. The Street railway journal . FIG. 3.—READING ROOM. receptions—one in the morning for the late straight men, onein the afternoon for the swing men, and the final openingat night for the early straight men, and men from the shops,power houses, lines and office and other employees who wereunable to attend either of the previous receptions. At thisnight meeting addresses were made by several prominentYoung Mens Christian Association workers, among those froma distance being Messrs. Lougee, Williams and Millar, of theinternational committee, as well as a number of local building was fo
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 3.—READING ROOM. receptions—one in the morning for the late straight men, onein the afternoon for the swing men, and the final openingat night for the early straight men, and men from the shops,power houses, lines and office and other employees who wereunable to attend either of the previous receptions. At thisnight meeting addresses were made by several prominentYoung Mens Christian Association workers, among those froma distance being Messrs. Lougee, Williams and Millar, of theinternational committee, as well as a number of local building was formally turned over to the employees by thegeneral manager of the company and accepted in responses by June 4, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 849 the men themselves. Miss Gould made the trip from NewYork to be present at this opening, and with the party of ladiesaccompanying her from New York and ladies from thefamilies of officials of the company, received the men and their. FIG. 4.—THE LIBRARY families. The receptions were largely attended and the utmostgood feeling prevailed. The following quotation from an afternoon paper is expres-sive of this good feeling: ITS MISS HELEN ON THE CAR LINE NOW. Presto, change! The building where, not so many months ago, the call of thetrumpets echoed and the jangle of side arms was to be heard, wherethe walls were covered with racks of rifles and shot guns and menpaced uneasily all night and all day, not knowing what the hourwould bring forth-—this building is to-day as handsome and ascozy a resort for men with Christianly feeling one for the otheras ever was dedicated to the broad cause of the Young MensChristian Association. A little lady with a smiling pair of eyes and a good, strong hand-shake for all, was the presiding genius of this new and welcome
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