The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-09-20
WORK OF THE Y. M. c. A.
Secretary Gran Proposes All
Around Work.
At a Supper Given Last Evening he An.
nOunces His Plans for the Year,.
Committees Appointed.

Forty or fifty leading members of
the Young Mems Christian association
were given supper at the association
rooms Monday evening, served by the
ladies' auxiliary. The purpose of the
gathering was to give Secretary Gran
an opportunity to unfold his plans for
the years work. The supper was a
most excellent spread, which reflected
very favorably upon the culinary
ability of the ladies.
Mr.. Gran said that he desired to
inaugurate all around association
work, not merely the religious side
The work in the gymnasium would
begin Oct. list, with two classes a
week, on Tuesday and Friday evenings
from to 8 o clock. He hoped to get
large mat and teach wrestling In
addition to other forms of healthful ex-
ercise. Each member, Of the classes
would be given thorough physical
examination on entering, and they
could later see what benefit they had
derived. Special exercises for round
shoulders, curvature of the spine and
other deformities would be given. On
Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 As p. m.
there would be class for business
men, where each could exercise 400 of
his 500 muscles.
The educational department will
start out small but efficient. There
will be four classes, each to recite one
hour two evenings a week One class
will take up arithmetic, working up
to business arithmetic, another will
take up English, third reading and
spelling, being particularly designed
for foreigners, and the fourth pen
manship The charge for entrance to
the arithmetic and English classes will
be 81, and that to the other classes
will be 81 each. People who have had
small opportunities for getting an
education will find this just the place
for them. Examinations will be given
the first of April, and the international
which will be received by 1876 colleges.
The social department will be such
as to appeal to all the different social
desires in Mankato. A weekly social
will be held, with such program as
will attract all. A fee of two cents
for members and FIVE cents for non
members will be charged TO pay for the
refreshments, as free socials are abused
by some, while other men will not go
where they cannot pay for what they
get. Nights will be set apart for
large concerns.
The Sunday afternoon meetings have
been started and will be kept up, and
the aim will be to interest the differ
ent classes and have something that
will be helpful in daily life. Four
Bible classes will be started. One for
young men will meet Monday evenings
for one hour, with Prof. Hancock. One
for business and professional men will
meet twice a month at 6 80 p. m.
There will be a class for all Sunday
school workers of the city, to meet
Saturday evenings and listen to lee
lures on the lessons of the next day.
A camera club will be formed, and
dark room has already been prepared.
A lecture and entertainment course
will be given, as heretofore an
nounced.
A change will be made this week in
the bath room to accommodate ten
persons where only three are accom-
modated now.
W. D. Willard announced the ap-
pointment of the following partial
committees, to be filed out later:
Finance-Geo M. Palmer, Geo. W.
Sudgen, 81. A. Patterson.
Gymnasium-Dr. j. S. Holbrook, j.
A. Bergquist.
Educational-Prof. 10. Cox, Presi-
dent g. 81. Cooper, @. N. Andrews.
Boys work-H. A. Patterson, DR..
o. A. Bjelland.
Religious work-E. G. Willard, j.
81. Moore, A. J. Nelson.
Social-E. L. Patterson, G. A.
Wyatt, J. A Bergquist, J. R. Snow,
Morgan Bow en-, John R. Hughes.
Membership-E. A. Kiefer, Theo
dore Williams, J. r. Snow.
Lecture and entertainment-W. D.
Willard, Geo. NJ. Palmer, President @.
u .Noo-o- ~ Gron