The Detroit times., 1910-04-28
Y. N. c. A. PLANS TO
COVER MICHIGAN
Statewide Movement Launched at
Convention In Session Here
100000 Endowment Needed.

Conserving Michigans greatest re-
sources Is the keynote OF the thirty
seventh state convention Of the Young
Mems Christian associations, held In
the Detroit Y. M. c. A. building
Thursday and Friday, with good at
tendance from all over the state.
Group conferences OF the employed
officers OF the various local associa-
ticns Wednesday afternoon were fol-
lowed by a banquet and speeches by
A. G. Studer, NJ. d., Detroit; George j..
Fisher. Nj. d., New York; E. c. Foster.
Detroit, and b. b. Johnson. Lansing.
James Schermerhorn presided at the
after-dinner proceedings. Forty sec
retaries and other employed officers
were present.
AT the Thursday morning session o.
the officers conference, |. Z. Brown,
OF the Chicago Training school. dis
cussed THE personal life OF the en-
ployed officer X. A. Shumaker, state
secretary OF the Illinois Y. NJ. c. A.,
spoke on Social life in the building
and outside OF the building" DR..
George j. Fisher. OF the international
committee, gave digest Of the recent
conference OF the society or social
service held in New York; A. T. Rob
erts, OF the international committee,
considered county work, advocating a
closer relation between city and coun-
ty; and r. c. Foster, Detroit. city
secretary for boys. spoke on The
employed boy
The topic for the opening session
OF the state convention Thursday after
noon was Preparation for great
work" The evening topics are.
State federation in association
work." Our difficulties and encour-
agenents: The state executive com
mittee and a statewide policy"
The statewide policy recommended
by the executive committee and which
will involve the creation OF an endow'
ment fund OF 100000 or increased
annual subscriptions. is TO be the sub
ject for consideration at the Friday
noon luncheon in the Detroit Y. NJ
c. A. building. for which nearly a
hundred acceptances have been re-
ceived from representative business
men of Detroit and throughout the
state. Among the speakers at this
luncheon will be Judge Selden p.
Spencer. st. Louis; Richard c. Morse,
New York, and Hon II. b. +. Mac
Farland. Washington. ID. c. Clay IL.
HOLSTER. cashier OF the Old National
bank, Grand Rapids, will preside.
A general banquet of Y NJ. G. A.
workers and supporters will be held
Friday evening, and a large attend
ance is looked for from associations
out in the state.
Erfdau o. oaacfnp Chs RI
r. Towson. Industrial secretary of the
international committee, New York
city, will discuss What are we do
ind and can do for coming Ameri-
cans?" |. +. Brown, OF the Chicago
Institute and Training school. VIII
sTeat On The future employed Of.
ficer in Michigan" A. f. Roberts,
New York, county work secretary OF
the international committee, will coli
slider county association work and It's
relation to Michigan's dry counties.
Friday afternoons program includes
addresses on Our opportunity for
work with industrial classes by
Prof. NJ. French, OF the Michigan Ag-
ricultural college, and The religious
element in character-building," by
Hon. II. b. F. mcfarland, Washing
ton, ID. c The latter will also speak
on An effective factor" at the eve
ming session. and Judge Spencer will
talk on The promoting agency.
Justice Orrin n. Carter, Chicago, of
the Illinois supreme court, will dis
cuss National Leadership and Chris
tianity."
The conference is to outline state
wide policy which sshall, within the
next ten years, result in an adequate
organization. upon permanent basis.
In every part of the state where there
1t need OF Y. NJ. c. A. branch. Some
will have city organization, some
student branch, some county
branch. and the successful railroad Y
NJ. G. A. buildings, and the industrial
associations will be scattered through
out the state.
The policy is big, comprehensive
one, and one of the first steps neces-
sary TO its successful execution, Is, as
stated, the securing OF a 100000 EN-
dowment for the use of the state ex-
ecutive committee Work toward je-
curing such an endowment will he
taken up Immediately Four men viii
have to be added to the present force
OF travelling secretaries, one to develop
the religious work, one to develop
and extend the work of the student
associations. one for the Industrial
branches. and the fourth for building