The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-07

Secretary's Report
The general secretary's report for the
year, May, 1so9May. 1910 is as follows.
We see in this year just ending the
| browning of the other seven years. since
the beginning when we little dreamed of
this growth. and we say What hath God
wrought According to our faith. 1t has
been done unto us and in the future of
the work here 1t shall be spirltualized
developed and made a blessing in the
measure In which this faith is exercised
THE history of this year is well known
to us all, the most wonderful year upon
which we have come at all. AS we hand
in herewith a detailed report. 1t will suf-
flee at this time to give short resume of
that which each department is doing.
RELIGIOUS WORK.
while 1t is sought to bring spiritual
influence into every branch of the work,
the religious work proper may be said
| to come under the following different
heads:
Il. Vespers at $50 each day.
'2. Special meeting on Friday evening
at o'clock, usually conducted by one of
the ministers.
49, Teacher training class.
"a Study of Sunday school lesson.
'B. Mission study class.
"6. Bible class
I'm this department we have the follow
ing committees from the membership:
Devotional, Bible study, practical Chris
tian work, social, music, and personal
work.
THE average number of religious meet
ings a year is $40, and the average at
tendance upon these meetings is AGO.
EDUCATIONAL. DEPARTMENT.
AT present the following branches are
taught in the association. and on request
from four members any other classes Will
be started with best instructors.
u. Physical education in gymnasium.
During the year there have been the
following classes:
Matrons business womens, kinder
garten teachers children's and spe-
| cial.
Total number of classes 800.
Total attendance, 1900.
Total number baths, 1900.
| Indoor games were enjoyed during the
winter; with the coming of spring The
| members have resorted to outdoor tennis
| "2. Glass in steography.
| This has been arranged only this yeal
and has not been appropriated t
| any extent.
/ 49, Instrumental music.
Members enrolled during the year,
| "a Art members enrolled during the
year, s.
THE TRAVELLERS AID DEPARTMENT
4 THE day and night work at the Termi
nal station is presided over by two secre
tarfies. They make no report as to thu
number assisted in checking baggage
those helped on and off trains. etc,
The night travellers aid reports as
sistance given in specific cases, 1853.
The day work reports, 1870.
THE Y. w. C. A. AUXILIARY.
Composed of young ladies, gives as
sistance to girls in financial distress, an,
it reports:
Material aid given, H.
| Amount paid for these and some furn
ishings for Y. w. c. A., $110. 3d.
THE BOARDING DEPARTMENT..
This department reports number o
young women accommodated, average pc
month, As.
while this department, charging as
does only 50 and $3.50 per week for roor
and two meals per day, gives help t
many. we look for Increased usefulnes
with the addition of dormitory in tn
building which Is to be added In the nea
future.
SOCIAL DEPARTMENT.
Number of socials, L.
1.-The library and employment director
have been freely used.
"The association has started within 1t
bounds every branch of the work excer
the extension, some of this has been don
intermittently, but a secretary for thl
specific department has not been called
This will, then, be the next work to b
taken up.
while the year has not been norma
the work on account of the removal
the new building has not extende
Throughout the year, it has meant untol
good in the field which it aspires to fl
and in many respects 1910 Is the banne
year of the seven. 1t sends the larges
representation to the Asheville conferene
this June (some of the young ladies' haN
ing won this trip In the membership cor
test, viz. 16; it has had the most SUE
Icessful gymnasium work in a southern as
sociation it has held the first successfl
campaign in the gulf states for build
: ing fund; it beholds the largest member
ship of the association in, Its histor,
viz. 1OOO it witnesses the removal to
permanent building. and so sees the hop
and prayer of many years for the estat
lishment of the work realized
with the enlarged and splendid equiv
ment to which we are looking, made pos
sible by the good citizens of our cit,
we will see still greater results than "