The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-01
REPORTS OF
Y.,..M|..C. A.W0R!KI||'|I
First Quarterly Meeting Of State
Executive Committee Held
Last Night. 54.
NEW RAILWAY DEPARTMENT.
One to be Located at Monroe,
Number Of Changes Among 4
the Secretaries.

3 i Il j 7
The first quarterly meeting Of tho state
executive committee Of the Young MEMS
Christian Association OF Virginia was
held last night In the association build
ing, Main and Sixth Streets with the
following members present: Messrs. h j.
/, Taylor Ellyson Charles Is. willis, 81 w.
! Huff, s. w. Travers and l.. NJ. Williams
and State secretariesyL L. "A. Coulter and
1 w. Reginald Walker. Mr.. j.. Calvin Moss,
OF Lynchburg, was elected a member Of
the committee, vice Mr.. 4. M. Terry, re-
4 signed. $ x w tx sa,t3 M s III
Mr.. Frank A. Brown, Of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, was elected college sec
rotary Of the State committee
! State Secretary Coulter submitted his
report for the quarter, which contained
many interesting Items Mrs Coulter said
in part: a
STATE CONVENTION. 53
The twenty seventh State convention,
held in Richmond, March sc. was at
tended by more than four hundred dole
gates, and was the largest convention in
the history Of the work in Virginia.
Worthy OF special mention were the ad-,
dresses of Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin, D.
p, OF Brooklyn, N Y, and Mr. John
r. Mott foreign work secretary Of the
| international committee. M
FOREIGN WORK.
AT the closing session Of the State
convention Mr.. John r. Mott made an
inspiring address on the need of Christian
| work for the young men Of foreign
lands, and asked for gifts towards the
support of a pioneer secretary for Ha-
Nana, Cuba. In response to his appeal
$3.50 was contributed.
RAILROAD WORK. All f.t!
| We are gladlto report that the officials
| of the Southern Railway have made an
! appropriation for a department to Be
located at Monroe, division point, a few
| miles north of Lynchburg. !. The COM
pany has set aside hotel, which will be
thoroughly repaired and putin shape to
meetlthe needs of the work .g
STREET RAILWAY WORK.
The first work for employees of a street
railway company in the South was opened
\ at Richmond April 23d. In a building set
aside for the association by the Virginia
| Passenger and Power department., sew
| eral services We're held on date named
| participated In by association Secretaries
local, State and International officers Of
the local association, the new Department.
and officials of the Passenger and Power
| Company.
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING FUNDS.
| a third subscription Of 5000 has been
announced at Lynohburg towards their
new building. Effort is being made to
| secure five gifts OF like amount before
1 the general canvass lis launched
AT Alexandria an offer has been made
| of $1,000 towards fund Of $40, OC0 for Sc
curing association property Effort Is to
| be made to secure one or two more gifts
| Of $1,000 each before canvass in gen
eral way is made.
| Gymnasium and bowling alleys com
pleted at Petersburg and In use; cost
| about $1,000, of which amount quite a
| large part has been secured
I 1t was announced at our State conven-
! ton Though not made a part of our
| annual report as the offer was made
| after close OF our fiscal Year, that Mrs
William u. Dodge had offered $4,000 for
a building for the association at the
University Of Virginia, and that her son
and daughter had agreed to furnish same.
This offer with the stipulation that the y
| association raise 10000 for an endow-
| ment. We have assurance that large
proportion of this amount has been
raised, and there is no doubt of securing
the full $4,000.
YOUNG MEMS SUNDAYS.
We have observed three young mems
Sundays at tho following places: Falls
Church. Dayton and Tappahannock
| The report closes with detailed state
| ment of the personal work Of the State
secretary showing him to be very
| busy man. 89'