The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-24
WHEELOCK WILL
HEAD Y. M. c. A.
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BOARD
OF DIRECTORS LAST EVENING
AT ANNUAL ELEcTloN--eAvE
ANNUAL ADpREss-MYRoN A..
CLARK SPOKE AT MEETING.

ing and dinner held at the Gardner
hotel and the other officers were all
reelected.
Myron A. Clark spoke before the
meeting Of the board and gave a very
eloquent address. The members OF
the board subscribed themselves per-
sonally, $50 towards the support Of
Bert Schuman, the association secre-
tary at Buenos Ayres, which viii make
31s5 raised here for the work in South
America during the stay OF Mr..
Clark.
The board also decided that the
pictures placed in the Y. M. c. A.
and purchased by the money derived
from the art exhibit, will be hung in
the public places OF the building. such
as the lobby and the reading rooms.
1t is intended to make the associa-
ton as near miniature art gallery
as possible.
The officers OF the association are
as result Of the election:
President--H. III. Wheelock.
Vice President-Robert McCulloch.
Secretary-H. III. Aaker.
Treasurer-H L. Loomis.
Auditor-Harry Alsop.
Presidents Annual Address.
The annual address of President
Wheelock was given In which he very
highly commended the work done here.
He said In part;
Taking 500 as a basis for the Far
go association and our population Of
$4,000, the Fargo association stands in
the first division among the associa-
tions of North America, having con-
siderably over 20 per cent OF its popu-
lation in its membership between the
ages Of 10 and 80. Adding the Moor
head population we still find we are
making an excellent showing.
The business department of the as
sociation has been placed upon a
sound basis, and we owe much to
MIR. Beckwith, the chairman Of our
financial committee, for the earnest
effort he has put forth in this work.
A study by this committee of the ex-
penses of the association has shown
that we have been carrying an un-
usually large betterment fund in the
line Of building Improvement and
building furnishings; that aside from
this the association work proper has
sustained itself throughout. There is
still much before us to do along this
line. We can never expect to reach
the high water mark Of our work until
we have thoroughly modern equip
ment To do this the social features
Of our building must be vastly improv-
ed. We have in mind particularly the
equipment of first class bowling al
legs, and the improvement of our
bathing facilities by the use Of filter
ed water. The resident department
rooms should be retinted and furniture
added. Already the woman's commit
tee has been Of great assistance along
this line. To do this we must Sc
cure larger support from the ever loyal
business men of the city. Our asso-
citation stands high, and it is simply
matter Of having the work properly
presented.
1T is proposed this year that we
secure twenty 500 subscriptions, and
we should never rest until we have
100 business mems memberships Of
$25 each, of which we already have
about sixty.
"A very interesting feature that was
discovered by Mr.. Wolf while at
Grand Forks was that the citizens Of
East Grand Forks have repeatedly
paid the memberships of every high
school boy on that side OF the river.
The largest opportunity that has
possibly ever opened out before this
association will come to 1t during this
coming year. We have specially in
mind two great movements, the VIM.
A. Sunday evangelistic movement
and the Men and Religion Forward
movement It Is here that we will be
able to eliminate much OF the effort
| that has been put in upon this work
during past years. The crisis of OPP
portuntty is before us as connected
with these two movements, not only
In seeing mems lives changed but
hundreds of men and boys whom we
have not as yet been able to reach
will then become interested in this
work and in the highest and best of
leadership, and when we mention lead
ership we do not mean along the en-
/ ployed force, but the board Of direc-
tors and association laymen must nee
essarily assume the permanent re-
sponsibility for all OF this work.
In financial matters the hour OF ac-
ton will soon be before us. Within
the next six months the building fund
notes that are now maturing will call
for reckoning OF our stewardship and
will necessitate another campaign COW
ering a deficit which will still be
standing against this association prop
erty. Adding to this the bonds OF
| $4,000 We are now carrying. the i'm
provements that we have In mind, We
must face the raising OF considerable
amount.
In conclusion, let us not forget thai
Fargo has awakened to the necessity
OF get-together shoulder to the.
wheel movement. and the hammers ar.
knocking up, not down. The feelinl
for bigger and, better Fargo is Il
white fever heat, and now Is the tim,
to strike the iron with every ounc,
of God given energy. Let us show tn,
citizens Of Fargo that the z. M. G. A
is right on the firing line. that tn,
guns are loaded, that we are witt
them heart, soul and body for big
ger. better and stronger city, not onl,
commercially but spiritually and NOR
ally.