Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-03-28
Y.M O. A. AHEIvsRsARY.
Third Annual Review OF ITS Work
and Operations.


The association shows a great amount
Of work for small expenditure. Mr
} HOdgkin submitted sn Interesting re-
port Of the educational and eDteTtaln
ment committee. Mr. Virgins re-.
ported on the religious f. torres of tho
work. Total attendance o Sl4 at Sun
day meet nee. SIR. P,ige, ~ general
secretary, submitted a summary Of the
years work. which bad been very sue
csssful, and setting forth the pnTpOs' .
Of the organization. Bible glasses, Sun.
day afternoon mems meetings. gymna.
sium classes, football aud $3.50 BATHS,
snd receptions were given.
Two hundred young men aud thirty
boys now belong t. the association.
Tue wOman's auxiliary came Ia fOf
high praise and Mr. Paige closed With
a hopeful forecast Of the future.
The male quartet, led by jos. WoOd.
iufi, rang "Let Me Dream Again y
Pres. II. >. Gle next introduced Presi
dent Campbell Of Monmouth State
Normal school, who delivered the
principal address ~ the evening.
REPORT or SECRETARY.
The general secretary W. &. Paige.
ia his repOit sslJ:
10 the eoniribu ors aud friends nfihe salem
| Ycuns Mems Chijstain ss,orinuyns.
u stiDlds ne gfest pleasure 10 pre-
sent tlis report Of the wOrk " the sssD.
clGtion for the year 1884, The brevity
Df the report will prevent the entering
intO many details which would be Of
Interest to those Of you who are espec
ialIy interested Ia our work. / shal!
simply Try 10 give general bird's-eye
View OF what has beeu accomplished
La sucl work az this where the ma.
tefiai 10 be dealt With Is young men
aud where the most preventive work IL
Que OF the most important things H.
view, u IL very difficult 10 state wha.
results have been accomplished by tn.
use Of ordinary statistics. The average
business MUD Is not satisfied with gen
eral statements, but demands some
thing definite aud therefore much o.
this report will consist of definite
statistics Of what has been accom-
plisbel.
As most Of you are probably aware,
my tenure ~ office only covers ~,
time from August M 10 lbe hr
seven months Of the year have sim.
ply The record books 20 90 by.
The very first Of last year the 1850
citation suffered the loss, by resIgna
lion Of IL efficient secretary, Mr. Jm
II Wethsrbee, who had served fnith.
fully fpr nearly two years. Mr.. Bah
cock, who was acting as assistant sec
rctary when Mr. Wetherbse resigned,
was then appointed acting secretary
and served until the present secretary
took charge. Dadng all of these
changes the work Of the assool ltion
went steadily on under tho supervision
of our efii iient board of directors Bpee.
lai mention should be- made of the
work of the religious work committee
huilhR Tue uuFrlllsd period.
A. ibe reports ~ the cbRiruen Of tue
various committees viii show the work
oi lbe association dndpg the past year
bAs been ysfy slaeasful, especially
when We go olsldtf slins NJ lbs disad,
yantagss under wbloh II has lab0rsd
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