The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-17
Leaders in Y. M. G. A. Work
Meet at Commltteemen's
Dinner Thursday Night
SPEECHES BY PROMINENT MEN
Leaders of Association Work in Wis
consin and Illinois Give Suggestions
For Expansion of the Work of the
Kenosha Association

Thirty of the committeeman of the
Young Mems Christian Association
assembled for dinner at the Associa-
ton building Thursday evening and
the plans for the year were discussed
and a policy which will meet the de-
mands of the Association in Kenosha
adopted.
w. w. Vincent, President of the
Board Of Directors presided as toast
master and opened the program by call
ing upon the chairmen Of the commit
tees to report ON their plans for the
year. A. e. Buckmaster, represent
ing the boys committee spoke on the
plan for organization of the boys into
classes for bible study and social &C
tivity. Chester d. Barnes, head of the
committee ON physical department,
spoke Of the need of intensifying the
work within the building and the Sc
curing of equipment for things which
are attractive to young men. w. j.
Cavanagh also spoke of the demands
Of the physical department for better
equipment. He sounded a key note
when he spoke Of tie big opportunity
offered to the physical department. to
organize league teams in the public
schools, Sunday schools and factories
and in the provision for an athletic
field, thus enabling the association to
make a real contribution to the play
life OF the community. w. j. Frost of
the social committee pointed out the
fact that this dinner was an evidence
of the work that can be accomplished
by this committee and he recommend
ed that many similar gatherings be
provided for during the year. The
committee declared that there was
large amount of work cut out for the
committee in providing wholesome en-
tertainment for the many young men
in Kenosha who were without homes
Of their own. M. M. Mattson for the
committee on religious work stated
that some very interesting plans were
being made by this committee and that
announcement of them would be made
in the very near future. Keen inter
est was elected by the remarks OF
James Cavanagh of the educational
committee, who spoke upon the oppor-
tunity which confronts the committee.
He pointed out the high percentage of
foreigners in the community and the
grave need of some agency for the
Americanizing of these people and max
ing them fit for citizenship. He de-
elared that the Y. M. C. A. was Pc
culiarly adapted to care for the edu-
cation of the adult foreign born. Ar
rangements have been made by the
committee to conduct classes in English
for foreigners in the Association build
ing and in several points in The city.
The main addresses of the dinner
were made by the guests of the even
ing, w. Fl. Jones, Secretary of the
Boys Movement in the state, Frank
e. Anderson, State Secretary, and L.
i. Brown of the Institute and Training
School in Chicago.
In a short concise speech Mr.. Jones
made every one present feel the de-
mand for the work among the boys
and declared that wise and generous
provisions should be- made for carry
ing this work forward. Mr.. Anderson
gave an interesting report of the meet
ing Of the International Committee at
Toronto
The thirty and more years that Mr..
Brown has spent in the work of the
Association lent an unusual authority
to his address. lie is commonly re-
garded as the best informed Associa-
tion man in the West and his advice
has been sought in large undertakings.
After outlining theEreal purpose and
object of Young Mems Christian
Association, he discussed some of the
things which had been suggested by
the Chairmen of the various commit
tees, He said that it was manifest that
a larger equipment was needed by the
Kenosha association but that no one
should make the mistake of believing
that architecture would solve the prob.
lens presented here. He urged that
all the activities of the association be
conducted on q high plane for the pur-
pose of not merely entertaining but
for the purpose of developing the high
or type of manhood.