Valley of the upper Maumee River, with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana . g is the pride of the city and a greatgratification to all who labored for the securing of it. Y. M. C. Association Building.— For a number of years a YoungMens Christian Association, railroad branch, had flourished in the cityand furnished a commodious reading room near the depots on Calhounstreet. But the necessity of an extension of this noble enterprise andthe organization of a regular association in Fort Wayne of a generalcharacter, was recognized early in 1886, and the matter w
Valley of the upper Maumee River, with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana . g is the pride of the city and a greatgratification to all who labored for the securing of it. Y. M. C. Association Building.— For a number of years a YoungMens Christian Association, railroad branch, had flourished in the cityand furnished a commodious reading room near the depots on Calhounstreet. But the necessity of an extension of this noble enterprise andthe organization of a regular association in Fort Wayne of a generalcharacter, was recognized early in 1886, and the matter was debated inthe meetings of the executive committee of the railroad the suggestion of E. D. Ingersoll, railroad secretary for the inter-national committee, a committee consisting of E. A. K. Hackett, E. and C. H. Newton was appointed to formulate a constitution,and Messrs. Ingersoll and D. F. More were added as advisory mem-bers. This committee reported a plan of organization to the meetingcalled at the parlors of the railroad association March 18, 1886, at which CO DO a m? b H. ARCHITECTURAL GROWTH. 2 25 time the organization of the city association was made with ioocharter members. The first officers were E. A. K. Hackett, president:E. S. Philley, S. R. Smith, W. T. Ferguson, August Detzer, vice presi-dents; C. H. Newton, secretary, and J. A. Tyler, treasurer. Trustees:J. K. Edgerton, John Ferguson, O. P. Morgan, John H. Jacobs, GeorgeW. Breckenridge and John M. Miller. The association at once beganconsidering the erection of a building as a permanent home for theassociation, and though the project was a vast one for the young organ-ization, the brave hearts of its founders were not discouraged. In Jan-uary, 1887, it was officially resolved to purchase the lot of J. B. Whiteadjoining the Sentinel building, and erect a building 40x100 feet, andthe plans prepared by Wing & Mahurin were adopted. The work ofdigging for the foundation was begun before th
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