The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-21
Y. NJ. c. A. SHORTS $4,000
OFFICERS HOPE TO WIPE
OUT DEFICIT.
New Glasses and Features at the Big
Building in Halsey Street-Royal
: Arcanum Councils to Rally.

The gynnnastic team of the local Young
Mems Christian Association, under the
leadership of Captain George Ketchum, is
working faithfully for the carnival of
athletics and gymnastics, as well as
tumbling, to be held in the local ~associa-
ton building on February $, when 1t will
meet abolt forty of the strongest men
from the Brooklyn Central Branch, fifteen
from the Harlem Branch, and a number OF
men from the Twenty-third Street Brancn
in a friendly competition.
Boys Interested in joining an electrical
club are invited to come to the boys
room Monday evening, January %.
The automobile class is now receiving
its lessons at various large garages in
Newark on Tuesday evenings.
Conover English will give a free busl-
ness talk to men tomorrow evening upon
The Duties and Liabilities of Street Rail-
way and Express Companies in Relation
tn Passengers and Shippers" All inter-
ested are invited.
With the last day Of this month the
fiscal year of the association closes. ION
account of the money strirgency. the
finance committee is facing a deficit Of
$500. Strenuous efforts are now being
made by the association to make up this
49, ~ tAdt bhC Usual year may Ue
closed with every bill paid and a clean
balance sheet.
How TO Prepare for the Sunday School
LESSON was the topic of the second les
son in the normal course, taught in the
-Alling room of the association last night.
During the session the lesson to be taught
In the international course next week in
1.-The Sunday schools-"Christ Cleaning the
Temple"-was also briefly outlined and
helpful suggestions given.
The Life and Time Of David" will be
the topic of an interesting Bible talk, IL
Illustrated with colored views, to be given
next Friday evening in the Alling room
by Secretary Cozzens. This will be the
fourth talk In a series on Great Men of
the Old Testament" The meeting will
be for men only. Beginning with the
first Friday in February a class for the
study of Bible doctrines will begin its
sessions to be taught by Gottfried Kenge-
ter.
The annual rally Of the Royal Arcanum
councils of Newark and vicinity will be
held in Wallace Hall next Sunday after
noon. services to begin promptly at S:45
o'clock. The address will be given by the
Rev. David r. Frazer. D. D. Hon. ]. A.
Lebkuecher will preside. There will be
selections by the Wallace Hall Orches-
ira, under the leadership of the musical
director of the association, with the CO.
operation of Mrs. L. Carroll Beckel, the
~well-known soprano. The meeting will
be for both men and women.
Beginning today a large lumber Of the
members Of the boys department. are in
a stirring contest for 200 new members
before January 81. The boys have been
divided into. two teams-the REDS and
the Blues" and the members of the win
ming team who get at least one new
member will sit down to a banquet at
which the losing team will act as walters.
The contest has aroused great enthusiasm,
and members of both teams are wearing
Get One" buttons of the color Of their
resi- ective teams.
There will be a social gathering for
members Of the youths social Bible class
tomorrow evening, 1880 o'clock. The class
in wood-burning and typography viii hold
its first session tomorrow at AIS O'Clock.
A new club, to be known as the X o. +.
c. is to have It's initial meeting tomorrow
afternoon at ais o'clock.
The First Aid Club, OF which DR.. G.
Rae Lewis IS the leader. will meet on
Thursday at AIS. 'Stories of Boys in
Jail" will be the subject of a talk to be
given by Samuel ]. Wertheim at the
meeting of the Moral Muscle League FRI
day afternoon, AIS o'clock.