The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-22
NEW BOARD At HELM
Splendid Years Record Of the
Young Mems Association.
NEW HOME HlNTED AT
Gymnasium Practice a Popu-
lar Feature.

The Young Mems Christian association
in this city elected board OF directors
yesterday as follows: J. u. Knapp. Els
berry Martin. H. W. Darling. " J. Fra
zier. Judge Z. z Harvey. Senator James
" Tapp. Fred " Little. = B. Walden.
r 4 Hibarger Sidney long. P T.. Bird.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one.
ard the report made by the secretary was
% much interest. lie said:
our fiscal year has therefore, begun
with October. but at a business meeting
held September is, 1891. or constitution
was amended 50 as 10 have the fiscal
year begin January 1. Accordingly this
report viii cover fifteen moaths. The
close of another year o. our work finds us
stiIl graphing with the problem OF how
10 reach the young men OF our city. while
the following synopsis shows that We
have come in touch with some young
men, Yet the fact remains that a great
many young men of our city are outside
Of the churches, neither have they been
reached by the association Inducements
RELIGIOUS WORK.
attendance ~ mems gospel meetings
1913: largest attendance. 9e3; smallest at
tendance. <. aYera sc attendance. . per-
sonaily dealt WITH. s.: conversions. 20:
attendance 1t Bible CLASSES. $. Much
more work needs 70 be done in this
branch Of our work As we 90 in and ont
among men during the week we should
personally invite them 10 our meetings
and Bible class. and We might say. Come
yourself. with a friend the emphasis
upon 'yourseiT and with
The nineteenth annual convention OF
the Young Mems Christian associations
/ Of Kansas was held ia our city Novem-
Der. 1900 q fine program Was rendered.
/ by this convention. and many Were
/ brought face 70 face. rs it were. with the
/ aim and scope OF association work. En-
/ gincer Mcclure addressed the mass meet
/ ing on SUNDAY afternoon. Seven hundred
( were in attendance ard twelve Young
men expressed a desire 10 lead q Chris
tian life.
MEMBERSHIP
our membership list is both permanent
; and transient Some members that were
with US q year ago have either left town
or dropped ont, others have joined. The
list up 10 date is as follows, Sustaining.
s.. active, 1lo: associate, 139; juniors 50;
total, 335. We propose TO work for at
least 600 members.
INVITATION AND VISITATION.
''This committee is an important one.
Some Of our most striking conversions
have resulted from the invitation hand
during the year.
READING ROOM
eThe reading room has been we'll pat
ronzed with an average daily attend
ance Of 30. We have on fle dailies, =
monthly papers. monthly magazines
and p weeklies. A young mans life is
Influenced by what he reads Great care
should. be taken in the selection Of read
ing material.
INFORMATION AND RELIEF DE-
PARTMENT
twenty-five directed 70 boarding
houses: ; situations filed: letters Of in
PRODUCTION given. - otherwise assisted:
+ 81 letters written in rooms. y few vis-
its have been made to the sick.
GYMNASIUM AND BATH ROOM
Under the efficient leadership OF orr
physical director. Mr.. e.. =. Peck. our
gymnasium work has taken great stride
forward After a suspension Of three
wears this work was resumed October I.
Mr.. c. Z Peck. formerly OF Pique, O.,
has been given charge If this work The
work is growing more popular every day
IL being proved that persons assuming
sedentary habits need systematic exer-
else. Number Of classes thus far held
Seniors, =: total attendance. 1.i30. outside
Of class work. 80 individuals have used
gymnasium The juniors are also enjoy
ing this work, ard are being much ben
Gifted by il. Number of classes. e.. total
attendance S62 This work was carried
on last winter only three months. No
vember a social for the juniors was
held. the attendance being =. a grama-
phone concert was given and q general
good tine followed.
believing that our work needed n he
brought more before The public. a paper
edited monthly was started by your SEC
rotary ono nav -7ff--r~ff rsrrr work
The paper was called Wichita Young
Men" has appeared seven times. and can
speak fer itself
october % and . u this year tho pas
tors ~ the city observed What gre called
Association Day. The work Of tho assoc
ciatiou also its needs. were presented -
the people ard an Offering taken. these
offerings. with the one taken or our own
meeting. bringing in s9E65 which was