The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-30
OLD BOARD RETAINED
Y NJ. C. AS ANNUAL MEETING AND
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
SUPPERAND MANY ADDRESSES
WE'RE ALSO ENJOYABLE FEATURES
OF THE MEETING.

Rising Vote of Thanks-State Sec
rotary j. v. Read Tells of the
strength of the Association of the
World-Mr. C. L. Gates Told How
others May Be Induced to Help the
WOrk-Messrs. w. ID. Stubs, S. b.
Adams and IL. Nj. johnson Also
Speakers of the Occasion.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and the election of direc-
tors for the ensuing year took place at
the Y. NJ. C. A. last night. The entire
old board was chosen with the excep-
ton of Mr.. R. H. Polk, who has left
the city. Mr.. w. c. Powell was select
Mr.. w. B. Stubs, president: Mr.. E.
s. Elliott, vice president; Mr.. H. NJ.
Stoddard, recording secretary; Capt.
W. n. Nichols, treasurer, and Messrs.
c. NJ. Gilbert, Jas. Farie, Jr., H. D.
Stevens, C. G. Bell, w. B.. Stephens,
E. F. Finney, A. L. Earle, C. F. Full
ton, Charles Inglesby, A. G.. Cassels,
W. E. Coney, F. E. Keilbach, w. F..
Galloway and w. C. Powell. At the
next meeting held by the directors the
officers of the association will be elect
ed.
The meeting last night was most
enjoyable one. 1t began with an excel
lent supper, served by the Ladies Aux
Hilary in the reading room of the asso-
citation. After it was finished Mr.. j.
DeBruyn Hops was elected chairman
of the meeting and began the business
part of the programme by calling for
the report Of the nominating commit
tee. This report, submitted by Mr..
G. w. Dwelle, Jr., recommended the
reelection of the old board with the
4 substitution of Mr.. Powell for Mr..
Polk. and this recommendation was
| unanimously accepted, Mr.. C. NJ. Gill
Port, secretary, casting the ballot for
khe meeting.
MI. ]. " Read, state secretary for
the Y. NJ. c. A, was then called on for
an address. He spoke of the work and
/ progress of the organization. He wish
ed - impress upon the members of
the Savannah Association, he said,
that their organization is a part of one
. OF the greatest brotherhoods of the
world, having over hair million MEM
/ DVAoJ NLlOll lIlOlG lIldIl d
million are in this country: that it
| possesses more than >$26,000,000 worth
Of property, of which about four
fifth" is on this continent.
THE Y. NJ. C. A." he continued, els
| an organization for the extension of
the kingdom of Jesus Christ among
young men, and there is no other or
ganization so great, so grand and so
unselfish."
for new building, he said that to
secure a new building is going to re-
quire the utmost effort all along the
line; that it will be secured not by the
committee that may be appointed for
that purpose, nor yet by the directory
of the association, but the individual
and united effort of every member of
the associa ton"
He assured the members that the
work of the association is the work of
the Lord, and that the members, in do
Ing this work, have partner on high
who will not allow them to fail If
they go about the work praycrfully
and in the right way and spirit.
Mr.. c. L. Gates, international secre-
tary of the Y M c. A. for the South
was the next speaker. His subject was
How We Can Induce Others to Help
U.s." He said: MANY think that a
building can be readily had; they feel
that all that has to be done is to go
out and get the money, but this opin-
ion should be changed, and doubtless
will be, for when the work has been
started the members will find that to
get building such as Savannah needs
and should have will be no easy mat
ter"
He told his audience that whether
they got the building or not depended
IN great measure on public sentiment
and he counseled them to see that they
set about creating a. public sentiment
IN favor of the plan by CONSCIENTIOUS
setting forth of the work and needs OF
the organization. He too, counseled
Cooperation and said if the building
was to be got it would be only by
Working diligently for it as a body.
The president of the association, MT.
W. B. Stubs, also spoke, on the SUD
lect Of Loyalty to the Y. M. c. A.
The Y. M. c. A is worth being loyal
TO- he said, "for it means more for
The young man than any other orgam-
cation that we have. What loyalty TO
the organization means, he illustrated
by the story of boy of Columbus, Ca,
who, though he had none of the ad-
Vantages of the organization in his
own city, when he went to New YORK
secured, through the educational class
IS OF one of the Y. M. G. A. branches
OF that city an education and po-
sltion that caused him to prosper, and
VINO becoming convinced, because OF
ms own experience, of the opportuni
ues that this work offers to young men,
mas recently contributed $4,000 To
build Y. NJ. c. A. structure in his
native city. That" said the speaker
Is loyalty: that is gratitude. Loyal
Is doing the thing that needs to be
zone at the time that 1t ought to be
Speaking for the need Of the savan-
nan Association for a new building. he
sala that the local association needs
more room for the classes. a better
nDiary' larger and more class rooms
m1Ie baths and lockers. and a swim
tb""g pool. we ought TO be ashamed.
m continued, that Columbus. a city
80 t'e not more than half the population
eAVannah. should be now having
Ill Y, n. @. A. that r. 20 cost
tsul goo 600. while Savannah. one OF
s,. Oldest and richest cities Of the
Ia. should have nothing better than