The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-12-13
Annual Report of the Y. M. G. A. Sub
mitted by Sec e. G. Van Ness Last
Tuesday Evening

~pS' VI t"e U. wi. ". y. Sub
mitted by Sec e. Q. Van Ness Last
Tuesday Evening.
The annual meeting e the V nj
@. A. directors was held Tu,-dav oven
ing and General Secretary YAH Nes,
submitted his report of the years We,
also his report for the past month.
A comparison of the TWO reports
both of which are given below-shows
the work of the association in an ex-
ceedingly vigorous condition.
Applications were received last
evening from forty-eight new men,
bers. The present membership is $40.
The. report of the grand secretary
for the month of November, showed
some very interesting facts-"It was
an unusually busy month and the total
attendance was the largest of any
month except one, in the association's
history 5,033 an average of 167 per day.
The month Of November, 1896, shows
an attendance OF 2,124; but this was
caused by the large attendance of
1905 when returns were received in
our hall. This year there has been no
such special feature but the work has
been strong and vigorous in every de-
partment, and indicates most prom
Using interest. Some figures for Nov
ember, 1901:
No mems meetings, 4; average at
tendance, 81; total, 246.
Books drawn from library, 80; read
ing room, days open, 30; average daily
attendance, 81; total attendance ,S29.
No. gymnasium classes, 8; average
attendance, 10.
No. baths given, 725; average per
day, 90.
Game room, days used, "a; average
tendance 20; total, 69S.
All departments-day open, 3d.;
average daily attendance, 1877; total
daily attendance, 5,O33; total attend
ance November, 1900, 1926.
ANNUAL REPORT.
To THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Gentlemen: This the jubilee year of
the Young Men's Christian Associations
of America has been marked not only
by the great convention in Boston, by
special meetings held throughout the
land but greater than all these by such
careful thought as to principles and
methods of work as had never before
been given. 1t has been a time for
stock taking and the inventory shows
that in results the fondest hopes of the
founders have been more than realized
From the small beginning-two associa
tions organized just fifty years ago, the
first in Montreal Nov. %, 1851, and the
second in Boston Dec. 80, 1S51-the
number has grown to 1404, with 26S, All
members, owning 39l buildings valued
at over S22, 600, 600 with 67S libraries
having $4,000 volumes and $4,000
students in the educational classes and
religious meetings with an attendance
during the past year of 2,720.O00. These
American associations now have 90
trained secretaries in six different mis-.
sion lands, and the American idea is
reaching around the world.
These are facts full of encouragement
and we realize that the association is
more fully anchored in the confidence
of the community and the churches
than at any previous period.
A review of the work in Owosso for
the past year shows that our part in
this great movement has been larger
than at some times we may feel. So
far as figures can tell the story we learn
that there have been 43 mems meetings
held with an average attendance of 46,
a total of 1887. There have been nine
sessions of the bible class with an
average attendance Of z. From the
library 1909 volumes have been drawn,
IL per library day. The reading room
has been open 343 days with an average
daily attendance of GA total attend
ance Of 81, 1875. The lecture course had
an average patronage of 64S. The talks
on First Aid have had an average at
tendance of %. The gymnasium has
been an attractive feature of our work
80 classes have been held with a total
of 1888 The baths have been
largely patronized-5779 having been
given-an average of 10 per day.
In a social way 8 receptions have
been held with total attendance of
!, 645. The attendance at the game
room has been 1852. The total at
tendance at all departments was IS, 1856,
an average for each of the 344 days the
rooms were open of 112.
AS we think of the lives that have
been touched by the association and the
advance the work>has made we are imi