Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-01-22
ANNUAL MEETING
or THE Y. NJ. c. A.
Seven Members of Board Of Dr.
rectors Elected.
TALK BY STATE SECRETARY

Reports of Committees and Officers
Shows a Balance in the Treasury
and an Active Membership Of 235---
Two New Men on the Board--Re-
freshments Served After Election. (.
From TheWorld of Saturday;
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held
in the gymnasium Thursday evening.
In the absence OF the president,
Hon. G. ]. Faulkner, and vice presi-
dent, George Ryneal, jr. Mr.. Alex Clio
han, chairman of the finance commit
tee. called the meeting to order and
presided. After the singing of hymn
or two, prayer was offered by Mr..
Brantner. Chairman Clohan then stat
ed that this was the first meeting of
the association since its organization
and told briefly of the object of the
meeting. and introduced State Secre-
tary Rice. The secretary made an OK
] cellent talk on the work of the Y. M.
G. A., and laid particular stress on the
religious educational and physical
work of the association. He was par
| ticuIarly earnest In his address, and
brought home to the members present
clear idea of what an association
means. He said that the work Of an
association was not institutional, but
that 1t was broader and more of "a
/ social, religious and educational char
acter. He spoke of the broad lines on
which an association should be con-
! Quoted, and the necessity of elimiDat-
J ing UNCONVENTIONAL lines when it came
/ to association work. He said that the
upbuilding of the Y. NJ G. A., depend
ed not upon the individual efforts of
tn secretary, but the united work of
the members. Its scope was too large
/ to be carried on by one man, and that
all members would have to work for
i the accomplishment of the ends in
J view.
The address was followed by re-
ports of the officers and committees,
/ the first of which was that of the sec
rotary, which showed an attendance
during the year, 1852. The receipts
/ for the year amounted to $6,176.43, and
the expenses $6,544.S2, leaving def
cit at the first Of January of $36S.19.
Since the first of January, however,
the income of the association has been
sufficient to wipe out the deficit, and
leave the balance at the present time
/ in the treasury OF s335.47.
| Mr.. Clohan made the report for the
| finance committee, which presented no
| figures, but made an earnest plea for
/ the hearty cooperation of the mem
! bership in securing new members, and
! in the prompt renewal of their men,
berships which would enable the asso-
/ citation to carry on their work, and
relieve the strain under which the fl
nance committee had been laboring
during the past year.
/ Mr.. Brantner, as chairman of the re-
. ligious committee, said that during the
year there had been 10 meetings held,
with an attendance OF 1851. He de-
DlQICd tuC hdCl tndI tHGSt IuttltuBS
had been allowed to cease, and hoped
that the future would see more and
better religious gatherings in the
building.
The report of the educational fea.
ture of the " M G.. A., was made by
Mr.. Lee M. Bender. He said there
had been six meetings during the year.
with an attendance of 100.
The physical department held, dur
ing the year, $50 classes, with an at
tendance OF 1900
The social work department report
ed that during the year there had
been 23,766 games bowled. and 3,94o
hours of pool played.
The boys department was reported
through Mr.. Emmert, who said that
there had been 80 boys meetings dur
ing the year. and that that department
was indebted to Mr.. l.. Dew. Gerhardt
for a new pool table and outfit.
The membership committee report
ed that there were on the rolls 237 full
and So sustaining members, with a
hCHluSiSHip vi the lduitS duAllldy VI
IT'S.
The nominating committee. which
had been named at the last meeting
of the board of directors, placed be-
fore the meeting the names of twenty
one persons, from which We're to be
selected seven directors to serve for
three years. The retiring members of
the board being Hon. C. ]. Faulkner,
G. j. Seibert, H. l.. Alexander, F. s.
Emmert, A. II. Stanley, Lee M. Ben
der and B. ID, Myers. There was a
motion made to re-elect the retiring
members by reclamation, but the
chair ruled this motion out of order,
and the members proceeded to ballot.
The election resulted in the choice
Of DR.. c. w. Link, F. S. Emmert, B.
ID. Myers, Hon. c. j. Faulkner, Lee
M. Bender, A. ID. Darby and II. L..
Alexander. During the counting of
the ballots by the tellers brief
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