Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11
A YEAR AT The Y. N. G. A.
Reports Presented and Officers
Elected at Annual Meeting.
Officers Pleased over work Accom-
plisheri and because All Current
bills Were Paid-Re-eIections
the order Of the Evening.


There was large and enthusiastic
gathering of members of the Burlington
Young Mems Christian association Tues
day at the annual meeting nd election
of officers. Supper was served by the
Womans auxiliary. The Rev. ]. s. Braker
returned thanks. After supper, the Rev,
A. G. Clark read Scripture lesson and
offered prayer The minutes of me last
annual meeting were read and approved.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President NJ. D. Chittenden save the
presidents report. He said that the as
ISOLATION had fulfilled n useful function
this year In being a clearing house for
the various religious and other organ!za-
tons Of the city. In other ways 1t has
been a place a boy and young man could
go and be among good associations
Young people were nowadays In the habit
of getting out from homo. even though
It would be better II they stayed homo.
Cases were numerous where Il was
known that the association has been
wholesome moral factor.
Mr.. Chittenden praised the initiative
shown by the young men and commend
ed the life problem discussions. The meet.
ings were endorsed and 1t was stated that
tho men Of the city highly valued them.
The report of the general secretary. Ed
ward X. Allen. followed. He said in part:
GENERAL sECRETARY'S REPORT.
1t IL with great pleasure that / pre-
sent to you my third annual report.
While the work OF the past year has had
one or two real disappointments. yet 50
we'll have we succeeded in many ways
that 1t is with some satisfaction that the
year Just passed is reviewed
In stunning up the statistics of work
DONE l am really amazed at the amount
of activity that has taken place within
these walls In fact, the deepest impress
sion that a review of the year 1S1l-lsl2
makes upon me. Is that it has been year
Of hard work. n succession OF pouring out
Of energy Of one sort or another.
First of all we started the year with the
usual hunt for the sinews of war. 1t was
inspiring to your humble secretary to see
new friends rising up and adding their
zeal to the cause of association finances.
Next to the satisfaction of having all cur
rent bills paid, is that Of having the sweet
consciousness that loyal helpers stand by
In cases Of need For once we have the
satisfaction of paying our current OK
| penses and l hope we will never fail to
| keen them paid as we go along through
the coming year. express gratitude from
my heart when say, II thank every
man, woman and boy who paid any sum
| of money TO the association this year for
his part in enabling us to attain our
| InI
other deficit, we would have been Justly
| disheartened.
One OF our prime objects this year was
TO be the increase of our membership. Inc
membership committees report will tell
OF the enthusiasm that was put into our
campaign and II II just this enthusiastic
| spirit that makes It Il pleasure to make a
report The members Of the association
are worthy Of high praise for the spirit
which they put, not only into the mem
! bership campaign. but into many OF the
| other activities.
A striking feature OF our winter season
/ has been the continuous use or tho
! gymnasium More than ordinary Interest
| has been manifested all winter long. The
large number Of ella sscs. the large az
gregate of attendance and the extra
| ordinary number OF baths taken sho"
that this department has large place
In the lives Of men and boys
| The social life OF the membership has
| been n live feature and many memorable
occasions have taken place under the
| auspices OF the energetic social committee
It is a cause Of qualification TO note thai
| the members have willingly taken hoE
Of each proposition that came along anc
| It's success has been largely due TO the
friendly and enthusiastic cooperation OF
| all.
| In our Sunday speakers at the bis
meetings We were peculiarly fortunate
| This feature Of our years work has beer
n great public benefit wish we had the
means to do greater work in thi.
respect
| The direct work of the Young Men
Christian association Is not all we have
been engaged in doing, as our statistics
bear witness The time OF almost every
paid offlcial has been freely given to the
various enterprises that drafted him FOL
the public benefit. and Furthermore. a
great use has been made of our rooms
| by organizations whose work Is sym.
| pathetically allied with ours. The salts
|
in the movements making for the welfare
Of mankind and the Announcements of the
Kingdom of God is compensation enough
| A large number of our members from
the president down. deserve the hearties,
commentators for the successes their
efforts have brought forth. l will not &C
into detail but do want to congratulate
the finance committee and the board OF
directors on the financial success OF the
year | know we'll enough the personal
interest n number OF the men have taken
in this phase OF our work. and I am
glad that after self-sacr1fcing efforts
they are not disappointed.
| I feel that the board of directors as
individuals deserve the thanks and ap-
probation of the entire membership for
their personal interest. I know that the
greater part have largely increased their
personal contributions to the association
thereby showing In n very tangible way
their loyalty TO the cause feel also
personally. n sense OF gratitude toward
these men for tho way they have stood
behind mo. especially In those dayt
when It was hard to see the way.
In the success that has como to ue
during the past two years, there IL moth
Ing that can eclipse the live and sgsrss
sive boys department which our boys
director has set going In our midst, Each
month he has shown up with a list OF
activities that has made the mems rooms
look like a sleepy hollow In comparison,
For get UP and 60 there II nothing
anywhere please pardon the siang) that
has anything on our boys department.