Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-22
Young Mems Christian Association.
| SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS FROM AN EX-
PERIENCED QUARTER.

SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS FROM AN Ex-
PERIENCED QUARTER.
Monday night. abont one hundred per-
sons made their way over the slippery
pAvements to the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms to
hear some remarks of Mr.. David A. Cor
don, a Travelling Secretary of the Y. M q
A. work. now in the employ of the Y. M.
G. A. State Central Committee at Rich
and after brief and interesting address,
chiefly filled with figures relative to the
size and rapid growth of Associations in
the world, proceeded to answer questions
put to him by those present. In those
answers he gave some Information Of great
practical value.
A regularly employed and salaried
Secretary for the Stanton Association
would, he thought, on trial even of three
months, 80 prove his value to that body
that 1t would not be willing to be without
one thereafter. That had been the result
in the small town of Charlottesville, where
after paying Secretary for that period
the Association decided that it could not
do without him and he is still there. To
an Ass ,clasion about to build quarters Of
its own, as the SGaunton one is. such an
officer would be invaluable, and the Ass0 :
citation would fnd that instead of waiting
for its building before it gets a Secretary
it would get the building sooner by en-
ploying the Secretary first. That officer
is wholly under the control of the Direc-
tory, but the Association would fluid the
efforts of man employed solely on its
business and always at work, would effect
a remarkable change IN the evidences Of
interest in it exhibited by the community
at large.
He thought that owning its quarters
was the source of almost lnestimable ad-
vantage to an Association. 1t could then
fit them Up and make them attractive,
which it would not do in rented quarters.
It could also introduce arrangements for
social amusements and for physical i'm
provement that it was not likely to do in
rented quarters.
A'o"OhfbS OH ip4ohy hoOuV "udV Wd6
the character of the social amusenents
spoken of, he said the custom elsewhere
was to get up short programme Ga which
we're songs. Instrumental pieces. perhaps
recitation. after which there is social con-
verse and then refreshments. For such an
entertainment invitations were also issued
to persons who were not members. and by
such means not only would the association
become more attractive to its membership
but new members be brought in.
Replying to question about the forma-
ton of Ladies' Auxiliary. he said the
auxiliary was formed of a committee in
GLIDING many ladies known as Christian
workers in each church. And to this
of the rooms and questions where their
being made attractive was at stake; also
suggesting aud superlne ending amuse-
ments and entertainments. 1t was found
that this plan worked mach better than
having ladies help ION call". as all assU-
Citations have done in the past. and some
still do.
NV hat does community QUE an asso-
citation 20 he answered by saying that a
community owes q association just what
its work SHOWS it is entitled to. and no
more. 1t an association proved itself of
value to community, there Was no fear
of the latter being back ward in helping it
and fully recognizing its work.
The speaker was ready with practical
and concise ans wers to ques' ions address,
ed him by President III. ID PECK, and
Messrs. H. M. McIlhany, W. j. Nelson.
Guy Cochran, T. q. Morton, Hugh W &.
Henry, w. A. Burke, and other promi-
lent members of the Association. The
the benedIction.