The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-18
GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED
An Institution That is Compelled to Cut
Close to the Line of Daily Economy.
The Y. n. C. A. Presents Fine Showing OF Its
Enterprise and the Great Benefits 1t Con-
fers Upon Young Men and the City.

The annual meeting Of the Y. NJ. c. A. o.
Cured last night in the parlors OF the sssocia-
ton. There was good attendance.
President Days report embodied q reference
TO the difficulties surrounding the erection of the
building and the efforts to pay the expense Of
furnishing it. The expectation had been that
light and fuel would cost the associa-
ton but 500 pei month; instead
it cost them 5000 per month. The
purchase of apparatus and furniture had put
the association in debt some s., 000, and money
which should have been applied to the current
expenses, from the necessities OF the case. was
used TO pay for permanent improvements.
subscription for current funds had fahea 10 rea-
lie what was expected. This state OF affairs,
she president said, made is evident, first, that
the improvements 80 much needed could not be
made a. the time. 1T IL evident,
said he. that We cannot give TO
young men the privileges now offered them, un-
less the small fee of s. now charged them annu-
ally is supplemented by liberal annual sub
scription by the friends of the association. /
recommend, therefore, that the charge for mem
bership be increased. The necessity for taking
TINS step lie q severe disappointment to me, as /
had the ambition for the association that It
should afford its members sll the benefits now
given at as small lee es is charged by any sim
liar association In the land The president also
running expenses Of the association; also the
adoption or a plan pursued by other associa-
lions, whereby coupon tickets should be sold
20 such persons as desired TO give them 10
worthy young men of their acquaintance. He
further recommended pushing the project Of
junior department in the association. Mr. Day
declined q denomination for the Office of presi-
dent
The report of the general secretary. Mr.. F.
W. Douglass, was next presented. The mem
Ia l. of ~
ane eSl are seniors. OF The juniors GO are ac-
tive and S0 associate members; l23 attended
school and IS are of miscellaneous occupations.
OF the seniors 392 are active and 489 associate
members There are 163 book keepers, 20 dry
goods clerks, Is druggists. IL grocery clerks,
"a insurance agents, jewelry clerks. IL boot
aud shoe clerks, 81 lawyers, musical students,
IL laoorers In factories % printers physicians,
10 railroad conductors or brakemen, % telegraph
operators, ,ailors. % travelling men. 90 attend
ing school, 80 ministers, machinists. 8 bakers
aud carpenters There also blacksmiths,
undsrtskers, paper gers, drauehtsmen, cigar
makers, book-binders and representatives OF
other trades, and OF the active u.stnbers 40 are
Presbyterians, III Methodists. 7 Lutherans, 4
German Reformed. 13 Friends. q Episcopaliaus,
Is Congreeationalists, Is Christian, AZ Baptists,
9 miscellaneous OF the associate members 81
Methodists, Sc Presbyterian and attend
the Hebrew synagogue.
1t Vas recommended that winter classes be
maintained during the coming season in book
Keeping, permanship, shorthand and type
writing, free-hand and mechanical drawing vo-
cal music, German and arithmetic; that there
be two terms of twelve weeks each, the first
tsrm commencing Monday, Oct i, and closing
Dec. z; that tuition in each study be gwen
twice a week; that compensation OF $40 per
month be paid to the instructors IN each branch
OF study; that fee Of 81 per term be charged
for each course to members Of the association,
and that young men OF good character who
are not somSers Of the association be permit
ted to join the class at 81 per term.
The committee on lectures and entertainments
report the following for the coming season: The
Valda Grand Concert Company, George w.
Cable. Lew Wallace, the Suazelle Musical and
Dramatic Illustrated Recitais, j. Whitcomo
Riley and George KEENAN,. The course is 10 be-
gin Nov q. with the valda Concert Company.
The cost for course TO members will be 81, and
to others g.
The aggregate attendance for nine tbs at
the young mems song service had been 2.35y: .t
the tsschers' meeting, 2,1i6 Five hundred re-
ligious newspapers had been distributed in the
Jail, where meetings bad been conducted during
the year.
The report OF Dr. Swain. manager Of the
gymDasium, was also submitted. IL showed
that very satisfactcFy progress had been made.
but many additlo-s and improvements were
needed.
The committee on nominations made the fol-
lowing report:
PRESIDENT. @. Shafer.
Vise-prssident-E. c. Atkins.
Seeretary-F. W. Douglass
Treasured. W. Coffin.
Auaisor-C. W. Meigs.
Executive Comrnittee-W. O. Van Arsdel, G. Van
Camp Arthur Jordan. A. z. Buchanan, j. K. Leon
ard, c. A Shotwell q. W. johnson.
TruItees-T. @. Day, W. 5. Hubbard Albert c.
Yohn. j. 2. Wallick- Mr.. Day fills tbs Enexpired
tern e Colonel Merrill
These nominations were approved and the
secretary unanimously ordered to cast the
ballot or the entire list. Mr. Shader. the new
president, IL the manager Of the Cltlzeus street.
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