Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-26
sALEM'S Y. N. G. A.
The Annual Report of the Board OF
Dir .ctors.

| Previous to the last meeting Of tn,
4. -. -. ~. Tie uIrGCtO4s selSclCd 1
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. LSYvIt upon me CO4.uI.iUn anu MOIE
u ,ns past year. ANS statement l.
gwen 10 IOliOws:
| ~ OuI Lll-uus:-Another fiscal yea
| 40 uOnn, enO.ner IAIIe-stOne pdsse0,
| -n.. LAC /. ~. y. ~. "a Our GIty auu
oAoln1r lsyei, e-inOHtn 10 It's nlstUrI~
| p-.s.a, tnaAAs ~ Inc generosity VI
| i.o-fal anu Progressive puohc, the ell
| t..u.aasIn "a 10 nISmDeIs, tne CareLG
| ..4-.4.e.e1A4e u IIs O4nCers and uIrGCs
| 1.., aAu .AG assIs ldnCe 81 cordially rSI.
| .sruu Dy 40 CO-OYeTdtlVe DranCu, Ii.
| -.u,oS' au&Hlary, Ins association Id
| ...C OA.y WCdlneIeu The sLUIIns or loJ-,
| ~. i.s IOun4uLOns are more secui'
| .4u stvduI4sl tOudy Lndn tney wei
| .a4en, Uue year ago we reviewed H..
| glo.resa. IIu~, We 100, have let, an.
| ,.III IeUl, lue uUpiessiOn VI the tIIiiDs
| u..u nave beSUuu uUuOL been gredu.
lro.aiued Ia accomplishing what we h.,
luJpIu ~ accomplish uuring the yea
| We have, however, great cause toI
grdtltuue Tor the many blessing
| NOuCnsdIcd US during the months unu~i
| review. Our rensiUus, euuCdtIOna-
| .nu physical work has SHOWN no CESS.
| .iun ana We are well equipped wItn en
argeuc enthusiasm for the ensulne
| aar 1t would be superhuous, hC
uJubt, to again enter into detailed ue
s.upLlon OF our nome. 1t has be-L
Nlsi.ud by the majority Of our friends,
ana the public generally, wnlle 1.
.nuse VINO nave never yet favored u.
wILh call we can only extend COZ
dial invitation TO DO 50, assuring then.
OF d hearty we.come. Within lIs walIe
uey MuI nnu recreation Tor uody ala,
mind. comfortable, well Lighted
reading-room supplied with the leaul.'t
newspapers ana periodicals. Of the day
, u library well nIled with standar.
worKs; co4y parlors and comfortabl,
I..aIIs, IntOrOah.nB games, tus~ti.,
with commodious gymnasium-roon
equipped win the paraphernalia nee
cssary for the most exciting of athleu,
sports, and where also our public eXeI
clses and entertainments are held. Tn,
rooms are well filed with member,
ana guests during all hours of the day
{ ana evening where they hnd much |,
/ amuse and entertain. Courteous com
a mttees spare no enorts TO make tn
Stranger toel that he is welcome. an,
the same warm greeting is given l.
r rlch and poor alike There is naugh
. sectarian in our religious belief ant
b. all denominations are represented ol
our rol OF membership. Our chief ain
is TO provide place OF resort for tn
: young men OF our city where they ar
4. not only shielded from demoralizing IN
r nuences but where tnuy may also hn
a intellectual, social. moral and physica
culture; where mind ana body may l.
= improved ana brain ana Drawn devel
: op,d We aim to befriend the boys q
= today realizing that they VIII be ou
. men in the near future.
IN his annual report to the associa
tion the chairman OF the standing com
I mlttee on education says: An lntei
r ustug programme OF lectures. concerts
receptions. soclabies apd other ciasse
OF entertainment. have been given /
our gymnas,um-hau. that have n,
oniy been Thoroughly enjoyed by IA
members of the association, but by on
,uvnds as well, The various religion
organizations Uf the city, have In man
INSTANCES contributed 20 the ENJOY men
h OF our members in the way of receI
Z lions given under their direct supvl
4 /
been source OF recreation and pisa.
o ure to all who have attended Tn
I .adies' auxiliary, our earnest and er
thusiastic co-worNers, have conur1
dt,u VeIS materially 10 our plea. ur
- well as our efficiency, during tn
twelve Inpntns just endvd, Iney nav
.aborod energetivally ana we can bu
a Acknowledge our sincere obligation I
n rhom as we recall their work in IN
past We may. II we will, call our OF
gluiaauon The Young Mems Christia
: Association but after all, those VIII
are more directly responsible for Il
4 success appreciate most keenly the faC
that. were Il not for our young wome
our success would be much less pre-
b nounced
" "rhe annual New Years reunion wa
3 a grand success and 10 the ladies
. due all the honor. The universit
course OF lectures have been well al
: tended and the speakers accorded
I hearty welcome ana attentive audiences
Other well known speakers. IN thei
respective lines OF thought. have al
, iordod us food for contemplation. Will
2 the future Is laden with good thing
TO come. our educational classes haV
bcen fairly we'll attended not howeVe
as much so as the benehts 20 be de
rived therefrom would apparently
! merit. The arithmetic class has has
a membership OF twenty-one, the book
, keeping class twenty, the penmanshil
class under Prof j. w, MeCulloch ha
membership OF twelve, and the vooa
class. under Rev A. l., Hutohison. ha
; membership OF twenty-four rhes
educational classes have been held Il
the evenings. thus enabling the laborini
class q avail themselves OF It's privi
| Is~a rsha ,nnual ranorf ~ VIII Il