The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-15
Found to Be Capable, Faithful
and Efficient Secretary and
His Administration of Office
Of Secretary is Praised
MAY LATER APPOINT
SOCIAL SECRETARY
MIR. Mckee Said to BE OPP
posed to Such Action Unless
New Officer is Placed Under
His Control---Report Is Vol
luminous One

General Secretary s. X. Mckee wa%
last night voted a capable, faithful
and efficient man for the position
which he holds by the board of dI-
rectors Of the Young Mems Christian
association.
The board met TO formulate a re-
port upon the recent investigation OF
the policy of the association ins't
gated by petition which some 4oe
members of the association signed.
No attack was made on the char
acfer or the integrity of the general
secretary or of anyone connected With
the y. NJ. G.. a. declared the report
Issued last night, and all Questions
OF Mr. Mckee's unpopuiarlty are mere
matters Of opinion. According to IN.
belief Of the board there has been nc
evidence adduced which would justify
them asking for the resignation az the
general secretary. and in the future
the same general policy viii be fol-
lowed as heretofore, the board adopt
ing such reforms as It from time &c
time may deem best.
Suggestion Favored.
The directors are said 10 favor The
suggestion made by one of the sign
ers Of tho round robin petition that
there he employed by the local asso-
citation social secretary whose du-
ties II will lie 10 cultivate "a friendly
ACQUAINTANCE with the members 81 the
y. NJ C. A., and IN general To aid ir
TIE development n L rrrr7-r 7T7r1-tT'rtr
atmosphere within the building than
Is reported to exist at the present time
severai members of the hoard stated
effer the meeting last night, how
ever. that the matter Of reforms did
not come before them during the
meeting.
In close relation to this reform II
the statement that General Secretar,
Mckee has several times declared
that in his opinion the general secre'
fa-y az an association should he IL
complete command and that II amy
nave was made to lessen his au
fhofity by giving certain powers q
another party he would immediately
resign. Should the board al its nex'
meeting recommend that socla
secretary he Installed wno should b.
under the direct control of the boarc
and net of Mr.. Mckee. it liz possible
that the secretary against whose per,
aonaii.y the petition wss circulated
may tender his resignation.
In Session Four Hours.
The board OF directors was In ses
sion almost four hours last night be
fore making public its report. EleVer
Of the twenty-one members Of th'
hoard were present ard the repor
Is their unanimous verdict and vim
dication OF the general secretary
President Duke stated thar all had
been invited, hat some were prevented
from attending. He did not know
bov the absent members felt In re
gard to the affair. Those who attend
ed the meeting and who voted to make
tho report were: W. y. Duke. ". j
whitehurst. j. r Jones O. ]. Sands
j. l.. Anderson. {. e. Richardson. r
NJ. Smith. O. A. Hawkins. l., NJ. VIII
iiams. Jacob Umlauf, George w
Bahlke.
The Resolution.
Resolved, That the following hs
adopted as the opinion Of the board
and that il be spread upon the min
utes of the board. and that copies ht
furnished 10 the newspapers:
On July IS. 1913, a paper signed
by about four hundred members Of
the Y, NJ c. A. was presented to tbs
president of the association. The
paper reads as follows:
'sWe the undersigned members o'
the Central Y. N. c. A. of Richmond
regretting the widespread sentiment
and attitude Of the membership anG
public relative to the work and policy
of our Y NJ G. A. and feeling thai
such sentiment and attitude has beer
and liz seriously retarding the growth
and real work that Ii should be do
ing. do hereby, respectfully and earn
estly. implore this board of director.
TO investigate the situation and ascer-
tain the cause or causes of such con-
tlitions, and take such steps as theil
wisdom and discretion may indicate
to remedy this regrettable state o.
affairs. we make this plea in all sin
Certify, not from any personal ami
mostly but because we feel that thu
best interest Of the work demand IT,
History OF First Meeting.
AT a special meeting Of the board
held on August 6. 1918, a committee
az FIVE, representing n committee o.
twenty. who had secured the sigma
lures to the foregoing paper, appeared
before the board in pursuance Of 9
request from the board, and stated
more specifically the reasons why ~iht
fcregoinE paper had been circulated
among their members, and why It hat
been signed. These reasons were pre-
sented In writing by the chairman Of
the COMMITTEES. DIR. F. C. l. Miller.
AT that meeting it was stated thai
# there was widespread dissatisfaction
and discomfort with the management
and policy of the Y. NJ. G. A.. thai
there was no personal animus on tht
part of the members of the committee
against any one. and that their object
was to better the condftionAand work
of the association. IL was also stated
that sBut VIC, as a committee, car
state that in our rather extensive ex.
perience. all lines seem to lead in
evitably back to the general secre'
tary.'.
Names Are Given.
The names Of a number OF gentle.
men were given tor the board. whom
this committee suggested could inform
the board Of the conditions which ex'
listed, and OF the facts on which ths
widespread discomfort with THO polio,
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