New Britain herald., 1927-03-08
CONTINUE BOOM FOR
 '. M. L. A. BUILDING
Impetus Given Movement at
 Meeting Of Active Members

M@tlD6 0l ACtlVe Members
 Despite the fact that Y. M. c. A. annals throughout the country are said To contain no parallel case, members of the New Britain Y. M. c. A. seem determined 10 go ahead nd convince the community of the seed for new building.
 The second meeting ot active 1cmbers was held last evening in ..p' banquet hall Of the "Y." How ,:I '. Stearns, chairman Of the loVement, presided, and Harry C. hancock was elected secretary.
 General Secretary Clarence H. Barnes opened the meeting by in reducing Mir. stearns whose idea it was to have the demand for | hcw building come from the mem bers. Mir. Stearns spoke briefly, re- beating many or the facts made known a week previous when the members entertained the directors at a dinner.
 A general discussion on the need of new building followed. On mo- tion of Howard A. Timbrell, it was voted to appoint committee of seven men. who will consider fhe advisability Of forming New Building Club for the purpose of creating sentiment. This committee will report at a meeting to be held next Monday evening.
 Mr. Barnes gave a brief history Of the movement for a new Y. NJ. C. 4. building since the time it started Ia years ago. Mir. Timhrell stated, Ten years ago we started a move for | new building here. This time we want action"
 Tt is impossible to ne alive and not grow" said Harry H. Smith, Of New Haven, state Y. NJ. C. A. sec retary. New Britain can rut it over easily. if you make up your mind to do it," he added.
 Mir. Smith pointed out that one Of tho efficient things the New Britain Y. NJ. c. A. is doing Is to send men who are trained leaders out into other fields. He likened the Y. Nj. C. A. to New Britain industries which, without any natural resources, take raw material from all over the world. turn out a finished product and return 1t to the world.
 The New Britain Y. NJ. C. A. trains men and boys in morals. mind and body" he said.
 No one would use equipment in a. store or factory that was not modern or up to date" he said. Tt means lost motion. lost power and decreased production. The building in New Britain now is inadequate to supply the character building pro- gram the New Britain Y. M. C. A. is able to put over. \ 40-year old building is not efficient. New Britain can put across a modern building and the state office is ready 10 give what help it can.'
 statement by Mir. Barnes.
 The following statement was made ty Mir Barnes:
 "A project, like a new building Tor the Y. NJ. C. A., may be hinder
 i hy too much talk, The value ot i'l about the proposed new build .ns depends upon the quality and Aot the volume Of noise. Enthusi- ,s'ic talk along will not succeed. II must be intelligent, informed and directed toward a definite end.
 The objective towards which we must aim was made plain enough last Monday night We were told that far from all Of the members Of the board of directors of the '. NJ. C. A. are convinced that a new building is needed. We were also informed that some potential large givers toward a building fund had yet 10 be converted to the real needs of the Y. NJ. C. A.
 ''As 1t is the board of directors who have 1t in their power to de- termine the fate of the project, it is obvious that the members of that hody must be made familiar in a very pressing way with the need for action. Not that nothing has
 
 matter of fact considerable has been done during the past two years by a few of us, but 1t Is in your power 70 bring a fresh impulse to the movement.
 "People of wealth who are not officially connected with the associ- ation. also need stirring up From another angle. A building cam- paign will hit their pocketbook, and while they have always been gen erous givers. they have a perfect right to feel that they are con- fronted with vital and urgent civic need.
 This plan of the active members of the Y. M. c. A. organizing for concerted effort toward q new building is unique. Mr. Hubert, the general secretary in Hartford, who is a veteran campaigner, told me last week that he had never heard of it being done before. He said the writeup in the papers after last Mondays meeting was worth one hundred thousand dollars to the project. The boys who wrote the story. ought 10 have the privilege ot spreading the mortar for the cor ner stone o, the new building.
 "Mr. Hubert also asked for a copy 1