The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-13
DECIDES TO RAISE
5000 FOR BUILDING
7. M. G. A. Boards to Assist
in Establishment of Train
ing Headquarters.
SPA" VERY POPULAR
During Last Month 1851
Meals Served At In
stitutiOn.
SPA" VERY POPULAR

The board of directors and trustees
Of the Richmond Y. NJ c. A. in their
regular business session last evening
voted to raise $500 as their apportiOn-
ment for the $25, coo fund being raised
in Indiana to aid in the establishing
of permanent training headquarters
for Y. NJ. c. A. workers. According to
the agreement they will have two
years in which to raise the money
Prof. II. r. Hottcn, an instructor of
the Chicago school together with \. A.
Protzman, secretary of the Muncie as
ISOLATION, appeared before the Off
Gals of the Richmond association last
evening and explained the plan adopt
ed by the Chicago association to es-
tabliSh the headquarters. According
to the visiting Y. VI. c. A men d fund
of $500, 900 will be raised OF which
100000 will be spent in a building
and equipment and tie remainder
used as an endowment fund
Following the talks or the visiting
men the business meeting was held.
Reports from Ellis Learner, secretary
of the association, Herbert Pcttijohn,
of the Boys Department., inysical Di-
rector Pearse, Harry Doau, chairman
of the membership committee and O.
A. Highlands. all Indicate that the
work for the winter is we'll started
Attendance Increases.
Extracts from the report of SeCre-
tary Pettijohn, Of the Boys Depart
ment, show that the total attendance
for the month of October in Bible
classes was 500, an increase of 179
over the corresponding month last
year The average attendance for one
week was 271 twenty-five new mem
bers were added to the department
during the month. More than 5000
boys used full privileges during the
month.
Although the gymnasium classes
were not started until the middle of
the month the total attendance was
668, as the report Of Physical Direc-
tor Pearse shows. The business and
busy men have classes and the aver
age attendance for the former was
twenty-five while for the latter it was
eighteen
426 Games RowIed.
Since the beginning OF the bowling
season the middle OF last month until
the first of November there has been
4l6 league games boWled, Eight teams
have been organized and a complete
league schedule arranged.
The Spa report showed the largest
net gain of any month in the history
of the association. Meals numbering
1857 were served during the month
The full report of the membership
committee is that the association has
a membership of III, of which num-
Der 500 are boys. The average daily
attendance is 374 The directors vOt-
ed to repeal the ruling that all men,
berships would expire in October and
decided to rule that one wear from the
issuance the cards Would-<be void.
Make Improvements.
Secretary Learner pointed out in
his report of the numerous additions
to the building made by the assOcia-
ton. New showers, cheaper and more
efficient lighting service and numer-
Gus other repairs were on the list.
In all the month of OCTOBER was
good indication of a we'll started win
ter's work and all departments are
being thoroughly organized for eff
cient work.