Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-17
Annual Meeting Last Night of the
Y. M. C. A.
REPORTS MADE BY THE OFFICERS
Exhibit of Affairs Highly Gratifying
to the Membership.
LIST OF NEW MEMBERS

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! evening to make cornnarfs7,, ~. - -,
| cred ,,nop d. - a. 'ii'N gain
| t,,s,rlr, ''. ''N@-'"H OF 'heF annual
J Aiee'iuS. comparisons with tho
| condition of the association a wear ago
| showed such remarkable e-roy,tb g., -.
direction that every one felt hap,v and
SATISFIED as the various reports were rem
utIe",
| Inc meeting was held in the par ors. Mr..
| >. W. Woodward, president OF the assoc
c-auoh' presiding. Mr.. J. II. Lichlter. the
| ieC"iulHs secretary, kept the minutes An
! opening song service was followed by the
| reading of the first Psalm bv Mr. Zy,,d-
| ward and PRAYER. by Judea Pr.
| COMMITTEE - ,I--,.f..,
! - -, - We i'Hut''H as iol-
| w MtIiptIShlp' MI g I. Neshit, re-
| cepuon' Mr. + 5. La Fetra; educational,
| Mr.. Harry O. HiDc- raadfn,, room, A. l.,
| +. Woodward: physical ,le,,a,.,,,s,t c.
| George H. Harrfes: religions VIZ NJ a.
| p. F. mcfarland
| Mr. j. Edward Rates submitted hi an
| nual report as treasurer shovyf,r-. ,....ra
| gate receipts for the wear from T-,.,,I,.r-
| ship dues, etc. of So oaa iron, yyhr,I, mo
| old debt, 1000 ana all the rurT,.n. ~.
| penseS of the year had been paIl
The report of Mr. John JOY Edison ,re,s
| urer Of the building fund made q showing
| that evoked great enthusiasm. Mr. lson
| stated that the cash ON hand al "a. No.
! ginning of the year was. in round figures.
! 5000: that 81 Gpt had been rar..f,,.,r from
| contributions during the year, than - 500
| had been received from money borrowed
making a total of 81 500 in round fc-ures'
! OF this amount $4,000 had been pxr'.r1aI
| in making the cash payment on m. CO.
| lumhia Athletic club property. furnishing
| and improving the same
/ General secre.arv., Rsro-,
|
| Inc general secretary or the association,
! Mr.. John b. Sleman, jr., then presented his
| report. Mr.. Sleman traced the growth II
| the associa-io,, sf,o, ,ba =. q, a.. -. ,
|
| "a '7'' ""'H 'he 'iSdilZd1'oh consisted
| OF nut lew over hundred members,
| with the work accommodated in the few
rooms that had been restored from the
| burned building. The REORGANIZATION Of the
| association with Mr Woodward ae preei-
| dent and the purchase and equipment OF
| the Columbia Athletic Club prdrar-v was
referred TO. and the rapid strides made by
| the association in the last nine mon re-
| viewed as follows:
| January the employed force u The as
| tre9eIIra. Fo,,r ta.,bo- 5,.ho - 800 y
| ously giving their services for merely 1oy,i-
| nal compensation and in one case without
| any compensation Whatever. lauitor and
Ti,,n go III a.! "',E INC en-
Gliding off4ca rorce 7,b,.sfc,j ,lIra,, Va
assistant teachers in the educational de-
partment. engineer and carDeDfer iarIt0rs
ard attendants
| January ! the total membership Of the
| association was 16I On March 81 six
| weeks after the OCCUPANCY Of the new
| building. II had grown 10 eoa On Septerl-
| Der 30 II WAS 1870 and up to : o'clock to-
| day October 16O Il had reached the splen-
did mark Of Geo
"When we entered the building 700 lock-
| ers sufflced for the members desiring the
use Of the gymnasium Today so are in
use and more will be Immediately Installed
| II meet the demand
'Farlv In our occ,Inancv Of this builainr
| it became evident that certain OF its facili-
| ties were Insufficient for the growing MEM
harsbip Although a large o,ifIa,, ~ money
had been made in the purchase and fur,
| nshing of the building, the association felt
Ii,aI au 10, resnoilSelIlly mus De as
ro,nbI,aaaa5 a,,ia,,57,t IT,. b.ts -, -,
both out of date and Inadequate in number
the heating apparatus was not sufficient for
Ine coIuest Wealher' no Satisfactory means
min, ,ooI 90 - -, ~ 90 ,,,.. -
rangements for the housing of bicvrles
"
inc Improvements """F'
without hesitation, work was set in mo-
ton toward the accomplishment Of the
paaaad tr,nro,,ar,ap+s A b,c,,clo b,r,, :,
-, -, -. = 90
"iIeH 'iieie d'e 'o'ioiie i'i ~
wheels was completed In June. part OF
this structure was partitioned off for a BIZ
evele stora hat as no tenant fp this lI,a
of business was forthcoming II vvas Isasa6
in the summer 10 NesSrs Fred & T}rocIt-
wav who have oneped a., .xc4llart ,,s 20
.During the summer The heating annara-
tus has been improved in a manner which
practically amounts 10 a reinstsIlation Of
n r1on+ ,,-biIa or ant,ral,- 49, "a 49,
nendent nlant FOR beatinp The v,atsr IN tbe
su,inminey nooI has been huiI,
..Tbe new hath rooms noyy Dractical1y,
cop7nla+ad Iope of tbeu Is oIrsa,l,, an ,,ea5
are said IA he the finest in snv Y n q
in tho country Fourtaen pavy shower
batbs ona snapaled NH hath and six
shamnoo and snonpe baths connrisa ma
additional commitment and the enfb,Isiastic
co,nr,aptc az an Who hove eaay ~ ,,.a1
them are the highest possible yindication
nj tba 1riedoro of rba irnnro,ar,art
Review OF the Work
''Rriefy now let me review the work Of
+ho ,r.roto.r 5.,o-+r,an,s n. +ba a,.,..-
In. nh, 1,,,;,-i,,,.. WI, ,..,-...,.
h.o,, o,,., tho s,,,c..ss of tt,. ,,aar Nc ca
g., r,,;,,,.,,,r a. ,,,ras o,,,3 a.. ,,,,,,.,.,.,
,,.; B.. ~, ,r,,,.,.,,I,,,,e Ia,,Ifor . 60
prn,,ida no W. ro,,nt tbose b9urs Tbs,1
tbe r1ost recinns Of an the ho1r VILE