The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-10
ANNUAL MEETING
OF LOCAL Y.M.C.A.
Interesting Reports From All
Departments Presented.
A DEFICIT IN THE TREASURY.
General Secreta1's Report Shows $50
Enter Building Daily = Big Field as Yet
Untouched, He Says.
A DEFICIT IN THE TREASURY.

After an excellent supper served by the
Woman's Auxiliary TO about 75 members
last night. the Providence Young Mems
Christian association had its 50th annual
meeting in the association rooms. West
minister street. President Frederick H.
Fuller being in the chair.
Rev. Z. Taimadge Root said grace and
Rev. J. #. Cooper conducted the devo-
tional exercises at the opening OF the
business session.
After the reading OF the record by
Thomas Clark the president read the re-
port of the board of managers.
General Secretary Calder. In his report.
gave the number of different men and
boys connected with the association May
], .190S. TO April 30, 1904. 2603 religious SER
vices held. 1ls; different men and boys
connected with the gymnasium during
year, l2t7; baths taken during the year.
8, ,566: physical examinations made. men
<sS: boys. Al; total 500; medical examine
tions given, men 255; boys. All; total, 72G;
total enrolment In evening school 3ss:
books drawn from Libraries. 1889; direct
ed TO boarding place. 30l; employment Sc
cured for. 20: Thanksgiving day reception
10 young men away from home, dinner
and evening; $50; papers distributed in
The report continued: 'rhat no small
work Is being done is clearly indicated by
these figures. Our. bildng is kept open IA
hours each week day and six hours each
Sunday. A careful estimate OF the aver
age number OF persons entering the build
Ing daily Is $50. or an aggregate of 220.-
1UO Tor the year. Yet, what we have done
Is very small compared with what we
ought TO do There is a large body OF
men who need what the association could
give, II the means were avaffabe. The
outlying districts, the foreign speaking
class. the railroad men. the factory men
are practically untouched
lix{r 4 h., 4.
face TO face with the fact that we can
not maintain ourselves doing what we
are. where we are. Shall we go forward
then and do the thing that Is ready 10 be
done, that ought to be done, or shall we
fall back and be content TO fill n place In
the second rank OF American associa-
tions? IT is for the citizens OF Providence
TO answer this question"
A DEFICIT REPORT.
The treasurer then presented the re-
port OF the finance committee for the past
12 months lis one of endeavor but not
has required an outlay for general ex-
penses OF s20.116.97. OF this amount the
members and others who have taken adj
association have paid Iii, i,47s.s4. Invested
funds. anniversary collection and rentals
amounted TO s124764. making the amount
from the community in contributions or.
gifts. 1892 49, Your committee have sue
ceeded In obtaining s23s5 1e reporting at
this time a deficit of 4s97os, for the year
The conditions for the next year will
not be materially different and the prob
lem for the succeeding committe will
be, 10 obtain, exclusive OF sustaining and
other memberships, invested funds and
rentals. practically seven thousand x7ooW
dollars. or at the end of twelve months
report another deficit. The alternative is
to curtail. But where?
NON
The larger expenses OF the year have
been lighting, amounting in round figures
TO $3.50: hearting, s1711: repairs to build
ing. $101s; care and cleaning of building.
saaaries OF janitors and telephone. s214s:
Insurance and water, S464 20; interest,
$3.50; total of s7s<5. Representing the
building charges. things which must be
provided for, II any work at all is 10 be
done. To offset this heavy charge the
income from the building itself was
scarcely more than $500.
Salaries of the general secretary boys
secretary. educational director and two
Office assistants amounted to $3949 In
passing, lest IL would seem the salaries
paid were excessive, the amount paid our
highest salaried officer is not sixty per
cent of that paid Ia q nearby association
of less than two~thirds our membership
in a city less than thrce-fourths as large
as our own.
REMEDY is SUGGESTED.
The committee therefore recommends
20 the association and interested friends
than an earnest and concerted movement
be made TO carry out a plan but recently
adopted by the committee. that OF OBJ
tanning subscribers TO at least three hum |
dred 900 guaranteed shares OF twenty |
i've CsaO dollars each. payable annually |
until notice OF intention TO withdraw is |
given. OF this amount fifteen (s15) dol /
lars of each share Isl 10 be applied 10 the /
current expenses, and ten (s10) dollars 10 /
sinking fund TO wipe out the deficiency |
of this and previous years Ii is desired /
that these shares be placed principally /
with those who are not now on the sus-
tanning membership list If this can be \
accomplished your committee believes
that the association can be firmly estab-
lished financially and occupy the place II |
should in this city Of 1912 people.
The physical departments report gave
an interesting resume of the triumphs
OF the gymnasium classes and in regard
to n proposed outdoor reservation said:
I'VE are sorry that nothing has yet
been done about an athletic field There
was ar opportunity this year and a COM
mittee was appointed by the board TO
look into the matter. but nothing has
come of H. IL should he done. a field
IL necessary. and the association members
must help. II we are 10 get one. We be
lieve that n field would be great sue |
cess. and a source OF income TO the asso-
citation. n once started"
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
The room committee presented a re-
port also and the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: President.
Frederic IT, Fuller. elected for the second
term FIRST vice president r. Frederick N
jackson; second vice president. Walter
q. Brown. recording secretary, Theron