Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
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The Animal Meeting and Excellent RE-
ports Of tho v. NJ. q. A.

The annual meeting ana ENcelient ne
ports Of tho Y. NJ. Z. A.
The Young Mems Christian Association,
attle members monthly meeting, Tuesday
week, elected 10 membership the follow
ing candidates:
Active members-William c. Saville,
Walter X. Hope, Harry A. Brown, J.
Grant wilkins, John II. Lank and Harry
J.. Richardson.
Sustaining memorable Rev. John
White.
Associate members-Tbomas ]. Bowen,
Jr., Edmund Jessie Barnes, q. L. Garrett, X.
Clement Wheeler, Howard c. Downes,
George +. Moody, George X. Rudest, John
y. Bice, Clinton Buckley, Stil.man iodg-
man. Joseph q Lawson, George + Cornell
and John W. Rsndle.
The annual meeting of the association
was held the same evening. J. I. cause,
Charles Baird, J. r. Mullin, Alfred
tiawthrop and l.. A. Bower were elected
directors for term Of three years.
The annual report of the reception com.
mittee was read by W. ). Mitchell. The
attendance during the past year, exclusive
OF the sunday attendance. was 2N,0Ou.
Last month 5 attendance exclusive Of the
sunday attendance, was 2,i25. The com
mittce consists of 90 members and is
divided up SO that from two to four mem
hers are In attendance each evening. There
is a chairman for each evening and a gem
eral chairman of the committee in the
person OF Mr.. Mitchell This plan is
working successfully and is the best the
committee ever tried.
The membership committees report was
presented by T.. NJ. 0chcltrec. From
February lst, 1892, To February
lst 1893, the committee passed upon
2OS applications for membership. There
now are i65 members ~ good standing
! The committee appeals for more workers
and recommends that an assistant secre-
taly be put IN the office To facilitate the
| work OF the association, there being too
much for one man to do.
The religious work committee reported
| through William TatnalL. During the year
the committee held II monthly and four
| special meetings. During that period there
were - sunday afternoon meetings in the
associations headquarters and three out
| side meetings. The latter were held in
! Delaware Avenue Baptist Church. the
! Opera House and Union Church. The
| total attendance AT sunday afternoon
meetings during the year was 1854 and the
/ average attendance was 30. The class to
/ study the Sunday.schopl lesson met -
times and the general Bible class IS times.
! he Bible training class had III meetings.
The committee noted with pleasure that
many associate members joined church
and are being transferred into active mem
berS OF the association.
William H. slavery read the report Of the
committee on athletics. The athletic de-
partmcnt did great deal more dsring the
past year than ever before. The work done
| ON the Riverview grounds was very sue.
Cesstul. The grounds have been released
for tins year, extensive plans are III con
temptation and work will begin early in
the season. During the past season in
creased activity was noticed in the gym.
nasium. owing to its crowded condition
classes had 70 be divided. Lockers are ut a
premium The two entertainments recently
given by the young men netted u snug
sum, which will be used III obtaining add
nOnal apparatus, consisting Of d pair Of
suspended parallel bars, pair of floor par
ailrl bars, rowing machine of the latest
design and triple combination wall
machine. The prospects for the coming
season are very bright. Baseball b4sket
Dali, lawn tennis, general athletics and
bicycling will he features The association
owns four.oarcd shell and an effort is
being made to organize a boat club
Physical Director Hoffman read Il rpeI
which reviewed the work of the aIuletil
department and gave the members hints
ana practical suggestions of the work foi
the coming year.
paper read by General Secretary King
gave resume of tine work, told how il
may be improved and compared the work
as II now exists with what it was three
years ago. He spoke of the new work o
the association one new feature is tn,
educational department, which was openeC
last lall and in which III young nien are
registered as students. This depart
ment is TO be improved upon. II i.
the aim Of the management to max,
the association az practical and useful "A
possible. lie urged the necessity OF NOR,
assistance in following up delinquen
membership. The management desire
the membership to be largely increased
this year lie impressed the fact that
, members fee is debt that needs rs promp
payment as laundry or board bill II,
advised the members to continue the worl
begun TO secure solid cash membership
and said may it continue until they max
. the demand so great that new building
will be the inevitable feature, After com
plimenting the auxiliary on the work j
has done, the amount OF which, he said
is much more than they know, he urge,
the members 10 stand ready III every thin
the auxiliary projects for the highest aim
5 and development of the ASSOCIATION.
Al the conclusion of the latter meeting
: Isaac I. Johnson gave an illustrated tall
on scotland. 1t was delightful and he wa
invited to repeat it.