Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-13
NAMES Y. M. c, A.
Efforts Being Made to Form . o..
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Bangor, Me-, Feb. &c. 4 ~.
New York. field secretary of the ,r,.
national committee Of the You,.
Christian Association for the eas,a.a
section of the United States and g.
AGA, Is spending a few days in NJ
i'm the interests of the Y. NC
this State. and. on Thursday ana IN
lay, was in Bangor. Mr. OH.
working in corporation with the 9.
executive committee to out tho S.a
work on more effective basic o a.e
raise money for a State secretar,."
VIII organize and develop the v VINO
AS among the classes in Maine =.
A guarantee fund Of $1,000 is nss,,,
before man can be appointed - y,
position, and $500 has already we
subscribed among the reprAser,a uee'
business men of the State in a,oa,'1 'e
Of from s25 to 800. 'ui's
The State Of Maine" said Mr. ~,
70 reparter, Friday, "offers a ~.
iicent field for the extension in ts
NJ. {. A work. At present tbero /.
associations only in the State ~
are In cities such as Bangor and Dow,
lahd, two I'm towns such as Par u
Dor where most successful work i, ;.
ing done and the association ho.
pulldlhg OF its own valued at soon,a
one Is a railroad association in pnr,
land. and the remainder are in ~,
ieges or preparatory schools tbronah
out the State The association ho~
present property in Maine yalued =.
$4,000. a'
Ihere are, however" said Mr. Char
whose field extends from West yirgini,
on the south to towns in the nortbor,
part OF canada and as far west AMI
north as Winnipeg and Mani,oho
about 20 places in the state with
population of over 1000 people wbara
successful associations with their many
sized work can be organized and main.
tanned.
a plan is also on foot for what ws
call county work. involving the am
pioyment of organizing secretaries m
each city whereby a simple vet thor.
oughly effective work can be carried nm
in more than 100 towns.
Other points in Maine where tharo
is a chance for good work by the Y. NJ
I. A. include that among the railroad
men, especially i'm Bangor and Water.
vile. With the help of the CORPORA.
tons and industries Y. NJ C. AS can
be successfully conducted, buildings
erected and secretaries appointed.
I'm my territory there are about aaa for.
mlnal points on the railroads and practi.
caily the whole of them have Y. NJ G
n.niioinsS; while they all have associa-
tons The railroad corporations are 50
satisfied with the practical result of these
associations for the railroad men that in
the year 1902 they contribute sliS.UD to
the work. The lrainmen themselves in
merDerships contributed $2j4 600 in the
Conservative railroads all over the
country are adopting this as a part of
their frmer policy of management Take
the Grand Trunk, for instance. which
ago this system appropria ted money to-
wards the erection of buildings at fve
points on MS lines. This has so commend
ed to the road by the practical re-
suits that the road has just recently ap-
proprlateq money for seven more build
ings.
One of these which cost $1,000 has lust
been dedicated at Island Pond VT The
railroad gave $500 towards the building
and the railroad men and the citizens Of
The place contributed the remainder"
Mr.. ObeRs said that the new plan Of
county wdkk" is among the most prom
Using yet unqertaken. After 10 years Of
successful experimentation all over the
the 4tate executive committee of
seven of theIsading Eastern sta:es have e
each added q man to their staff of secre-
taries to take part in this work in North
America. ~
Mr.. ODER spoke complimentary of John
r. Boardman. fbrmerly of Bangor and a
graduate of the University of Maine. in
this work. Mr.. Boardman has been plac-
ed in charge ofsfhis work by the interna-
tional committee Mr.. Ober spoke in the
highest terms OF Mr.. Boardman's work
and OF the ma gnthcent field afforded him