The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

There are thirty sons of widows in the
Boys club of the Y NJ, C. A, Westsde
Branch, Cleveland. The fathers of the 407
members are engaged in 1870 occupations
and professions, from attorneys, mer-
chants and policemen to janltors and day
laborers.
The secretary of the Y. NJ c. A. at
San Francisco and his assistants have
been rendered homeless by the great
earthquake and fire.
Mrs. Jemison of Spokane, WASH, gave
that association $4,000 This is said to be
one-fourth of her entire fortune.
The head of one of the biggest manu-
featuring establishments in Worcester
Mass, says that since the association has
held Bible classes in his shops, the men
have done more work and of a better
grade.
The Colored Y. M. C. A. at Knoxville.
Tenn. has been given a house by f. c..
johnson as a memorial to his late wife.
1t is the first gift of its kind received
by a colored association from colored
man.
The East Liberty branch. Pittsburg, has
hired a country club house twelve miles
Up the Allegheny river for a summer
home and boarding place for young men
employed in stores, offices and factories
Z he estate consists of fifty acres. Men
may go back and forth to business daily,
and the rates are reasonable.
Mr. Henry NJ Beardsley. Mayor-elect of
Kansas City, who was elected by popular
vote from all parties has been president
of the Y. M. C. A for seven years. In
the midst of his own campaign he gave
three solid weeks of time to the thirty day
canvass for 1921 900 for building. He
considered this more important than his
own canvass.
A young MOAN walked UP to the di-
rector of the employment department of
the Central branch of the Brooklyn Y.
Nj. c. A., saying. Il am not a member
of any association. / am just man who
is about broke and who wants a posi-
ton. | am a stranger in this city. viii
you help me find work? He was given the
Desired assistance. Then he Joined the
employment department Bible class and
was soon elected its secretary. He next
Joined the association, and today is one
of the ushers at the Sunday afternoon
meetings,
In a middle western state some months
ago prominent railway official was con-
verted in a Sunday afternoon Y. NJ c. A.
meeting and has since become an earnest
worker among the railroad men under his
supervision. He found that, among a GER
tain group, the difficulty in the way was
a nearby saloon. When speaking with one
of his engineers about his habits he told
him that he would very soon lose his job
If he did not stop going to the saloon.
The engineer replied that he knew it, and
said to his superior officer II am go
ing to turn over new leaf and swear
off, The employer said: THAT is not
what you want at ALL Bill. What you
want to do is to go down to the Young
Mems Christian association and get con-
verted." The engineer took the cue. went
to the meeting, entered the Christian life
and has since had no difficulty with the
saloon.
The Young Mems Christian association
in st. Petersburg, RUSSIA, is TO build
large gymnasium in connection with the
building given TO it by Mr.. James Stokes
The West Side branch of the Y. NJ. C.
A. of New Yorw city has eleven automo-
biles of different types which it uses for
demonstration in it's automobile classes.
For the course of chauffeur training men
pay s35 a term.
These are the kind of subjects discussed
in one of the Y. M. C. A clubs: who Is
to Blame for Graft?" docs Swearing
Help Fellows Feelngs?' us Tempta
ton a Fact or a Fancy?" Municipal
Ownership" THE Hot Headed Man"