The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
Y. N. CA. BOOMING TN JAPAN
Work During War with Russia
Shows Far-reaching Results.
Associate National Secretary Helm
Tells Local Members Whnt Has
Been Accomplished.

s ". Woodward. president Of the
Washington Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, entertained company Of fifty
men at his home in Wyoming avenue last
evening, in honor Of V. ". Helm. as
sociate national secretary Of the Y NJ.
c. A. Of Japan.
Following a social evening. Mr.. Helms
story Of the achievements Of the X. NJ. c.
A. in Japan was told. lie has been the
associate Of GaIen NJ. Fisher in this work
FOR seven years. and was at the head Of
the movement that gave the army Of
Japan a full-fedged. up-to-date army y.
N. c. A. during the closing months Of
the Russo-Japanese war.
One important announcement Of inter
est locally was made during the evening
II was to the effect that in addition 10 the
three foreign secretaries in Y. NJ. c. A
work now maintained by the washington
I. NJ. c A. a fourth one has just been
taken on IN the person OF Galep NJ
Fisher, senior national secretary q Japan.
The group Of secretaries In the Orient as
representatives Of the Washington Y NJ
{. A.. therefore. includes A. II. Grace. OF
India. c. c. Rutledge, az HongkOng. f.
y
and China and Mr.. Fisher. of Japan.
Announcement was also made last even
ing that the coming convention Of the
Worlds Student Christian Federation. 10
be held IN Tokyo next April. will be the
first Christian convention Of international
character ever held In the Orient. and
that the delegates 10 that meeting will be
three-fOurths OF them from Oriental
countries The total delegation will num-
Der co.
Mr.. Woodward's guests included Messrs.
A. Lisner. Arson S. Taylor. A. n 10th
rop, u. II. Kerr. r A. Harding. Edward
Graves. II. Bradley Davidson. John 3.
Larner, Henry B. f. Mcfarland, NJ NJ
Shand. +. p. Shaw. Dr. Joseph Taber
Johnson, ". H. Hoeke Dr. +. NJ Gal
laudet, Chief Justice PeeIle. c. J. Ccrby.
". S. CoTby. Or. ". h Butler. Lieut.
John W Crawford. Clifford Pinchot. r. f..
Stevens, 3. T. Cole Charles B. Bailey.
Byron s Adams, Judge Thomas H. An
derson. DR.. r. B. Donaldson. Charles r.
Foster. Gen. George II. Harries. Judge J.
IT, MCGOWAN, James Sharp 9. ". T.
Swartzell, Mai =. G. Phillips, A Ralph
Server. William II. Baldwin. George
Truesdcll, Daniel Fraser. Hon. John W
Foster, 3 II. Warner. Charles ". Need
ham, c. r Nesbit, +. l. Moore, Z. :.
LaFetra. VI. W. Baldwin. IT. W. Arnold.
Myr0n j. Jones. Edward ". Hearne.
John y. Sleman, IT,, William Jessop. ".
II. II. Smith, and DR.. Merrill T. Gates.
Bob Galley. Princet0ns oldtime center
rush, is on his way back 10 China. where
he has been sent by Princeton's under
graduates and alumni To develop Young
Mems Christian Association in the city of
Peking, with special reference 70 the edu-
Gated and official classes.
Galley has been spending a year in
America, after seven years at Tfenstin.
where he stayed Mt his association post
during the Boxer war. He was In Wash
ingtOn part Of the time
Alr. Galley took with him another
Princetonian. Of 1904 Dwight ". Edwards.
who was also prominent IN the athletic
and religious life. They viii lead the
Chinese in athletics, which the Chinese
are taking up with enthusiasm under
these coaches.