The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-11-16
Spaldings sporting goods. The very
best. L. s. Boyce, stationer.
v. M. G. A. Notes.

The Young Mems Christian association
in Burlington county are certainly get
tirg into the game' good and hard these
days. In the four organized towns work
has already begun for the year. The
Mount Holly association already has so
BOYS enrolled in both departments under
the leadership of S. Lawrence Bullock.
Harold Wills, Edwin Kiner and Morris
K Perinchief. Bible study began with
the Juniors last Friday night with the
study of ''Men of Steer' by Ward W.
Adair The seniors met on Monday night
and began their work with the Wrecks
and Heroes by Adair. Basket ball and
calisthenic drills take up a portion of
each meeting night besides entertain
ments and practical talks each month.
The Moorestown association began
their work about month ago with an
entertainment on ''Who stole the Pole?"
About 80 Of the older boys are meeting
In the Grange hall with Benjamin DeCou
as leader. The boys department has
large enrolment under the leadership of
William Richie and L. S. D. Coxson.
The work in Florence this year is to
take the form of Mems meetings on Sun
day afternoons addressed by local and
out of town speakers. The leaders are
Leonard E. Spots and Albert Albrecht.
The Palmyra association held most
successful Sunday afternoon service this
week. Music was furnished by mixed
choir from all of the churches in town.
Mr.. Alexander @. Wood, Jr., sang several
solos and Prof. William f. Overman and
county secretary Otis B. Read addressed
the people present. A new board OF
directors has recently been appointed
with Thomas L. Morton as president and
A. q. Rudduck as secretary. The feeling
| mas never been better for Y. M. G. A.
work in Palmyra. Glasses are being
| formed in mechanical drawing and a Y.
M. G. A. orchestra Is being formed under
| the direction Of Mr.. Meinart. A little
| later the leaders expect to take up Bible
study with the boys.
Steps are being taken in Pemberton,
Medford and Vincentown for organiza-
ton. A leader in New Egypt, Ocean
county, has recently written the county
secretary to help them organize county
| Y. NJ. G. A.
| A Junior basket ball league of the asso-
ciatien is being formed, a schedule laid
out and an interesting winter is promised.
| Glasses in First Aid to the Injured"
| VIII be formed little later in most of
the organized places and possibly Penn
| berton.
! One Of the best things ever accomp-
Iished by any county leaders took place
on Tuesday night when about Is leaders
from all over the county met at lib
| Garden street and organized for more
| effective service in the association.
After a short business meeting three
Quarters of an hour was taken up in
the study of 1.-The Boy and the Church.
by Foster. After this a discussion Of
local problems followed for half hour.
The first meeting ended with a social
time and refreshments. This promises
to be one of the best things of the asso-
citation activities.
The Y. NJ. G. A. lecture course under
the management of the county committee
promises to be much better one than
last year. Already many of the small
communities In which lectures were
given last year are asking for them this
year. No one knows what blessing the
lectures are to small village where only
the cheap shows are the public affairs,
besides the church activities.
The time has arrived in Burlington
county when the interest is aroused to
the right pitch for general campaign
in rural work as exampllfied in the
county work of the Y. NJ. G. A.