Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-05-06
Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Y
MIC. A. OF StauntOn.

The 18th Annual meeting the Young Menu
| Christian Association of this city was held on
Tuesday evening of last week, and it Is mat
| ter of great qualification to learn from the Re-
ports of the several conf ittees that 1t is In
such prosperous condition for 1t is the means
| of doing great good. The present membership
numbers 252, a gain of 43 during the past year
| with a good prospect of an additional increase
The Association is not self.supporting. nor is
it expected to be. The expenses now are about
$500 year. The receipts from membership
fees are now s., 800, but can be made to reach
$1,000.
During the winter months, night classes in
| the branches of Photography, Bookkeeping
and Penmanship nave been conducted. free to
| all members with a total attendance Of about
80 different students. A Literary Society was
organized in January which has member
ship of 20 and meets Friday evenings.
The Gymnasium attendance has averaged rs
or 30 during the fall and winter months. The
gymn asium has proved useful and attractive
feature, and many OF the members who have
taken advantage OF the opportunity it offers
| for physical culture and improvement of
health can testify to much benefit received.
| On March 10Th of this year, all the boys who
| then were members Of the Association were
organized into Junior Department. starting
with IS members. This Department now num-
bers Al. They have their own Off GERS and their
own committees. They have library of 125
| books donated by friends at the Book Recep-
| ton last month. The Gymnasium exhibition
given by the boys on March 18th for the benefit
of their Library. Melted s2S. which will be used
| to purchase books and papers.
| For outdoor exercises and sports field has
been secured for the exclusive use of the mem-
| bers of the Association for base ball and lawn
tennis.
Among the 3IS persons who were members
Of the Association during the year just expir-
ed. not single.one has died.
The report OF Captain b. w. Henry the Trea-
surer, showed the receipts for the year TO be
81 l5O.6l. disbursements s4.055.79. leaving ball
ance on hand of s94.82.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following. officers, reported by the Nom
mating Committee, were elected for the ensu-
ing year,. N. Mcfarland. President; Walter
D. Hoge. Secretary of the Board; G. q. Child,
Treasurer; n. NJ. McIlhany, Fl. D. Peck, James
II. Skinner, Reeves Gait, and G. G. Gooch,
Vice. Presidents; Members of the Directory
electsd-C. T. Hammond. T. K. Woodhouse,
II. W. Henry, A. S. Morton and A. Lee
Knowles. These with the officers OF tina Asso-
citation constitute the Board of Directors.
DIsTaIcTING THE STATE FOR ASSOCIATION PUR-
POSES
| The Y. NJ. C. Association has divided Virgin
| la into six districts-the Norfolk, Richmond,
Alexandria, Staunton, Lynchburg and Roam
oke districts--each one to be under the super
vision of a district committee which shall look
to the interests of the cause in 1t. The follow
| ing Is the composition OF hesStaunton district
| with the names of the committee which will
have supervision overi,:
CO,snties- Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah.
Warren, Page, Rockingham. Highland. Au-
gusta. Bath. Rockbridge.
Observation-Disclosures Male Academy. Fort
Defiance; ElKton; Fishburne School. Waynes-
boro; Front Royal. Greeuville, Harrison burg,
Luray, New Hope. Rock bridge Baths, Shenan-
doah Normal College, Basic City: Staunton
Male Academy; Washington d Lee University.
Lexington; Winchester. Stanton. Virginia
Military Institute, Lexington.
UnorganiSed IOtJnS.-Basic City, Berryvtll @,
Buena Vista. Edinburg. Glasgow. Lexington,
Middletown, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah,
Shendun. Strasburg. Waynesboro, Woodstock.
| ComanaiHee.-C. G. Berry Chairman, Staunton;
Taylor Mccoy. Secretary. Stanton; W R.
| Ha1ght, Harrisonburg; Capt. T. Terry. S. M.
A.; J. c. Moss, Winchester; G. G. Baker, Win
chester; H. M. McIlhany. Jr.. Washington
and:Lee University: R. E. Lee. Jr., Washing
ton and Lee University; Rev. l.. B. Johnston.
Harrisonburg
| District headquarters, stanton