Identifier: historyofpennsyl00wils (find matches)
Title: History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of Philadelphia
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Wilson, William Bender, 1839-1919
Subjects: Young Men's Christian Association (Philadelphia, Pa.). Pennsylvania Railroad Dept Pennsylvania Railroad Railroads
Publisher: Philadelphia ( Pa.) : Stephen Greene Co., Printers
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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. C. Davis, D. W. Freas, Secretary. E. H. Kilgore, W. Iv. Megary. Advisory Committee. N. P. Shortridge, B. B. Comegys, Chairman. W. H. Barnes, W. J. Latta, H. D. Welsh, Hon. John Scott, R. W. Smith, W. A. Patton, J. C. Sims, Chas. E. Pugh. On the 25th of January the Board of Directors of the Penn-sylvania Railroad Company formally made dedication of the groundsat Forty-first Street and Westminster Avenue, and appropriatedten thousand dollars towards the erection of the Departmentsbuilding thereon (see pages 35-37). on March 23, Joseph T,Richards, Chairman of the Building Committee, reported the com-pletion of the plans and letting of the contract for construction.Work of excavation for the foundations was ordered to start onMay 1. In anticipation, on the evening of April 27, Daniel W. Freas,Carver McMinn, Branson Thompson, William H. Freas and WilliamN. Multer went voluntarily on the ground, where, after prayer saidby Mr. Multer, Mr. D. W. Freas cast up the first shovelful of dirt. 50
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DANIEL W. FREAS,Who cast the first shovel of dirt from excavation for the Main Building. The last general meeting of the Department at 3G07 HaverfordStreet was that of the commencement of the educational classesheld on the evening of April 18. The number of persons assembledwas so large that the capacity of the building was taxed to the ut-most, while many persons had to turn away, being unable to gainadmission. In the absence of Chairman Latta, Mr. William B.Wilson, First Vice-Chairman, presided, and opened the exercisesby saying: The Chairman of our Department, Mr. William J. Latta, hasbeen debarred by previous engagements, which could not be annulled,from being present with you tonight. He, however, congratu-lates the Committee on Educational Classes and the tutors for thepatience and faithfulness with which, under very adverse circum-stances, they have pursued the work they had undertaken, and onthe grand results which have ensued, and which are so apparenttonight. He also congrat

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