Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-12
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Street Railway-The street railway
department of the Los Angeles Pacific
at Sherman is now well organized with
G.. r. Gabel, general manager of the
road, as chairman of it's committee of
management. For several months dur
ing its organization i. l.. Pierce, one
of the motormen on the road who had
been one of the leaders in promoting
the organization of this branch and
who had asked for leave of absence
from regular work, gave his whole
time to the street railway situation till
a secretary could be engaged. We have
been exceedingly fortunate in secur-
ing Will j. Wilkie as secretary of this
department. He comes to us with
years of experience and training and
now with his enthusiastic effort and
with the help so generously being given
by the road we may expect much from
this department. | believe that it is
the stepping stone to organizations in
other of the street car companies.
Finances Good
Financial-The financial report just
/ read shows expenditures to the amount
of $50, ,992 .43. This, however, is not the
amount expended for the regular work,
as our report shows there was $685.
| 1880 paid out for the running of the
association, the balance being the eX-
| penses connected with buying out the
| lease and moving to and equipping our
| new quarters.
a point worthy of notice in this re-
! port Is that under the present circum-
stances the members of the association
have paid within $455--50 per cent of
the running expenses of the associa-
ton.
Changes in secretarial force-During
the year c. F. Quillian, our assistant
secretary, was granted a years leave
of absence to attend college and w. w.
| Willis of Atlanta was secured to take
his place.
E. NJ. Vaughn, on account of i'll health,
had to give up indoor work for a time,
and j. Landrum Graham has been Sc
cured in his place and began work jan
uary l.
H. E. Sharp, our boys work director
resigned to go into business.
j. D. F'oss our assistant physical
director, entered college and Harry
Vorhauer, one of our members has
taken his place.
f. H. Emett began work as religious
work director December 10.
There are many hundred students
coming to our city from year to year,
who also need our attention, hence you
see the immense field that is ours to
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upon us. Much more is required of us
than of many cities of our size which
| do not occupy so strategic a position a S
! Los Angeles. Outside of completing
our building and extending our work
already begun, l would urge the i'm
portance of at once taking steps to get
an athletic field and secure a man as
student secretary to give his whole
time in organizing work among the
student body of the city, the need of
which cannot be questioned. A begin
ming has already been made in this
student work by a temporary organiza-
tion in the law department of the Uni
versity of Southern California in the
form of a Bible class taught by Judge
Noyes. The young men are taking
great interest in 1t, and are about ready
to organize in that department of the
school.
| would recommend that as soon as
possible we enter into "a metropolitan
organization, for as the work develops
it is going to be more than this direc-
tory can do justice to, and we would be
able to increase our usefulness greatly
by such an organization.
The work accomplished during the
past year has not been due to the
efforts of any one man, but to the
! united labors and prayers of faithful
board of directors and secretarial force.
| wish to improve this opportunity 20
express my personal appreciation and
| thanks to those with whom l have been
so closely connected in this work dur
ing the year. First. to our very worthy
president, who has always been ready
to meet the many demands made upon
him by the general secretary, and whom
your general secretary has always
found safe counselor. Second, to the
board of directors for their untiring
efforts and for the many courtesies and
Ikindnesses shown me which have helped
to make the years work delight.
Third, to the secretries for their hearty
cooperation and faithfulness. Fourth,
to the ministers of the city and the
Christian laymen who have so gener-
ously responded to our call; and, fifth,
to the press of the city for the many
liberal courtesies extended to us as an
association, which have been so helpful.
Was 1t ever the privilege of any asso
citation to enjoy broader opportunities
for reaching young men than the pecu-
liar conditions of Los Angeles offer?
Could there be a city where the needs
of young men are greater? Our city
can we'll be called beautiful, and the
many churches with the Cody pastors
and laymen are ever alert to the needs
, of young men. But, while this is true
il is also true that the temptations
, under which our young men are placed
, are legion. Were 1t proper to take the