The Monroe journal., 1922-02-14
MANUFACTURERS OPENED
STATES BIGGEST Y. NJ. C. A.
IL Is in Proximity, a Live Suburb of
Greensboro, and Will Be Follow
ed BY Another One Soon

The new Proximity Y. NJ. c. A.
and community building. a beautiful
monument 10 the faith OF a great in
dustrial organization in the people
who have helped make il great. was
last night formally opened in the
presence Of hundreds OF these people
and was formally dedicated to their
welfare. Says the Greensboro News.
The largest Y. NJ. c. A. building in
the state and the most completely
equipped. il becomes now through the
spirit OF tn jse who built il and those
who will use ii as fine and as splen-
did an opportunity for service as in
its physical specifications.
Already in use for several weeks
and even now powerful factor in
he life Of the community. the build
ing yesterday received its formal
birth. Open house was held all day
long. with many visitors pouring in
and inspecting the three floors; and
last night for the days exercises so
many Proximity people were present
that even the spacious halls and
rooms were Jammed to capacity.
Not only from Proximity. but from
The Proximity Print Works, and from
White Oak, the mighty child of
Proximity, and from Revolution. the
people came TO look at their new
acquisition. For the Proximity Y. NJ.
G. A. will serve all the people of the
village until its twin. the new White
Oak Y. NJ. c. s., is completed dur
ing the summer.
The exercises of the opening were
simple and brief. In the gymnasium.
the largest room in the building,
Bernard NJ. Cone, president of the
Proximity Manufacturing company.
in few words told the people who
crowded every inch that the building
was for their use. the gift Of the
company to its people.
Factor i'm Health
Following him. Prof. j. H. Cook.
of the North Carolina College for
Women, in another brief talk told
something Of the significance of such
3 building in such community as
Proximity. He saw the building as
mighty factor in the recreation and
health of the people. Men and wom-
en- are as old as their interests" he
said, "and it is through such means
as Proximity now has at its dispos-
al that those tendacies which make
for good health can be developed. :"
He told of the enormous toll of
bad health each year in the United
States. more than 2,000,000.000 IL
reckoned in money. much OF ii pre-
ventable IL the proper means were
employed. 1T Is through such a
building as this" he said. that we
can attain to the purpose Of Christ
Himself for the more abundant life. Z"
From E. G. Wilson of Atlanta. in
.,ernational secretary of the indus
trial department OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
for the southern states, came words
of pride that the Y. M. C. A. had been
called to administration of such a
building, OF confidence in the value
of the work, of pledges that the ad-
ministration would do all possible TO
make the building close 10 the hearts
of the community.
r. E. Sims, chairman of the Prox-
unity Y. NJ. G. A., was chairman OF
the reception committe in charge OF
the exercises, and he and his asso-
ciates helped direct the throngs OF
people all over the building. From
the basement to the top floor hun
dreds and hundreds inspected the
rooms, marvelled at their complete
ness and serviceability. Music help
ed naked the evening a gala occa-
sion, exhibitions were given In the
gymnasium, and in the swimming
pool, itself thing of beauty, and
games in the play rooms. A big
night II was for Proximity and one
long to be remembered.
Largest In the State
As the new building stands right
now it is the largest in point OF
actual association and community
purposes in North Carolina, and II is
by all odds the most thoroughly
planned and most completely equip
ped building in the state. Indeed,
men we'll acquainted with the sub
ject say 1t would be hard to find
another building, like 1t in the south.
No figures have been announced
by the Proximity Manufacturing
company as to costs. but estimates
place the expenditure by the COM
pany between s250,000 and $780,
600. The building is the actual prop
erty of the company. but is admins
tered by the Y. NJ. c. A. II will con-
tain at the same time the headquart-
ers for the womens welfare work,
nearly one-third OF the building will
be reserved for use by the women Of
Proximity. Special equipment for men
women and boys, 1t is in complete
sensa an osset 70 the community