The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07
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CELEBRATE { \ 4 ANNlv Z! { ! |.
Annual r eport OF The T. resident Makes
s3undiry interesting and important
Suggestions ~ Money Needed
for the Current Year. ' 9sss

Young N Men, Christian 4. Association 81
Ia Richmond was observed Sunday after.
y noon with appropriate exercises. held
< at $3.50 q clock In the Academy 4 OF Music Il
55 The attendance was very good. he
q Rev. Or. williamson made the opening
II prayer. The I, Rev. w. b. Beauchamp
4 read tho Scripture lesson and the Rev.
# Dr. J ]. Calvin Stewart followed with pray
a or. Tho song service was . most a.
Il tractiye feature Of the programme.
The Virginia q leo Club swas present and
K as usual did most excellent work.
The address for the occaslon was de-
y liyered BY tho Rev. A. a. willis. .. u.
\ OF Dayton. Ohio. Or. Willis u ! nns
At speaker and his address was much en-
b Joyed. s5 H, II u, .5 Il! III ID ~
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
Tho annual report Of the president, Mr..
Il 1Angbourne NJ lliams gave most
interesting ccoilnt Of the work ,; which ,e!
l lns been accomplished during the past
q twelve months. In the absence OF Mr..
Williams his report was read by Mr..
4 James w. Gordon. n. n $
$,'5 It IS In part as follows: ~ IN IA
Among the earliest OF American aSSsp-
" Citations was that OF Richmond. . or t$$n-
lied u In 1854 I'M the 4 lccture-room OF st
..,rlR3Sul's Episcopal Church. The forty7ninth
ssss s,sfin versary is celebrated to- day, With
Y Two OF the original members still on the
oll-Messrs. I. 81 Roberts Baker and l..
II D.. Cardoza. In our city we now have
& the central association with a member
shipiiof almost loo. the iAiain-street Sta
tlon Railroad Department with Q mem,
5Dership Of over four hundred, and + q
4 department at each Of the Emed ical y col.
leges There n Is also an association at
Il Richmond College, and two for colorcd
men-thes city association. at Third and
Leigh Streets, and an anization Ii at
Virginia Union University. These ASSOC
Il Citations and departments have q Il COM
bined membership g fully seventeen hun.
Through the generous kindness Of
& friends 4 the fiscal year ending February
% was cioged with all current bills paid
n and tho ndebtedness on our proper " re,
4 duced ~, 1860, leaving our present net
+ Gtbtedness * on property and equipment
~ g. 1884. 97. This Is yet to be provided Tor
through the completion Of the jubilee
II fund and collection OF unpaid pledges.
s3;3i5s1I3 j5l5 MORE MONEY NEEDED. II.
8 tart summer the Board OF Directors
{ assisted by a number Of leading g items ems
v made strong effort to raise ala. luno OF
{ s25 600 lwherowith 70 pay all the inde btedT
,il Hnss az the & association and to4S provide
\ for needed / repairs and improvements.
4 .Thav. sYcc eeded In raising S22, 600. T he
4 hen ss thanks OF the directors are ex 's
{ terixs those ssho kindly contributed
Y to II $sSifund Il ana ne Is our earnest nope
& that tsSsI Same may be completed at an
early Nate. IN addition to this We must mus
4 raise $500 whercwith to meet the cur
4 rent expenses OF the year. AZ u Is. TINS =. \
amount IS required annually X the ptiVi.
,iaaeaIara 10 bo furnished young men at
z a cost within their reach. The directors
n . ~ anxious to raise 81, 7s3 additional Tor
Il needed betterment and REPAIRS including
n ira complete equipment OF the rooms Tor
tina boys' depar TINT nt q III 5f5 fsi4a5 ~
& ssI Il Ia Of the highest Importance that we
~ fhnve "a endowment, the annual income
q ~ witch will meet the difference between
membership receipts and expenses. since
4 We are without revenue from the prop p
s. erty or an INVESTMENT yielding such re.
/ suits. we hope that a. fund can De RAISED
.wherewith to erect g mitorys nsiiu.as
K which will become the home and lie CEN
\ I ar of at least fifty men, the rentals from
which could be used. after defraying ex-
penses, to meet the current needs Of the
& association. " rs
93ts A sUITABLE REST. * IL
d AZ suitable rest lat a moderate cost Is
one Of the problems Of the day. II H..
therefore, Important that the Richmond
d association acquire suitable location
with facilities for rest and recreation
where scores Of our members might go
during the summer on a. short vacation.
amid proper genvironments at n m oderate
\ cost, While associations East and West
are being thus equipped, VIC live in the
topo that some thoughtful friend 29 VIII
thus put the Richmond association In q
position to be 81 an add tional help to
worthy young men Z
Tho great need of the association is
not money, but men. Men are Invited to
Z 1oln. and many are doing so for the privl-
Ii leges-physlcal. social !. education and re-
4 ligious. But others are needed on a more
exalted basis of service. Every Christian
citizen who believes In prompting the well
{ fare, OF the men OF Richmond Is urged 70
y unite with the association and identify
himself with the work 35 ~ " Z
Il The report Of Treasurer Tazewell F1tz-
Eerald showed receipts OF, tl3. 1S3, Is for the
rear, ana expenditures Of the same
imount, less a balance Of $170, II In bank. 3
FOR the current year 7.b1sA7 is needed, s5s
gs, q :. 1$SSs.ssJA.. - r.