Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-25
FOCAL NEWS.
Y. M. o. A.

Fifteenth Annual Meeting-Report of the
 General secretary-Interestfng State
 ments-EIectfon of Officers for the En-
 suing Year.
 The fifteenth annual meeting of the Young Mems Christian association was held in their hall on Chapel street last evening" Charles P. Armstrong, Esq, presiding. After devotion al exercises Mir Willis, the general secretary, made his report.
 During the year there have been held 57O religious meetings, 449 inside the building in all an aggregate attendance of 20, ,3s1 per sons. The Monday night-long established meeting is the largest. The results have been such as to cheer and encourage. The maintenance of the noon meeting is recom- mended. The attendance at the Saturday night young mems meeting has averaged 37 for the year. The Bible and training class has been very helpful. The week day meet ing at the hospital begun two years ago is maintained successfully. Another meeting held fortnightly at Mrs.. Atwater's, about three miles from the city on the North Haven road, prospers. During the summer the meeting is held Sunday afternoons, and for the rest of the year alternate Friday evenings, and the average attendance for the year has been 43. The open air meetings have been productive of good, and the pastors have cordially co-operated. A young mems meet ing on Sunday nights for the winter is rec commended.
 The able report of Mir. Willis records facts about the further work of the association, the lectures given, the neighborhood meetings, work at the jail and elsewhere, and the need of a building owned by the association is re- iterated, Twenty-two members were added during the year, and the total membership is 267. The aggregate of meetings for the year is 58O, total attendance 26. 323, attendance in reading room 26, 435, total 52, 75S.
 After the report was read the election of officers followed, which was as follows
 President-Henry H. Benedict.
 Vice President-Edward P. Merwin-
 Recording socretary-Edward E. Mix.
 General seeretary- Clarence B. illis
 Directors-George filling. F. W. Pardee. c. P. Arm strong E. s. Wheeler D. R. filling, E. s. Greeley g.
 report was also made of the branch near the Consolidated railroad depot, which showed it to be in prosperous condition.
 The proposition for social evening enter tainments for the benefit of the young, and classes for instruction in photography, drafting and German also met with much ap- proVal
 The exercises closed with prayer.
 Funeral of Judge Charles F. Sanford.
 The remains of the late Judge Charles F. Sanford, of New York, who was native of this city and reared and educated here, were brought to this city yesterday, arriving about half past 10. The funeral services were held Sunday at No 22 West Fifty-second street. New York, and were attended by great many distinguished people, among whom were Judge and Mrs. Sanford of this city, J. H. Sanford, George Bliss, c. T. Billings, Mrs. R. H. Forbes, all relatives of Judge Sanford Judges Sedgwick, Freedman, Speir and Truax, of the Superior Court Judge Beach, of the Common Pleas; ex-Judge Da- vies, Judge Sheriden, of the Marine Court i; David Dudley Field, A. J. Vanderpoel, C. c. Langdel1, Edwin Coe MT. Ballestien, G. M. Speir, jr., Albert Speir, John T. Agnew, ex- Judge Joachimsen, General Butterfield, s. P. Nash, Recorder Smyth, ex-Judge Barbour, Royal s. Crane, S. D. Stewards, Colonel Ethan Allen and John M. Scribner. Rev. Dr. Henry c. Potter, of Grace church, oficiated. There were no pail bearers.
 Accompanying the remains to this city were Mrs. Elizabeth Sanford, wife of the de- ceased; Charles and Mary R. Sanford, son and daughter of the late judge; James H. Sanford and Mrs. James H. Sanford, Judge Billings and wife, Judge Spier, Alexander Taylor, E. Randolph Robinson, George Bliss and family, Mrs. M. L. Horton and others. At the Grove street cemetery, where the remains were inferred, besides those men, toned, Dr. Leonard J. Sanford of this city, and Rev. Mir. Sanford, of Westville, relatives of the deceased, and Henry Woodbridge, of this city, were present. Rev. Mir. Nelsol, assistant rector of Grace church, New York, conducted the services at the grave.
 The casket was covered with black broad cloth and was trimmed with silver, square silver plate bearing 8 suitable inscription. This was placed at the opening of the family vault during the brief religious exercises, af- ter which it was borne to niche prepared in the vault, which is to be closed by panel of white marble The entrance to the vault is made through one solid piece of granite, and large slab of the same material forms the seal of the vault. There was brought to the grave beautiful large cross of ivy leaves, on which was hung wreath of white lilies, and at its foot were small sheaves of wheat.