The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-13
THE Y. NJ c. a. CONVENTION.
Arrangements Are Nearly Complete For
the 1ith Annual Meeting In This City.

<AiihhScNchto hTo INchTiy OOinpleto TOT
the 1ith Annual Meeting in This City
Nearly ali the prominent men inter
ested in Y. M. G. A. work in this State
will be in Roanoke tomorrow to attend
the fourteenth annual convention OF the
associations of the State, which will
convenue tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock in the association hail. No ses-
sion will be held that evening, as tho
meeting will Immediately adjourn to
allow the members to attend the various
prayer meetings in the city.
AT least ESQ delegates will be in at
tendance, some of whom will reach the
city to-day. The greater mum Der, how
ever, will arrive Wednesday afternoon
and will be taken in charge by the en-
tertainment committee, OF which Frank
Thomas is chairman. The power OF
tho committee is taxed to the utmost
but the people of the Magic City, whose
hospitality is Iroyerbial, will extend
ample hospitalities.
TIE personnel Of the convention is of
a character that insures the meetings
being profitable and interesting There
are twenty-five general secretaries in
the State and most of them will be here.
Among the others eXpec ed TO be pres
ent and make addresses are Rev. Tunis
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ii. Thane Miller, OF Cincinnati; l.. w.
Messer, general secretary of the Chicago
Associations; l.. A. Coulter, State secre-
tary of North Carolina; Thos * Cree,
secretary of the international commit
tee: G. j. Hicks, railroad secretary OF
the New York Ass Cciation; DR.. A. Coke
Smith, OF Norfolk; Rev. Dr. j. William
Jones and others whose work in State
and country has made them famous.
The delegates will not only comprise
boys and college students, but men in
every walk of life-pastors, railroad
men, merchants, professional men and
business men who love association work
and have felt it's benefits.
All the meetings, except the opening
session and one other, will be neid at
the First Baptist Church, which the
ladies will have beautifully decorated
for tho cason. A meeting for tho
men Of Roanoke will be held Sunday
afternoon at tho Academy of Music.
Apart from the regular work of the
convention conference of the general
secretaries will be called at the Y. NJ.
G. A. building at o'clock this after
neon, and will be continued throughout
to day and Tomorrow
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feature, and the committee to arrange
for this, with II. V. Lineback chairman.
has been untiring in its efforts to
arrange splendid programme The
music is under the direction of Prof.
Geo. w. Scott, who will be assisted by
male quartetto and we'll organized
chorus of male voices. The auar,ctte
will give several selections at tho meet
ings Thursday night and Sunday after.
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this week.
The permanen. organization will be
made Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
after which the regular work will begin.
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