The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-01
Y. NJ. c. A. Notes.

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The quarterly meeting of the county
committee of the Burlington County
Young Mems Christian associations
was held at 11S Garden street. Mount
Holly last Friday. The following mem
bers were present: Messrs. j. Harvey
| Borton and William F. Overman of
Moorestown; Henry P. Thorn, of Med
ford; Ezra Evans, of Marion; Harold B.
Wells, of Bordentown; W. Clement
Moore, OF New Egypt, and Otis B. Read,
county secretary.
The most important item of business
was the appointment of committee on
an agricultural contest to be held in the
county during the coming summer.
Ezra Evans of Marlton and Henry P.
Thorn of Medford were appointed on
this committee. 1t is the idea of the
committee to cooperate with the State
Agricultural college at New Brunswick
and the Grange, in the raising of some
crop which is suitable to the county and
secure and enlist as many boys as pos
sible In the contest, the idea being to
help the boys on the farm to be inter
ested in their work and see what re-
suits may be obtained through com
'petitive contest.
A Volunteer Leaders Institute is to be
held at the County Boys camp site near
Frenchtown from July LIST to 4th. A
member of the State committee with
member of the Burlington, Camden,
Monmouth and Morris county commit
tees are planning the conduct of the in
stitute.
The County boys camp this year
promises to be one of the most inter
esting and valuable departments of the
work. 1t is expected that rs boys will
be present from the four counties and
already provision is being made to care
for them.
1t is expected that Governor Fort and
John r. Boardman of the international
committee will be the principal speakers
at the annual convention and dinner to
be held the middle of May.
The report of the county secretary
showed the development Of the associ-
alton work in the county this year.
Among the old associations, Mount
Holly has membership Of fifty, Moores-
town. thirty; Palmyra, twenty, and
Florence twenty five. Ninty-five per
cent of the members are enrolled in
Bible study and some form of social
event is to be run off by each associa-
ton during the year. Among the new
associations are New Egypt, Pemberton
and Hainesport with a total member
ship of forty eight. 1t Is expected that
Columbus will be organized this week.
Corresponding members are located at
the following points, Vincentown,
Florence, Lumberton, Columbus, River
side, Wrightstown, Rancocas, Ha1nes-
port and Burlington. Through this
agency young men leaving small towns
for cities and colleges are tied up to
the associations and to helpful friends.
A base ball league among the asso-
Citations Is to be formed. Harold B.
Wells OF Bordentown is chairman of this
committee.
leaflet entitled, ''What are we going
to do with the boys of Burlington
county," showing the progress of the
association work in the county and the
possibilities of extending the work, is
being published and may be had Of the
county secretary.
The county work Of the Young Mems
Christian associations at the present
time is reaching over 300 boys and young
men and influencing them in clean
Christian manhood. Several have be-
come Christians and united with the
church. One hundred professional and
business men are giving their services
to this work.