Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES WORK
large Local Institutions Give Big Aid
to Members.
THRIVE IN FINE BUILDINGS
YOunE Men and Young women Away
from Home Find All Manner of
Comforts and Education at
Associations.

Among the most potent influences for
good in the city are the Young Mems Chris |
fian association and Young Women's Chris
tan association. These organizations COM |
posed OF young people as they are and Of
ficered bS them, through the practical, |
wholesome sort of Christianity which they |
teach and live out, are often able TO be OF
as much service to the peculiar class of
young people who are found in large city |
as are the churches themselves.
7 The Young Mems Christian association Of
Omaha, situated in its elegant new home, |
at the corner of Seventeenth and Harvey
streets, which was erected in 1907 is doing
q wonderful work among me young men
of the city and through the many privileges
which It has TO offer the young man, es
pecially he who is in the city only tenn
porarily, or as a worker, is gaining an
immense hold upon the starters who are
some day to be Omaha's leading business
men.
Physical work educational work, boys
Z work. summer vacation, lodgings, barber
shop lounging rooms: these are all priv
ileEes which the local association offers its
members and each of them forms sepa-
rate department of the associations work.
through each OF these departments and
their activities the fact is never lost sight
of that the primary purpose Of the Young
Mems Christian association is to make
better men.
Realizing that good health is the founds-
ton Of success and should be sought and
maintained at any cost, much emphasis is
laid upon the work OF the physical depart
ment and many men and boys avail them
selves of the opportunity which It offers.
The primary object y fthis work is to make
men better able to do their daily work. but
Z the Omaha Young Mems Christian associa-
tion has developed many skllrul gymnasts.
Ample Gymnasium.
The large gymnasium S1x55 feet gives
ample space for indoor games and class
work. This room Is well supplied with all
sorts of apparatus and is crcled by an
eighty-foot running track The smaller
gymnasium equipped for handbal and cor
receive exercise. the wrestling room, the
locker room with accommodations for !, 800
members, the plunge and the bath rooms
Complete the equipment of the physical de-
partment.
The business mems noon class, the pro-
fessional mems class at 515 and the mems
8 o'clock class are all very popular while
hand ball, basket ball and base ball are
played throughout the winter season.
The educational department conducts a
night school whose object is to equip men
for life work who have not had the OPP
portunity earlier or who desire more edu-
cation than they now possess. The actual
school work is supplemented by individual
instruction, clubs, lectures, practical talks,
debates, entertainments, socials and the
L like. The reading room located in the lobby
Is OF great help to students in this depart
ment.
The employment department Is main
tanned with the idea Of helping every de-
serving man who applies to find such en-
ployment as is suited to his ability This
department also seeks to aid employers in
getting suitable help and to that end in
Vestigates very carefully the references OF
applicants for positions.
Religious Department.
The association realizes that the whole
life Of man is sacred and regards all the
work It does as religious work. but 1t has
B special department Of religion which con-
ducts courses in Bible study, meeting or
Sunday afternoon, social half hours, mems
meetings, fellowship luncheons and the
like. The local Young Mems Christian as.
sociation is also supporting w. w. Lock.
wood. formerly secretary here. who 1.
now secretary at Shanghai. China.
The boys department has its social, edu
cational, religious and physical sides II
this department is the Quadrangle clul
composed OF boys who excel in social gym
nasium work and Bible study work anc
have the best grades in school or nigh
school.
The entire fourth and fifth floors of tn,
building are devoted to dormitories lO2 II
all They are comfortably furnished anC
Well cared for. main dining room, witt
capacity OF 104 and private rooms whicl
will seat twenty persons, located on tn
third floor and are at the service OF mem
bers and their guests. spa or luncl
room is located on the first floor
Another feature Of the local association
work, and one which is rather unlqu,
among Young Mems Christian associations
is the Young Mems Christian associa tioi
park on Carter lake. This comprise
twenty acres and Is easily accessible b,
the CORTLAND Beach cars. A club house
canoe house and bath house have beel
erected and fleet OF steel boats, togethe
with a floating dock for boats and bather
and tennis courts and base ball diamond
are among the attractions, Close 10 IL
bungalows and tents are found on tn
grounds In the summer season, which last
from May to october l.
Directors of Association.
The Omaha association Is under The direC
torship of the following men:
George F. Gilmore, W. P. HsTfor,
Paul w. Kuhn, Frank l.. Garvin, n. l.
Baidrise, Wilbur L. Bursess, l. w. ca
Psntsr. David Cole, W Al. Davidson, J. /
y DumonL Dr. D. a. FOote, }. H. FRANKLIN
y J, c. French, Charles Harding, Dr.. ". {
Henry, Howard Kennedy, Dr. ]. p. LorJ
q, w. Noble I. r. Sturgess, q. @. Wa
lace. John c. Wharton.
The officers are;
George f, Gilmore, president w. p. Hal
ford. vice president; Paul w. Kuhns, treal
urer; Frank l. Garvin, recording seer,
Iary.
h c. Wade is the general secretary
the Omaha association He has handS
In his resignation 10 take effect October
ar. Wade has the following eXecuti,
Gorca-
e d. smith assistant secretary; II.
Babcock, business secretary; l. 7. eros
man. religious work director; J. w, Mile
educational director; j. c. Pentland, ply
ical dtreOtmT K. +. Denison, boys wo
director; a r. WAgenseller, membersh
secretary Ars @, T. Lowe. cafe depaE
uent. W. w. Lockwood. Shanghai Chin
represen tative foreign work department