Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-06
Single Condition Must be
Met to Secure
Structure
NATATORIUM TO
BE BUILT, TOO
Name of Generous Don
or Not Made Pub
lie Yet.

Americas Y. NJ. C. A. building is
to be saved to the city and will be
used as a civic center after the plan
outlined in The Times-Recorder sew
eral days ago.
This splendid benefit is to be pro-
yided by a citizen, whose name it is
as yet forbidden to mention, but the
offer turns the building over to the
community free of all debt, has been
made at a meeting of citizens held
Tuesday in the "Y" building the Of
fer was unanimously accepted.
Only One Condition.
Citizens of Americas must meet
only one condition in order to secure
Athis magnificent building erected less
than a dozen years ago at cost of
more than twice the total debt now
owing upon it, and easily worth to-
day four times the amount Ameri-
Gus citizens are asked to contribute
in order to secure it as a permanent
civic center where gatherings of all
kinds may be held.
The offer to purchase and present
the building is without strings" of
any kind, and all of the money that
is to be contributed by Amcr1cus peo-
pie will go into Improvements to
be added to the present building. The
offer to present the building to the
community was made yesterday by
1, .. Marshall, representing a client,
who it is well known, is amply able
to quickly execute his generous Of
fer, and whose interest in Americas
and its civic advance has long been
an outstanding characteristic. His
name, for the present, withheld.
Offer Most Generous.
Probably never before has so
generous an offer come to Americas,
as the one just mades by Mr.. Mar
snail, for the party or parties whom
ne represents" said Frank Lanier
yesterday afternoon, after Mr.. Mar
snail had made definite proposal to
Turn over to the people of Americas
the Y. M. c. A. property, absolute
~ free of all debt. 81 move this
body accept this magnificent gift, ac-
eept 1t in the same spirit that it is
gwen, and that We assure the donor
Or DONORS that all the conditions
Will be fully met by the people of
Americas"
Inc executive comittee of the Y.
M Z. A. had asked a number of citi.
zens to meet with them. Present
We're l. 0. Marshall and DR.. C. P.
DAVIS, representing the Y. NJ. C. A.
executive committee; w. w. Dykes,
" II. Burke and Arthur Rylander,
governors of the Rotary Club; Geo.
A. Ellis, L. A. Morgan, Frank La
pier' Joseph Perkins and Lovelace
Eve Eve representing the Chamber of
Commerce; W. f. Taylor, officially
.epfesenting the City of Americas,
a and DR.. Guyton Fisher, representing
y me churches of Americas.
Speaking for those who have offer
81 TO pay off the entire Indebtedness
said: 49, 4"i' =" al Niiaii
,r Building Worth $5O,oO0
am instructed to make YOU
es the following offer: This
U u coming from a party
t %nose identity must remain I'M
sno"n. This Y. M. C. A. property
igpresents an expenditure of approx
Lno'ely $4,000. There is debt
ssfro oag over it of something like
RlOOoo or $4,000. This debt will
t re- paid in full, leaving the proper
~ ~ absolutely free of all debt. and
nr MY property will be turned over to
s "a executive committee provid-
"p;
a. s llpst' that a sum approximately
h e,i 3YvO Is raised by the people of Am
j us Tor the purpose Of renovat-