Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-11-28
Mr.. LAU MASTERS
SUCCESSOR
]. L. Broughton of Auburn, N. T. will
Probably be called.

A meeting of the Board of Directors
Of til. Y. NJ. C. a. was held last Friday
evening. The question of a successor
10 Mr.. I,aumaster came up for consider.
alton. J. L. Broughton of Auburn, n.
Y. will probably be called to this posi-
tion. Friday eve it was decided to com,
municate with Mr.. Broughton. request
ing hint to come to this city and on Tu'
esday night next to meet with the
Board Of Directors Mr.. Broughton is
young man, a college graduate and IS
very highly recommended. The follow
ing communication was approved for
publication:
The directors of the Young Men 5
Christian Association of Danville take
great pleasure in announcing to the
public that the financial difficulty in
which the Association was involved at
the time of their former communica-
ton lin September last) has been hap
PLY adjusted and the Association plac-
ed in q condition to con inue its work
for a period at least two years.
To those who came so nobly to the res
cue Of the Association in its hour Of
dire distress is due the gratitude Of all
who are interested in the moral and
spiritual welfare of young men-esperi-
ally the young men of our own com
munity: and the directors tax" his OPP
portunity of publicly expressing their
appreciation of the courteous ana iIher
al manner in which their appeals were
responded to by the citizens generally.
The universal rejoicing over the i'm
proved financial condition of the AS
sOcialion has, however. been clOuded by
the resignations-ta taking effect Dec. 1st
of Mr. William D. Laumaster, the
General Secretary, and Mr.. Charles r.
Shelhart. the Assistant Secretary. The
latter, though with Us but compara'
lively brief period, has during that time
greatly endeared himself to the manage
ment by his manly Christian character
'
nance of his duties In Mr.. Laumaster
the General Secretary, the directors re-
alize that they are losing the services of
one whom it will be extremely difficult
to replace. Thoroughly versed in the
duties Of his Office, capable painstaking
and conscientious III discharging the
same and withal genuine Christian
man. he sewers his connection with the
Association to the deep aud lasting re-
gret Of every member of the Board.
That success abundant and abiding
may attend the labors of Messrs. Lau
master and Shelhart wherever their lot
may be cast is the sincere wish of their
many friend7 in and out of the Associa.
ton.
BY Orurr Uf tIIv
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, y. NJ. I. "A
The board of directors of the y. NJ. c.
A. held special meeting Tuesday night
to consider the matter of a successor to
General Secretary w. D. Laumaster
whose term expires on December lst. j.
L. Broughton, a candidate for the posi-
tion. arrived in town Mond ay aDd was
present at the meeting of the board last
night. Mr.. Broughtou, although but
% wears of age, seems exceptionally
well equipped for y. NJ. c. A. work. He
is graduate OF The University of
Rochester. For the last fifteen mouths
he has been assistant secretary of the
NJ. c. A. at Auburn, n. Y, where the
association numbers 600 members. His
home is at Covington Wyoming county
n !. He is person of pleasing per
sonality and on th- whole he made a
most excellent impression.
The board of directors. however, sev.
eral Of whom are of the opinion that
the work here requires person of more
years and experience We're not ready TO
take final action Monday night, but will
hold the matter under advisement w.
'. Oglesby Esq. was elected acting
secretary pending the choice of success
sor to Mr.. Laumaster Mr.. Broughron
left on the $40 D. L. & w. train for
Auburn.
Mr.. Laumaster henceforth will de-
vote hi- talents to evangelistic work.
He is already under engagements which
occupy the most of his time until spring.
On December h he will enter upon a
series Of special me. tings in Sunbury.
On Jauuary 9TH he Will begin n season
of evangelistic effort in Remove. Fol
lowing that be viii labor for while in
Spring Mills, returning to Sunbury in
March. Mr. Laumaster will continue
~ i,gide ~ Danyillc where ne has been
chosen as one of the board Of y, VI, c.
A directors.