The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25

The average daily attendance at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association is 4G. This proves that the
Young men of Henderson know good
thing when they see it, and appreciate
what has been done for them.
There were 81 at the mems meeting
last Sunday. Eleven brethren took
part in the services by having some
thing to say on the subject. Next Sun
day, the last of the year, the subject
will be appropriate to the OCCASION
.sWhat shall my account be?'' DIR. F.
r. Harris will lead.
The directors have decided to issue
membership tickets to boys between
the ages of IL and Is for one dollar per
wear each. The General Secretary will
give full particulars. The boys now
hold a little prayer meeting every Sun
day::at 2:45.
State Secretary L. A. Coulter has
been invited to hold series of gospel
meetings for men in this town in Janu-
ary and thinks he will accept. He has
been very successful in this work at
other places.
The finance committee has cast up
accounts and estimates that in order to
close the fiscal year ending Oct. 81,
1891 entirely free Of debt s2l3 more
than has been already pledged will be
needed, so they are waiting on some
gentlemen who have not yet subscribed
and inviting them to do so at once.
Unless all signs fail, the reception on
New Years day will be a great event.
A piano::has been offered for the occa-
sion and choice program OF music Is
being arranged. Vocal solos, duets
and quartetts, piano solos and duets
with flute and violin have already been
promised besides two or three reclta-
tons. Six young men have promised
to 90 through with some exercises in
the gymnasium, Eand light refreshments
fruit and cake only will be served.
The rooms will be opened that night at
$50 O'Clock and the program will begin
promptly at 7:l5. No printed invita-
tions will be sent out this time but the
committee asks the GOLD LEAF to say
that everybody is invited to attend and
to take his sisters and cousins and
aunts. There will be no charge for any
thing at all and no collection will be
taken. But if you want to get the full
benefit of the occasion you must be
there early.
The president and directors have ap
pointed the following committees te
serve until the end of the association
year, April 80. Most of them have
already begun work. The list is sub
ject to change:
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.
Auditing-F. S. Harris, r. Perry, j
II. Goodrich.
Rooms and Library-Dr. A. Cheat
ham, d. W. Hardee, G. M. Newell.
Executive-F. r. Harris, J. r
Young, F. S. Harris.
COMMITTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION
Religious work.. r. Young, w. V
Savage, J. p. Watson.
Membership. S. Poythress. K. +
thinner, E. L. Cheatham.
Literature-J. H. Bridgers, W. I
Stainback. T. r. Manning.
Social. B. Owen, w. S. Clary
w. E. Smith.
Iivitation-B. r. Taylor, W. E
Moss, f. w. Hite.
Jail work-A. M. Jordan, j. l
Whitmore, D. D. Overton.
Gymnasium-W. E. Moss, A. j
Cheek, Leroy Coghill.
Boys work.. r. Young.
Sick-E. w. Hite.
There are now on file in the readin
room six daily papers, viz: Wilmingto
Messenger, Richmond Dispatch, Bait
more Herald, Philadelphia Recore
Winston Daily, and Goldsboro Argu
= also II weeklies and six monthlie
8 besides about 400 books and lare
5 number of back numbers of the populs
magazines.