St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-05-25
Y. M. c. A. Officers.
Elected at the 55th Annual Meeting
Association Starts Year In Good
Condition.

The following officers were elected at
the 55th annual meeting of the Y. M.
c. A. held last evening:
President, F. II. Brooks.
Vice President. Charles w. Steele.
Recording Secretary. ]. F. Smith.
Treasurer, Joseph Fairbanks.
Director Lawrence 2. Leach.
The commencement of a new year finds
the Association on a better and more
substantial footing than it has ever been
before. The bills of the past year have
all been paid and a small amount left in
the treasury. The membership is now
larger than it has ever been, and is larger
than that of any other Association in the
State. The building is equipped fully,
and St. Johnsbury has reason to be proud
oft Y. M. c. A. and reason to look for
ward to another year of even greater
prosperity, for it will be in charge of
general secretary and physical director
as well, and with the excellent start it
now has should prove great power for
good among the boys and young men of
ST. Johnsbury.
During the past year that Mr.. Palmer
has been in charge two Bible classes have
been conducted. one for gymnasium boys
and one for the men at Fair banks shops.
The total attendance at both classes for
the year was 459. Three Sunday after
noon mems meetings were conducted and
one for boys all of which were largely
attended.
The social side of the work kept the
ladies of the social committee active. The
boys of the Junior and intermediate de-
partments were served with four suppers,
total attendance 90. One open evening
was held to which the bows invited their
girl friends, total attendance so.
A union snowshoe tramp was held and
trampers both boys and girls, to the
number of 40 enjoyed the evening.
The men of the association were enter
tanned by DR.. Hyde who spoke on Life
in South America" 200 men were pres
emit.
The membership campaign held in De-
cember brought in 2O3 members in the ID
days it lasted.
The work of the physical department
was heavy, ~ gymnasium sessions meet
ing each week. Glasses were conducted
for business men, clerks, academy stu
dents, employed men, intermediate boys
and juniors; 175 men and boys were
enrolled in the different classes. The total
attendance at all boys classes from Sep
TENDER to April was 400, mems classes
225, total 625. The attendance at all
physical privileges was 1 400.
The track team composed of intermedi-
ate and junior boys captured the Vermont
State Camp Cup at the State camp in
July last. This is the first time the cup
has been brought to St. Johnsbury.
The basket ball season was a busy one,
13 teams were organized. Fifty games
were played on the Association floor
during the year. Eighteen games were
played away from home, of these the
association teams won II.
The Academy girls basket ball teams
practice twice per week without charge.
The bowling alleys proved very at
tractive feature and were we'll patronized.
A very successful tournament was carried
on in which four teams competed, the
Somerset team winning the fine silver
trophy put up for competition by the
Association.
The dormitories made comfortable
quarters for 10 different men during the
year. The number of men rooming in the
building each week throughout the year
averaged Is. Fifty men were referred to
town boarding houses. The reading
rooms were we'll patronized. The daily
attendance at the building was 125 men
and boys.
The treasurer of the Y. M. c. A. is glad
to be able to announce that for the fiscal
year just closed all bills are paid. This
was not accomplished without a hurry
call on the friends of the association dur
ing the last two weeks in April, but the
fact remains that there has been no addi-
ton to the indebtedness brought over
from the previous year. The work is
not and never can be selfsustaining, but
it is nearer that goal than most asso-
Citations. 1t asks only about one quarter
of the expenses as contribution from
the public; the balance coming from
membership, room rents, and miscel-
laneous earnings. The past year has
been encouraging in finances and
in the constantly growing use
of the building by business and working
men of the town. The association is
undoubtedly the best equipped and best
used in Vermont. St. Johnsbury in its
new found civic pride should include this
splendid social center.