Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-17
Y.M.C.A. SHOWS
RAPID ADVANCE
GENERAL SECRETARY LUTHER
READS REPORT
ATTENDANCE OF NEARLY 100000
AT SUNDAY MEETINGS
Work Among City Employees on Line
of Aqueduct in the Hands
of Four Secre=
taries

The report presented to the boarC
of directors of the Young Mems
Christian association by General Sec.
retary D. E. Luther, Friday after
noon, is the first review of fisca
year since the assicoation has been il
its new building. Mr.. Luther said his
report was only a birdseye view ol
the work done in the various depart
ments as presented in greater detail
by department reports, and that the
work of a true consecrated manner o
life had never APPEALED to him so mucl
as at the present.
There can nothing enter into the
religious, social and even material de
velopment of Greater Los Angeles, III
said, that is more important than {
noble, Cody type of young manhood
which the association, in cooperation
with the home and church, has en-
deavored to develop.
While the Bible and definite evan
gelistic work is the corner stone of al
association effort, still there is a dis
tinct duty with regard to wholesome
social, athletic and educational en-
vironment. The report was as fol
lows:
Attendance Is Large
The attendance of nearly 100000
men and boys at the Sunday af-
ternoon meetings, of 1885 in the
Bible classes, and of hundreds of
thousands at sos religious services
held within and without the build
ing, resulting in III clean-cut pro-
fessions of the Christian life, the
1,c 70 tJy,
hal Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. only suggest what is being
accomplished.
Educational statistics show to-
tai enrolment of 1894 students,
taught by competent men. The
vacation school for boys held last
summer with an attendance of 22S,
studying under IA teachers, indi-
Gates the scope of the educational
department. The school of COM
merce and finance, with an enroll
ment of 15S students, is an exam
pie of specialized effort, with splen-
did results.
The physical department had
1906 men and 1852 boys enrolled on
January list, as against 686 and
256 one year ago. The Southern
California championships in the
uhbi , <auldlGuE bdShtlDdlI ItGiSuC
were won by the Pirate basketball
team, and much good was accom-
plished in a way by practical, con-
ffdential talks our physical direc-
tors had with members.
Nine hundred and fifty different
boys under 16 have been members
of the association during the year,
and on January l there was a net
membership of 479. This depart
ment had an attendance of 1927
in their religious meetings and of
1895 in their eight groups studying
the Bible, nearly 2000 on Saturday
morning at "a gymnasium talks,
and of 1910 at the gymnasium
classes. Confidential talks with
boys and parents enter effectively
into the work of this department.
Triangle Shows Activity
The Triangle department for
young men from 16 to p years
has had 4O1 sessions of different
activities attended by over 5000
young men and shows an enroll
ment of 11S in Eible study from
different schools of the city.
The Triangle cadets established
the worlds heilograph record by sig
mailing 50 miles on Christmas day,
anu NOIl lllc loNllS Cup -NCN
Years day at Pasadena.
While the total number of mem
bers brought in touch with the as
sociation during the past year was
5166, yet the net membership on
January 1 was only 29SS.
Through the direction of the
social work department an average
of 122 men have been permanent
residents through the year. Five
hundred and ninty-five different
men have lived in the building
from one week to a month, 516 men
have been sent to rooms or board
ing houses. There has been an at
tendance of over 1000 at 81
socials. banquets, lunches and dim
ners; an attendance of 1900 at 20
paid entertainments.
over 1140 men have applied for
positions. while 1880 calls have
been received for help and 1921 men
and boys have been sent out to
fill positions.
The colored department is doing
a splendid work and deserves sup
port.
Aqueduct Work Broadened
The appropriation of $4,000 by the
city government has enabled the
association to- broaden its work on
the Owens river aqueduct so that
four setFetaries are now working
in many different ways in behalf
of these employees of Los Angeles
Christmas day President Let's
was host to 49S young men at Il
turkey dinner
What has been accomplished has
been possible only through Al
mighty God, the cooperation of
the president and board of direc-
tors. of the secretaries, of the mem
bers, of the ministers, of our diff
ferent teachers and employees, and
of the press of the city, which has
responded. ALWAYS. literally.