The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-19
ANNUAL BANQUET
OF The Y. M. C. A.
HON. w. G. BRANTLEY SPOKE.
YOUNG STATESMAN DELIVERED
HIMSELF ON 1.-THE ESSEN
TIALS OF MANHOOD"

Two Guests Present Around the
banquet Board, and Enjoyed "a
Most Delightful Feast of Wit and
Flow of SOuI-President's Report
Received and Board of Directors
for the Coming Year Were Sc
lected-Treasurer's Report showed
Balance on Hand for Years
Work.
Two hundred members and guests of
the Young Mems Christian Association
assembled at association headquarters
last night in the annual banquet and
social session.
The guests of honor were Hon. w. G.
Brantley of Brunswick, and Mr. H. o.
Williams of Richmond, Va, both be-
ing down on the programme for a re-
Spouse to a toast.
AS is the custom of the association,
the session was held for the selection
Of directors for the coming year, the
receipt of the report of the president
Rnd committees, and for a general So
cial session.
The banquet was set in the gymna-
SUM. The two main tables formed
cross running from corner to corner
of the building. Tables of less length
were put in between the wings of these,
and the seating capacity was far great
er than the attendance. The banquet
menu was simple but very tasty and
daintily served by the ladies Of the Y.
w. c. A. The entire gymnasium was
decorated m the national colors, with
here and there display of the orange
and white of the association. At the
Converging points of the tables were
four handsome candelabra, with light
ed candles, around a large bank Of
yellow flowers.
Presidents Report.
After the guests had filed into the
banquet hall, Rev. James Y. Fair
pronounced a blessing. President
Stubs asked for nominations for tenn
porary chairman and secretary. Mr..
Thomas Denmark was elected temper
airy chairman and Mr.. Charles Chand-
Ter temporary secretary. Chairman
report. AS this had been printed, and
q copy of it was by each guests plate,
Ar. Stubs stated that he would not
waste time by reading it, but inviting
all interested to put a copy in their
pockets to carry home with them. The
report, with that of the secretary and
treasurer follows:
THE president and board of direc-
tors take pleasure in submitting the
enclosed information as to the work
and progress of the association.
Figures cannot represent all that
has been done, as in a preventive way
the association has been an influence
for good that we cannot measure.
The cost of the privilege given to
the young men being much in excess
of the membership dues, the business
men of our city furnish the remainder
of the support. We thank those who
have assisted in the past and bespeak
the hearty cooperation of all those
who have at heart the welfare of the
young men of our city.
we invite your attention to the en-
closed figures, taken from our secre-
tary's records. and to the treasurer s
report submitted herewith
We return thanks to God for a
prosperous year, for competent and
consecrated secretaries, for a number
OF young men started on and helped
IN the Christian life, for good fellow
ship among our members and FOR a
faithful and efficient ladies Auxiliary.
We need an athletic field for our
members; men who will help in lead
ing shop Bible classes; young men to
lead Bible study groups; young men
TO devote their lives to Y. M. G. A.
work; a competent man as secretary
at Fort Screven; young men TO do
committee work; three additional per-
sons to give $4,000 each; four persons
TO give $500 each ten persons to give
$1,000 each; ten persons to give $1,000
each, TO make possible the one great
need of Savannah, viz: A building
which will be an honor to our city and
suitable for the work we are trying to
do for Savannahs young men.
Pray for IT, save for II, work for II,
ana be ready when called on to pay
for It,"
The secretary's report was as fol-
lows: Memberships Sustaining. Al;
full privileges, 3S9; intermediate privi-
ileges' So; limited privileges. Al: total.
oSs; junior privileges, l01; total, $40;
active. 374; associate. 266; average age,
Church Ahiliations-Method 1856;
Episcopal, III; Presbyterian, 9s; Bap-
list, IS; Lutheran, 81; Roman Catholic,
o.; no preference given. 81; Christian,
~ jewish, 2; Unitarian, ]: Greek. 4:
Conversational Il Universalist. 1.
Social Department.--Attc at
sswo receptions and members meetings.
oso; attendance At twenty-one ladies'
evenings" 1855: attendance al build
ing for one year, $3.50.
Physical Department Attendance
lfi sessions business mems class, 1888;