Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-20
DELEGATES MAKE REPORTS
Business Matters Considered at Monthly
Meeting of Y. N. O. A.
Proposed Outing of Two Weeks in
JuIy-WOrk of the Organixa-
tion-Members Elected.

The parlors of the Young Mems Christian
Association were we'll filed last evening on
the occasion of the regular monthly meet
ing of the association. The president, Mr..
S. w. Woodward. presided and the general
secretary, Mr.. John B. Sleman, jr.; kept the
minutes.
After a brief song service prayer was Of
fered by Mr.. Eugene G. Mason, and sub
scquently Mr.. Frank NJ. Evans reported
on behalf of the membership committee,
recommending for election seventy-three
applicants. The report adopted.
Messrs John b. Sleman, jr.. and Harry
o. Hine told of their experiences dele
gates 10 the international convention of
Young Mems Christian Associations held at
Grand Rapids, Mich. May % to u. Mr..
Sleman gave general account of the pro-
ceedings of the convention, mentioning es-
pecialiy the army and navy session, pre-
sided over by Admiral Philip of the navy,
and the Sunday evening session, at which
the interests of association work in foreign
lands were discussed. Seven new secretaries
were ordered to foreign fields, he said.
The report of the work in the army and
navy showed that during the with
Spain Y. NJ. G. A. tents were established in
all the army camps, and reading matter,
games, etc, furnished to the soldiers and
sailors. In the item of correspondence the
following figures were shown: Over S,0J0,-
600 letters were written in the tents on
stationery furnished gratis to the soldiers
by the associations, and twenty-five bar
rels of ink were used in the writing of these
letters.
Educational Work.
Mr.. Hine dwelt particularly upon the
parts of the convention which related to
the educational work of associations, and
spoke at length upon the educational ex-
hbit.
The physical directors conference at Day.
ton, Ohio, was the subject of a brief report
from Mr. Mel. B. Rideout, the physical di-
rector of the association.
Mr.. A. A. PrCtzman, who was in charge
of the Y. NJ. c. A. tent at Camp Ordway,
told of the work undertaken by the Wash
ington association in that direction.
tent twenty feet wide by forty feet long
was pitched in a convenient location, and
here the guardsmen when off duty wrote
letters on special stationery provided by the
association; read books and magazines,
played games such as chess, checkers, car
roms and quoits and gathered in the even
ing around the organ for a song service.
service was held in the tent Sunday even
ing, and from reveille to taps it was in con-
slant use, a thoroughly appreciated adjunct
to the camp life of the militia. Over $500
letters, it was said, were written in the
tent during the eight days of the camp.
The secretary of the association made
some announcements as to improvements to
be made in the new building during the
summer, stating that new shower baths
and other conveniences are to be installed
Summer Outing.
The question of summer camp for Y.
NJ. C. A. members was brought forward by
Mr. C. A Holton, and a committee was ap-
pointed to look into the matter and make
necessary arrangements for a two weeks
outing in the latter part of July. The. in
he
camp a real getting-away from civilization
a committee was appointed by President
Woodward to make the necessary arrange
ments, as follows: Mr.. Fayette T. Temple
chairman: F. E.. Skinner, A. j. Leonard
Schuyler Shepard, Ed. A. Beekman, H. S.
Neale, Frank NJ Evans, Harry o. Hine
]. NJ. Bartels, r. F. lie Mat and A. T.
Thorson.
New Members.
The following is list of the new men,
bers elected
Erwin S. Hubbard, John T. Lyons, ]. VIM.
Beatty, E. H. Dillon, Benz. Miller, Paris
A. German, VIM. A. Kent, Arthur Hum
phreys-Owen, John E. Hastings, A. D.
Byrd, Dozier l.. Latta, Henry S. Brinker-
hoff, R.. n. Barrows, James G. Taylor,
Roger NJ. Stuart, Alfred ]. Henry, Robt.
F. Able. Howard Mccormick, Horace Du-
lin, w. d. Pasco, A. Bruce Bielaski War
rem S. orion, Chas. NJ. Young, A Stanley
Wilson, NJ Leroy Cough, ]. R. Stafford.
Melville D. Lindsey. ]. E. Fireman. Geo.
Bliss Culver, Frank H. Posten, Albert
Fisher, VIM A. Little, Rich. W. Goodheart,
Oscar NJ. Link, Willie B. Duin. James
Walter Coleman, Arnold Talbert, Clark c.
Burritt, W. G.. Smith, D. c. Buscall r. A.
Tarr, DIR. Arthur NJ. Macnamee, Leon M.
Estabrook, Don E. Cody, Cal O'Laughlin.
Joe G. Lang. Chas NJ. Mansfield, Allen G.
Hoyt, Hilard Mossler, David w. Tastet,
Chas. L. Latham, Ryland W. Joyce Bax-
ter Morton, l.: D. Hansbrough, H. w. To-
bias Horace Ward, Gregorie de Wollant,
]. H. Barnes, Ellis Hughes, William Neil,
Eugene c. Horton, Henry C. Sheridan, H.
S. Branch, Edwin o. Loucks, Robt G. Hell
ner, Eugene Morgan, Allan NJ. johnson,
Harry Osborne, Lawrence E. Hubbard,
John L. Barr, Lemuel Ellis, Chas M
Smith, Joseph G. Carlson.