The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-20

and expenditures, showing from VIVA
sources the receipts came.
Mrs. j. S. Holbrook, president of til,
ladies' auxiliary, reporter for this de
partmcnt of the work. They have hat
a most successful year. BY theil
chain social plan they have been abb,
to get into personal touch with NOR,
than six hundred ladies, and nteres!
them IN their work. Sixty-three dollar:
has, been spent i'll furnishings for til,
boys rooms. More is TO be added [,
this i'll the fall. Silverware to the
amount of fifteen dozen, has been pur
chased for the kitchen. Magazine,
were subscribed for for the boys. A
book shower resulted in addition OF
fifty volumes to the boys library
The treasurer reported 81 in tn,
treasury at the present time. Foul
dinners had been served by the ladic:
to some 26O men and boys.
Work Of the Boys.
c. a. Wirth reported on the work
for the boys. He spoke OF
the gymnasium work Oh the gym
nasim floor and what the bows had
been able to do there. The summer
bikes were mentioned. The plans for
the great athletic meet of the public
schools of the city, were outlined This
meet will take place on the 18th OF
this month. The boys camp next
month ought to reach Il large group
and be OF real value.
Secretary +. NJ. Decrhake took a
few moments in calling the attention
of the men present to things that wa
had not yet touched and which the
association should be doing. He en-
phasizcd Bible study, which had not
had proper attention this past year,
due not to Indifference. but to pressure
OF other things that had to be done
this year. Various privileges which
the association might provide were
suggested. The one thing he tried
TO emphasize was that the association
ought not to be a privilege providing
station only, where men and boys
could get certain privileges for GER
tain fee, but rather Il training sta
ton where men and boys might learn
to do things and study conditions and
then to 90 out from this center and
help make Mankato the city it ought
to be. physically, socially, morally and
He again called attention
to the fact that the assOcia ton was
not a corporation but an association,
of which every member was vital
part.
The Y. NJ. {. A. Glec club sang two
selections which were very much en-
joycd by everyone. The work done
by these boys under the splendid lead
ership of Mrs. Gray, is of very high
order.
The essential parts of a revised con
stitution were read by the chairman OF
the committee, j. NJ. Mcconnell, and
was adopted by the association as
read.
The Election Of Officers.
The nominating committee reported
the names of Messrs. George w. Suy
den. G.. M! Palmer, w. d. Willard and
J. NJ. Mcconnell to succeed themselves
as directors, their terms expiring ut
this time Also the Name of George
Nettlcton to fill the uneXpired term
of DR.. J. S. Young. The men were
elected unanimously.
State Secretary L. w. Peck was
present and closed the evening with
some very apt remarks He said that
it was an honor to be member of
the board of directors of an associa.
ton, but no less an honor TO be Il
member and actively taking part in
the associations work. He urged the
men present to get under the local
work, study the situation and make
the Mankato association what it ought
to be.
After the meeting the board of di
rectors held short session and elected
officers for the year: DR.. G. r. Cur
ran. \. j. Smith and w. ID. Willard
were reelected as president, secretary
and treasurer, respectively. and James
NJ. Mcconnell was elected vice prcsi-
dent TO succeed DR.. Andrews. +. NJ.
Deerhake was elected as general secre
Iarv for another YEAR