The record-union., 1896-12-19
YIN, C.A REUNION LASTNIGHT
Officers Elected to Serve the Ensuing
Year.
Members and Guests Partake of a
Banquet - Addresses and
Music.

The annual election of officers was
held by the Young Mems Christian AS
sociatton last night, and the Secretary
handed in his report. after which
banquet was spread and toasts and re-
sponses were in order. The Secretary,
Grove r. Ekins, read his report as fol-
lows:
ITO the members of the Young Mems
Christian Association: 1t is not our
purpose to deal with great many sta
tistics tonight. but rather let us sum
up. in this report, and see how far on
the way we have come and whittier
we are tending. During the past two
years the rooms have been thoroughly
renovated. A new hot water heater
has taken the place of the old worn-out
boiler. and now gives full satisfaction
In the hot water which 1t daily Iur-
nishes. Electric lights have displaced
the oil lamps. Two new rooms and an
office room have been added to our
quarters A water filter has been pur-
chased and much repairing has been
done to furniture and apparatus.
I'VE are indebted to the Masonic
Building Committee general expense
account, Mr.. Campbell. Mr.. Wlthorn
and others for the renovation Of rooms,
electric lights and repairs; to the gen
eral expense account for new heater
and filter; to the Woman's Auxiliary
for cleansing parlor carpet and new
curtains, for changes made In reading
room and General Secretary's office ana
for two additional rooms. Through the
efforts of the Board of Trustees in cut
ting down expenses and raising special
funds the debt Of s., ,359 25 has been
reduced to $3.50.
You have listened to the reports from
the various committees and from them
will CLEAN the fact that we have en-
deavored to push the work along the
three lines of association work to the
extent of our ability.
.The Woman's Auxiliary Is stanch
and faithful, and although small in
number they have accomplished great
deal In both the financial and social
way. The Junior department is In as
good condition as our present facilities
will permit
Spiritually we have a good force
for Sunday work, but need more ap-
probation for Bible study and more
vital religion In our everyday business
relations.
I'm enthusiasm and association 10y
atty among the members we are lack
ing very much, yet have made progress
during the past few months, and If at
the present time such steps can be
taken as will give the needed impetus
it will mean much for the future.
Financially we are upon good terms
with the business public and need only
to steadily and firmly advance in the
scope Of our work in order to be better
appreciated by business men.
We need then, first of all, that every
active member and associate member
10 as far as possible shall enlist as
many others as he can, swelling the
membership to 800 during the year Of
1897.
we need, second, that the Board Of
Trustees take for their motto Prog
ress.' and plan larger and reach out
farther than ever before"
Howard Marsh then submitted the
report of the Gymnasium Committee,
Howard Mcintyre presented the work
of the Educational Department and
John Fechter reported on religious
work
Mrs. Hillhouse told Of what the Wo-
mans Auxiliary Is doing and then Rus
sell Williams, President OF the Junior
Young Mems Christian Association,
gave report for the boys under his
charge.
Albert Keene, Forrest ]. Johnston
and j. III. Liggett were selected as q
committee to make nominations Of q
board OF eleven directors to serve for
the ensuing year.
The committee, after due considera-