Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-26
Young Mems Christian AssOcia
tons.

We have received a copy of the Year Book
of the Young Meu's Christian Associations
just issued by the American International
Committee. 1t contains, among other matter
carefully gathered statistics showing the
present condition of this work for young men
in North America.
The past year has been one of marked
progress in all departments of the work, and
especially so with regard to buildings; seven.
teen new buildings have been completed dur
ing the year, and twenty others are in course
of erection. There are now ninety associa-
ton buildings in the United States and Cam
ada, and the net value of association property
aggregates S., 040.l 365 associations own
libraries of 272. 624 volumes, worth 1928. l6S ;
444 reading rooms with total daily average
attendance of %, 5S7 are reported; l3l as
sociations report gymnasiums and other
means of physical culture such as rowing,
base ball and outing clubs. bowling alleys,
etc, and 500 report 666 Bible classes with an
aggregate average attendance of 1910; 48T
men are devoting their whole time to the
work as general secretaries, librarians and
gymnasium instructors. There are 1866 as
sociations in this country including the Col
| lege, Railroad, German, Colored and Indian
Branches. The annual current expenses of
these thousand societies amount to over
$500, 900. The book also contains a list OF
associations in foreign countries $50 of these
are in Germany, 70 in France. $40 in Great
Britain. 49l in Holland. s in Russia, 2 in
China, 3 in japan, 6 in India, IL in Africa,
IA in Australia, &c.
The tabulsted reports of the American
associations are verv complete and fnll of
L .,N- i
about the present standing of this worldwide
Christian organization among young men.
| This pamphlet of 200 pages may be obtained
at the office of the International Committee
| in the Association Building at New York.
lady and her son who reside in Common
wealth-svenue were recently seated in rail-
way station. when their attention was drawn
TO weman who, as soon as she entered,
placed herself in fUnt of the mirror, and. VI it'll
/ the apparent freedom of her own room adjust.
ed her dress, united and retied her bonnet,
frightened her shoe lacings, shook and rear
ranged her dolman. pushed to and fro the
boutfant part of her skirt. at which point the
lady said TO her son, soto voce: Ibid YOU
ever see such prinking?" In few moments
the woman alluded to stepped in front of the
hVoASu hSi Al lace. auu asked :
And is it any of your business?" To which
the lady replied slowly. without the slightest
change Of expression: Not the slightest. -
Boston Courier.
The President has appointed Hon. Aberne-
thy Grover Register of United States Land
Office at Miles City, Montana Territory. Ma
Jor Grover was member of the Twelfth
Maine Regiment during the late war, and has
served as a member of the legislature and
executive council of Maine. He became a
resident of Montana some six or seven years
ago, where he has been extensively engaged
in farming and stock-raising. He is native
of Bethel, Me-, and a brother of ex-senator
Grover of Oregon.