Show N N X U N I i w SIS SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS FOUNDER OF THE Y M C A ASir ASIr Ap p Sir George Williams was born the son lion of a poor English I farmer In 1821 When In his year ear being then an to a 0 London ware warehouseman houseman he gathered a n few of his fellow tellow clerks together to discuss a n for Improvement especially for religious culture They mot In n va vacant n cant In a warehouse and ond their total assets were but CO GO cents pet PI week Knowledge of ot tho meetings coming to the notice of ot his employer Mr Hitch Hitchcock cock he was so Interested d that ho raised a fund for the growing society and from this small beginning originated the Young Mens Christian association which h now cover the with a network of societies and own property es fI estimated at over oer In the United States Slates alone It Is nearly 60 0 years since the first meeting of those young men for tor reading recreation and religion and 7 years cars this month since the first organization In June ISH It Will was on the occasion of the great Y M C A worlds conference In London In III June ml that Mr Williams wag nl knighted by Queen Victoria and received the free freedom freedom dom of the tM city In which he has hns worked y 9 long and hns acquired tame fame and wealth He la IIi a n member of the Williams Hitchcock Co ware warehousemen housemen but Is better known to tn the world at large as Di the founder of the Young Mens Christian association which Is now celebrating Its tt fiftieth Amer American AmerIcan ican anniversary at tit Boston Doston |