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Tin: Oregon su:;day journal, - touti-au!), cu:;day ::o?v:;i:;g, iiarcii si, -1212. LOCAL 1 u C. ii. , IS 44 YEARS OLD; VDM CELEBRATED Association's First President and First Secretary Will Be Among Those Who Will Be Present Toddy Anniversary Marks Another Mile Post Passed in March Onward; George Illmes. One of Charter Members, Preserves List of Those Who Started Institution; History of Growth Is Linked With Upbuilding of the City of Portland; Increase in Membership Has Been Rapid Dnrhhe 4i Years. m m w. A SJ Occasion Onfe of Historical Im ' portance in Connection With 1 .Commercial, and Religious Life of the City, Representatives From A!l Parts of Western Hemisphere Ex pected to Attend Third An nual Meeting at Frisco. Forty-four year ago teday tha Port land Young . Men's Christian Aisocla tlon was organised in an unpretentious manner. Today the same institution, now the largest association in exist ence, "will observe its forty-fourth an niversary. . Aside from, the , important place, that the Y. M. C. A. holds in the life of this city, the anniversary Is of interest because many of the men who assembled in their youth to initiate the movement are still living and are influ ential citlsens of Portland and .the atate. Al of them have been invited to attend the public meeting in tho T. M. C.,A. auditorium at 8:30 o'clock , this afternoon, and some of them will participate In the services: After one or two preliminary gather-; ings, the ' meeting afC, which the Port land Young Men'a Christian Association was formed was held .on. March 31, 18S. The meetfng place was the First Pres byterian church, a '. frame building standing at Third : and : Washington streets, ' on the present: site of the Spalding building. '1'. officers elected were: President, K. Quackenbush; vice "president, lr. W. H. W'atkins; treasurer, James Steel; corresponding secretary, F. K. Arnold; recording secretary, Frank 8. Aiken. . . ' -. .... . -:. Himes' Charter Kember. George H. Hlmes.of ..the Oregon His torical society, was one of the charter members. Mr. Himes must have real ized the occasion was one of historic importance,' as he preserved a list of the charter members, which is an inter esting roll today, . Of the charter mem bers, the following, besides Mr. Hlmes, are now' living: F, 8. Allien,' D. D. Clarke. J. M. Freeman, Thomas M. Oatch. W. Lair Hill." K. Quackenbush, t W. Ku thief sen, James Steel, George A, Bteel, Lot Taylor. , F.;.M.' Warren and W. J. Warren. . ; The list of the charter. members who have passed away Is also of interest, as it contains names of men who played leading parts in building up the state. -The list follows:' F.- K. Arnold, George 1. -Alnsworth, J. L. Atkinson,; E. W. Cornell. J. N. Dolph, G..H. Flanders. O. 8. Frambes, R. Glisan, K. A.- Hawley, A. Hurgren, J. D. Holman, Wesley Jackson. Charles Illsley,E. J. Northrup, G. 8. Perchln, J. R.Prindle, Robert Pit tock. C. W, Royal, W. T. Shanahan, G. B. Shlndler. C. R.' Talbot, J. DeWltt Whiting, William Wadhams, R. Weeks, Gustaf Wilson. J. B. Wyatt, W. K, Wat kins, L. M. Parrish and H. C. Clement There were only five.- churches in -. Portland at that time, namely. Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran and Presbyterian. Each of the charter , members registered from one of " these t hurches.: The meeting was mora of a prayer service than a business session and the association at that, time and for long time afterward was almost exclusively a religious organisation. The . educational and physical features were a gradual ' volutions here as in the, association In other cities. vrtrst President to Freside. :r"t .-Particular interest is given the meet ing today; as Mr. Quackenbush, the first president' will again be the pre siding officer. Through the 44 years 'since, the ussoclatlon (was formed Mr. Quackenbush has' never ceased to take an ltiterest,,ln lis, activities. As the mail most active in establishing the organization, Mr. Quackenbush today will present a framed portrait of him self'" to the Y.' M. C. A.,.and, this or trait will be given a- permanent place in the "association building, . ' , Another prominent pioneer who will ' be present and participate today is F. 8. Aiken. Mr,AIken was the first sec retary of the .association, and will act In the same capacity Jfday. It is con sidered remarkable mat the two chief ' officers, of. an organization formed so long ago -should still, be at