Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-09
DUTY
TO SUPPORT THE
BUILDING DRIVE
Mayor Issues Proclamation Set
ting Aside Tuesday as Y. M.
9. A. Day When People Are
Asked to Lend Aid.

The citizens OF Boise should rally |
to the aid Of the drive in support Of
the new Y. M. c. A. building. This is
the opinion of many citizens, as ex-
pressed Saturday, when they were
asked for statements. A few Of their
follow:
Governor d. w. Davis--It IL time for
every citizen interested in a better
Boise and better Idaho to do his or
her utmost to support the movement |
in this city. / am informed there Is I
serious danger that the campaign to |
secure $165,000 fund required for a |
new and well equipped association
building will fail. This would be a
calamity. Never before has 1t been
so necessary to give attention to up.
building the physical and moral well
being of our young men and boys. This
is the work the Y. M. c. A. under
takes and performs. We owe it to
Boise, the youths of Boise, to support
this organization. A new building is
needed and now Is the time when it
ought to be built. am sure the people
will not allow the campaign to fail.
Herbert Lemp-It is question of
civic pride. The best is none too good
for Boise or her boys. We must build
this new Y. M. c. A. Right now is
the time in my Judgment, when we
ought to put our shoulders to the
wheel and push this drive across.
Judge Frank s. Dietrich-There Is no
better investment possible than that
which makes for better citizenship.
The Y. NJ. c. A., in my opinion, does
this. It's influences cause our boys to
grow into law respecting. useful men.
A Y. NJ. c.. A. is necessary for the
morals of the youth of Boise. We can
we'll afford to invest $165,000 in a new
association building,
F. I. Newhouse-An auxiliary to every
forward move of the city; an institu-
ton that cannot be dispensed with or
neglected; that is my idea of the Y.
M. C. A. 1t will be a shame IL Boise
does not get in and raise the $165,000
the Association must have for a new
building.
r. M. Davidson-It is good business
proposition to invest $165,00O in new
Y. M. c. A. for Boise. 1t will pay div
idends in manhood. The young man
who spends his spare TIME in the whole
some atmosphere Of the Y. M. G. A.,
is the kind Of young man most certain
to give conscientious attention to his
work. Every employer of men knows
the value of good environment for his
employees during their leisure hours.
Boise business men should see to it
that this drive does not fail.
E. A. Crooks-Why do l want a new
and better Y. M. C. A. in Boise? To
give my own boys as well as the other
boys Of the city the advantages Of a
modern well-equipped Association
building. The boys Of Boise need this
building and we must not permit the
campaign now on to secure it result in
anything but success. We sacrifice
more IL we don't win out in this drive
than we do by any contribution we
may make to put 1t over.
Mayor Hays issued the following
proclamation Saturday:
Whereas, the city of Boise is In the
midst of an effort to secure a Y. M.
c. A. building. and
Whereas, the Young Mems Chris
tan Association Is one of the most ef-
fective institutions in all progressive
cities, giving the young man q chance
to realize physically, mentally and
morally the ideals of life, making
young men clean, strong, energetic,
law abiding. and
Whereas, the success Of this move
ment requires the thorough co-opera-
ton Of every person in the city, and
Whereas, $50 representative citi-
zens have undertaken. at great sac
rifice Of personal interests. a cam
paign which has aroused public inter-
est,
Now. therefore, 1. through the au-
thority vested in me as mayor of
Boise. do set aside Tuesday. March II,
as a day of special effort in behalf of
this movement and do recommend that
all the people OF Boise do observe this
| day as Y. NJ c. A. day and that they
assist the efforts OF the committees by
personal contributions and by favor
able presentation OF the cause to their
| friends and neighbors to the end that
| the securing of multitude of gifts
large and small, may produce the de-
sired result in securing for Boise this
most important building"