The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-11-08
YIN. CA. CONVENTION
MEETS IN HAMMOND
Program Completed for the
Meeting Local Dele
gates to Be Chosen.

At a meeting of the directors Of the
local Y. M. c. A. this evening dele
gates to the state meeting of the as
sosiation will be selected.
Figures compiled for the annual
state convention Of the Indiana Young
Mems Christian Association at Ham
rnond, Nov % to "a will show notably
a surprising growth of the movement
in this state but remarkable record
OF gain over the figures for the whole
of North America during the decade.
The state committee doubts If any 9th
er state can excel this group of fig
ures.
Though Indiana is thirty-seventh in
area, twelfth in wealth and ninth in
population, she has forged ahead into
seventh position as regards associa-
ton buildings and real estate. The
gain over that of North America ran
ges from two per cent to BAT per cent.
The figures of growth for the Indi-
1911 and of gain over the whole North
America for the same period are as
follows:
Associations-36 to 49, gain 45 per
cent; over N. A. two per cent.
Membership-6,370 to 1913, gain
1913 per cent; over N. A. 3S per cent.
Total attendance at religious meet
ings-S5,741 to 22O,735; gain 1877 per
cent.
Employed officers-26 to go; gain
i208 per cent; over N. A. So per cent
Daily attendance at buildings-2.-
I049 to 7,341; gain 25S per cent; over
IN. A. 1875 per cent.
Current expenses-$6O,999 to 1924
1856; gain 2s5 per cent; over N. A.
'66 per cent
Members boys department-649 to
1858; gain 800 per cent; over N. A
l347 per cent.
Enrolled in educational classes-258
ito 1,489 gain ATT per cent; over N. A
lS47 per cent.
Buildings and earl estate-$296,7O 700
to $1,730,7O8: gain 4S6 per cent; over
IN. A. 314 per cent.
To the last item is added the valu-
Iation Of the railroad buildings erected
for association use, building and en-
ldowment funds, furniture and fixtures,
which bring the total property valu-
alton or material equipment up to a
total of $2,345,36
This table, it is pointed out, is not
Especially compiled. The figures are
those regularly used to estimate
growth and gain That they should be
SO large is taken by association Off
cials as a significant indication of the
rapid entrenchment of the educational
and religious movement into the warp
and wool of the state.
The figures are quite striking
when you come to think of them seri-
ously, said an official" Indiana has
only one really large city. In many
other states there are two if not .lree
or four cities the size of or larger than
Indianapolis, and these cities, of
course, increase the number of asso-
stations credited to the state Because
of this situation Indiana's growth and
gain stand out more conspicuously
with 4S associations, $1,000 members
and property valuation of nearly two
and half millions, the state organiza-
ton feels that it has not only accom-
tplished something during the past ten
years, but also that it has a magnifi-
cent basis upon which to grow to even
tgreater proportions. It's present record
lis convincing proof, we think, that the
public realizes it's utmost Importance
Jas a body-thread in this social and
tspiritual fabric of the state"
The state officials are using every
effort to make the association conven
ition at Hammond, Nov. % to "a one
Iof the most interesting ever held,
with as much appeal to the lay dele
gates or visitors as to the general
secretary. Special emphasis is being
laid on the industrial phases of the
work.
New building projects are constantly
rbeing considered by the state execu-
tive committee and it is not unlikely
that several of these may be announc.
Jed at the Hammond meetings. The