The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
YOUNG MEN WILL
TAKE LARGE PART
IN Y. NJ. 6. 4. WORK
Chairman of Baltimore Committee Invited to Attend Din
ner in Richmond To-Morrow Night-Inadequacy
OfPresent Quarters Pointed orr

be more than persona grata AZ the gath
crinE OF tne young men in Richmond.
Ia connection with the limited time OF
tie campaign in Richmond il was point
ed olt hv Mr s *. Mckee. general sec
retarv az tie Richmond association. Yes
tertay that the concentration of efrort
viii mean that the raising o. the 5000
on" VIII not cost one per cent OF the
total amount MT Ward IS here as Sec
rotary OF the International Y NJ Q. A.
"A regularly salaried officer OF the assoc
citation. and he is being treated rs the
guest o. the Richmond association.
The first reports from the solicitors
VIII probably be received Monday after
noon az $50 o'clock at the meeting Of the
citizens committee. II IS understood that
some subscriptions were secured by mem
beers OF this committee yesterday. but
nothing would bee said officially az head
quarters. The officers want the reports 70
come from tile committeeman themselves.
Inadequate Equipment.
An Interesting study % the iuadequacv
% the present equipment OF the y. NJ c.
A. might be made in the boys depart
ment. The membership IS practically
limited 20 900 boys by the lack OF space.
when thousand members could easily
Do secured. The 800 paying members
have to he actually driven from the
building when the men want tho gym
nasium and the Bible Study Club the
pariors
The BOYS Bible Study Club is a unique
organization. which VIII celebrate It's
third birthday February 1st. II is hoped
with the new building fund in plain
sight Tn past years the BOYS work OF
the association has been ii sort Of side
une-a department passed from one
assistant secretary 10 another and from
one corner OF the building 20 another.
This Boys Bible Study Club has proved
that boys VIII attend an interesting Bible
class since for three years, summer and
winter for hfty-two weeks I'm 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. J.. Phillips: Secretary.
r. W. Miles. Jr.; Treasurer. Wingo Rus
sell; Musical Director. Linwood Cosby.
From the organization Of this class the
position OF the association with regard
10 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 associa-
ton ie q helper In organizing other lines
Of work.
About two years ago this class under
which plan they carried out IN handsome
STYLE ut n cost OF some three hundred
dollars. They own a first-class stereOpu-
con with about 700 slides. and also a fuo
phonOgraph with over one hundred rec
ords. Miss Helen Miller Gould presented
90 this class last year n series Of stercO-
scOpic views OF foreign countries. Mr..
Reithard. the physical director remarks
upOA q peculiar condition existing here.
The gymnasium does not furnish boys for
the Bible study club. but the club does
bring boys TO the gymnasium The enrol
meut Of this class I'm now about seventy
five and a feature which the secretary
has kept constantly before them IS the
idea Of training for usefulness. Each boy
takes part not only in leading the class.
but in eXcelling in gymnasium work as
well. One Sunday I'm the month the BOYS
conduct their own class. and Il is noticed
that on this occasion the attendance IS
the largest Of tho week In the summer
outings are taken. Tho class, then num-
bering forty, spent two weeks in camp
near Charlottesville last summer.
The physical director has three c~vnna-
SUM classes for boys. and there are FIVE
night educational classes one NUMBERING,
OF ninety-three per cent. These night
educational classes are almost entirely
made up OF boys who work all day and
so large a percentage OF attendance shows
an earncstness OF purpose not 20 be found
In the DAY schools
1T is a fact" says Mr. Relthard that
there is not place in Richmond where
BOYS can be taught 70 swim Nearly one
hundred boys use the gymnasium daily
hut we have no swimming pool ana no
place for one. Il " largely due to this