The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-16
WORK OF Y. N. C. A.
Much Good Is Being Done by .Associa.
tons In Topeka.


A prosperous year for the difrerant
Z. M. c. A. organizations was the NTH
VI the reports submitted by the repre-
sehtatlves of the various departments
q the annual business session of the
I. M Z. A. held in GemmelI hall at the
Sen.rai association last night There
%e Iour associations represented at
last nights meeting: the Central. Rail-
roao' Washburn and the colored de-
par enents Everyone of these submit
.so gratifying reports of the spread of
the work during the past year.
"A. the meeting last night the cleo
| took place. For the three year term.
+. s. Clark, Harold T. Chase, David
BoW1e, Joab Mulvane and C. E ED
rage were elected and John r. Sargent
was elected for the two year term
Inc electlons were made through a
nominating committee who submitted
report and the report was unanimous
ly adopted. The committee was COM
posed of j. j. Henderson, DR.. Charles
Lerrigo and Cary Hayes.
Most. of the meeting was taken up
with the reports Of the various Y. NJ
George E. Lerrigo, secretary of the
central association, read the report of
tnat association. The report although
supposed to be an annual report was
really only report for the past eleven
months as the regular annual business
meeting was held month earlier this
year. The present membership of the
central branch, according to Mr.. Lerri-
COS report, is 1,430 of which about $50
are junior members. 1t is fully expect
ed that the membership will reach
| l,500 by the first of May and a special
eHort Is being made to attain that end.
| During the past year a special move
ment has been made to interest more
OF the young men in religious work
This has been done through a council
made up of representative men from
the different evangelical churches of
the city. This work, according to Mr..
Lerr1SO, promised much for the future
OF the association along the lines of
religious work. The privilege of the
association during the past year were
well patronized; 32,448 baths were given
by the association during the year. A
large number of games were played on
the bowling alleys and George Snyder
was mentioned as having the highest
score of 265 points, with DR.. F. N.
Lynch Of the First Methodist church
and Rev. Chas. L. Finch Of the First
Christian church following with 264 and
266 respectively. The finances of the
association are in good condition. the
obligations of thee association all hav-
/ ing been met with the exceptions of a
slight deficit on the building fund
which will probably be met by the end
of the month as a special effort is to
be made to close the year out of debt.
The educational and gymnasium work
have met with great success during
1.-THE year.
i The Railroad association is the To-
peka association which at the present
time seems to be doing the greatest
work and is in the most fourishine
condition. The report for this associa-
ton was made by the secretary, T. E
Prout, and his report made the others
sit up and take notice. In the 288 days
which were covered by Mr.. Prout's re-
port 31.115 baths were given; 8,133 at
tended the various Bible classes of the
Il association n,687 attended ~they moor
shop meetings and q grand total Of o..
425 attended the various religious
! meetings Of the association. The tota
attendance at the gymnasium func.
lions was 4,148. The educational class
es were attended by 1,793. Many socia
functions were given during the veal
which were attended by 11,2H The
financial statement of Mr.. Prout was
an interesting one as it showed &
balance Of $770-10 after all the obliga-
jtions of the association were met, and
the balance left is much larger thar
the report of a year ago indicated. The
total membership. Of the association
was reported as 1850, which ranks il
as the leading railroad association in
the world.
4 Cary Hayes made. the report for the
. college association. The membership
Of this association as stated was $50
The Bible work Of this association
. 1orms the greater part Of its activities
and the results during the past year
have been especially pleasing. He told
of the coming Of Dad" Elliott, a noted
IL. M. C. A. worker who would be al
1.-THE college next Monday and Tuesday
Prof. E. Ridley made an interesting
report on the work of the colored as
ISOLATION. He told Of the organization
of this association four years ago an6
of the progress since that time. There
lare now 217 members of this associa-
ton and much larger number of those
whose names appear on the member.
| ship lists but who are in arrears or
the membership fees. The educationa
and religious work of this association
has been very successful and the as
ISOLATION is in a f1ourishing condition
Both Prof Ridley and DR.. w. E. Jack
son. president Of the association, en-
tphasiZed the need Of permanent
building instead of the temporar,
rented quarters which they now oc
cupy.
Karl Shumaker, the state secretary
was present at the meeting last nigh
and made a short address on the "Th'
Ideal Association Man." He emphasiz
ed four qualities which mark the idea
association man: Exalted ideals, broat
Vision, willingness to do hard thing
II and a belief in a true altruistic spirit
]. B. Larimer. president of the Cen
trail association, presided at the meet
ling and Prof E. Ridley acted as sec
!retary of the meeting.