Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30
ANNUAL MEETING
OF State Committee, Y. M. c. A. at
Wstervile, Wednesday.

! WGhCFSlNS, wednesday.
! The state executive committee of the
State Young MEMS Christian Assoeia-
tion held its annual meeting, Tuesday,
ut Red Oaks Lodge, Belgrade. Reports
were read by the executive secretaries.
officers were elected as follows: Chair
| man, Horac c. Day, Auburn: recording
secretary. Orlando T.. Frost. Belfast,
treasurer, Horace r. Purinton, Water
| vile: directors, Horace G. Day, Au-
burn; Galen C. Moses Bath; Ralph w.
Carleton. Roekport; Carl E. Milliken,
Island Falls: Orlando l.. Frost, Bel
| fast: RobeEt A. Jordan, Bangor; Ed
ward II. Mears, Bar Harbor: executive
secretaries, State secretary, Arthur A.
Head: lumbermen's secretary, Willis
J j Miller: Office secretary. b. w. Hay
den. The above were all re-elections,
with fire exception of the treasurer,
Jacob w. Amiel5 Of Freeport, who ten
dered his resignation,-
state Secretary jefferson g. Smith
of WaterviiIe read his report covering
the work of the association from May
l. 1911. to May /, 1912. one of the most
important branches of State Associa
ton work and one which has grown
ment, in the preparatory schools and
colleges of Maine. During the year,
two new student Y NJ. G. A. organiza-
tions were formed. at Fryeburg Aead-
envy and at Maine Central Institute,
I'ittslield The Students Conference.
held at Orono, was the largest ever
held, yet there were $50 delegates that
could not be entertained, although they
IL & hi. A
Bowdoin College there is a secretary
working the year around, with an as
sistant. and the same is true of Bates.
An effort to have a permanent seere-
| tary at the University of Maine is be-
ing made. The Y. M. c. A. aims to
have rod blooded men head the Y NJ.
c. A. school and college associations,
men who accomplish things, athletes
and leaders in study. Pres. Hyde of
Bcwdein said few years ago that one
of the problems of the college president
was maintenance of discipline: now.
thanks lie tho Y. NJ e. a. he says, this
problem is nonresident The students.
| aiming to do definite things of helpful
| nature, aid local Sunday schools. send
Sunday school teachers to small
churches, teach foreigners English,
etc.
over 500 boys clubs are now affiliat-
ed with the State Y. NJ. @ A., "A such
| having been formed during the year
The State Conference held in Water
vile, entertained IA delegates, and
| turned away more students than any
| other Boys Conference of any State
| in the Union. There is quality to the
work among boys as well as quantity
| There are now three Railroad y NJ
| c. A. buildings in the State at Port.
land, East neering and Waterville
| Similar structures are badly needed
! in Brownville Junction on the Cana
| dian Pacific Railroad, al Bangor, the
| junction of the Maine Central and the
| Bangor and Aroostook and Millnocket
on the Bangor & ,Aroostook All of
| these proposed new buildings will re-
ceicc attention during the year
| Each year the association maintains
a tent at the State encampment of
the militia, employing three secre-
taries. and doing Christian work
| among boys who often are away
from home for the first time. Writ
ing materials, magazines. music, ed
ucational and religious lectures are all
| furnished To the recruits The effort
is to attract Young men, many of
| whom would be liable to seek more
| liberty than has been theirs in the
home town
New association buildings are PLAN
ned for several cities and towns, in
Guiding Augusta.
! A. A. Head, laymens secretary,
told of the growth of the laymen' S
department since its inception at the
Portland meeting, three years ago.
| which has been very rapid and sub
| stautial The work of the laymen' s
department consists in the forming of
| mems brotherhoods, Bible classes.
| community federations boys organ
izations inside and outside of the
| church and so on. Special meetings
have been held for men which. We're
| given up wholly TO the discussion OF
special programs of work for men and
| boys. The conducting OF community
| surveys. in which data were gathered
for 100 towns is also an important
| part Of the laymen's department task
| This branch has also continued the
| work started by the Y NJ. G. A. Sec
| retaries in foreign ports who look
III boys and men emigrating to this
country by seeing that the boys and
men get Jobs and are in Christian
atmosphere. The laymen's depart
| ment has conducted the Men and Re
ligion work in the cities of Maine
| including Bangor, Calais, Madison
Portland Skowhegan, Rumford and
| Wilton,