Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-16

achieved largely through the gifts of the good people of the community. The work of the building would be to build charac- ter and better manhood.
 President Macpherson voiced to the public the gratitude felt by the entire directorate~ and the employed force and made the announcement that it was Mrs. Osgood who had made the gift of the swimming pod as a memorial to her hus- band, who was one of the pioneers in the Y. NJ. c. A. work in Norwich.
 President Macpherson announced that the building would be open for public inspection today (Monday} fcon 10 10 D. m. He urged all to come and see the building, which he said opens the doors of greater opportunity to the association and he bespoke continued support in the interests of community advancement and civic welfare. The association could do ten-fold greater work in the new building than ever before.
 Rev. Robert l.. Roberts of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church read scrip ture selection from Ephesians, which was followed by finely rendered baritone solo, Blow Ye the Trumpet in Zion An drews) by Frederick $. Weld, for whom Frederick ". Lester was aceempanist. Presentation of Keys. James L. Case, chairman of the build ing committee, made the formal delivery of the keys of the building to President | Macpherson
 For nearly 40 years, said Mir. Case in | delivering the keys. the Norwich had called upon the men and women of the community to be friends of a work for building Christian character Such names as Burnham, Bishop Browning, Osgood and Blackstone wece recalled by MT. l Case. men who had had the highest ideal for the association work in Norwich. The association has had three homes, the first l in Main street, where under Secretaries Flanders and Ross a, limited work was done. In the presidency of MT. Bishop in 1S94-1ss5 the campaign for new build ] ing progressed, and in 1896 they moved | into the building on Broadway which was vacated a month ago. In the next decade the need of larger quarters was seen and l in May. 1917, the funds were secure ed with the pledge that work should not be undertaken during the war or in the re- construction period About two years ago vigorous plans for the new building were begun and a structure has been provided | that will make possible such a work as the officers could not attempt before. In turning over to President Macpher. son master-ke of the new building Mir
 Case charged the president to remembes
 that this is Young Mems Christian as sociation, with work to be guided by the principles laid down 1000 years ago by
 the Son of God.
 President Macpherson accepted tht
 key with brief but impressive words il
 which he acknowledged the efficiency O
 the building committee, expressed thank
 for the contributions of a legion O
 friends of the association who had mad
 possible a work that would be ineeeas
 ingly valuable with the years in it's ser
 vice to the community.
 After a solo by Mr Weld, who ren
 dered o Ye That Hear and Understan' lDndley Buck) and the dedicator.
 prayer by Rev Dr. David A. Pitt of tn
 Central Baptist church and the hyml
 Come Thou Almighty King, General Sec . retary Edwin Hill was heard in brief re
 marks.
 Letters from Former Secretaries. MT. Hill, who has been general score
 tary for nine years, read letters fror tffee former secretaries. Robert & Ros
 of Schenectady. Fred R. Starkey of Nes l Fork and W. A. Morse of Holyoke. Tha : from NIT. Morse was written for him b the acting general secretary of the Hol , yoke association. as NIT. Morse is in poo health.