The sun., 1908-11-13
Z. IN. G. I. WORKs PRAISED
At the Annual Dinner at the waldorf Of
the international Committee.

the international Committee.
Not q cigar burned and not a cork
popped In the grand ballroom Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria last night when tlB diners
sat down 20 the annual dinner OF the
international committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Association Of North
America. Yet the after coffee oratory-
was spontaneous and fervld from the time
that Gen. Horace Porter said that he felt
like little balloon cent up TO test the air
currents to the closing words of Major
Gen. Leonard Wood, another guest OF
the evening.
The international committee 10 one
OF the two main governing bodies Of the
association In America, including under
Its activities all the departments Of work
both here and abroad. The tenor Of the
evenings speechmaking was record Civ
Ing. each OF the eight secretaries of the
various departments reviewing the work
that had progressed In hls special field
during the year past. The only speaker
who had been announced and who did
not take the floor in answer to his name was
Elihu Root. who sent word at the Ia at
minute that he had been detained In Bos-
ton by attendance upon the funeral Of a
DR.. L. C. Warner. the chairman OF the
International committee, introduced A.
E. Marling, vice-chairman of the same
body, as the toastmaster of the evening.
With them at the guests table sat Gen.
Horace Porter. Major-Gen. Leonard
Wood. August Belmont. DR.. e. A. Steiner,
Commissioner of immigration Robert
vens. Robert W. de Forest. Cephas Brain
erd,. Abner Kingman, the Rev. William
=: Grosvenor, c. Sidney Shepard, Robert
Cluett, +. T.. Brown, Commodore A. v.
Wadhams. A. C. True and James Stokes
Others present were Fleming. h, ReveIl.
Edwerd Lauterbach. pr. D. H. McAlpin.
NJ. Easley, Col. Austin Colgate. Nathan
blur and William o. Allison.
Gen. Porter was the frat speaker of
the evening. The General drew upon
his fund OF funny stories for two or three
and then bowed his way out. He was
followed by DR.. Warner. who told Of
ciation7 had made during the year past
He said that $50 new buildings Of the
Y. NJ, C. A. had been erected during the
year. The value Of the buildings owned
by the association In 1907 was $33, 900. 900.
said DR.. Warner; during the year past
this valuation had jumped to $40, 1000. 600.
Il WOTS I,o4s dbSOCiatlOn OFhnCuto
In the world, of which one-quarter were
located in America, yet the membership
Of the American Organization comprised
half Of the total world membership.
Gen. Wood spoke very briefly OF the
work OF the association that had come
under his observation. first in Cuba and
latterly in the Philippines.
service in the Philippines. said he. Not
only has It served TO raise the moral stand
ard Of the enlisted men in the army and
navy. but by 80 doing it has contributed
its share toward bringing the natives to a
better estimation Of the Americans. The
native judges Americans as a whole
chiefly by the conduct Of the soldiers and
sailors. and since that has been kept at
high standard, largely through Y. NJ. G. A..
work. the result has been happy one
Others who spoke were j. +. Moore,
DR.. George j. Fisher. w. B. Miliar, w. A.
Hunton. John r; .Boardm9n, David r.
Porter. E. T. Cotton. E. NJ. Thomasson
and Fred Smith