The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-29
THE STATE Y. N. c. A.
stat> Committee Met Here to Select
a Successor to G. A. Carmel, Re-
firing Secretary.

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the State Committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association held a
meeting in the parlors OF the M. E.
church of this city. The committee
is composed OF the following men:
Prof. S. D. vanBenthuysen of
Mitchell, chairman; Lauritz Miller,
Mitchell, secretary; G. f. Evans,
Mitchell, treasurer; DR.. E. F.
Reamer, Mitchell; j. T. Morrow,
Mitchell; w. B. Egnle, Sioux Falls;
S. E. Canine, berdeen; D. M.
Inman, Vermillion ;Doane Robinson,
Pierre; DR.. Goodfellow, Groton;
Judge Abel. Lake Preston; FL. F.
Fishhack. Bookings; j. Fl. KNAPP
pen, R%rookings; M. d. Whisman,
Hur N; Mr.. Heinrichs, Rapid City I;
o. "A. Alseth, Yankton.
Those attending the committee
meeting were Chairman vanBenthyu-
sen, @ 4. Evans. DR.. e. f..
Reamer, Lauritz Miller Mr.. W.. B..
Engle, DR.. Goodfellow. and o. a..
Alseth. q. a. Carried, the state
secretary for the past two years was
also present. Mr.. Carried sewers his
connection with the state Y. M. G.
A. in June and one of the main
questions taken up by the committee
was the selection Of a successor of
Mr.. Carried. A selection was made
by the committee but owing to the
fact that such selection must be
approved by the International Com
mittee at New York, no definite
announcement can be made at this
time.
1t is the plan of the State Commit
tee to push the organization Of the
Y. NJ. @. A., Ia the various com.
munities Of the. state where the con.
diGions will. warrant such a step. At
the present time there are local
associations 10 tho following colleges {:
, south Dakota State College,
Brookings; Dakota Wesleyan Univer.
sity, Mitchell; Northern Normal and
Industrial School, Aberdeen: Yank-
ton College, Yankton: University of
South Dakota, Vermilllon; Sioux
Falls college, Sioux Falls; Huron
College, Huron; Redfeld College, !
Redfelj.
Besides these an association has
recently been organized In the
Mitchell High School, and city
have been established in
Rapid City, Desmet, Groton, and
White. and the organization of al
county association has Just been
affected I'm .Kingsbury County. The
of Mitchell Pierre, Huron,
Alexandria. and Sioux Falls are all
planning for the organization Of
in the near future and
there are doubtless other communi-
ties lnat are ripe for such organtza-
lions This field of christian
activity is just opening up 10 South
Dakota ana 1t is the hope Of the
State Committee TO have the work
thoroughly organized by the end :of
the year. The headquarters of the
association will be located at Mitch
ell, where the new state secretary
will be located. He will have charge
Of the work In the cities of the state
and also in the colleges with the
Of Brookings and Vermil-
lion. These two schools will have
q separate secretary who will divide
bis titoe equally between them.
The work Is maintained largely by
voluntary subscriptions, aud between
two and three Thousand dollars will
he needed the coming year to carry
out the plans Of the state committee.
While only about five hundred
of this amount has been
subscribed the committee feels con-
fident chat as the nature of the WORK
becomes better known the business
Of the state will come forward
with liberal offrs OF financial aid,