Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-06
A YEAR OF Y. NJ. G. A. WORK
Reports Presented at Annual
Meeting Tuesday Evening.
General Secretary Allen Pleased with
Progress Mndc--Vccclpts Were
S5,41f--Some Changes In
board of Officers.

An enthusiastic and largely attended an
| nual meeting was held by the Young
Mems Christian association Tuesday night
| Forty-two men sat down to a finely pro
pared supper served by tho Womans
! Auxiliary. Grace was said by the Rev.
|. G. Smart
After supper President Fred s. Pcase
called the meeting to order. hymn was
| heartily sung. after which scripture was
read, and Prof c. II. Perkins led In
! Irayer.
| The record of the las, annual meeting
was read by recording Secretary s. L.
| rlatka. President f. S. Pease gave the
! presidents report verbally. and ex-
pressed his satisfaction in tho progress
made during the year just passed, par
| ticularly the success attending the work
| by the religious work committee, tho
| finance committee and the boys work
| committee.
| The association is realizing It's obliga-
| ton to help the boy who peculiarly needs
| Ii, and unless It accomplshes this It will
| fail TO do its best work.
The report of the general secretary,
Edward X. Allen was given Mr.. Allen
said in part
| y
our working maxim this year has been
plan the work--work the plan" Divide
the responsibility so that not one does the
work, hut many.
| We have had a great year. | speak with
| enthusiasm and sincerity. What strides
| have taken place during the past l2
| months. How well does our association
contrast tonight with what it was a year
ago at this time. All through the reports
tonight we will find the Invisible spirit of
| progress.
| The delightful experience of the year
| las not been the big things doing, though
| We all talk that way, but rather the fine
spirit that has been manifest among the
| members. the directors. and the employees.
! The membership campaign in the fall
| brought ont an encouraging spirit of 10y
atty and interest. All through the win
| ter months the quiet and order Of the
| ricely equipped reading room has silently
| spoken praise of new era for the men
| of the association. The older members
who remember the confusion of old speak
row and then with solid satisfaction of
| the changes made last fall. We have
formed a new basis for our work and it is
| good one to build on
There have been several features, too.
this past year In the first place. our
boys department has come to the front.
| /; is now a Y. NJ. c. \. in itself. The
| Astounding vitality and resourCefulness OF
| the department are recurring testimo-
| NAL to the energy and devotion of our
boys work director F. A. Cumming.
Another gratifying feature has been
the manner in which the gymnasium
work has been maintaine in spite Of
| a real handicap in not having a man
giving his full time. The way in which
interest has been promoted among the
men and boys Is convincing testi-
mony to Messrs, Nancor and Walker
who have had charge OF this work.
! Honorable mention must be made of
the well attended board OF directors
meetings, which have averaged high.
and indicated a sense of interest and
| responsibility that has not always OK
listed. Also congratulations are in or
der for the finance committee for max
ing definite and falth-crcating prog
ress, also congratulation to the re-
ligious work committee for its not
able success, and to the social commit
tee. Almost every committee has ac-
the year
The Woman's Auxiliary have carried
| added burdens this year. Besides car
ing for the occasional suppers and
banquetS for the men, the new work
in connection with tho boys depart
ment has been taken up and carried.
For these services we are greatly in
dchted. Also, the ladies have contrib
uted 500 toward our current expenses
and s25 toward the new furniture Of
the reading room.
But the source of contentment to
the General Secretary is not alto
gether the happy progress Of events
and things. but the sense that back Of
him have been a group of loyal work
ers, faithful and efficient. Tho men
who have served on the paid force Of
the association have every one done
his ability.
OTHER REPORTS.
The report of the treasurer, c. 7.
Pease. was carried in printed form 1t
showed an increase of about 500 in the
current deficit. The receipts for the year
We're t5,4l4,l6. The report of the trustees
was read by w. Il. Howe. and showed
that the trustees have reduced their
floating debt by about 81 ooG during the
past year, ana paid also $500 on the bond
ed debt. The total bonded debt Is now
$3.50 with $1,000 to meet it and to pro-
vide for repairs. +. W. Perry reported
for the executive committee numerous
improvements in the building. 9. =
Cowles read the report of the finance
pressed over having 50 nearly secured
funds enough to meet the entire EXPENSES
for the year except the previous years
deficit, The religious work committees
report was given by +. S. Pease and
showed that during the year % meetings
for men have been held, with total
attendance of Sl5s. Decisions for the
Christian life were made 10y e. men.
| w. II. Wood gave tho report OF the RihIo
study committee. j. f.. Tracy reported
Tor the gymnasium committee thai n larr-
or number of classes with a larger total
attendance had been secured this year
in the gymnasium. Prof NJ D. Chjtton-
den reported for tho educational com
mitteo tho organization ana success Of
the Life Problem club
The boys department vorl, was nre-
sented by Leslie S Morgan. secretary
or me department, who gave the follow
ing statistics:
2zf gym. classes were held with Il
total attendance of 3oS2 1O5 Bible