The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-12
MEETING
OF DIRECTORS
Regular Postponed Needing Held
Las. Night at Which consid-
cradle Business Was
Done.
G. D. sTREETER RETIREs
i. G Brown elected 70 Succeed Him
-Reports Of Various Committees
Larger Boys
Meeting.
6. D. sTREETER RETIREs

The board Of directors OF the Young
Mems Christian Association held their
postponed rezuls. mentnH meeting
last night anu msch o. interest TT y
pired during the session.
The resignation Of c. D. Streeter,
member OF the board. which had been
rendered several months ago, was
finally acted on and accepted. MT.
'Streeter had been faithful and &C
tive member Of the board for several
Years. In case Of vacancy In the
board 1t is the province OF that BODY
TO elect . successor. II. G. Brown Was
unanimously elected by the board 70
succeed Mr.. Streeter.
The membership committees report
showed that during the month OF DC
tober fourteen new members had been
received in the senior department;
seven new members In the junior de-
partment and two additional members
| by transfer from other cities, making
| total gain OF twenty-three for the
month.
/ The religious work department re-
/ ported the following meetings Tor the
month: seven shop meetings had been
held. two street meetings, two build
ing meetings, six church meetings.
one jail meeting and one meeting held
lin a colored church. A mems bible
class was organized in October with
ian enrolment OF eighteen, with ]. O.
BOYD as teacher. The book OF Isaiah
is the study. The class meets on Fri
day night of each week.
i The boys committee reported three
hikes during the month. One was
day hike and the others were over
night hikes. The boys at each hike
were accompanied by Mr.. Chapman,
1.-THE boys secretary.
The physical work committee rec
commended that concerning a repre-
sentative basket ball team for the
/ association, that the matter pc referr-
led back to the committee with an ad-
ditional committee appointed by the
president. composed of A. E. Matless,
III. o. Boyd and General Secretary
Burns, with power to act.
The committee reported that the
smoke stack of the Y NJ C. A. build
ling had received an addition OF twenty
feet that better boiler results might
be secured with very gratifying re-
suits.
4 The treasurer reported that the re-
lceipts Of the association had proved
sufficient to take care of all disburse-
ments.
| The social committee has under con-
4 sideration a mock trial in the near fu-
ture.
A comparative showing was given
which presented the fact that more
members had used the rooms in 1912
than in 1911 and the receipts showed
an increase for 1912 over last year.
/ Preliminary Statement.
! General Secretary Burns made a
preliminary statement concerning the
lthirty-eighth international convention
of the Y. NJ. c. A. TO be held at Los
j Angeles, Calf, May to IL. 1913 The
fKeokuk association is entitled to two
regular delegates chosen from the ac-
tive membership and one more regu-
lar delegate for each one hundred ac-
tive members Of the local association.
This is triennial convention, dele
gates gathering from all parts OF the
world.
There was another announcement
of the first assembly of association
workers with boys which will be held
lat Culver, Ind, May IL to 80. No
delegates have yet been chosen for
feither.
7 The older boys conference for the
state OF Iowa will be held at Des
Moines, December G, and 8. The
IDes Moines association will provide
entertainment. The board accepted
the recommendation of Secretary
Burns that Ben D. Chapman, boys
secretary, have the privilege OF at
tending the conference with the Keo-
kuk delegation.
In Interest Of Conference.
1t seems that the boys are very
alert on the matter of the conference.
They held a rousing booster meeting
last night of the larger boys Orgahi-
cation was effected with Delbert Chute
as chairman and John HUDSON, secre-
tary. Plans were made for taking
1 music. an orchestra and quartette.
The rally movement is for the purpose
of bringing the next convention to
Keokuk. The Keokuk boys say they
will show the Des Moines conference
that Keokuk Is very much on the map
and have every confidence OF bringing
the next conference Of the older boys
conference OF the Y. ". C. A OF Iowa