The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-18
Items Of General Interest TO Association
People Throughout the state-Whnt Ihey
Have Done and VIII DO.

/ acted and the convention decided % RisuV .
/ leave OF absence 20 State Secretary NliH""'
/ u attend the international conference Oh gen
eral secretaries 70 be held at Providence L.
| l., from Nav 10Th 10 3lst
| Ihe committee decided 30 hold the summer
! encaDpment IN Hampton early IN june
where 1t has been hold for the past TWO SUN
/ mers. All information in regard 70 the en-
calnpment can be obtained from the com
mittee. consisting OF Captain i. I. Morton on
! Stnunton, Captain /. J.. Marks OF ie-orsDWs
| and Mr. ". ". Nickar Of Norfolk.
No action was taken a. TO tho selection OF
! the place tor the state Convention TO DO held
/ Ia February next During the last conVeh,
ton held in this city invitations were received
| from Norfolk and Roanoke In all proba-
| bity the latter place will be selected for the
/ reason that only two years ago the convention
assembled at Portsmouth, and II s thought
! advisable % select an association IN the South
! western part OF the State.
sEcnprARYs REPORT.
State SECRETARY O. Williams submitted
/ lis report for the first quarter of the ass0ca-
ton year. from February IL. 1892. % date.
/ The report contains the following interesting
statements:
The past quarter has boon one Of marked
activity and unusual progress along many
! lines.
Since submitting the annual report at tho
/ State Convention in February the following
associations have ceased 10 exist
! Cape Charles City. Lawrenceyile. Suho.A
and Warsaw.
On the lis, Of March an organization was
! effected at Bluefoid, Vest Virginia, Tor rail-
/ oad men.
Without the knowledge or assistance Of
/ your State secretary Oh association was or
| gained at West Point. An association mas
also been organized at Mlboro
The list Of associations is at present as iol-
! lows. Local organizations. 3G. college. IS
railroad 81 army. J. total. o.
GENERAL SECRETARIES.
General secretaries are now employed at
| Norfolk. Portsmouth. Berkey Newport
| News. Hampton. Petersburg, Lynchburg,
| Richmond DnnYille. Roanoke. Pulaski.
/ stanton Harrsonburg. Winchester Crewe
railroad. Richmond Chesapeake aud ONO
railroad. Roanoke railroad. Radford railroad.
Shenandoah railroad. Vacancies occur at
Petersburg and Blueteld. ". Va.
Gymnasium Instructors are employed at
Norfolk. Richmond. Lynchburg and at Staun-
ton.
Assistant secretaries are employed at Nor
folk, Petersburg. Richmond. Danyiile, Lynch
burg Roanoke and stanton.
The Roanoke Association anticipate great
things for their building project from the
visit of the Rev Sam. Jones who Is now
holding meetings under the auspices OF that
association.
The associations at Newport News and
DanWile have taken possession OF much
larger and more attractive quarters and are
now in possession OF far superior facilities
for the prosecution of their work.
New rooms have been secured and 0ccu-
pied by the associations for railroad men az
Roan0ke Kadford and Shenandoah. while
tho association az Baehed Is now negOtia-
ting for quarters In a building being erected
for their use.
The Salem Association has secured and
opened "a reading room the past month The
Winchester Association in March added -
their already attractive quarters new rooms
with complete bathing facilities. The
Pulaski Association has within the last month
taken possession OF a suite of rooms more
centrally located Tor the work Of the Associ-
alton. and most admirably planned for its
purposes. The Crewe Railroad Association
has added bathing facilities. Their rooms
are now we'll equipped for work. but are
altogether too small o. accommodate the rail
road men who daily patTonIze them. The
Front Royal Association now occupies the
most attractive suite OF rooms in the posses
sion of any association in tho Shenandoah
Valley.
The Winchester Association has added $50
volumes 10 their library the past quarter and
now have on their shelves G66 volumes The
Pulaski Association has also enlarged its IL
been added to the library at Harrisonburg.
making q total OF $50 volumes When the
new rooms were opened by the Radford Asso-
citation a library of some 500 volumes belong
ing 10 the railroad company was placed al
the disposal of the association.
DISTRICT MEEIMGs
The religious interest evidenced in the
young mems meetings IN the past quarter Is
noteworthy feature Of the work OF the as
sociatiOns.
Meetings of the district committees have
been held as follows
Sixth district, at Roanoke. April 10th. at
which time arrangements were made for "A
conference 10 De held at TazeweN Courthouse
May 6-Sth, 1892.
Fifth district. at Iynchburg. May Sd. when
preparations were made for q conference 10
be held at South Boston May 20-22d
Fourth district at Stauntou. May 10th.
when plans were made for conference 10 be
held at Shenandoah June iO-l2th.
Second district. at Richmond. April 23th
when plans were made for u conference e. be
held at Crewe Juno 3-5th.
The conference OF the Sixth district was
held al Tazewel Courthouse May G-Sth. Ii
WAS attended by fourteen delegates outside
Of the representatives OF the lazewell AssO-
citation. Thirty-hye dollars were raised for
State work
Arrangements arc being made By tho col
loge secretaries OF the International committee
10 hold a summer conference of college men
at Northheld, Mass. July 2-l3th. and nj
knoxville. Tenn. June ls-29th Our deputa-
ton students Will he asked 10 visit COLLEGE
associations in Virginia in the interest OF
large delegations for these summer schools.
and we also expect ar. r. :. Brockman. one
OF the college secretaries of the international
committee. to devote the coming week to Wis
itatiOn among our Virginia schools for this
same purpose.
We have encouraging things to report about
tho railroad work. As alTea 81 stated the
fifth railroad department on the line OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad Was organized
at Blueheld in March with a charter member
ship of 30 Nine hundred dollars has been
promised tor the support OF the general secre-
tlry at this point. while $3.50 ~ addition is
already IN the hands OF the treasurer TO be
applied toward the furnishing OF the rooms OF
the association.
On the first OF the month the Norfolk and
Western Company WAS pettiOned by tho
Crewe Association for $1,000 for an gss0cia-
ton building. the Crewe organization promis-
ing 10 raise 900 in addition.
The Dry Dock Company at Newport News
continues Its appropriation of CSC per month
for the work at this point. and when the pc
tltion was last renewed II was granted with
out limitation.
The Chesapeake ard Ohio Railroad Com
pany, through It's president. stands ready TO
give sJOvO Tor building FOR railroad men ut
Clifton Forge. providing an equal amount can
he raised among the citizens ut that point.
W e are only awaiting the assistance of Mr. O.