Evening journal., 1911-07-06
OF
The Y. M. C. A
Interstate Association Work
for Young Men in Small
Communities
KEEPS TAB ON BOYS
GOING FROM HOMl

The Young Mems Christian Asso
citation is addressing itself to th@
helping of young men and boys IN
communities too small for the cit,
type Of organization in very aggres.
sive and systematical way. The Inter
state Committee of Maryland, Della
ware and the District of Columbia is
promoting this kind of activity, which
is known as the County Young Mems
Christian Association. The COM
munities of county exclusive of the
cities Of sufficient size and financial
strength to maintain a city associa-
tlon with expensive building, equip
ment and employed officers consd-
tutes the unit of the county associa-
tion, employing a high grade exper-
fenced county secretary to direct su-
pervise and promote association work
along lines commensurate with
communitys available equipment and
leadership among its young men, The
modern good roads, telephones and
methods of travel make IL possible
Tor the county secretary to efficiently
handle the work, Of the entire coun-
try, as has been demonstrated in the
nIty or more mounties now organized
with a total membership of upwards
or twenty thousand men and boys,
all OF which has developed within the
last ten years. The methods are IN
tensely practical; instead of trying TO
force the country young men and \
boys into a city mold il conducts a
program Of mental, physical, social
and spiritual activities which are ap-
propriate to country conditions.
But the county association does
other activities than those within
the confines of its county; It follows
the individual leaving his home in the
country to the city and elsewhere,
whether for school, business or what
soever through its corresponding
membership system which secures in
each country community as far as
practicable, a Christian business or
professional man as a corresponding
member Of the Interstate Committee
who advises that Office of the depart
ture of the young men of their re-
spective communities. the place where
they are going, and what would prob
ably interest the young man or boy.
The Office Of the Interstate Commit
tee, in turn, places this information
with the association in the city to
which he goes; and if there is no
association in the hands Of some
Chistian man who will find pleasure
in being whatever help possible to
the young man. II requires no active
imagination TO realize in part, at
least what ii means to such a young
man to have some cheerful fellow
call on him eager and willing 10 make
friendships and lend a helping hand.
assisting him in locating in a re-
spectacle boarding house within his
means, and placing him in touch with
other "full-of-life" fellows of the right
kind, and bringing him to a well light
ed association building with cheerful
reading and social rooms, gymnasium.
study clubs and dozen other things.
and introducing him 70 the emploved
secretary who will help him In his
needs. perchance IL may be the seciir-
ing Of the Job for which he has so
longed This Is the kind of work
which instead OF helping bows 10
Break Home Ties" helps them 10
preserve them.
The Interstate Committee is com
posed Of the following well known
business and professional men:
Clarence L. Harding, Francis A.
White, Charles W. Bush, Henry p. T.
MacFarland, William II. Morriss. II. s
Dulaney. Joshua Levering, J. Harry
Tyler, Tasker G. Lowndes Willet NJ
HAYS, ]. Fl. Apple. c. z. Cline. Rich
ard S Dodson, William Knowles
Cooper, Stanton J. Peele, John b.
Sleman. Jr.
The personnel OF the committee is
a guarantee that only high grade and
efficient work will be done in carrvine
out their program, which will event.
ually cover practically all the
counties Of Maryland and Delaware
as rapidly as consistent with effective
organization and the money availabla
will permit Not only the men com
posing the committee are giving tirna
and money 10 project the work bnt
hundreds Of interested men and wo-
men all over the Interstate territory
are contributing. The committee en-
ploy an interstate secretary, F. s.
morrison, who related TO all the as
soclatlon activities Of the territory.
ana +. D. Shapleigh who devotes his
entlre time TO county associations.
laloot county is now nearly ready
Tor a secretary and It will not be long
oetore the committee will undertaxe
the development Of the second county.
Much attention is being given these
days to tn conservation Of our na-
uonal resources; it is wise and time
~ TO give serious consideration 70
the conversation Of our nations great
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