The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-17

Y. NJ. c. A. FAYORS
NO SMOKING SIGN
Annual Conference Ends at
Louisville Yesterday.
A Number of Important Matters
We're Acted on BY the Mem
bers Present.
SECRETARY RETURNS

General Secretary L. S. Duncan, Of the
local y. NJ c. A., has returned from
Louisville where he attended meeting
OF the secretaries and assistant sccretar-
les of the state.
The session was an important one. and
it was decided by the adoption of a COM
mittce report. against a smoking room
for Y. NJ. c. A. buildings in the state.
The same committee also reported adj
versely on a proposition TO place billiard
and pool tables in the buildings. The
reason given Is that the kentucky young
men are not ready for such an innova-
ton, although it was shown that smok-
ing and billiards are allowed in y NJ. c.
A. buildings in other states.
The secretaries decided to hold a
Secretaries Institute" next summer, the
place to he selected later. Ii is expected
that secretaries from every association
in the state will be present and experts
in y. NJ. c. A. work from other parts Of
the country viii deliver talks on the ad-
vancemeht Of the work.
There was at the meeting a discussion
on The need, opportunity, and value OF
evangelism by group Bible classes and
individual effort by Frank II. Burt, OF
Chicago. His discussion covered the prop
er field Of the Bible class and the ad-
vantages Of a good one. The conference
then divided into groups, the three
branches, city, railroad and county or
carnations. being discussed by the rep
resentatives OF each group.
A general discussion took place a. to
how the Y. NJ c. A. building can be
made attractive for young men and the
center of social life followed. w. c.
Paige led the discussion, and number
of suggestions were offered, mainly to-
ward making the social and gymnastis
features better. The committee which
was appointed last year TO consider tn,
question Of establishing a smoking room
in the association building and also put
ting in pool and billiard tables. made it,
report. The committee said the project
was inadvisable now, and that the Ken
lucky field is not ready for it yet. The
most objection was 10 the pool and bill
lard tables. the opinion being that they
would lead to gambling. The committee
also opposed the smoking-room as set
ting a bad example TO young men. The
question was put TO vote. and the con-
ference adopted the report OF the COM
mittee. The smoking room may be es-
tablished in the future
gathering something on the order
of teachers institute was decided up
on, but definite plans viii not be made
until later. This is for the better e,lu-
cation of the secretaries in the associa-
ton work, and will allow each of them
to receive advice and assistance from all
the others. The institute will probably
be held in Owensboro. and it is expected
that some fifty men will attend.
The conference ended with a short talk
Of farewell by Henry y. Rosevear, the
state secretary.
One of the features OF the conference
was the presentation TO Fred Michel OF
handsome gold watch chain. 1t was
given by his friends in the association
in Louisville, and the presentation was
made by w. c. Paige, who eomplimented
Mr. Michel and expressed regret that
the association is to lose him. Mr.. Mich
el is going to India, where he will have
charge Of the railroad Y. NJ. c. \. work
in that country