New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
Y. M. C. A. DINNER TONIGHT.
International Committee To Celebrate a
Good .ear's Work.

The international committee Of the Young Mems
Christian Association will hold its annual dinner at
the aaldorf-Astoria tonight. Among the guests
will be Major General S 2. NJ Young, l.. s. A:
General ". H. Carter, L S. A: Lucius Tpttle,
rresident OF the Boston and Maine Railroad; Com
missioner Il. B. F. Macfarland. Washington. D. c..
and Major J. F. French, L s a.
" E Lounge. business manager of the com
17-ttee expects about forty guests
The records OF the association show most sat
;=factorv wear There are 1875 associations, gain
of % over last year which in turn reported 8 more
;ban any previous year. The adult membership Is
2sasl2 q gain of 1e,435 for the year. Ihere was
also a gain Of 1851 among the juniors.
The organization IA buildings. the net value
of which al the end Of 1901. was Sao,4o3,22o one
thousand seven hundred and fourteen paid officers
are employed by the associations ni1etE-lFe ifioIe
than last year
During the year many associations were oIsa
1zed among the employees of large industrial plants
There are now 175 railroad associations, gain OF
eighteen during the year. with membership OF
over fifty thousand They own ninety-t"o oullo-
ings A well equipped street railway ASSOCIATION
has been opened in Rochester, N Y The brooklyn n
Street Railway Company has had secretary IN
me field for some months and plans are maturing
for the opening of several buildings this winter
Investigations and plans have also been maze IN
other cities
combined railroad and city association, lie
first il foreign field. has been organized IN 9IeA
ico CITY and is already accomplishing work for
The English speaking young men Nearly o 500 see o
amount needed for the years current expenses
was contributed by members OF the North AIheIi-
can railroad associations - 80,
Good work has been accomplished among stu
dents in various colleges The total nunoer oI
student members is about one hunoreo ana 1oi y
thousand Many buildings have been OBTAINED
FOR these student associations. -
The Army and Navy Department also had a
prosperous year SIX hundred and thlrty-tWo
stations Of the army were reached The 4 1ernper-
Union Of the Army Young Mems ChTIstlah
Association and the Soldiers Bible and prayer
League gained 100 per cent in membeTship one
,n1re 1f-Tz--t five ira
circulated n the various heids In aooltlon 70 LlY
permanent libraries maintained al. the principal
stations: thty-one OF these report the clrcuiation
OF 1900 volumes
Educational classes were conducted at many
places. Association buildings are now being erect
ed at Fort Monroe. Virginia, and Fort Hancock,
Hew-Jersey, and many new organizations have been
formed in the West. .. =,
The Naval Young Mems Christian Association is
e recognized factor in the naval service Ihe
building No. 176 Sands-st-, Brooklyn, which was
dedicated last Nav. has daily attendance OF four
hundred, while the restaurant serves about Two
hundred meals daily. The branch at Norfolk, Va,
IS also most successful. Az attractive building mas
been equipped at San Juan. Porto Rico: others
have been opened at Manila and Cavite while there
are many branches whose homes are on shipboaro
Twelve associations for coiored men were
organized last year. making i0l ASSOCIATIONS, Win
a membership of seven thousand The student
bFanches include societies at Tuskegee and Harnp-
ton The gift by George Foster Peabody OF a
building and equipment in Brooklyn was a great
help
classes, Gospel meetings and gymnasium classes
attended