hand to attend, the... anniversary..., George H. Himes will read a historic paper today and RK. Warren and J. K." Gill, both pioneer Y. M. C. A. members, will speak. The singing. will-be a feature of the meeting, as it will be lead by D. W. Wukefleld, who conducted the singing at the association for many years and Is one of, the best known of Portland , pioneers. Besides these, men who will . have active parts. In the program, it is expected that several scores of old time members will be present, and that the reunion will Me unique, For a short1 time after the assocla tlon was formertrits meetings were held in the different Portland churches. Quarters Established. -. In the course- of a. year or so, how ever, 'quarters were established, above the Ladd & Tilton bank, the rooms being donated by the lateW, S. Ladd. The first .regularly employed secretary was Rev. W. R. Joyslln. a , Congregational ' preacher,-wtio divided his i.lme be tween the Y: M. C. A; and his pastorate. ., There was a rending room and a place for religious services. - The Y. M..C. A. j remained in these 1 "Jusd'qe and Equity to Every Person1 Ill III, U ni.lj 1 , ' , , - ' - ' i t i 'V ' ":. f -y v : '"mSBt 111 " : " I : 6 W. Y. Masters 1 ; - Candidate for Republican ' ;,Nomination for Judge of Circuit Court , Dept. No. 4. (raid Adv.) m s ' v . I'w 1 I I 111 v,-: t . I IB - II; quarters untll'l 875, when It was moved to the upper floor Of a building on the east aide of First street, between Alder and , Washington. In this location tha association was considerably strength ened, especially by. the arrival In Port land of General O. 0. Howard and Cap tain M. C. Wilkinson. Both of these army men had been influential In the Y. M. C. A, in Washington, t. C, anl soon took, a leading part in the Port land association. Under their leader ship the Y. M. C. A. began holding street meetings and for a long time, did work not unlike that of the 8alvation Army. In 1877 the association moved to rooms at the southeast corner of First and Alder, above a saloon, where it re mained until 1884, when it again moved, this, time to First and Salmon streets. " About thle time the Y. M. C. A. throughout the Pacific northwest went through a disastrous period. More as sociations had been formed that rould be supported and a number of them were compelled to disband. The Port land association was none too prosper ous and finally, In 1898. H. W. Stone, tha present general secretary, was brought to Portland from Sioux Clty, Iowa ' Mr. Stone succeeded In putting new life Into the Y. M. C. A. in Port land and neighboring cities, and with his arrival he began the later era that has led up to the present great organi sation. ,-, Financial Aid OItsh. , - .. : One of Mr. Stone's first steps was to give up the quarters at First and Sal mon, on which a debt had been mount ing up, and moved the Y. M. C. A. to rooms in the Concord building. - The first ray of light came when IL W. Corbett gave $10,000 toward a build ing fund, to erect the first home that the association owned In Portland. This donation was increased by $10,000 from the Iadds, $5000 from Henry Falling and other smaller amounts until tho Y M. C. A. had 850,000 with which to buy a lot and build. ' A lot waa purchased for 836,500 at the northwest corner of Fourth and Yam hill streets and a. frame building was erected which did duty for about four years, when 185,000 more was raised. The frame building was demolished and in its place a four' story brick con structed, which was intended to answer every Jd of the association for many years." In 1907, however, this building had been so far outgrown that $350,000 was raised by public subscription ; and the present fine building at Sixth and Taylor streets erected. The meeting today will take on added interest because P. W. Severson, who a week ago gave $50,000 to the associa tion, will be present... The Y..M. XL A. was especially pleased with this gift, as a large endowment Is now one of the association's chief needs. The late 11. W. Corbett was .the founder, of the Y. M. C. A. endowment fund, which it is hoped before a great while will reach $500,000. ; v. ... ' ' Governor Joseph M. Carey of Wyom ing, who is mentioned for second place on the Roosevelt ticket, has been in public life for many year. He repre sented Wyoming in congress tn the ter ritorial days and was the first United States senator from the new 'state; As United States- senator he framed the "Carey act." which Is said to have done more to revolutionize agricultural con ditions In the -west than any other meas ure ever put on the federal statute books. -" , V'"' V;'".