Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-11
Y. m. C. A. ANNIVERSARY
Address by Rev. DR.. DOggett Of
international Training School
What the Association Seeks to Do-LocaI
Statistics Of the Year-offeers Elected
at Business Meeting.

What the Association Seeks to Do-Loeal
Statistics Of the Year-ofHeers Elected
at Business Meeting.
The 23d anniversary of the Brattleboro
Y. M. G. A. was observed i'm the First
Baptist church Sunday evening. The
different churches united in the observ-
anee. and the congregation therefore was
large. The musical program was an en-
joyaDle feature, various church choirs
uniting in a large chorus which sang
Dudley Bucks fine anthem, Sing Allie
lula Forth,a with great volume and
power, backed by the Estey Memorial
organ at the command OF Miss Izetta
Stewart. Other musical features were
a solo by Fred c. Adams and a response
and anthem by the Brattleboro male
quartet.
President Edward c. Crosby presided
and conducted the responsive reading Il.
w. Gibson read the scripture lesson and
L. W. Hawley offered prayer. The add
dress of the evening was by Rev. l.. l..
Doggett, Phi. D.. Of Springfield, Mass.
president of the international Y. M. c. A.
training school in that city. He spoke
on "A Modern Association"
Mr.. Doggett said the practical ques-
ton before us today was the problem of
the modern town. In an impressive way
he showed how the migration of the
young men from the country TO the larger
towns has gone on until they are the con-
! trolling element in those towns. and the
character OF the towns depends upon the
character Of their young men, Statistics
show that large majority of the young
men turned out by the educational insti-
| buttons OF the country are Christian
| young men: and these young men move
| on 10 the cities. The churches should
minister to the intellectual, social and
spiritual natures Of the young men in
| the towns II they would accomplish re-
| suits like those obtained in the schools
The association seeks to win the whole
man. II has discovered in recent years
| that the time to get hold Of a young man
Is when he is changing from a boy. II
| attempts to get the boys and young men
into fellowship with one another. 1t at
tempts TO get hold of their leisure time
and appeal TO their nobler and higher
lives. This cannot be done by holding
a prayer meeting with them all the time
and so the association ministers to their
| physical and intellectual well being as a
medium through which TO reach their
| spiritual side. In closing his delightful
address DR.. Doggett appealed for better
equipment for the Brattleboro association.
Mr.. Crosby announced the reengage-
! ment Of General Secretary Charles f. w
Cunningham and called attention to the
3ecretary's report published in the even
| ing's program. The report was n sum-
|
was as follows: New members. "a; total
membership. 2S3; average number OF
visits to the association daily. SO: men
using gymnasium, 50; boys using gym
nasium, 80; physical examinations given.
21 athletic meet at Valley Fair ground
camp fires, 3; straw ride; entertainments
in star course. 5; business men at ban
quet 1902; ladies and gentlemen attended
three socials. 424 boys attended five So
Gals, 800; members in association or
chestra, 4: boys climbed Wantastiquet
mountain "a; boys walked to Sunset lake,
To- Sunday afternoon mems meetings.
16: high school boys enrolled in life
problem club. %; II sessions with an
average attendance OF IA; life problem
club suppers served by the auxiliary. Il;
open air union services conducted on the
common, 10; open air union services con-
Quoted at Esteyville, IS; men and boys
expressed a,desire TO live Christian life,
9: situations secured. 9; directed 10 board
ing houses, AZ; calls made, III.
The annual meeting of the association
was held Saturday evening when these
officers were elected: President +. c.
Crosby; vice president, l.. w. Hawley;
treasurer. G. C. Averill; recording secre-
tary. DIR. c.. C. Wheeler; directors for
three years. Z. L. HiIdreth. H. +. c. Todt
and w A. Gilbert Nineteen young men
were admitted TO membership.