The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-07
PROSPECTUS READY.
The Aims and Work of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Are Attrac-
lively Set Forth.

The fall prospectus of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be ready for
distribution the early part of next week,
and will be probably the most thorough
the association has ever issued. Twen-
ty thousand copies will be printed. to
be distributed through the city to ev-
cry one who may be interested.
The booklet will contain 20 pages of
reading matter relative to the associa-
ton work and privileges, and will be
illustrated with numerous half-tone
cuts. The cover page will have large
picture of the Elm street front of the
building and list of officers, and the
charges Tor membership. The intro
uuctlon, itself introduced by a cut of
the parior and reading room, gives
summary of the departments of the Y
M. {. A. parlor, reading room, recrea-
llon room, gymnasium, social club and
committee organizations, chess and
checker club, camera club, Bancroft
congress, banjo, mandolin and guitar
cruz, glee club and male choir. recep-
tlon, membership and religious work
committee, religious meetings and BIZ
Die classes, association course of lec-
lures and entertainments.
Following this will come a detailed
description of the several rooms. The
methods used in the gymnasium for
measurements and instruction and ex-
ercise, the baths and ali pertaining 70
them are fully set forth. The hours for
gymnasium classes for the winter will
De as follows: Ills a. m. daily. special
~Soik Tor business men; 4.30 p. M Mon
uay ana Wednesday and II a. m. Sat
uroay for boys; $50 p. m. Monday and
wednesday and 11.30 a. m. Saturday
swimming class for boys; D. m. daily
TOT students clerks and professional
men, G45 .. m. Saturday Leaders,
class; p. m, Monday, Wednesday ana
Fflday, for young men; p. m. Thurs
gay IRON dumb bell and pulley weight
dflh Tor men; S.45 p. M. swimming
classes by appointment Physical ex
aminations by appointment.
A page is given over to the lake do
pdftfn7nt, Following which comes a dos
cI!ptloh OF the work of the several COM
nllttees. The Camera club has a page
70 ltself' descriptive of the rooms and
dpparatus' The musical organizations,
consisting of the. male choir. the bania
mandolin and guitar and glee clubs are
given plenty of space. An annual con-
cert is planned for near the close of the
season, and with this end in view the
various organizations will work
neat half-tone of the presidents of
the Bancroft congress heads this de-
partment. The reorganization of the con-
gress will take place Monday. Oct. O.
in the Association parlor at s o'clock.
Inc chess and Checker club comes next
In order. This club is arranging to enter
the second annual match of the Boston
CHESS club VS.. all New England chess
players, to be held in Boston, Feb. %,
N hn no .e,
of the work of the Womans Auxiliary,
with list of the officers.
| The announcement of the Association
course of lectures takes up the three
following pages The course will open
! Thursday, Nov. 49, with a mock trial in
Mechanics hall, under the personal sup
ervision of it's originator, Col. A. V.
Newton. The list of characters has not
yet been completed, but among those
who will take part are the following
Mayor R. B. Dodge, Jr.; President of
the Board of Aldermen Henry Brannon
Maj. e. T. Raymond; Deputy Sheriff
| w w. Scott; eX-Alderman A. A. White;
Hon. Francis A. Harrington; DR.. Henry
S. knight; C. B. Perry; Col. A. V. New
ton, Principal w. H. Bartlett; Arthur
E. Grey.
Thursday Nov. 80, in Association hail.
Soto Sunetarc, The great Japanese jug
gler, will give an evening of sleight of
| hand, magic and oriental music; Dec.
81, in Association hall, Leland T. Pow
ers, impersonator, in the play, Dor
rowed spactacles;" Jan. II, Brown Uni
versity Giee club, mandolin and banjo
clubs and reader in Association hall;
Jan. 25, in Association hall, Prof. Sam
uel r. Kelley's original Tableaux dart
company in $50 tableauX; Thursday,
l 0 A Tor q
play Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
! (by Ian MacLaren). AS the story is told
the pictures are thrown on the screen
| by a powerful stereoDticon.
| Besides these there will be a course of
! five lectures by G. Wharton James of
| California These five lectures will be
| free to members of the association and
will be as follows; Feb. Is, "The seven
cities of Cibola and Zuni"; Feb. %,
'"The province of Tusayan and the
snake dance; March /, THE grand
canon of the Colorado river; March s.,
"The Coconinos, or Yava Supais, and
their wonderful cataract canon nome :;
March Is, "Acoma and the enchanted
mesa"
1t is the purpose of the educational
committee to present two free courses
of lectures. five on historical subjects
and course of popular scientific lee
lures.
The regular Sunday meetings for men
will be carried on through the winter
as before and besides this Friday
evening meeting will be held each week,
commencing Oct 20 They will be led
each week by one of the members, and
will last from to o'clock. Evening
prayers will be held regularly at the
close of each day commencing at $40
and lasting 10 minutes. The Bible
classes will meet Friday evenings and
close in time for the gospel no et1ngs at
8 O'clock supper will be served as last
year, at $780, by the Woman's auxiliary.
for which the nominal charage of 10
cents viii be made. The leaders of the
classes will be c. c.. Miles, Rev Leo
Boone Thomas II. Hammond, F.. w.
Wilder and H. p. McAllister. The class
for the study of the international Sun
day school lesson will be held Monday
evenings, to which men and women will
be admitted They win last 30 weeks,
commencing Oct. 2. A charge of $150
will be made for the course.
Special attention is given to the boys
department in the prospectus, and
plans are being made for season of
good work for them.