Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-17
Seven Directors Are Elected at
the Associations Yearly
Meeting
REPORTS OF WORK GIVE
Each Department Shows Satisfactory
Progress for the Closing Months of
Last Year-Ladies' Auxiliary Is
Praised-RaiIroad Secretary w. r..
Day and State Secretary Speak.

Lacking but few days of the, 'ev-
enteenth anniversary Of the organh :
ton of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, 145
members gathered at the building
Thursday night at the annual asso-
citation meeting and supper. Directors
We're elected for the coming year at
the short business meeting of the assoc
citation, and reports Of the different de-
partments of the work We're read at
the supper which followed.
The new directors elected were Don
f. Hecox, for three years, and Charles
M. Mikesell and A. G. Nelson for two
years. The four directors reelected
were DR.. G. E. Wanberg, c. H. Van
Law, George Esperson and N. F. Mil
Ter. The terms Of each of these is
three years. The board Of directors will
elect the association officers at its
next meeting.
Supper An Elaborate Affair.
At Z o'clock the gymnasium, where
the supper was served. was thrown
open. The walls and railing of the
balcony were draped with flags and ma
tional colors. Suspended from the CELL
ing above the tables was an immense
triangle, the association emblem, made
of red, white and green Japanese Ian
terms, the association colors. AS the
supper of four courses was being
served by members Of the Ladies
auxiliary, the Y. M. c. A. orchestra
played.
President N. - Miller presided, and
after the reports Of the physical. edu-
cational, and religious departments,
and that of the general secretary We're
read, w. A. MaGee; state secretary, and
w. H. Day, of Chicago, western inter
national railroad secretary. were in
troduced. Both spoke of the work be-
ing done. and both complimented the
| local association on it's successful en-
dea-ors.
Entertainment Course Shows Profit.
Because the fiscal year of the assoc
citation does not end until in May, all
| of the reports were Of necessity IN
complete. c. II. Van Law, chairman
l|of HE educational committee, whose
work embraces the Searchlight club
| the entertainment course and night
school gave his eport. According to
| it the estimated profit of the course Is
placed at $50. The receipts to date
with two more concerts to be given
are s1,226.35, and the expenses Ss6745
The Searchlight club has member
ship Of 1877, and satisfactory work has
been accomplished in the night schools
Bond Payments Progressing.
1 According to the rasae~Df George A.
=. uilding bond
rrr5iaers, sixty eight bonds Of the total
Of 125 issued, have been taken up.
Sixty-fve of these. requiring cash to
the amount of $500, have been paid
since Aug. Q. Interest in the amount
of $602.35 has been paid during the
same time, and the fund has on hand
$392.1S to take up other bonds as fast
as they expire
Religious Meetings Show Increase.
By the report Of DR.. G. A. Wanberg,
chairman Of the religious work COM
mittees, the attendance at the thirteen
meetings during the last three months
of 1907 was 1,776, compared with an at
tendance OF 672 for twelve meetings
during the same period Of 1906. There
are nine Bible study Glasses, with an
enrolment of 11S, and during the last
quarter of 1907 there were twenty
five conversions. During the year $500
was given to Secretary Wards work
in India.
Ladies' Exc client Work.
Words Of praise for the Ladies'
auxiliary, and its excellent work, were
given in the report Of Secretary John
A. Goodell The auxiliary gave $1,000
to the building debt last summer, and
has already paid 500 of the amount.
In addition it paid for the cost Of re-
decorating the office and lobby, and
remodeling the secretary's office, and
gave part Of the money required to fit
up the boys department. By this
same report the associations mem
bership was given as 578, divided into
1T sustaining members, 253 regular
members, and 148 boys.
A general summary of the physical
work was given in the report of Phys
ical Director Arthur B. Dawson. He
spoke of the excellent work being ac-
complished by the leaders corps Of the
growth of the gymnasium classes, and
Of the willing spirit members showed
in cooperating with him.
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