The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
YOUNG MEN WILL
TAKE L ARGE PART
IN Y. vi. C.. 4. WORK
Chairman of Baltimore Committee Invited to Attend Din
in Richmond Tomorrow Night-Inadequacy
ofPresent Quarters Pointed Ort

be more than persona grata at the gath
ering of tho young men in Richmond.
In connection with the limited time of
/ the campaign In Richmond 1t was point
ed out by Mr.. S. x. Mckee. general sec
rotary of the Richmond association. yes
terday that the concentration Of effort
will mean that the raising OF the $780,
c6O will not cost one per GEN. OF the
total amount. Mr.. Ward is here as sec
rotary of the International Y, NJ. c. A.,
regularly salaried officer OF the assoc
citation. and he is being treated rs the
guest of the Richmond association
The first reports from the solicitors
will probably be received Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the meeting of the
citizens committee. 1t Is understood that
some subscriptions were secured by men,
bers of this committee yesterday, but
nothing would be said officially at head
quarters. The officers want the reports to
come from the committeeman themselves.
Inadequate Equipment.
An interesting study OF the inadequacy
OF the present equipment of the Y. NJ. c..
A. might be made in the boys depart
! ment The membership Is practically
limited to 800 boys by the lack Of space
when n thousand members could easily
| be secured. The 800 paying members
have to he actually driven from the
building when the men want tho gym
nasllm and the Bible Study Club the
parlors.
The Boys Bible Study Club is unique
organization. which will celebrate its
/, third birthday February LIST, 1t is hoped
with the new building fund In plain
| sight. In past years the boys work of
the association has been sort OF side
l,lne-a department passed from one
assistant secretary to another and from
one corner of the building to another.
This Boys Bible Study Club has proved
that boys will attend an interesting Bible
class, since for three years. summer ana
winter, for flfty-two weeks In the year,
this club has met on each Saturday, the
boys only play day, at II o'clock. The
/ first president was Charles Philips, son
of the Rev. A. T.. Phillips: Secretary.
r. w. Miles, Jr; Treasurer. Wingo Rus
sell. Musical Director, Linwood Cosby
| From the organization of this class the
nositlon of tho association with regard
to its boys department changed. From
having to beg the boys to come the boys
took hold themselves, and SO filled the
building that limitations had to be put
on their attendance to keep the men
from being crowded out. The class con-
ducts Its own business affairs and In
stead of calling for help from the assoela-
ton is a helper in organizing other INES
OF work.
About two years ago this class under
took the refurnishing Of the boys rooms
which plan they carried out In handsome
stvle at a cost of some three hundred
dollars They own a first-class stereopu-
con with about 700 slides, and also ilne
monograph with over one hundred rec,
ords. Miss Helen Miller Gould presented RESENTED
scopic views OF foreign countries. Mr..
Relthard, the physical director, remarks
l>llpoA q peculiar condition existing here.
The gymnasium does not furnish boys or
bring boys to the gymnasium The enrol
! ment of this class In now about seventy
| five, and q feature which the secretary
! has kept constantly before them Is the
takes part not only in leading the class,
but in excelling in gymnasium work as
! we'll. Ono Sunday In tho month the boys
| conduct their own class, and 1t Is noticed
that on this occasion the attendance is
the largest Of the week S In the summer
boring forty, spent two weeks In camp
| near charlottesville last summer
The physical director has three gymna-
stun classes for boys and there are five
thirty-seven, with an average attendance
| Of ninety-three per cent. These night
! educational classes are almost entirely
| made up of hoys who work all day, and
SO large a percentage OF attendance shows
| an earnestness Of purpose not to be found
sit is a fact says Mr., Reithard. "that
l there is not q place In Richmond where
boys can BIO taught to swim. Nearly one
4 hundred boys use the gymnasium daily,
! place for one. It IL largely due to this