The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-26
PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT
OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTTAN V
 ASSOCIATION
Held Its Second Annual Banquet Last Evening-The Affair Was n Brilliant Success.

The Y. M. c. A. rooms rarely present
 50 cheerful an appearance as they did
 last evening, the occasion being the sec-
 ond annual banquet of the physical de-
 partment of the association.
 Tables for about two hundred were
 arranged in the gymnasium, which was
 1avishly decorated with bunting and
 flags. The guests began to assemble
 shortly after o'clock and from then
 until they were seated engaged in a
 social hour in and about the several
 rooms.
 Too much cannot be said in praise of the menu prepared by the ladies of the auxiliary and served under the direc- tion of Mrs. w. A. Beecher The post
 prand1al exercises presided over by Pierce N Welch, president of the as- sociation, began about o'clock. MT. Welch made neat speech, in which he congratulated the association upon having secured pledges for $141, 900 for it's new building, and he had bright hopes that the remaining thirty or forty thousand would be forthcoming from citizens of New Haven. The first toast of the evening was Association Work in Other Fields" responded to by D. T. Bates, state secretary Mr. Bates outlined the work in this state and gave some astounding facts. He said there were 2,400 saloons with 5000 employees and against this were only fifty Y. M c. A. employees to work for the 150OO0 young men of the state. There are also one hundred towns having correspond ing members.
 The toast, Retrospect and Pros pect," was discussed by W. V. Denman, physical director of the local associa- tion, he dwelling particularly on the Improvements in physical work in the past decade, and spoke encouragingly of the feeling that was rapidly obtain ing for clean sport. He outlined the future of the work here by saying that baseball, tennis, boating and summer camp were among the features of the summers work.
 w. E. Fenno, secretary of the Rail- road Y. M. c. A., speaking on "Associa- tion Work From Another Standpoint" said that railroad men appreciated the association because of the variety of its features, the social department ap- peduilB eSpeCldlly lO tueHl. IHtIe are 60,OO0 men in the employ of railroads in this country, and railroad corpora tions put money into associations as an investment because they got better ser vice from the men by their having been under those influences. The railroad association of this city had $50 members and had lately received from the Adams Express company $2,OO0 to equip a li- brary
 John Y. McDermott ably responded to the toast, "Value of the Physical De- | partment." He said that physical cul- ture was so old as to be almost pre- historic, and that in all ages heroes have been men of physical prowess and | this idea gained such weight in olden | times as to make men mere animals, because of their putting too much enn- phasis on the care of their body to the neglect of their other powers.
 "The Young Mems Christian associa- tion," said the speaker, ''has restored physical culture to it's proper place, that | of an agency for the making an all | round perfect man. and the gymna- sium is recruiting station for the | Christian army"
 "The Relation of the Individual to the Association" was opposite the name of General Secretary Lotze on the pro- gramme, and as he arose was given perfect ovation MT. Lotze began by saying he feared that in these days of many societies and organizations not enough care was given to the reaching out for and the care of the individual, and his address throughout was strong plea to the members of the association as individuals to uphold the good name of the association and never by any act i of theirs lower .the standard. He spoke also of the fellowship existing among members, and said a member might go from Maine to California and by pre- senting his membership card be receiv- ed as he was in his own association. MT Lotze analysed the name of the or ganization particularly by taking 1t up word by word, saying that first of all it stood for ''young men, second they en- deavored to make it an organization of Christian" young men, and said that never should the word Christian" be stricken from the name in deference to the wish of a possible contributor ,to the work. Concluding, he urged the potency of the word association" and said he wished all men present would speak of tour association and our thew building" and exhorted the entire membership to stand as one man for the advancement of the work in this city The prolonged applause on the part of the guests and the eulogistic words of President Welch on behalf of the board of directors is an assurance of the appreciation of the efforts of MT Lotze in the New Haven Y. M. c. A. The association orchestera rendered a splendid concert during the evening, two selections deserving of special men, ton being "The Bridal Rose" and the Association March," composed by Professor H. G. Nichols, leader Dr. Anderson of Yale gymnasium con- cluded the exercises by giving an illus trated lecture of his travels last sum merI which was appreciated by the as- sembled guests.
 MANY WEDDINGS.