Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-10-16
OF
MASS MEETING

There was a good number of rep
resentative people at the meeting
called for Monday night to consider
what shall be done with the Y. NJ. C..
A. building. The feeling is general,
shared by the Board Of Directors and
the public alike, that the ''Y'', as it
inow stands, is reproach and
shame upon the town. There is a well
| defined feeling, common to all, that
! the institution must be re-opened
and made to serve the full purpos
and made to serve the full purpose
| for which it was erected or it should
| be abandoned as Y. NJ. C.. A. and
devoted to some other use. This
general feeling prompted the call
! for the meeting.
After the bounteous feed" pre-.
pared by the Ladies Auxiliary and
served by girls from the Domestic
Science Department Of the High
School, Mr.. NJ F. Albert was chosen
| by acclamation to preside. Mr.. R.
e. Haynes stated that the object of
the meeting was to Determine if pos
sible the sentiment of the people in
general and tohse present in particu-
lar on the question of the future of
the Y. NJ C. A. as an institution in
Payette County. Mr. Albert then
gave detailed statement OF the pres
ent condition of the Institution and
its financial obligations and then
called for expressions of sentiment
from those present. The discussion
was participated in BY Colonel Patch
DR.. Alvey, Messrs. Ainey, Gregory,
Brainard, Keller, Coughanour, Wood
Haynes, Eastman, Young, Moss, Mrs.
Maule. Mrs. Muller, Mrs. Lauer and
others, and developed the fact that
the question is not so much upon
the desirability of continuing the
work of the 'sY" as upon our ability
to maintain it. Practically all favor
the institution and its work, but all
realize also that the cold facts of fl
nance must be faced.
After this free expression of views
a motion was unanimously carried
that the Board of Directors designate
| a day in the near future as Y. NJ. c.
A. day in the County, and that
subscription be taken on that day
to determine whether the people are
| willing to back the institution finan-
cially.
A motion was also carried that an
advisory Committee of Is men and
women be named by the Board to
consider a program indicating what
activities the Y proposes to maintain
| il re-opened so that people may
know for what they are contribut-
/ ing The prevailing sentiment seem
ed to be that if a sufficient number
of people are willing to volunteer
support annually for a number of
years so that the question of finance
will not need to come up every year,
| the Board would be justified in re-
opening the institution, but that if
an annual round of begging must be
made and pledges grudgingly given.
then this is the time to wind up the
affairs of the Y. The Board of Di,
rectors will no longer urge and at
tempt to force upon the people an
| institution that they say, by refusal
to support it, they do not want.
The question then to be answered
by the people themselves is, shall the
Y be- closed and community effort in
behalf of the young people be dis
continued? Shall the community
abandon the young people to the
+; forces that tend toward a fall, or
shall it provide them with the means
of development into better and more
worthy manhood and womanhood?
Shall we rely upon chance to direct
our young people? Shall we look for
the prophet of a miracle movement
that shall solve the problem? Or
shall we assume the responsibility
that rightfully belongs to us? The
question is vital one and should de.
mand the very careful consideration
of every citizen of the community.