Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-25
TOMORROW BIC
DAY FOR LOCAL
ORGANIZATION
Dream of Many Years Fulfill
ed at Laying of Cornerstone
Of New Building
NOTABLES TO ATTEND
Congressman Segal Of New
sork and Others to Make
Addresses 4
yoTABLEs TO ATTEND

Tommorrow will he the day of
great historic interest, not only 10
the citizens of the city as a waoie.
but especially to those or Jewish
faith, as it marks the laying or ire
cornerstone OF the new 4. M. n. a.
and Y. w. II. Az gu. eing a. taf ~.
corner of Madison avenue ana 1ei
fersou street. The ceremonies IN
Connection with the laying of the
stone will be impressive ana IN
keeping with the future work OF ihe
Lavish civic center, which IS peins
erected on this site.
Since 1904, when seven young
men met in the old library
in High street and Iormsu sntinn
the nucleus of the associa.,om
the building ana CIVIC "a +ha
members to sIriv. through trlais anu
tribuiations and work with a never,
firing will to bring about tne ureani
of both the young and ola.
Although the first organization dlo
,,ot have the spirit to continue as IL
stonld a REORGANIZATION watch took
nIace in 1903 resulted in the present
prpanization being chartered IN Fep-
nary 1910. The Young Jewisn
Mems Club was the foreranner u
the larger and prospering organiA
lion, the Y. M. H. A., IS TO-DAY. -
Throughout the entire history =.
the Young Mems association I've
\ great dream ambition Was 70 naVe
Shome of it's own and in l9ll
lxing fund of $500 was estap.
: ,ished as the foundation for the
building. From time to time at
tennis were made to raise funos
for the building, and in 1914 Two
doors M Of building at the corner
Of Madison avenue and McCieiian
street were leased as its home. Here
the work of the organization CON
tinued until 1920, when the lease ea-
pired and the Board of Directors ce-
cided to erect a home LOT tne o
ranization and a Jewish CIVIC cen.e.. .
Through the efforts or the .anp snr
/. +ha building and ground was broken
n the spring of this year. The sue
cess of the campaign for funds is
are In great part to the strenuous
efforts Of Isaac Alpern.
Al the laying of tine cornerston95
/ naremonies tomorrow, the princlPdi
1 sddress will be made by Congress
man /. Segal of New YORK. Oenea
8sneakers will be: Rev. Dr. Eugene
Kohn, of the Congresatioh af
Mordecai; Isaac Aipern, rnaot of the
=
Soard Of directors; Felix F'ula;
cpsirman state advisory board ana
~-as;lent of the New Jersey rS1- ,
e.et;on Of Y, M. H. AS and Z. w.
S AS: Harold e. Fickersg1li, Aqrian
ivon. Harry S. Medinets ana Mus1 ;n9
Sscarny. The ceremony OF aayths the
fhe cornerstone will De unoe r,,sic
direcsion accas sion will be furnished by
tbe Hebrew Orphan Asylum nano
"a New York City, under the oirec-
fion of Emil Reishardt'
i've nroeram of the ceremonies
soiiows: (a) ''Star Spangled ban
! y" (b) SHartickvofl" Jewish ma ma
hal anthem, band; invoca.ion' AZ A..
Eugene Kohn; welcome amd. ad-
,srY. selection by the pano' ao
Grass Felix F'uld. -,
ASdrass-Harold e. Pickerssii.
aeisrs asediSsrssslAdrian Lyon, president =.
Addr,sss4Harry ~, q Medinets. president
OF Y. M. H. A.. a.,asr+
Address-Rose Sacarny. presioen'
Y. w. H. A.
Iav,ne of the corner stone;
Band. selection during laying oi
corner stone
OratioH--Congressm Sesai
Closing Marcn py panu r,;,y he
within the corner stone Will pS
.oa,aS = =, etai box containing the iol
lowing articles: List of all subseriot .,
ers TO the building fund, names Oh
the board of directors, names OF o.
ficers Of the 7. NJ. H. A. and Z. w.
II, A. and the Ladies' Auxiliary. copy
of the building plans ana specinca nssa =
tions. photograph of the PROPOSED
structure. copy of the edition OF tne
Perth Amboy Evening News OF sat
uriay November 25. 1929, history
of the Y. NJ. H. A.. as prepared ny
George Miller and coins and rehes
of 1922. a.
1.-THE new building which was 9s
Tined by Architect Benjamin Gold
berger, win house every Jewish ac-
tivity in the community. Included
IN the building Is wonderful gym
pasium, sWlmming pool library