The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-18

A Fine Membership.
President Jones allowed one min
ute for those present to make re-
marks on the financial report, during
which time such expressions as lex
celent," "fine," good" "better than
expected" and others were heard.
Then he introduced Secretary George
L. Goodwin. whose report on some OF
the statistics for the first year excit.
ed similar comment and which Is as
follows:
784 boys and men on our member
ship roll. A phenomenal record scar
cely equaled by any city of like popu-
lation in the whole country.
"a men now rooming in forty-eight
rooms.
s37 transients accommodated in
dormitory.
164 men spent one week of the year
in our home department.
2,1O0 hours our pool and billiard
tables were in use.
1850 games of checkers, chess, cue
rogue, etc.. played.
2S,125 men and boys were fed in
the "Spa.'
$50 classes were conducted in the
gymnasium.
481 boys and men were enrolled in
gymnasium classes.
36,522 baths were taken.
59,420 we're in attendance in use OF
all physical privileges.
~ papers and standard magazines
on file in reading room.
educational classes and clubs.
65 books in the boys library, do
mated by boys.
81 religious meetings held.
2,128 in attendance at such meet.
ings. ...
275 boys and men enrolled in Bible
study clubs.
3,4OO total attendance in these
clubs.
First place in the United States and
third place in North America in the
number of Bible study diplomas won
in the international examinations.
Address by 7. G. Day.
Mr.. Jones then introduced the Hon.
Thomas G. Day of Indianapolis, the
first speaker.
Mr.. Day chose for his subject "The
Business Man and the Association
His talk was not only decidedly inter.
esting but 1t was straight from the
shoulder thrust at the importance OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. to the business men
He stated that in this day and age
the character of the individual was
the thing that counted and that never
had the individual been priced SO
highly as today. He declared that the
business man, well knowing the bene
fit he himself would reap from il
some day, had come to realize the
importance of training his neighbors
boys when that boy would eventually
come into control of his business in
terests. The speaker stated that the
business of the world was to produce
good men; men of high ideals and
sympathy; men who could give love
to their fellowmen and in return at
tract the love of fellowmen to them
He Assisted Richmond.
'The Young Man" was the subject
VI SA0 OO0oI W WAlCu x1OuTy
Bowling Of Indianapolis made respon.
SO. In introducing Mr.. Bowling, Pres
ident Jones said that he was the man
to whom Richmond merchants owed
the credit for writing the decision
which affected interchange of freight
between the Pennsylvania and the c..
C. & L railroads, in this city. Mr.
Bowling was former chairman of the
Indiana railroad commission and is
now member of the Indianapolis law
firm Of Bowling and Miller. He was
delayed In arriving in this city owing
to wreck between here and Indiana,
polls and his position on the program
was changed for that reason. He was
to have been the first of the visiting
speakers to respond to toasts.
The speaker stated that there were
two different kinds of goodness In
this world; one Is the man who is
the recipient of good and the other
who is the doer of good. This same
characterization applies to institu'
lions and the Young Mems Christian
Association wox doNIaroa ~ ~. % <hn