The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-15

cry kind of church, including Protes-
tant Roman and Greek Catholic; 407
are church members, 35S give church
preference, 24S board and 1886 live at
home. No wonder the flooring wears
out, for by actual count we found that
in one ordinary day 487 men and boys
were in the building, a total of 177,755
for the year.
1t is safe to say there has been 40
per cent increased attendance in and
about the lobby, small game tables,
and reading room during the last four
months and yet this is away below what
it ought to be. With modern scientific
masculine type of games we can in
crease the total building attendance to
over 40 per cent. In matters of house
games we are absolutely out classed
by over twenty different social centers
already existing in this city.
We have conducted during the past
year Cncluding the after basketball
social events) twenty-five different So
cial functions with an estimate at
tendance of 2,039. Hundreds of small
social and fellowship groups have been
developed in and around the building.
In this the resident members have been
particularly active. Thirty of these
fellows have been doing excellent serv-
ice. The resident members club has
conducted four stag socials. shown sew
eral hundred people through the build
ing and made many homesick fellow
feel mighty comfortable.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is not running a rooming house
department as such, but Is conducting
res '0ert rooms to give opp ortun'ty for
fellowship and for service. We have
been great social center, where ever
twenty different organizations have
held over 100 different meetings, m
GLIDING the headquarters of the state
committee of the Y. M. c. A. and the
Laymen's Missionary movement.
If this association expects to be a
really large factor FOR righteousness
in this community we can we'll afford
in the future to meet modern condi-
tions with modern methods. Methods
which are proving successful in. so
per cent OF the modern Y. M. G. AS
and settlement buildings of today. In
the question of billiards alone, because
of prejudice and ignorance of local
conditions many well meaning people
are fairly open to the charge of play
ing the lives of many boys and young
men whom we can reach straight into
the. hands of the enemy. The following
are recommendations made for the
coming year.
1. A large aggressive religious poll
icy.
Q. A wen equipped running track.
to sustain our already growing physi-
cal work
8. Better equipped resident depart
ment.
4. Added and improved facilities in
our already .over-crowded business
mems lockers and bath room.
| s. Four first-class billiard tables.
6. Fifty more sustaining members.
z. Make special effort to secure a
$4,000 endowment.
Physical Department.
Charles B. Harrison, physical direc-
tori Harry It. Alsop, chairman.
| The indoor season closed with the
gymnastic carnival in the operahouse
April 20. In every item the records
show an excellent increase over last
year. The most notable of which is a
total attendance in all gymnasium
classes of 1874, compared with 10, :
233 for last year. The enrolment of
sos in physical department privileges
is Ave ixths of the full membership
of the association, 883 class sessions
represents a tremendous amount OF
work and planning on the part of the
leaders and directors. Nineteen ball
teams, which were organized this year
will seem few compared with the NUM-
Der next year with the running track
| gallery for spectators.
Nearly every day from IL to ! and
6 to o'clock the handball courts have
been occupied, all the way from two to
eight players--twenty- five enrolled
during the year. improvements for
the year include making hard wall
courts. Plan to play handball next
year.
During the year boxing and wrestling
| classes have been started. These
classes have been very successful in
attracting new members, twenty eight
were enrolled In the two classes. Next