The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-16
WORK OF
The Y.M..C.A.
State Committee Met Here
Last Night.
REPORT OF SEC Y COULTER :17
Il Shows tina, There is Hopefulness tor
Extension Of the Work-PIans on a
Broader Foundation than
Ever Before.
REPORT OF SEC YCOULTER

The second quarterly meeting OF the
state Executive Committee Of the V,r-
rinia Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions was held last night In the parior
of the Richmond association.
The following members were present:
Messrs. w. NJ Habliston, G. z. Wellford'
Charles X. Willis, Robert NJ. Smith, l.. M
Williams, j. Taylor Ellyson of Richmond;
w. g. McClanahan, of Roanoke; Frank
81. Croker. of Portsmouth,; Captain I.
C. Morton, of Staunton; l.. ~. Couiteri
state secretary; John Lake. county sec
retary: ]. =. Hubbard, college secretary;
and W. Reginald Walker, office secretary
and Mr.. W. B. Millar, army secretary
OF the International Committee, New
York city.
REPORTS were submitted by State Sec
rotary Coulter and from treasurer
Charles X. Wills. - 60,
ty Secretary Lake gave verbal reports
which we're very interesting
Mr. w. q. Millar. army secretary.
addressed the committee on the work OF
the association at Fort Monroe, where
a commodious building is nearing com
pletion. The chairman was authorized &c
appoint a special committed In the IN
ereets Of this work ~,
The next annual convention OF the VIZ
sinia associations will be held IN Rach-
mond In March, 1904. Tho city association
will make necessary arransenea's e.a 80
entertaining tho convention, ana STATE
6ecretary Coulter is In correspondence
with speakers for the convention.
The second quarterly report OF l.. a.
Coulter, State Secretary, for quarter
ending September 15. 1908 was submit
ted last night and Is in part as follows
The period covered by this report
from May 18th to September 10Th. IN
cludes. tho months In which there Is less
association activity than at any othe'
time OF the whole year.
The Roanoke Railroad Department
building has been completed, and IN
few days will be turned over to the asso
citation for occupancy. 1t VIII cost, ex
elusive OF furnishings and lot sS.4oo.
The building for the Army Department
at Fort Monroe will not be completed
until November or December. Their
have been several delays In securing
material.
we have had more than the usun
number OF designations, and 10 MI posi-
tons are meeting with serious d,thcult1
Nothing so marks the development
the association cause AZ the increase
number OF men employed by me ass'
ClatlOn as StCTttdIIeHt p''y''S"' ~
assistants etc There are now over Nv
In this country, making up tho employe
force Of the association.
Mr. r. S. Fem, for some years gen
raj secretary at Roanoke, has accepl'
q call to Nashville, Tenn, effective Se
TENDER 18th. Successor not yet secure
Mr. ] II. Sheriff., general secretal
Petersburg, Va, resigned to accept ~
stion OF building secretary at Pensacol
Fla.
Mr.. w. j. Kibby, OF Knoxville, TEN
active member and for some time seer
tary OF the Bond Bible Glass. Chicag
Ill, succeeds Mr. Sheriff. on the 1871
Mr. Sheriff. will, however, remain SOY
raj weeks assisting in the work
Mr., T, NJ. Brainard resigned secretar
sh.p at Hampton July LIST. HIS succe
sor has not yet been found
Mr.. II. w. Long. who has been acu
Temporarily as physical director at Ne
nnrt News, has resigned 10 enter
springAeld Training School to take
course in tho physical department,
Assistants, secured-H j. LAWS
Roanoke; II. NJ. Blair and O. j. lao
for Richmond; Manley Goodwin,
Richmond Railroad Department.
a Fred Cannaday, assistant Blneh'
W va. resigned to enter business.
q. Y, Marks. assistant Clifton Fol