The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-22
Third, lack of hard work on the part
OF the finance committee.

'At a meeting OF the board some.
time ago a special finance commit
tee was appointed to consider the
feasibility of eliminating the debt by
getting subscriptions running over a
period of three years, increasing the
subscription list about $4,000 year.
The committee made up a list OF
possible subscribers and concluded
that the matter was feasible, 1t
would involve practically the doub-
ling up of their subscriptions by the
present subscribers and the getting
of some $500 a year new money in
addition. Il was expected that this
work would be done at once, but as
the finance committee is composed
of very busy men, only beginning
has been made up to date. How
ever, from list of previous sub
scribers with a few new names add.
ed, which list gave us last year 1851,
the committee obtains subscriptions
amounting to s1,362.33, which more
than doubles the amount we have
been getting. The committee was
very cordially received by the men
to whom they went and believes that
II is entirely possible for the neces-
sary sum to be raised providing the
time can be found to do the work.
IL this deficit can be gotten out Of
the way. our annual budget could be
reduced about $780,"
Remarks BY Mr.. Palmer. -
George M. Palmer, being called
upon to respond TO the toast, The
First Decade OF Our Building" re-
called many "reminiscences connected
with the campaign that was success
fully waged for the Y. NJ. c. A.
building ten years ago. Mr.. Palmer
held a booklet that was Issued by
the association, showing a cut Of
the building that was proposed at
the time. II seemed like a big I'm
dertaking, but the leaders went
ahead with Il and by Gods help they
got through. Some OF the older
members, the speaker said, must re-
member the efforts that were put
forth at that time.
The boy that was fifteen years old
then, the speaker said, was a bust
ness man today, In the primo Of
manhood. Just what had been the
influence OF the building on the boys
OF 1903 no one could tell. Il was
certain, however, that the building
had exerted a profound influence over
the life OF many boy and man who
had been under its influence No
one could begin to estimate the Inn
mense influence the building had had
I'm molding the lives of those who
had been in and out of It every day.
The building had touched and af-
fected the lives OF many men and
boys from all parts Of the state.
The speaker estimated the average
membership during the ten years at
about three hundred and the aver
age daily attendance at the building
at about two hundred and fifty. He
remarked that about $4,000 had
been spent on the building and
about 100000 had since been spent
i'm making use of the facilities 1t af-
forded for the association activities.
Il could not be doubted that much
had been received by the community
I'm return for this expenditure. The
physical department alone had bene-
fitted the lives OF many men, by do
ing them good on the physical side.
Seventy to eighty had generally
been in attendance at the Sunday
mems meetings. In one year sixty
two were publicly converted and in
another year forty-seven. Two of
the young men, whose lives that
building had helped to mold, had
gone forth and engaged IN z. NJ. c.
A. work, as speciality. He believed
there were many men right here in
Mankato, who were leading nobler
and better lives by reason of their
contact with the influences of the
Y. M. C.. A. building.
Better Men. Better Business.
Mr.. Palmer read from the booklet:
at will make better men, Better
men make better business. Better
business makes a better city" Mir.
Palmer said he firmly believed that
these predictions had been fulfilled.
He noticed In the gathering four
young men from his own Office who
were better men by reason OF the Y.
M. C. A., In which they had taken
part. He believed the activities of
the Y. M. G. A. were well worth the
earnest support OF every business
man In the city. He said II would
be sorry day when the business
houses of Mankato could not find
enough young men OF the right kind
to employ In their concerns. The
business men of the city should not
only give the association their ear
nest and active support. but should
speak good word for u whenever
they had the opportunity =
A. q. Gran, former secretary OF
the Mankato Y. NJ. C.. A.. now 10
Gated In a similar position at La
Crosse, was on the program for an
address. but was not able TO be pres
ent. Professor c. H. Cooper re-
marked that ten years ago this man