The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-09

ANANANAA T. MIu AHN WNiNNfN w WMAA
tcrlX payments thereafter.
Tells Of Wonderful Growth.
Mr.. Bilhcimcr devoted some time
60 reviewing the work and the aims
Of the Young Mems Christian Assu-
citation In general. lie spoke OF It's
development by leaps and bounds.
within the thirteen yerrs just past,
citing It's $500 associations. with
650,0 600 members. ana its realty hold
ings OF SiO2, 900. 900 ns an indication
of the elements of growth and trc-
mcndUus viriiity Ia the movement
He spoke Of associations in this sec
ton, ana said that where they had
failed u was because of mistakes that
Albuquerque could clearly see aud
avoid. That Albuquerque could
maintain n useful and prosperous Y.
NJ. G, a. he had 10 doubt at all. The
one thing he warned against above
all othcrs was going into debt. }
was his emphatic warning against a
m%ortgagcd building, together with
emphatic echoes from business men
at the meeting. that led to the strong
resolution against starting IA build
ing until every cen of It's cost had
been provided for.
n. w. Patterson, state manager o.
the Missouri Pacific Life Insurance
company. said that Albuquerque
could contribute To no better cause
than the establishment of n Y. NJ. G..
A. What success he had achieved
In lie, he said, he ascribed To train
ing he received at the Los Angeles
Y. NJ. c.. a. Mr.. Patterson said he
would use all his influence with Fin
ley J. Shepard, whose private sccrc-
tary he had formerly been. to secure
a contribution from Mrs. Shepard,
the former Helen Gould.
The promise was warmly applaud
cd, but n little later in the meeting
Mr.. Biiheimer advised thai Albu-
querque depend ON It's own efforts to
raise the money. lie wished Mr..
Patterson all the success IN tho
world, but II he succeeded ia getting
anything for Y. NJ. G. a. work from
Mrs. Shepard he would be doing
more than anyone else connected
with "A similar campaign had done IN
two years.
Mrs. Shepard used to give toward
Y. NJ. G. AS on the Gould lines.
but lately, Mr.. Bilheimer said, she
has ceased doing even that.
To "a suggestion that rich eastern
people might give something, Mr..
Bilheimer said that before every
campaign Of the sort under consider
alton someone hopefully suggested
the possibility OF getting money ffom
John ID. Rockefeller, Andrew Car
negic, Mrs. sage or the former Miss
Gould. Mrs. Sage has given com
parativoly little To Y. AZ. &. AS.
John ID. has given nothing 10 small
associations, and Andrew Carnegie
has given nothing al an a. the work.
Raising the money Tor Its Y. NJ. c..
a. wal Albuqucrque's own job, Mr..
Bilhcimor thought. and ID ought 20
do IL itself. Moreover, ne felt sure
Albuquerque could do Il. ana ne
strongly advised against any depend
ence on outsiders.
Several OF those present strongly
echoed Mr.. Pattersnn's sentiment re-
garding the value 81 a Y. NJ. a.. a.
TO Albuquerque. Judge q. :. ROdcy
said that an associations value WAS
80 we'll known that IL was unneces-
sary to dilate on H.
Mr.. sIilheimer explained how the
affiliated associations came 10 be
placed under control Of members az
evangelical churches. and pointed out
that church affiliations did not enter
NJ all into the PRIVILEGES of an asso.
citation. There were associations, he
said, who're more Roman Catholics
than members OF any other denomi-
nation belonged. ana IN some other
communities Jews were IN the mn
jority. IL would he possible To or
ganize a "Y. NJ. G. A." without at
fiiiation with the international Young
Mems Christian Association, hut Mr..
bilheimer said that course spclt At
most certain failure. II has been
tried, he said. and IL was found that
the religious element ~ the regularly
constituted Y. NJ. C. a. was the vital
factor in the organization and that
Ia lack ms At failure.
Mr.. Bslheimor was given a hearty
vote Of thanks nj the wmd-up OF N
meeting.
Chairman Hickey said after the
session that the additional members
Of the steering committee would not
be named right away. The scicc-
lions are important and will be made
carefully.