Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-07
CONVENTION CLOSED
NEXT Y. M. G. A. GATHERING MAY
BE IN WASHINGTON.
Many Meetings Held Yesterday-Cum-
berland Basket Ball Team Defeats
West Branch Of Baltimore.


UP to speakers of the Interstate Y. NJ. C.
A. convention both morning and evening,
yesterday. Previous to the morning sery-
ices a meeting was held for delegates and
men of Cumberland which was addressed
by Fred B. Smith OF New York. who is at
the head Of the religious work of the in
ternational Y. NJ. c.. A. His subject was
Vital Factors In Spiritual Life" Mr..
Smith Is regarded as one of the most bril-
liant and forcible speakers In the ranks
OF the Y. Nj. c. A. The theater in which
the meeting was held was crowded from
pit TO dome. Frostburg. Homecoming and
Piedmont and several other nearby towns
were represented in large numbers.
The music for the occasion was furnished
by the Academy of Music orchestra. A
pleasing feature was the singing OF the
audience. led by Mr.. W. L. Morgan, ond
the large convention chorus. The selec-
lions were rendered by a quartet composed
of Messrs. Hunter, Radcliffe, Kintner and
Morgan.
Mr.. Smiths Address
The subject OF Mr. Smiths address was
1.-The Strong Man." and in is deliverance
the speaker In the opinion of all. fully
bore out his excellent reputation as
talker.
While Mr.. Smith was talking to the men,
w. II. Morriss. general secretary of the
Baltimore Y. NJ. C. A. and Rev. MIR. Field
of Fenton. Del, addressed a large au-
dience of women at the First Presbyterian
Church. while Guy c. Mitchell Of Balti-
more, Mel. B. Rideout. physical director of
Washington. and David Lindsay of New
York. talked to two meetings for boys in
the Y. Nj. c. "A. building. Mr.. Rideout's
subject was THE Secret of Strength" while
Mr.. Lindsay discoursed on The Boy Who
Was on the Spot"
The Farewell Meeting.
The Academy of Music was densely
crowded at the delegates farewell meeting
at $50 O'Clock last night. Several hundred
were obliged to stand. Mr.. w. H. Morrss
had charge of the meeting. Resolutions
were passed thanking the people and the
churches of Cumberland for their hospi-
tally and the able speakers who addressed
the convention. The speakers of the even
ing were: T. B. Patten, superintendent of
the state reformatory at Huntingdon. Pa;
George F. Tibbetts, interstate secretary; c.
E. Beck. assistant secretary; c. F. Nesbit
and John b. Sleman. jr., all of Washing
ton. d. c.; F. w. Ober and H. o. Williams
of New York; w. L. Radcliffe general sec
rotary of the Cumberland Y NJ. C. A.
George Sherwood Eddy of India made an
appeal for the support of l.. P. Larsen the
Interstate representative among the 10000
young men of Madras, and a large amount
was pledged. He showed the needs of the
work by large map of India. Many Cos
pei hymns were sung with orchestral
compartment Before the convention ad-
journed sine die the delegates clasped
hands in a circle around the large audi
torium and sang "Biest Be the Tie That
Binds
The convention gave A. N Lothrop of
Washington chairman of the interstate
executive committee. the authority to name
committee to nominate nineteen new men
for the interstate executive committee in
creasing the membership to thirty-six Five
of the new members will come from each
of the states of Maryland, Delaware and
West Virginia, and four from the District
of Columbia. This was done agreeably to
the recommendations of the interstate
executive committees report
subcommittee Authorized.
Chairman Lothrop was also authorized
to appoint subcommittee from the men,
bership of the executive committee to nave
special charge of work among miners, SOL
diers and sailors. men employed in fac
tories and industrial plants fishermen on
the Maryland coast, lumbermen and work
ers in the oil region of West Virginia.
Owing to sickness in his family, Chair
man Lothrop was unable to attend the con-
vention The committee will be enabled
TO carry on the increased work because of
the convention voting Saturday to increase
the budget for the year from $1,000 to
$1,000. This will allow secretary for
Maryland. one for Delaware and one fer
West Virginia, instead of one general sec
the general secretary, who has an assistant
are in Washington.
The workers in the convention were elab-
crate in their praise of the work accom-
pished in the field by George F. Tibbets of
Washington. the interstate secretary The
reports submitted from the various fields
showed that Mr. Tibbetts has been an I'M
uf1ng worker The financial report of the
association made a good showing Over
5000 has been raised by subscription alone
ana there has been no indebtedness that
has not been provided for.
1t is probable that Washington will get
the next convention. The Interstate CON-
mittee selects the place
Club Organized at Hotel.
The delegates that were entertained at
the Windsor Hotel formed a club Satur-
day, at the suggestion of p. C. Pierce of
washington. The membership includes Mr..
Pierce. +. G. Wilson of Washington and
w. L. Griffith of Poolesville. Md. num-
Der of toasts We're offered Mr. Griffi tn
claimed that he represented the banner
district in point of attendance, as his as
ISOLATION only had forty members, seven
of whom were present. Mr.. Pierce invited
the club to hold its next meeting In
Washington. right after the inauguration
Fred b. Smith will give farewell talk
10 the men of Cumberland at NJ. c. A.
Hal tonight on Men of Action, Men OF
Power"
Cumberland Defeats Baltimore
The Cumberland Y. NJ. C. \. basket ball
team firmly established itself as the cham
pion of the state Saturday afternoon at
the Y. NJ. c. A., when the strong West
Branch Y M c. A. team of Baltimore
was outclassed and defeated by a score Of
"a 10 2. At no stage of the game was the
visiting team factor. Cumberland played
the visitors off their feet in the start
The local clubs team work was far above
the average and was almost faultless,
every player distinguishing himself.
The Baltimore team resorted to every
style of playing TO make at least a show
ing against the locals. They began with
fairly good team work. which was ham
mered and blocked to pieces by the fierce
onslaught of the locals. Individual play
ing was resorted to. but 1t, too failed to
have the desired effect. Their two scores
were made on fouls.
The teams lined up follows Baltimore,
forwards a. Reus and G. Gilbert; center,