-7.: CURES DRINK HABIT So uniformly suce'essful has ORRINE been -In restoring the victims of ; the "Drink Habit" Into sober and useful citlsens, and so strong is our confidence In Us curative powers, that we want to emphasise the fact that ORRINE is sold ndr"4M-pet4i -swrawteei if. rwf twfri a trial, iyou get no "benefit, your money will ba refunded. ORRINE, costs onlj $1.00 per box. Ask for free booklet, Wondard, Clarke & Co., 280 Washing ton street. ' ' . ' " , Skldmore Drug Co., 151 Third street J ,Ji u: ts nil. 6 U a.. I i'. kvT". a - I. :' w ... , lh Top; left to rlKhtCreorge H. HImeg, charter member of the' Y." M. C." A."," who will attend today'i annivers ary; First building erected by Y. M. C. A. at Fourth and Yamhill streets; D. W. Wakefield, early prea-. " : ident of Y. M. C." A., who will lead elnging.'' Middle E.' Quackenbuh," first president. " whose portrait will be presented to association today; Seeond building occupied by Y, M, C. A., at Fourth and Yamhill streets; Peter W. Severson, who has Just given. $50,000 to Y. M. C. A. Endowment fund; J. K. Gill, old . , member of Y. M. C. A., who will Bpeak today Present $500,000 building of Y. M. C. A.' at Sixth and Taylor streets. ' '- '''. ' ' ; 1 "' ' ; v IN SPREADING OF . VIRULENT DISEASE Suit of Clothes Made in Un sanitary Room " Carries Germs to Infect Innocent . Wearer; Tailors Repay Loss By Kd L. Keen. ; (United Prew Lefd Wire.) j London, March 80. This Is the story of a suit of clothes made In Xondon. It was a cheap suit,: as are most Eng lish clothes, compared with the Ameri can product, thanks largely to the bene ficent operation of "schedule K." But that ""wasn't the only reason for Its cheapness, a will appear. A young clerk in a Broad street of fice, having just received a raise, de cided to Invest in some new Sunday ap parel; He purchased for $12.60 what appeared 'to be a very nobby suit as English clothes go. Ho could hardly wait until Sunday, It was entirely too good a suit to war to the office. The young man retiftU Sunday night, thor oughly satisfied with the favorable im pression he had made on the public in general and his best girl in particular. However, as the weather ; was not pro pitious, ho thought it best to lay the suit aside for a few weeks. On the following Wednesday he developed a pe culiarly Irritating form of skin disease and went to consult a doctor. The physician could only conclude that he had contracted the ailment In a street car or 'bus. ;.. "--; Second Attack. 1 The patient was under treatment for three weks' A .fortnight after his re- eovery, he got out the new suit for an- m ... ..... ween1" mfrG '"-'STMasn. ' " n nwi,nef si" tack of thJ Sama trouble followed. Af ter searching personal inquiries the doe? tor hit upon, the new clothes as a-pos-. slbln solution of the problem. He took them to a bacteriologist. The cultures showed that the- cloth was swarming tit V . ' : Ii HI III y;' '"-. j--i 4 t.i with germs from the which wearer was suffering. A detective was hired and he found that the tailoring firm, while maintain ing a small sanitary workshop on the premises, put mos)t of Its orders out to a sweatshop concern, The suit In ques tion was traced to a house located In al filthy court In the Ghetto of the east end. ' The room in which the suit was made, measuring 12 by IS feet, was occupied by the tailor," his family of seven persons and two Poflsh employes. In order to evade the factory act the two Poles passed ; as members of the family, so that the room could be called a private one and not a workshop. It served as both ; workroom and living room for the 10 "persons. Three of the tailor's sons and the two Poles slept in It- using the piles of un finished garments as bedding. As the room was constantly In use, It was nev er cleaned. Three, of the inmates of the house were "suffering from 'the same disease that the owner of the suit had contracted. The tailor's boys, who had slept on the clothing, were' found to be verminous. Two of the daughters, who worked at the machines, were afflicted with tuberculosis in an advanced stage and the' foul, "weltering atmosphere caused them to cough almost contin uously. : ' When the conditions were revealed to 3 I Ml I am m " PortUnd'i Largest Northwest's Grandest Hostelry" , ! 