to the upbuilding of the ply
steal, mental and moral welfare Of
its young men, Is about to be real
tZed. The stone will be formally
laid by Frank w. Hills, comptroller
and assistant treasurer of the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining Com
pany.
Grafton BY Hobson.
The grafton. following the laying
Of the stone, will be delivered by
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson,
Of Alabama, one Of the prominent
leaders of the Prohibition movement
and the hero of the sinking OF the
Merrimac during the Spanish-Am-
erican war. President Adrian Lyon
OF the association, will preside. The
services will open with the hymn,
"All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name" and close with the singing
Of America" The exercises will
be short, but impressive. 1t is in
tended that they shall continue not
more than one hour. Following
the opening hymn, scriptural les
son will be read by Rev. James H.
Northrup, of the First Presbyterian
church. After this reading different
records will be filed within the
stone. Preparatory to the sealing
Of the stone, Rev. A. T. Dorf, of St
Stephens Danish Evangelical Luth-
eran church, will offer a prayer. The
formality of placing mortar around
the stone and the sealing of its open
ing will be followed by the address
by Con gresham Hobson, and the
exercises will close with the singing
of America"
Congressman Hobson will be ac-
companied here by Thomas ]. Soul
ly. and they will be met at Elizabetf
by delegation of Y. NJ c. A. lead
ers with two automobiles. H, will
be invited to luncheon at the Packer
House, where he will be met by
Senator William e. Ramsay and
Mayor Ferd Garretson.
Contents of Corner Stone.
The contents Of the corner stone
will be enumerated by Secretary s.
NJ. Lipscomb, previous to the box
In which they will be enclosed is
placed in the stone, as follows: A
copy of the Holy Bible; lists Of city
schools; teachers and superintend-
ent's names; copy. of the state
Work" and Association Men" mag
azines; copy of EVENING NEWS
with this news article; list of
churches; copy of address; copy of
constitution of Y. M. c. A; list of
Board of Directors; list of building
committee; list of trustees; several
coins made this year.
Fifty-four Rooms.
The new building when completed
will furnish fifty-four separate
rooms for residents at the institu-
tion, and will also provide educa-
tional, physical and moral depart
ments. The structure and grounds
complete will represent an expendt-
ture of some sos, 900, most of which
has already been donated by sub
scriptions. The money was given by
not only big Industries of the city
but at least fifty per cent of the
fund was made up by individual
subscriptions from the citizens of
Perth Amboy, In amounts ranging
from IS up.
The building viii have four
stories and basement, with eighty
eight feet frontage on Jefferson
street, and depth OF 134 feet. The
basement will contain four regula-
tion bowling alleys, pool and bill
Hard room, lunch counter, swim
ming tank, 21x60 feet, boys young
mems and business mems locker
rooms; boiler and engine room in
which will be installed two of the
most improved type of Babcock &
Wilcox water tube boilers.
A gymnasium, extending from the
first floor to the third, will furnish
all manner of apparatus for calls
themes, and track Of regulation
size will extend partially around the