Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
RESIGNS POSITION
GEORGE w. HALL ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE Y. M. c. A.
TO LEAVE SOON.
Successors for Mr.. Hail and Physical
Director Jameson Not Vet Chosen
Mr.. Jameson Tells OF Muscatlne
Plans.


George W. Hall. assistant secretary
at the Young Mems Christian associa.
ton, has resigned his position and
expects to leave soon for his home In
Newton. Mr.. Hall was recently away
from his work for six weeks on &C.
count Of illness and he feels the need OF
complete change to fully recupurate.
Mr. Hall came to the Ottumwa as.
ISOLATION about year ago and has
proved most competent assistant
secretary. During his stay in the
CITY he has made many friends who
will earnestly regret his departure.
The successors Of Mr.. Hall and Physi.
cal Director Hugh Jameson have not
yet been chosen. although several men
are being considered for the places
Regarding the local association
General Secretary B. A. Barlow stated
today that he deeply regretted the
leaving Of MIR. Jameson and Mr.. Hall
and that their successors would not
be elected until competent men. who
1t is believed can carry forward in a
satisfactory manner the work so
efficiently conducted by the retiring
officers can be secured.
FidnS Tor Mu6catino.
Regarding Hugh Jameson, who has
resigned after six years service as
physical director of the local associa.
ton to accept the general secretary
ship of the Muscatine association
June /, the Journal of that city has
the following:
Hugh Jameson was born in Basse
inc, Burmah. on April 1S, 1872. His
parents, Rev. and Mrs. M. Jameson
were Baptist missionaries at that
place. When lad of eight years Of
age he came to America with his par
ents and settled in New York state
residing there for two years. after
which he lived in Massachusetts, and
Illinois. In 1898 he graduated from
the Y. M. G. A. training college at Chi
cago and since that time has been in
the association work. During his col
lege training he had charge Of the
physical work Of the Ravenswood de
partment Of the Chicago Y. M. G. A
On August %, 1895. he was united ir
marriage to Miss Effie Harris. of AL
ton Ill. They have three children.
During the past ten years Mr. Jane
son was at New Albany, Ind. FOL
two years, Anderson, Ind, for two
years and at Ottumwa for six years
in charge Of the physical work OF the
associations in those cities. He come;
here with many years experience
back of him as well as the past RECORD
Of work done in these fields where ht
has been located. He has been very
successful in the physical work art
| the indications are that he will prove
even more 80 in the general secretary
slip.
| ''When seen this morning Mr.. Jane
son told OF few Of the plans that he
had in store for this association. HI
said that the first thing to be done
would be to start membership cam
paign. There are at present Ais mem
bers in the association, according tx
Mr.. jameson and he says that there
should be at least 600.a During thu
first few months there will be a spe
cial effort made to increase the mem
bership to above named amount ant
than later the summer camp will b.
conducted during the last Of June. Mr.
Jam son departed on the morniin,
train for his home at Ottumwa, wher,
he will pack up and move to this cit,
the middle of next month"