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ANNUAL
Meeting
OF Young Mems Christian
Association Monday Night
Directors Elected For Three
Two And One Year
General Secretary Kinney
Makes Annual Report
And Tells Of The Work ID
Each Department
What Is Planned For The
Coming Year

The annual meeting of the members
of the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
tion was held Monday evening at the
Y. VI. c. A. building, North Main
street
The following were elected direct
ors:
For Three Years-C. G. Conley. 3.
D. Heron, S. G. Dowds, r. ]. Hier,
T. z. Taylor.
For Two Years-W. A. Ackerman,
B. b. Williams, w. H. Turner, E. John
son, Rev. E. ID. Barnett.
For One Year-C. L. Johnson, r. s.
GOodell, J. s. Alan, Hugh s. Campbell,
George W. McNabb.
The following was the report Of
General Secretary Kinney submitted
at the annual meeting:
To the Members of the Association:
The community by generous dona-
tions has made possible the Young
Mems Christian Association. A large
number OF men by their membership
and interest have supported and
caused us TO thrive. Your votes have
elected fifteen men to the board of
directors Who have controlled the af-
fairs OF your Association. This board
has employed your general secretary
to be the executive in charge of the
work. Then not only to the board of
directors, but TO the membership, and
always 10 the community at large, is
your general secretary responsible.
practically audit our books and keep
their eye on all phases OF the work.
But this is the only time in the whole
year that we have an opportunity to
report direct to the membership and
to the community. We are glad of
our opportunity and wish to make this
report as comprehensive as possible.
First let rs speak Of the policy OF
the past nine months. The producers
Of yeast foam come 10 our city and
throw into each door sample of their
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the product once used fl will always
be used. II is impossible for us TO
take 10 the home the advantages OF our
building. out we have made a big ef-
fort TO get the public within our doors
and to sample for themselves. The
result has been that larger number
than ever before have used our build
ing and its advantages. We have been
crowded 10 our capacity at times
With the men within our building
the important thing has been to make
welcome and take care OF them To
do this your secretary has thought il
best to spend all of his time al the
building as far as possible. By such
course our subscriptions have no
been collected as close as possible
and the memberships that have 10 be
secured away from the building have
not been secured But by keeping Z
smooth running organization we have
pleased our membership and the pub
lie and have made friends on all sides
We have wished 10 demonstrate II
the past year the following:
l. That people are welcome TO on
building. That the community bull
this structure for you and that the
expect il 10 be used
2 That a well satisfied member
ship Is our greatest asset
3. That the community have a righ
to expect Us TO keep q smooth run
ming organization and that they Wil
support Us If ne do
As result Of our efforts along thes
lines ne have the following 10 repOr
OF our various activities
Our membership shows a total Q
310 distributed as follows: Busines
men g. Seniors l2s. intermediates 81
Juniors IS and Cadets 5s- These ar
all active and use the privileges TO
surprising extent We do not haE
many Who can be called just snppOr
ing member But the men hold thei
nlembership because they use il
the coming year Ee must raise thi
membership nearer the zoe marx
EOuId be difEeuIt TO say which is III
nczf active group Perhaps We G.