The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-20
STATE COMMITTEE
VIRGINIA \. NC. A.
The Second Quarterly Meeting Held
Last Night.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
If Tells of the Religious Work, the
Changes in the Secretaries Forces
and the Financial Condition
Now Existing.

The second quarterly meeting Of the
state Executive Committee Of the VIZ
ginia Young Mems Christian Association
was held last night at the Office Of the
committee. Association Building Sixth and
Main streets.
The following members were present:
Messrs. James ID. Crump, chairman
Chas. * Willis. treasurer; 10. NJ. smith
&. T.. Wexford. ). W. Travers, or hich-
mond: Captain T. e. Norton OF Stauntoni
Messrs. l.. 4. Coulter, 6. Mebane smith
and ". Reginald Walker. secretaries or
the committee and Sir. n. o. Williams.
railroad secretary Of the lntefnatoh@l
Committee. New York city
The state secretary submitted MS TO
port. which with those of the college sec
rotary and the treasurer We're received
and filed.
A special committee consisting or MessIs
Willis Smith and Morton was appointed
on annual convention. with power 70 select
the place and name the date for the meet
ing OF the Associations.
At the request OF the committee. MT. H.
O. Williams gave some interesting points
as 10 the Development of the railroad
work I'm the United States and Canada.
THE REPORT.
The following Is from the second QUAR-.
terlv report of the State secretary OF the
Virginia Y. NJ. G. A.. J.. \. Coulter end
Ing September TO- 1882:
This period. covering the heated term
has not been crowded with special acuVl'y.
The colleges being closed during the the
covered by the report. we, therefore, prlh5
no report from them.
Educational class work in cities also mas
been dormant. The religious Work mas
kept up quite well 10 all the Associations
meetings having been wei attended, III
several. Bible classes have oeeh coil'h"'u
through the year. thus giving soou pIep"-
ration for the fall and winter work
I, he nhvsical department helpful out
door work has been carried on IN Hlch-
moud Norfolk. Roanoke, Portsmouth ana
Lynchburg. .--.-
Al the Polytechnic Institute the corner
stona of the Association building was laid
durin, commencement week. Dr' NC
Arthur gave the college address on thls
occasion This will be- the first College
Association building In the state.
Al Portsmouth. there has been a serious
hitch. and thus the erection OF tne Dui'u-
ing has been temporarily delayed.
At Richmond. the auditorium mas oee'
tainted additional doors have been placed
buildiug Is otherwise being brlsh'ehso w.
petersburg has completed very good path
CONTINENT and is adding gymnasium APP
Al AZ Norfolk. over $500 has been raised
tbns comnleting the canvass mentioned IN
our last report and providing Tor an cur
INT e,-nenses for the previous year also
n dent and providing a fund for needed
improvements: these are being rap'uIy
made. ...-t,,,, eo.
Lynchburg arranged the gymnasium ~. lol
a summer garden. which mas proven
attractive The baths VIII ps lei'O' avn
AMONG THE MINERS.
In August / visited Georgel TO make IN
vestigation and TO confer with Manager
Hardaway with reference 10 "o'h ~
the men in the employ OF the i oiila Ni,eS
Coal Company. The investigation anu
,-,.r,.os,,,1dence led TO a favorable letter
, reouest having been made for moh'h-
Il, .nnronriatlon Of hfty dollars ,S7Vl, ana
snecial contemplation Of five hundred dol
lars 0500 for fitting rooms. We nope we
nav beoin work there in the near tulure
There have been changes ana addilloh7
to the force as follows.
J. Il. Creighton. Of Albany. n % ne
came membership secretary at kichiilohu
August 18TH. $3.50. -
q Mehane Smith. on July lo'h. Wa
added to the force giving US net gam
Of two men in the state
The changes are as follows;
G. +. Peasants. OF Petersburg, resigned
TO prepare for the ministry
]. II Sheriff.. graduate Of the Spring
field Training School. became his sue
cessOr July 18th.
/. b. Padgett. second assistant at Nor
folk resigned TO enter business ana Is
followed By Mr.. Hubbard.
G. Jeter. physical director. Ports
mouth resigned TO prepare FOR foreign
missionary work. j. NJ Limberger, OF
Danville. Pa, Is his successor
Thomas =. Wood. secretary. Bluefeld.
" Va resigned Frank Marvin. Jr.. OF
poope Ia has been called. and is ex-
naeted al an early date.
We have eighteen secretarial points.
With a total force Of thirty-three employ
ed men. ,,s.,,,. -.
mako report OF Vireinia's recent contri-
hutton I'm men TO ths association cause
mon developed through our college work
Mr. II. NJ. McIlhany. Jr., OF Washington
and lee University. September lst. be-
came secretary OF the Student DEPART
me,t OF the international Committee.
On same date. Mr.. Lawrence Priddy' OF
the Polytechnic Institute. became mem
bership secretary at Bridgeport, Conn.,
On July 18th, Mr.. G. Mebane Smith. OF