The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-21
DIRECTORS ELECTED
AT SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEET
ING OF Y. VI. c. A.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT
SHOWED ASSOCIATION TO BE IN
GOOD CONDITION.

in All Lines During the Yenr-ThT
Record of the Association OF
Physical, Financial and Spiritual
Lines-Branch at Fort Screven
Address by Secretary j. r. Jack
son of Birmingham, Ala.-Dutie'
and Privileges of Active Members
AriOn Quartette Rendered Several
Selections supper Served bS
Ladies' Auxiliary.
The seventeenth annual meeting OF
the active members of the Young
mems Christian Association was held
at the associations rooms last night
More than 100 of the members were
present. Directors for the ensuing
year were elected, the report of
President w. B. Stubbs was read, and
supper was served by the Ladies AuXil-
larry.
The room in which the meeting was
held had been tastefully decorated In
wreaths of green and a sprig OF
evergreen was at each guests plate.
An excellent supper was served by
the ladies', after which the business
of the meeting was taken up and the
work for the ensuing year fairly
started.
Mr.. Robert c. Travis was chosen as
temporary chairman and Prof. N. b.
F. Close as secretary. The Nomnat-
ing Committee reported and the mem
bers at once began baEoting for di-
rectors. The following were chosen:
Wy u he DAM
mond, r. ]. Davant, H. d. Stevens.
H c. Cunningham, E. S. Elliott, r.
Fanigant, c. NJ. Gilbert, c. G. Bell,
A. G. Cassels, w. e. Coney. L. Nc
Neil, James Farie, Jr, c. F. Fulton,
Charles Inglesby, Fred W. Clarke. w.
N. Nichols. and H. NJ. Stoddard.
President Stubs Annual Report.
President w. B. Stubs read the fol-
lowing report of the work that had
been done by the association during the
year:
1.-THE association is the church at
work among young men by young
men, and it aims to help them in their
four-fold nature-socially, physically,
intellectually and spiritually.
1--WE are grateful to God for a pros
porous year. Our total membership
is 649 against 619 a year ago, divided
as IOllONS. SUSTAINING OF lIlOSc VIM
pay and are entitled to use the priVi-
leges, As; seniors, or young men who
use the privileges in some form, sos,
juniors, boys between II and Is years
of age, 50. These are further cfdssi-
fed as follows: Active, or those who
are members of evangelical churches;
sustaining, 81; seniors. 309 juniors,
81. Associate or those not church
members. sustaining. IL; seniors, 1877;
juniors "a
Our members give their church af-
filiations as follows: Episcopal, 1874;
Methodist, 1872 Presbyterian, 10l; Bap-
fist, 90; Roman Catholic, 81; Lutheran
IS; Christian, 10; Jewish. 10; Christian
Science, 2; Unitarian, 2; Greek, 2; Con-
gregational. l, no preference given SO.
I'VE are glad to note the cosmo-
politan character of our membership,
we have men of all grades Of society
and religious thought, and yet there
exists the best of feeling among the
members.
with new and properly equipped
building we ought to easily have a
membership of 1000 or 1900.
Finances.
Our finances, thanks to our Finance
Committee and the hard work of our
secretaries, are in good condition. The
receipts have been $5,S41.7S, and the
expenditures, including an appropria-
ton to the army branch at Fort
Screven, $5,S04.19, leaving a balance of
$3759. We have paid our bills prompt
ly and no man can complain that the
association is not prompt in meeting
it's obligations. The proportion of run
ming expenses paid by members dues
has increased. / ask a careful study
of the secretary's and treasurer's re-
port, which will be printed and fur
nished the members and subscribers,
and which will give exact figures.
IF the men and women of Savannah
could only realize the lasting good that
money invested in young manhood can
do, and the possibilities of our work,
If we had adequate equipment, am
sure that before another year passes
we would have the funds needed 10
erect a magnificent new building in the
place of our present unsightly and i'll
adapted home. a..
Two receptions and members meet
ings were held and were largely at
tended. Ladies' evenings were held
regularly on Friday nights at which
times the members and their friends
witnessed such games as indoor base
ball and basketball.
while we have much to regret in
the social environment of Savannah's
young men we are thankful that with
one or two exceptions more young men
congregate at the building every even
ing than at any other one place in the
city. That average daily attendance
has been about 200.
Ito the earnest and untiring efforts
of our Ladies' Auxiliary are due the
attractiveness of our rooms. If they
can do so well with the present I'M
slightly building, what could they do
if they had an up-to-date, well-ap-
pointed building in which to display
their artistic taste?
Physical.
"Our gymnasium is we'll equipped
and was used by $50 men and 95 boys.
The business mems class, the young
mems class and the use of the baths
all show a healthy increase. Three
creditable exhibitions of the work done
by the classes were given which gave
the public an idea of the grade of the
work
sour basketball team played two
games with Charleston, in which the
latter was victorious.
"Out outdoor baseball team won the
pennant in a league formed with the
Catholic Library Association and
Chatham Artillery teams. We feel
proud of their record, not only because
they won, but because, what is far
better. we believe they have establish
ed a reputation for clean Christian
athletics.
LAS a result of these games they
have increased the fund which we
hope soon to use in securing a good
athletic field