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Nor can the latter ba molested, no matter how vile may be the conditions In his workroom, if those who are employed there are members of his family. If the proprietor says they are. It Is Up to the government to prove that he is lying an almost hopeless task. WILL BUILD 6-STORY . 1 . STRUCTURE IN EUGENE R. A. Booth of Eugene and a. member of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company, will build a six story businees and of fice building In the University city. Mr. Booth recently acquired one of the most valuable corners in Eugene, for which he paid $20,000. He has announced that he will this summer Improve the site with a fireproof building at a cost of, 880,000. , , WHIN m Porllsnd, Oregon IT0P ATTHI HOTEL nULTOOLlAH 1 1 DELSMAN.RANGH ON Tl The Delsman ranch, comprising 150 acres, on the Tualatin river, near Hllls boro, was purchased last week by O. A. Nlchojs and , A. H. Case for a considera tion of $24,000. Nearly all of the plaee Is under cultivation and ts splendid land for general farming. 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Those who are interested in securing this music will kindly send .us name and address or call at our store at 375 Washington street and secure monthly bulletins, together with a copy of a new publication recently edited by Henry T.Tinck,, one of New York's greatest music critics. 'v ' This book contains a list of twenty musical evenings at home and gives a very clear and concise description of each roll to be played. 'LC Frank M. Fretwell. secretary of the Pacific Highway association, la sending from the Seattle headquarter notices of the association's third annual con vention, to be held this year, August 5, $ and 7, tn Ban Francisco. "Representatives will be present from all parts of the western hemisphere." the Invitation states. "Many of the delegates will motor from their home districts to the con vention. Further information can be obtained from the secretary and also in formation regarding the Paciflo high way or other routes via which 8 in Francisco can be reached. A. a Todd. Vancouver Island, vice president of the Paciflo Highway asso ciation, and probably the best informed man on the Paclf ie coast as to good road projects, not only in this territory, but the entire North American conti nent. Is now tn California combining a pleasure trip with a lot of practical boosting for . tha Paciflo . highway project.''''" .,'. "i Pioneer Vathfladssv It will be remembered that Mr. Todd, did . the pioneer pathflndlnj over the entire route of this International road project from Tla Juana, Mexico, to Van couver, B. C. during the summer of 1110. Since that time there, has not been a day gone by bat what he has, done some constructive work tn help ing this practical road. . On his present trip, which wtU be made by railroad train exclusively, Mr. Todd is visiting; Portland, San Fran cisco and Los Angeles. At all these places he will confer with Paciflo high way vice presidents and find out how the association can further the Inter ests of the "Road of Three Nations" tn each locality. Mr. Todd wlU return to Seattle In tune to attend the executive board of the association April 8. Very few organisations are favored with such effective working members as the Pa ciflo Highway association has la Mr. TdL Hamaaltailaa tn Two factors have worked hand tn hand to make this possible. First, Mr. Todd has a remarkable amount of con structive ability, and second, he has the time to devote to enterprises of seml publlo nature, . Many have asked why residents of Vancouver Island are Interested In Pa cific highway, as they could never possibly be on this international high way route. Keen minded people who have spent a few days touring Vancouver Island have been quick to see that If any con siderable number of automobile tour ists came northward or toured south along the west coast of North America, this Island section of British Columbia would draw many, on account of its wonderful diversified attractions. So It can readily be seen that Mr. Todd has a practical way of looking at this International highway projeot, as well as the broader humanitarian interest Representative William B. MoKlnley, chairman of tha Republican congres sional campaign committee, la the prin cipal owner of a vast network of elec tric railways covering a larga section of Illinois. & CHASE PIANOLA PIANOS J v Easy sired. payments if de- S75 vr.!!!::r, ; rr; Problem F ... f