St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-24

An Interesting and Profitable Gather
ing of the Members of the Local
6hrgauizafian,

The annual meeting of the st. Johns
bury Y. M. C. A. was held last Friday
evening and was largely attended. An
excellent supper was served by the ladies'
at 6 80 at which about 60 plates were
laid. After the supper President Frank
H. Brooks raped to order and the gene
raj business OF the evening was tran
sacted. Prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
S. G. Barnes, followed by the annual re-
ports. AS the date of the annual meet
ing has recently been changed the reports
covered the period from Sept. 1, 1904, to
May 1, 1905. Mr.. Brooks gave aninter-
esting report of the years work beginning
with the religious work OF the associa-
ton. He spoke of the profitable meet
ings at the scale works during the noon
hour, the weekly Bible class with it's
average attendance OF 16 and the Bible
class for juniors. Eight classes have
been held each week during the winter in
the gymnasium, the largest class having
an average attendance of 10. In the
educational department a class in pen
manship has been maintained and the
series of practical talks have attracted
an average of 100 each time. A class
in mathematics is promised for next year,
in addition to any other work in this de-
partment. The junior work included
gymnasium and Bible classes, strolls and
socials and the formation of a Knights
of Arthur Club. There are "a members
in the junior department and 80 in the
senior department. The lecture course
resulted in deficit the past season and
the president made several recommen-
dations which were debated at length
later in the evening. The mortgage on
Music Hall is $410O with unpaid inter-
est and other bills amounting to 1921.
The president recommended that the
accumulated interest and principal be
placed as one note and later in the even
ing the trustees of the property were
asked to do this. The president said
that now that extensive repairs had been
made the rentals would provide for the
interest and also provide for a small
sinking fund. In closing he said,
Your directors have engaged Mr..
Dillon to serve you the coming year, and
we bespeak for him your hearty cooper
alton in helping to make this coming year
the best yet. There is a far wider field
and more important work for the Asso-
citation to do than it has yet done. Will
we help Mr.. Dillon to enter this larger
field and capture it in the name of our
great Captain"
The report of the treasurer showed
that when all the pledges were paid in
there would be money enough to meet
all outstanding accounts. Secretary Dill
Ion said there was not much to add after
the ground had so well been covered by
the president, and alter general discus
sion of the recommendations of the presi-
dents report these officers were presented
by the nominating comnitte and unani-
mousIy elected:
President, F. H. Brooks.
Vice President, H. M. Nelson.
Secretary, M. S. Aldrich.
Treasurer, Guy W. Hill.
Auditors, H. Nd. Nelson, c. S. Adams.
Directors for three years, DR.. R. ".
Warner, Charles H. Woods, Clarence H.
Dempsey.
Following the election of officers there
was an hour of speechmaking. Judge
". P. Smith, a former president, led off
and Arthur F. Stone followed, both
speaking OF the good work the local or.
ganization was doing and bespeaking for
it successful future. Secretary Fuller oil
the Railroad Y. M. c. A., at Woodsville
gave an interesting account of what that
useful organization is doing, and State
Secretary Morrison closed with ringing
address. MIR. Morrison was called back
by the president and gave some incidents
in the state work and explained what
Franklin County was deing along asso'
citation lines. Just before the meeting
adjourned Prot. Henry Fairbanks, one Of
the charter members ofthe st. lohnsbury
Association, reminded the members that
the association would celebrateits fiftieth
anniversary next fall and that it was es.
pecially fitting to have as president at
this time the son ofthe man who was, he
believed, the first president of the st.
Johnsbury association-Dr. S. 7. Brooks.
Secretary Fuller said that it was posi-
Bile that the next state convention would
be held in st. Johnsbury and that he
hoped the local association would make
it's jubilee anniversary feature OF that
gathering.