The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-15
OPENING TONIGHT AT Y. M. !. 4. ROOMS Reception to be Given the New
 Officers REPORTS WILL BE HEARD L. J. Haley, Jr., Will Be the Principal Speaker-New Members Will Be
 Elected and Refreshments
 Will Be Served.

The fall opening of the Young Mems Christian association will take place to- night at 8 o'clock at the association rooms on Twentieth street. The opening will be the largest and most suspicious ever held by the local association.
 The opening will combine an educational rally. at which members of the night school will be enrolled, a reception In honor of the new officers of the associa- ton, the opening of the swimming pool, the election of new members and other matters pertaining to the beginning of the fall work.
 The meeting will be presided over py William M. Cosby, vice president or the association, and the address of the even ing will be made by L. J. Haley, Jr. lrv- ing w. Larrimore and the other officers of the association will also make talks outlining the work to be done in their re- spective departments this winter.
 The reception will be rendered the new officers of the association, Irving w. Lar rimore and l.. H. Putnam. An opportunity will be given for all the members to meet inc new officers. Professor Larrimore will be the director of the mems depart ment in the gymnasium, and Professor Putnam will have charge of the boys in the several departments.
 The former has been director In the Y, M. c. A. at Denver for number or years. and the latter has had charge or the boys department in the Atlanta asso- ciation.
 Educational Department.
 c. W. Collins, director of the educational department, will outline the work to be done in the night school this fall and Winter Several new courses have been added since last year, and larger enroll ment is anticipated this year
 The following instructors have been se- cured for the night school;
 English, Charles A. Brown, principal or the Henley school; penmanship and busi- ness correspondence, W. N. Smith, prin- cipal of the Massey Business college; arithmetic, A. A. Lyon, principal or the South Highlands school; business boys class, Thomas c. Young, principal or the Martin school; higher mathematics, P. s. Haley, former assistant professor of mathematics at the Alabama Poly tecnic institute; bookkeeping and account ing, L. LeMay, bookkeeper for the Blrm- ingham Railway, Light and Power com pany; mechanical drawing, E. R. Cox, chief draughtsman for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway company; arch itectural drawing, Hugh Martin Of Miller 6 Martin, architects; electricity, Samuel Ashton, electrical engineer for the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany: chemistry, Harry Burn, chief chem lst for the Dimmlck Pipe company.
 New Departures.
 General Secretary J. Jackson ana Assistant Secretary and Director of Re- ligfous Work J. S. Bridges will speak of the new departures that have been made in the religious department, notably the shop Bible class and the neighborhood Bible class Both of these plans have proven successful
 Hinds Peevey. chairman of the mem- bership committed will recommend the election of about seventy-tive new mem bers. The total membership of the asso- citation, including those who will be elect ed tonight is about $50. It is constantly increasing and new members are being enrolled daily.
 The water will be turned into the new swimming pool and it will be open for inspection. The pool is lined with marble and is considered one of the finest in the south. Sixteen shower baths have been installed around the pool. Refreshments will be served.