The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-07
ANNUAL SESSION
OF STATE Y. NJ. CA.
Convention Meets in Prcsby-
tcrian Church at Char
lottcsville.
WILL CONTINUE THREE DAYS
LieutcnantGoverno Ellyson
Pays Tribute to Asso-
citation Work. !
Especial to The Times lpispatch.1

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.
Charlottesville, Va, Aprn 6.--Less
than one third of the 500 delegates ex-
pcctcd were present at the opening
meeting Of the thirty second annual
convention Of the Virginia Young
Mems Christian Association, held to-
night in the Presbyterian Church w.
I. Martin, president Of the local asso
citation. delivered the address of well
come. which was responded to by Lieu
tenant-Govcrnor j. Taylor Ellyson.
The convention was called to order
by State Secretary Ackley, after which
there was brief song service Dcvo-
tional services were conducted by DR..
G. L. Bishop, of williamsburg, and
prayer was offered by DR.. George l.
Petrie, of the Presbyterian Chufch. ~
beautiful solo. lust for To-Day" was
rendered by Reed Wilkins, of the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
, The COMMITTEES on nominations ere
! dentials and press reported as follows.
, President of the convention. DR. Edwin
"a. Alderman, University Of virginia.
Vice President, James W. Gordon
Richmond; Second Vice President. RI
II. Harris, Lynchburg: Secretary, w. r
Lunls. Lynchburg Assistant Secretary
F.. w. Hall, Newport News; Press Sec.
ASN"'ANn "a. Cpict sottNntOH, " LII :
ton Rodes, Lee Hawkins, Cha rlottes-
Vile.
Temporary Business Comm.ttce-Ed
win Kettle, Danville; DR.. C. +. Bishop,
Williamsburg: G. x. Roper Clifton
Forge; ", w. Brockman University
Of Virginia; James Il. Irvine. Char
lottcsville.
Praises y. NJ. G. A.
In responding to the address Of well
come. Mr.. 11llyson said that he believed
In the Young Mems Christian Assoc a.
tlon because It, has adapted itself to
every new condition with which 1t has
been confronted. II has always had
the disposition to grnpple and solve
problems. One does not hear to day
the charge, brought some years ago,
that the work Is antaEon!stic to the
work OF the church There never was
a more needless fear than that Five
presidents Of the Richmond Associa-
ton. he said. had gone from the church
TO which he belonged. They are most
useful and active members of the
church. &
Following the address by Mr.. ELY.
son. James W. Gordon, first vice pres.
ident, was escorted to tho platform and
acted as the presiding officer through
out the remainder OF the exercises
;. Walter McGill. Tennessee State
secretary. gave an illustrated lecture
on What Happened to Boy Away
From Home. f
William. J. Bryan. who Will speak
sunday morning in Cabcll Hall. at the
university, will arrive in Chnrlottes-
Vile from Washington and leave on
| that day. He VIII be the guest Of
| President Alderman
Tomorrow night the convention ban
Quet VIII be held ut the armory, with
Or. Charles ~. Kent as toastmastcr
and saturday night Congressman Rich
mond p. Hobson will be heard on
christian Citizenship"
Among the delegates represent 1nr
the Richmond Association arc the f,,l-
lowing: James w. Gordon. president.
;. & Mckee, general secretary: Jacob
umlauf, r. NJ. Smith, G. w. Bahlko.
Rev. II D. G. Maclachlan, Hon. j. Tay-
ior Ellyson. Walter T. church. A. B.
lyle, 9. Edward Crawford, e. i,
schmidt. John $. Haw. j. p. Jones +
a. Cawthrop, w l.. Wingneld, w. Y
Reithard. D. L. Buchanan. A. i. Flow :
ers. Herbert V, Carson, +. D Briggs
Jr.; also Howard s. Danner, president
Of the Boys Sunday Afternoon CHI.
end Il. L. Bemis, Jr.. presdent OF tha
Boys Bible Study Club.