Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-11
A YEARS PROGRESS.
The Twelve Months Work OF the Y. ]

The Twelve Months Work OF the Y. n.
G. A.
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association was held
last evening. The association orchestra
was present and rendered selection,
after which Rev. r. Colmery led in
prayer.
Mr.. E. A. Forester, president of the
association, introduced Rev. DR.. ]. w.
Campbell as his substitute in making
short address.
DR.. Campbell in 10 minutes speech
set forth the possibilities of united work
by such body of young men and the
wide field of action which lay before
them.
Brief reports from the chairmen of
committees were followed by guitar
solo by G. s. de Lano, which was en-
Enthusiastically encored. The treasurer,
A. H. Voigt, submitted his report,
which shows receipts, $14, ,760 OF; ex-
penditure, $14,760 O2. The report OF the
! general secretary of the association, W.
d. Ball, was then read.
1t showed the membership January /,
1892, 341, and on December 81, 1892,
651. A net increase of 80.
The average attendance at the Sunday
afternoon meeting 100, and 80 after
meetings, with an average attendance
of 35.
A morning prayer meeting ia main
tanned and evening family prayers under
the direction of the reception committee.
Hospital visitation and classes in Bible
study are also carried on.
The physical department, under the
direction of Prof. Th. Bessing, is carry.
ing on carefully planned work of body
building. A board of examining physi
clans, consisting of we'll known practi'
TONERS, enable members to secure free
medical examination from the physi.
clan of their choice before taking up
gymnasium work. A bicycle club has
recently been organized.
The educational department is provid
ing educational facilities for young men,
90 per cent of whom would be unable
to pursue the studies but for these
classes.
The classes, teachers and entries are
as follows: Spanish, Prof. Bransby, 81
German, Prof. Kutner, 19; vocal music,
Prof. Bacon, 21 elocutlon, Mrs. Ludlam,
II; shorthand, Prof. Wagner, 10; book
keeping, Woodbury. business college, 40
penmanship, Woodbury. business col
lege, SO; arithmetic, Woodbury. business
college, 26; mechanical drawing, w. O.
Aiken, Is; freehand drawing, W. g.
Aiken, 8; Italian literature (Dante),
Mrs. Averill, 8. Making total of 251
entries by 181 different young men.
Some 10 ladies in Dante and 16 in
Spanish make total enrolment of 277.
The committee work of the association
was taken up and the work of the COM
mittee on visiting the sick, F. L. Allen,
chairman, and the reception committee,
under A. L. Whitelaw, jr., especially
commended. The work of the ladies'
auxiliary and of the officers and board
of directors had materially aided the
years prosperity.
Financially the year had been encour-
sging. The mortgage on the building
had been replaced at saving of pei
cent.
Mr.. VIM. Nicol of the nominating
committee recommended the reelection
of the present board of directors, who
were elected. They are as follows: E
A. Forester, M. II. Merriman. g. "
Parsons, E. S. Field and F. M. Porter.
Rev. Mr.. Crabbe pronounced tht
benediction and the audidnce adjourned
to the gymnasium to witness an inter
esting game of basket ball.