The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-18
Best Meeting Ever Held in
Albuquerque" Unanimous
Opinion of Men of Expert
ence in Public Work.
AMI 1T LASTED JUST
THIRTY v MINUTE
General Promotion Committee
Offers Prize of $50 in Gold
to Person Who Submits
Best Slogan for Y. N. c. A.
Button.


This was the opinion expressed last
night Of the young mems Y. NJ. G. a.
rally held In the yards Of the Putney
wholesale house on Central avenue,
by a number Of men who have been
leaders In every movement for the
betterinent OF this city during the
past twenty years.
by actual count there were three
hundred and ninety young men at
the meeting. This does not include
the men who managed the meeting
aud % Few old men who Insist upon
being counted az young ones.
The meeting lasted exactly 81 min
utcs oy "a stop watch. II had been
scheduled to go for thirty minutes
only. bu. Chairman NJ. T.. Hickey OF
the general y. NJ. G.. a. promotion
committee forgot himself In hls enc
thusiasm over the success of the
gathering and talked seven and a haif
minutes overtime. There was no
kick however and he was heartily
cheered, as was everyone else whc
talked.
Enthusiasm for The cause was man
ifest from start to nnlsh. II was sub
%sttntial enthusiasm which responded
promptly To every suggestion Tor
kinds Of work In which the commun-
lty can direct service In buildiag .hc
Y. NJ. c. a. home.
The speeches made occupied from
one TO six minutcs each. Every one
was cheercd 10 the echo. HAD there
been a root IL would have been lifted.
Several definite results were accom-
plished.
The first n most important OF
these results. az summed up last night
by members Of the general promotion
committee present. was the conviction
which the meeting carried Of the de-
r'cc 80 The young mel and b0ys fef
Albuquerque for a V. NJ. G. a. hoale.
The young men from the Santa Fe
shops. the young men from local bus
mess houses. the young men OF Tho
university and a bowling crowd of
sixty-hve youths from the Alhuquor-
que high school. were In the audi
ence. Before the meeting the nigh
school boys paraded up n down
Central avenue In lock step and with
"a yell al every jump. The meeting
was well advertised.
4 second definite result was the ap-
pointmcnt Of committees Of young
men 20 aid In the promoter work
These will De formally announced to-
morrow and include a committee ron
the santa Re shops. q comittoe from
the university. a committee from tbs
high school. and a committee IRON
the BOYS and young men OF the bust
ness district. The Albuquerque bus
mess college also will Insist upor
having "a working committee in thu
game. The work OF these COMMITTEES
will be 20 keep everyone In this towf
awake TO the fact that we are goini
TO have "A Y. NJ. G. A, and 20 keel
them Interested IN the whirlwin'
campaign which will start on Novem
Der Sth aud run 10 November 18th. /
necessary. Emphasis Is placed ON tina
III NECESSARY After the wretinl
last night members OF the promotion
committee were inclined 10 believ'
that the WORK To be lone would b'
. finished In two days Instead OF ten.
A third definite result came iu tn
announcement OF the promotion com
mittee OF a Y. NJ. e. A. button day q
be held during the state fair and o
a contest which viii decide the sio
|, gan Of rhe y. NJ. G. a. campaign an
to be placed on the button.
7 The committee offers r. perfect
good 500 gold piece To the boy, cir
|, man or woman who submits b hes
slogan for the button ana the cam
a paign. Definite rules for this contesI
the Judges. etc. will be announce
y tomorrow In the meantime it ma
e be said that as many slogans can b
submitted as are desired, provide
d. zach Is written on a separate piece q
. paper with the name and address @
the author.
4 Representative Audience.
Resides the young men, and IN
a. hoys, q representative audien'' wa
:, present last night. r. p. futnt' Wh
Was most active In organizing N
meeting. kept strictly In the onch
ground aud refused To come 4 {
: for feat Of being called con- tor
speech. The meeting was si1Frmaf
!, aged throughout by Chairma1 Hieke
a In a way which left nothiug 90 be d.
sired. BESIDES these two there WEI
present nearly an the members q
u the general promotion committee
fifteen; Mayor Boatright. prcsidei
Cushman Of the Commercial clu1, ha
q dozen ministers. Superintendent
George Of the shops. Superintendent
a Perry of the Indian school heads
nearly an or The city's largesi indu'
}, tries and business houses Tn ia'
!, thie meeting was the real thins ma
spells success FOR the Y n. G.
home from the initial jump.
John y. Simms, Robert n. crew
Marion J.. Fox, Henry a. Coors' u
A. n. stroup. r.. A. Mann. and Senat
y Isaac Harth we're the speakers, N
AlHickey opening and closing tho NEE
= ing. lie put a time limit OF i've mil
utes on each speaker, and time "
not called on ans one. "sound min'
in sound bodies was the undeflyii