The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-09-14
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WORK
LOCAL. LY
AZ Regular Monthly Nesting Reports
Are Made showing Constant In
crease In Work In vartous
Departments


The regular monthly meeting Of the
Y. NJ. 6. A. directors convened At the
local association parlors Tuesday after.
noon. The meeting was ealeld to order
by Vice President Prof. r. T. Burdette'
Prayer was offered by Dr.. h. E. Sloan,
and Recording Secretary Horror Davis
read the minutes of the last meeting.
The eports from the various committees
i showed that the association WAS taking
an increased hold ON the business men
as well as the young men in the city.
Religious.
This committee has met twice during
the last half of August and have de-
cided upon plans for tine religious work
OF the association.
we have divided the religious work
into three branches. 1st. Mems meet
ings; end. Bible Study; srd. Religious
work for boys The mems meetings viii
be held Sunday afternoons at $3.50. The
new feature will be the endeavor to
have a committee of men from the sew
eraI churches of the city guarantee the
support of this meeting, by LIST, being
present themselves; End getting others
to attend. This committee will meet
at 800 o'clock, Sundays half hour
previous to the meeting for prayer, con
ference and study of the best means t"
get men to the mems meetings
The religious work committee be-
speaks the interest of the board in this;
the largest association effort to reach
men of CIarksburg for the Christian
life. to put aside the hour on Sunday
def
a subcommittee of the religious
work has had under advisement y Ole
study, and have decided on t:rse
classes, one for boys, Saturday niorii 80
one following the mems meeting and
one mid,weelS The religion work for
boys is planned for Saturday mornings
preceded by Bible study. The boys viii
be taken care of at that time The|
opening date of our mems meetings is
planned for Sept. 25, Bible study rally
day. The opening of our Bible study
Thursday evening, Oct. 9.
Submitted, A. X. Thorn, Chairmon
Physical.
The physical department activities
have been largely confined to out door
work. Tennis is now on in full en-
thusiasm. Three tournaments have
been played, one for boys one for
younger tennis players, and one for
the championship series A total OF
81 entries were enlisted at a small ad-
mission to each. Tine boys have arrang
cd and played of their entire to'rrnn
ment, which was won by Duke Wells.
The Intermediates have played part OF
their series and the championship tour
ney has brought to tine lists. one doctor
OF medicine. one clergyman, one den
list. four attorneys, two county clerks,
two wholesalers and two clerks--a good
set Of men, that the association ought
to De proud to have play under its aus
pieces.
As the entire supervision of the Phy
s;.al department will come under the
immediate care of our general secretary
the physical department committee ne
sneak for him as much held in the relig-
ions and financial work as the board can
render to one carrying so much Slass
work in the gymnasium will start as
loon MS the fall weather sets in. Classes
for boys and young men will be held
and If the secretary can stand tine strain
Of all the above a special class Tor
business men is proposed, later in the
fall.
our department has just been enlarg
cd by few new lockers and the shower
baths following the exercises prove
very beneficial feature.
Submitted, II. T.. sloan Chairman.
Membership
The membership numbers, to date, lo'