The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-16
BUSY DAY
WITH Y. NC. A.
State Convention Being Held
at Montpelier
WILL CLOSE TOMORROW
Sessions Opened Late Yesterday After
noon and a BIG Banquet
Was Held Last
Evening.

The second and busiest day Of the
Vermont y. N. c. A. convention being
held in Montpelier brought ont to-day
several interesting papers and discus
sions. The convention was held ia Beth
any church, and the forenoon session
was started at nine o'clock with song
service BY Prof G. G. Egg, followed by
deyotions BY Rev. $. +. Bloomfield of
Montpelier Then came the presentation
Of several papers
First Of these was A. G Hurd, general
secretary Of Windsor county, who took
as his subject, "0ur Relations to the
Whole Community telling of the work
Of the Y. b. c. A. in Windsor county.
He said that the work was non.sectaran
and undenominational. and he related
some Of the good work done, notably tho
formation OF an snti-protanity league,
which has had a ane influence. He also
told Of the "rest room" At The state fair,
which was considered by the fair man
agsment as very valuable and was ap-
preeiated BY the people.
President Q. n sfoonsr 81 Norwich
uniyersiiy spoke on some Suggestions
and Experiments IN Education, IN which
be told about The development Of some
college Y. M c. a. ideas ID Vermont
which have been copied in collegiate
work elsewhere. Charles r. Drum Of
New York City, international secretary
q religious work, spoke on the necessity
for Bible study after which there was
business session. a. +. Roberts, in
ternational secretary. recommended the
work OF the Silver Bay conference. and
y. X Allen told about the Springfield
Training school at Springfield, Mass.
Adjournment for dinner was theH taken,
and early this afternoon tie delegates
and visitors bad their pictures taken.
The convention viii continue through
this eyeuing and tomorrow, and ta.mor
row ss movement win spread into one
II mNr oi the barre churches TIE clos
nf cssi3a Nlis he AeA * Bet ha1y
church ID Montpelier Tomorrow night
The convention opened yesterday aft
ernoon VI f:So o'clock in tie chapel Of
Bethany c0ufeh at which only q small
Attendance was present Large deleqa.
tions came on The later trains and fully
200 were present II the evening At the
banquet in the Pavilion. The theme
for the convention VIII Be visions for
Vermont Men"
At the yesterday afternoon meeting,
.H r. Mahahby al Proctor was elected
"A temporary secretary, and nomlnat-
ing committee, consisting of q NJ Gill
kerson Of Montpelier, G 4. Buck NJ
Burlington and # F. Perkins Of Wood
stock were chosen To make pp the list
of officers for the convention b. M.
Clark 81 Burlington. j 4 Mcintyre 81
Poultney and J g. Underwood Of Hart.
land make up the business committee.
Encouraging reports we're resd from
al the counties represented ard Wood
stock, in particular has made rapid
strides in the work Of tile association.
The nominating COMMITTEES reported
the following list Of officers. which was
adopted; President, F. A Mutt Of Mont
pelieT; ffst vioe-presldent, Bruce Nc
Donald OF Montpelier; second vice.
president. Dr. @ g. stietney Of Barre;
secretary, II r. Mahahby Of Proctor;
assistant secretary, John Goebel Of Benz
ninaton.
llie report Of the treasury slowed
that Tie cash receipts for the past year
totaled S5.l1s.n6 For the quarter end
ing the last Of March, the receipts were
1927 rs. which was an increase Of $4,000
over the same period last gear, while
the disbursements Of ST2T69 showed
decrease Of Sa45o. At the present
time the current balance IL S5sSs4
and cash Ia banks amounts to sIa664
The banquet proved vary enjoyable
and the speakers were listened to with
great interest. The toastmaster was
Mason s. Stone and Mayor Frank r
Dawley welcomed the visitors TO the
capital city Other spes kers Of The even-
ina were ex- Governor Fletcher p Proc
tor, who spoke il general way Of the
work of the X NJ. G. A as be had been
privileged t0 see ii In various parts Of
The country. The subject of the address
of Charles r. Drum, international sec
retarv Of religious work. was Sour Aim Z
and r. w. Cher ot New York, editor
81 Association Men. spoke on Push
ing Back the Day Of Death He stated
that in the hospitals Of New York City
80 per cent. Of the cases result from
intemperance Hon ] A. DeBoer gave
an address on "Social Economists" and
DIR j. M Thomas of Middlebury college
on "Clean Speech The under-cnrrent
and main thought Of the spea kers
seemed to be chat The work Of the
III NJ G. Al is baraeter-huildinq
to make the boys and young men Of The
state Of Vermont, as wei as the whole
country, God-fearing. clean and honor
able citizens.