Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
ACTIVE WORK
FOR Y. N. c. A.

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the community. He has been work
ing for a long time on q public SWIM
ming pooI scheme, and though the
probIsm has no yet been solved ne
has succeeded In keeping it before
the authorities SO that it may soon
become a fact.
He instigated the Grammar Schoof
Athletic League, rendering the use
of the Y. M. g. A. gym. for one IN
door meet. and arranging for the
outdoor meet for grammar school
hovs at the Brockton fair, which was
started two wears ago and last sea-
son was q highly successful feature
OF the second day OF the Ialr. re
has also been interested IN the cnii-.
dren's day sports at the fair, ana 70
promote amateur sports he years .
| got the fair management TO a
the plan of giving money to the VIII,
ners in the children's races, anu
watches and medals are now dls-
| tributed. A successful grammar
school baseball league has e con-
| Quoted, and he also has hopes Tor
regular meets for the boys, and TO
have 1t arranged for grammar school
teams to play soccer football ana
volley ball.
The Sunday School Athletic
League was another Of his concep-
lions. and he has been of material
assistance in getting 1t to its present
status.
The establishing of a standard in
the association gym work. and inc
awarding of an honor ]" to those
attaining the required standard was
a scheme of his own that was intro
duced with highly successful results
a stBn. Is a much sought dtstinc-
ton among the association athletes.
This same plan has since It's success
al introduction at the local y. NJ. q.
been adopted by many other asso-
iations with equal success. Another
to stimulate athletics was taken
last fall, when he arranged for
be Brockton Enterprise to put up q
trophy for the best all
athlete at the gym, the win
er's name each year to be Inscribed
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apartment of the state committee, =
nd holds the position Of secretary
reasurer of the state committee of
ne Athletic League OF Massachusetts {
Rhode Island, q portion Of the ]
4. u. n. "a. organization. He has
,eryed as president OF the Physical
Directors Society of Massachusetts,
ind Rhode Island.
Mr.. Killam has for years conduct
ed Bible classes at the association,
and his class has always been one Of
the largest and most enthusiastic.
His Career from Boyhaod.
Frank Killam entered on his ca
reel here after graduating lom
Springfield training school In 1896.
commencing here October 1 OF that
wear in the rooms then in the Wash-i
burn building on School street.
MIR. Ktllam Is a native of Var
mouth, N. s., a fishing town, and at
fourteen went to sea, soon after
coming to live In Beverly. He heard
| many friends come home to VAR
mouth before he left there, telling of
the associations they saw In cities
they visited, and the work always
had a peculiar fascination for him
| even before he ever saw an asocia-
tion, for there was none then in
Yarmouth. In Beverly. where he
was employed later on, he and a
dozen other young fellows organized
a Y. M. C. A. and secured reading
rooms. Later Mr.. Killam entered
Springfield training school. where
association Physical directors re-
cetved instruction.
After taking up his work In the
local field he married Elya, daughter
Of the late Enos Reynolds. and has
two sons, Howard Inc Frank. Jr.
The Killams reside on Highland
street.
The board of directors, the physi-
cal committee of the Y. M. C. A, and
the hundreds Of association men,
bers who have come to love him as
they know him for his equanimity at
all times, his spirit of fairness and
far-sightedness in many issues that
arise, deeply regret the loss OF his
services. One who has been intimate
with the ~far-reachihg nature of his
work said of him.
"Kfliam Is a genius at planning
methods and schemes to please the
young men. to help them in their
personal troubles and share their
Joys, TO hold their interest In the
physical association by showing his
interest In them physically and NOR
ally. His iovial disposition helped
him over many rough places that
rise in any work where a large body
of me are handled. His withdraw
al will leave a place vacant in the
community as well as the association
that 1t will be hard to I'LL. He has
often proved himself eyerybody's
friend,
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