Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-03

special directions. The aggregate attend.
1 ance exercising for each month was 1906.
A New Building Needed.
There have been hindering causes which
We Of the athletic department would gladly
have removed. and hope the result of the
annual meeting may be in that direction
| we do need a new gymnasium and better
equipment: we need better baths, better
| dressing rooms, a plunge bath. bowling al
| icy, new mats, new apparatus. We do not
1 hesitate to state that the usefulness Of our
department would be increased a hundred
| Told IL our equipment were as it ought to
be.
| There has been standing between us and
/ the finance committee watch dog in the
person of our general secretary, and we
| had to be SO economical that the economy
i we mad become accustomed to in other
/ years seemed reckless extrayagance but
We were met with his usual smile and the
| assurance that the board would not listen
/ TO talk OF deficits. so We know what econ
/ orny means and are real glad that the work
has not appeared to suffer because of it.
1T Is not Inappropriate just here to speak
OF what was done by our general secretary
and the former chairman OF this committee.
Mr.. w. A Wells. At the beginning Of the
season. knowing the condition of the treas
ury, and that an appropriation could not
be made, they pledged themselves to the
\ N,
quite large expenditure of money. We
are glad to report that they planned 50 well
that not only that but other absolutely
necessary expenses were met, and to our
due the fact that our base ball team took
the trip through Virginia without a cent s
expense to the association.
Outside the regular exercises there was
great interest created by informal exhibit
| tons. All that was necessary to crowd
every available spot was to make known
the fact of exhibition. Four of these
were held with every indication of success,
and an abundance of enthusiasm.
Outdoor Athletics.
Theclose of last year witnessed our great
victory in football. Under the greatest diff
fculties our team was organized, and with
out calling on the board for more than $50
team was put in the field that made
every young man who wore Y. NJ c. A.
button proud OF the organization. A more
gentlemanly set of kickers was not to be
found, but they kicked just the same and
won the victory of the season when the
winged arrow Of the Columbia Athletic
CIuo mad to fall before the red triangle of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
The session Of 1898 began with a game of
base ball with Yale varsity boys March Il
II was a glorious defeat. as the game was
IN our FAVOR until the sixth inning though
1t closed with a score of Ii to against US
The team played twenty-six games and lost
but five. only four of which could be count
ed against us. The trip through Virginia
was the feature of the season, as ours was
the only club that did as much for their
boys. and our treasurer can witness that
doors.
The open games. June a. were successful
and were the only ones held in this city
this season. so that We, an organization do
ing complex work, took the lead of those
organized for the special work of athletics.
The value of the training under the
supervision of Mr.. Sims was manifest when
we have record of Do points, or thrty-one
| first prizes, seventeen second prizes and
sixteen third prizes won by our members,
though not always won in our name We
were successful in Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Norfolk and Roanoke, Va, and had repre-
sentation at Chicago in the amateur ath-
letic championship games, though we did
not win.
About the Finances.
Finances are reduced to a fine art. as the
| association succeeds in doing a great deal
with comparatively little money. The re-
| port of the finance committee was pre-
sented by the vice president. Mr.. S. W.
Woodward. and stated that the committee
has fully realized the responsibility placed
upon it during the forty-first year of the
associations history. We have passed
through one of the most critical years, one
full or causes for encouragement. At the
culties which are recurrent every four
years, and always make for an unsettled
state OF the finances of the associa ton.
This we felt would be sufficient for one
year. but in the course Of events another
and greater obstacle confronted us, and we
were fearful of what would be the report
that should be made to you at this time.
From the beginning 1t was the policy of the
committee to cut the garment according to
the cloth, and If it was not possible to re-
duce the floating Indebtedness we would
make strenuous effort not to increase IL.
1t was very soon quite evident that there
would be a reduction in the income from
new membership and renewals, and your
committee sought to supply the deficiency
by subscriptions. The indications pointed
toward success in this direction when 81 200
had been subscribed, and but for circum-
stances, sad In character, beyond our COR
troll, very much larger amount would
have been secured. The financial depres-
sion and other causes have somewhat de-
layed the paying of the amounts subscribed,
which we believe are good, and our hopes
have not been realized. Yet, notwithstarid-
Ing this. your committee comes before you
tonight with report that is an agreeable
surprise to themselves, and we hope will
not be great disappointment to you.
october l. 1882, found US with a floating
Indebtedness OF S,S93.95, for which we re-
ported at that time. Our expenses had
been 1929 and our income from all
sources Sll, O7.66, making deficiency of
8, 6s6.29. 500 of which was a note due on
for the year just closed was sl.196.95, and
the expenses 81, 1856, with another note
due on the improvements. which had to be
included, making the deficit for the year Il
total of 500, or. without the Indebtedness
brought over from previous years. we have
met the current expenses of the year. This
shows that, notwithstanding that the in
come has been less than the year before by
sn0.n, the amount of the disbursements
has been reduced also to s11 1855, or
S1,597.05.
In this We find cause for announcement,
especially as we know that the work of the
association has been so successful.
The burden of the association has not
rested lightly upon us. We had hoped for
greater things. Our minds had taken hold
of possibilities in the way of new build
ing, but that cannot be until we can not
only meet the current expenses of the year.
but wipe out this total Indebtedness I'M
paid, "a, 1893 50. That this is possible Is evil
dent from the report of this year. With d
continuation of economical administration
and an addition to the subscription list
which ought not to be hard to secure. the
coming year should see us free of all in
debtedness, in fact, must see that accom-
plished and the new building more than a
myth
The Education Classes.
The report of the educational committee,
submitted by James S. Westcott, gave an
interesting summary Of this important de-
partment of work. 1t is stated that the
educational course for the winter of 1892
and 1893 consisted of the eight branches