The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-11
Progress of the Association in the
Last Year Reviewed in
Reports. e.
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP.
Helen Gould to Give 5000 for
New Union Station Branch
East Side Workers Seek
ing New Site.

The annual meeting OF the various branch
IS of the st. Louis Young Mems Christian
Association was held last night in the par
lors of the Central Y. NJ. C. A. building. at
Grand and Franklin avenues. Reports from
the four branches of the association detail
ing the work accomplished in the last year.
were presented. The latter part of the
evenings programme was occupied by an
address delivered by the Reverend W. r.
King. district superintendent of the Ameri-
can Sunday School Union.
In the absence Of President G. ". Brown.
Vice President T. s. McPheeters occupied
the chair. w. o. Andrews acted as secre-
tary. Members OF the city branches 10 the
number of fifty were present. The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises. after
which the reports were read.
Secretary George T. Coxhead OF the Cen
trail Branch presented the report for that
branch. The report was a statistical one.
and covered comprehensively the education
al. physical. social and devotional depart
mcnts of the central Branch. II was shown
that in the last year the membership had
increased materially. until IL is now near
the 1000 mark. The physical department
has been strengthened by the opening Of
h swimming pool and bowling alleys in
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membership Of the instruction classes was
also reported. In showing that the social
side had not been neglected a list of en-
tertainments. lectures. concerts and other
affairs OF the year were read. An encour-
aging increase in the attendance at devo-
tional exercises was also noted.
The report from the North Side (German)
Branch. while II did not show any phe-
nomeEal gain IN any OF its departments.
was considered encouraging in that it
noted a steady gain In all the departments.
The educational department has been great
ly strengthened. and several much-needed
additions have been made to the apparatus
in the physical department.
The East Side Railroad Branch, while
struggling under the burden OF inadequate
facilities. was able to report that some
progress had been made looking toward
the erection of a new building. Thirteen
beds for the accommodation of railroad
men are provided by this branch, ana the
report showed that in tho year each bed
had been occupied more than 40 times.
men sometimes waiting for hours for their
turn. subscriptions are being made for
the purchase of a new site and for the
erection OF a new building. and the matter
will be. reported to the twelve railroad
companies running into East st. Louis for
their support.
William j. Tubs, secretary OF the Union
Station Railroad Branch. reported that
many conditions similar to those on the
East Side existed at the Union Station
branch on Twenty-frst street. Rapid
strides In the devotional work in this
branch have been made. The social side
OF the association has also been improved.
At present there are twenty-four beds IN
the quarters. and several more will be
added shortly. In speaking of the aIl-day
receptions Christmas and New Years GAYS.
Secretary Tubbs mentioned the costly
music box, the Christmas gift Of Miss
Helen Gould to the association. 1t was also
stated that Miss Gould had signihed her
irtentlon of giving 5000 toward the build
ing. OF new quarters near Union Station. for
which the ground has already been pro-
cured.
When the reports were finished. Mr.. Nc
Pheeters introduced the Reverend W. r.
King, who delivered an address on The
Young Man in the Twentieth Century"