Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-21
Y. M. @. A. CONVENTION.

Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia ana
District of Columbia Associations to Meet
Here March 18th to 10th.
Tho both annual convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Associations
of Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia
and the District of Columbia will be
held in this city from March 7th to
10th. The programme is in part IS fol-
lows:
Thursday, March 7th, afternoon
2. 80, song service. assisted by orchestra;
8. IA Quiet Hour service; a. or
ganization, report Of State committees,
appointment OF committees s, re.
ception and banquet, given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Wilmington
Association special musical programme
by the Trenton Symphony Orchestra,
Edward W. Durham director.
Thursday evening", orchestra re-
cital; $50, service OF song; $50. re-
ports Of committees: 8, address, For
ward Hon. B. Il. Mac.arland OF
Washington, d. O. /; S.45. Life
winning the Growing Feature Of Assoc
citation Work, y the Rev. John Timothy
Stoue of Baltimore
Friday morning = $50, devotional
service, r. f. Rideout, Kenoya, W.
Va. /; Q. Bible study, In Touch with
the Word,' DIR. Forrest b. Dagger of
Philadelphia; 10, Factors in Inorens-
ing Association Efliciercy,h Frank w.
Ober OF Chicago, Ill. 10. 40. address,
"Growth and Outlook OF the Y. M. Q.
A." W. d. Miller of New York; ~ to
1890, mems meetings 10 shops and
factories, II. A. Barlow, Jr., chairman,
| Baltimore, Md.
Friday afternoon common difficult
ties, discussion (al committee work,
j. 9. Lynch, Wheeling, W. Va tbl
| finances, J. B. Sleman, Washington,
ID. G. (cl mems meetings and Bible
Study, L. L. Pierce. Washington; 4.
Educational Departments at the Be-
ginning of the Twentieth Century
Purpose and Prosfecta," II. .. Hine,
Washington; The Fhyeioal Depart
OF the Associations, GeorgeT. Hep
bron, N. Y. m
Friday evening-,6. Orchestra recital /;
7.30, service of song, assisted by the
4 orchestra; s. address, "a Business
/ Mans View of the Association " Oppor.
! tunity,'' Joshua lowering, Baltimore
8. as, address, Walter @. Douglas, phila-
delphia.
Saturday morning $50, devotional
! exercises, Fl. b. Hawkins, Frostburg,
i Md. o, Bible, study, Temple Talk, =
4 W. H. II. Smith, Washington; 10.
!, ,tThe Young Mems Christian Associa.
4 tions as Spiritual Foroe," Fred Is.
\ Smith, Chicago, Ill. !; ii, business
session, Frank w. Obei, presiding; Il
1 to IL. 80, meetings for men in shops and
! factories.
4 Saturday afternoon -Seotional con-
| ferenoes with luncheon, TAI for college
! delegates, r. L. MeAll, presiding; ID
physical department, M. B. Rideout,
presiding; tc) religious work. F. b.
4 Smith, presiding; ID educationa.
work, j. n. Creigh ton, presiding.
i Saturday evening. TAO, service Of
song, special saloists; 7.45 address,
/ Fl, e. Anderson, New York; $50, ad
\ dress, DIR. Merrill Z, Gates. ~
president OF Amherst and Rutgers Col
\ leges. sasK
\ Sunday morniug--9, service Of prayer
i B. A. Barlow, West Branch, Baltimore
4 1890, church service, addresses by con
yention speakers.
4 Sunday afternoon %. 80, meeting fol
men, address, "a Strong Man." Fret
b.. smith, New York $50, meeting
4 for women, address, W. H. Morriss
Baltimore; $3.50, meeting for boys, W
L. Radcliffe presiding. #
i Sunday evening-7. 80, song service
s, farewell meeting, addresses by "
b. Miller, New York, and F. b. Smith
Chicago,
The programme for the physical de
7 partment conference Saturday after
neon includes the following headings
7 beginning at 2 and continuing until
5. 30 o clock; devotional exercises, "Th
Business Mems Glass; Joseph Nc
Eldowney OF this city; "The Place o
Basketball and Other Competitiv,
Games Thomas Cornelius, Balti
more; "Class Leaders, " Evan vol
Steiner, Oumberlaud, Nd; Boys
Work." @. E. Beckett, Washington
Physical Examinations, j. W. Bar
ton, Baltimore; 1.-THE Physical Directo
of the Future and His Work. Georg
J T. Hepbron, New York; Question
J Drawer, Il. J. State, Wheeling, W. Va
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