Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
J. |. CASE MADE Y. N. CA. PRESIDENT
Change in Officials de at Annual Meeting General
Secretary Starkey Coming June 1st-Year Closed
With Balance in Treasury.

In the Association parlor on Friday
evening at SIS o'clock the annual
meeting of the Young Mems Christian
association was held, attended by
about Rs interested members, with de-
partment reports that indicated a no.
table upward trend in all the Asso-
citation activities in the past year and
with the election of several new off,
GERS to positions of leadership. which
had been filled by the former holders
for terms of varied length. which
caused them to decline any further
reflections. President A. A. Brown
ing, who has held this Office contin-
uousiy for six years, took it last year
with the proviso that it should be his
last, and he was succeeded by James
l. Case. who has been first vice pres
ideut for the same length of time that
MI Browning has been president
Treasurer Herbert w. Gallup, who has
served in this Office for four years,
declined reelection and was succeed
ed by L. R. Church. Recording Sec
of this Office has lasted through sew
eral terms, was succeeded by Fred
erick H. Cranston for the same rea-
son.
Officers Elected.
The full list of officers elected. as
presented by the nominating commit
tee through James c. Mcpherson, was
the following:
President for one year, James l..
Case; first vice president. James C.
MCPHERSON; vice presidents. Water
man r. Burnham. George H. Loring,
A A. Browning, 3. P. Bishop; direc-
tors, years to 1914. w. II. Allen, H.
H. Pettis. H. w. Gallup, Noah Lucas;
directors, years. to 1913, Allyn L.
Brown, to fill uneXpired term of J. G.
MCPHERSON; director, 1 year, to 1912,
]. w. Mckinley, to fill unexpired term
of f. H. Cranston; secretary. f. H.
Cranston, one year; treasurer. l.. r.
Church. one year; trustees to 1914, C.
w. Gale. Grosvenor Ely.
President Browning called the meet
ing to order and reported a message
of regret from Waterman r. Burnhar3,
the oldest vice president. that his i'll
health prevented him from attending
Recording Secretary n. Eugene Smith
kept the minutes, reading the minutes
of the last annual meeting, which wer
approved as read.
Treasurer's Report.
The report of Treasurer Herbert w.
Gallup showed all current bills paid, a
cash balance On hand of $10.11, and
the only liability a mortgage of $4,000
on the building Total receipts for the
year had been $14.s92.2o, in which the
largest items had been SLIP from
rentals, $1,065 from income from en-
dowments, $6,723 from annual sub
scriptions. s1,2e1 from memberships.
Department Reports
The department reports were given
in order each showing gratifying con-
ditions IT. its particular field. Among
these was the membership report,
which showed the record mark for the
attociation, a total of 442, consisting
of 315 seniors and 127 in the boys de-
partment.
The reports were given as follows:
Finence committee, F. H. Cranston; re-
ligious work, c. H. Hobsons report
read by Secretary Smith, and also the
report of work at the Jail by e. A.
Prentice; educational department, J. c.
Mcpherson; entertainment committee,
F. w. Lester; membership, James L.
Case; rentals, H. 5. Cary; house com
mittee, w. s. Alling; social department
H. d. Johnson's report read by Secre
tarv Smith: physical department, H. III.
Pettis; junior department, G. F. Hyde:
trustees report, showing s24616.77 in
vested funds read by Secretary Smith.
They were all approved.
Presidents Report.
President Browning then presented
his annual report, IN which ne referred
to the great mass of work indicated as
done in all the department reports. and
said that he believed the association
had likewise grown in favor with the
public as an institution that was an eff