Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-14
NJ. 0. A. REPORT EXTRACTS.
hich was Read in the Several Pro
 testant Churches Yesterday.

testant Churches xester0av.
 The association has closed year
 increased activity and extended
 TX. A marked growth has occurred
 the membership of the association
 Id of the auxiliary.
 The income received for current
 penses was $10,245. More than
 o-thirds of this was business in he and less than one-third came bm subscriptions. The receipts
 re S979 short of meeting the ex-
 oses of the year, but in addition
 It's amounting to s2,600 were ap-
 ed on the mortgage debt, reducing
 to $19,0O0, making our actual net
 in for the year $1,620.
 The income received for current benses was in excess .of the esti-
 lte at the beginning of the year.
 Id the expenses were kept below
 amount recommended by the
 ance committee and authorized by
 board of directors.
 Hast year we adopted a new sys-
 n of accounting. It is an up to
 te and approved method and as
 mplete as systems in use by the
 .Rest business corporations.
 Seven new directors were elected
 year ago to succeed those who had
 wed three years. The new men
 ve interested many of their friends
 the work of the organization.
 127 members have been on the list
 committees.
 The enrolment of senior. junior Id sustaining members in our or
 nization reached 718 in January, highest point in seven years. |The Reading room of the associa- bn has been used constantly by a -ge number of readers. It Is kept pplied with a variety Of daily, Bekly and monthly papers and hgazines.
 Our own monthly publication, aterbury Men, is now in its fifth ar. It contains items of particular terest to young men and to all
 lends of young men. The income bm more than thirty advertise bnts met the expenses of publica- bn for the year and left a balance
 the association treasury.
 The Business Mems Bible club with |kty-eight members has had its sec Va year of practical studies in the fe of Christ, with Dr Henry B. right of Yale as leader. The aver Ie attendance was 30 for each of twenty-five sessions. This has len an important and scholarly |ble study course.
 For the sixth season meetings for |en were held in Jacques Opera Huse on eight Sunday afternoons. &e average attendance was 216 men ||ch Sunday. The religious life of Any men was stimulated and de- fe was awakened In others for ristian living and church attend Ice.
 Last fall repairs and Improvements ere made in the physical depart snt. including a new office on the hin floor for the Physical director. A new gymnasium class of manu- |eturers and others was conducted Eth benefit and enjoyment to the fenty members.
 ' One hundred and fifty young men ere enrolled In the basket bali and 9wling leagues.
 IThe tennis club had 36 members |st summer. its largest enrolment. During the year we lost, eleven. norS and sustaining members by lath.
 Our women's auxiliary member |ip numbers 205. the highest of any lar. Seventy-eight served on com fttees. $150 was expended in vari- Is ways for the association and co was given toward the mortgage |bt. Two large receptions were Id. conducted under the auxiliary's spices. | The association orchestra under |e leadership of William A. Tinsley |ndered excellent music on these oc- |sions and at the mems meetings on bnday afternoons.
 The record of the past year has len gratifying in many ways con- |lering the necessary limitations of r appropriations.
 As the support of the Y. NJ. c. A. Waterbury increases just SO fast In we take our proper place among |e associations of this country in ties as large and as wealthy as our