The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-02
Monthly Meeting Of the Directors Of
the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, at the
Building.
y.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Which Show That the Association is
in Very Prosperous condi.
ton In All Its
Branches.

The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian Association met In
monthly session at the association
rooms last night with H. C. Brown,
president of the association In the
chair, and considerable business was
transacted. Reports from the various
committees We're received
The boys committee made their re-
port which showed an attendance of
ninety-one for the month of March In
the junior Bible classes, the students
class and the class of employed boys.
The Paxius club held three regular
meetings during the month with a
total attendance of thirty-six. Four
new members were received into the
club during the month. A Pax tribe
of Indians was organized, divided into
four patrols of eight to ten members.
This division insures better per-
sonal supervision over the members
The first Pax hike was held March
81. On the recommendation OF the
boys work committee, Ben D. Chap
man, boys secretary was given a
leave of absence from May II to May
80 that he may attend as delegate
the boys workers national conference
to be held at Culver, Ind, on those
dates.
The physical work committees re-
port showed that 1929 men and boys
had availed themselves Of the use of
the gymnasium department during the
month of March. In the matter of
games one high school game was
played, four base ball games and IF
teen basket ball games. Two sessions
of newsboys were held during the
month with a total attendance of for
ty-fives The Y. M. c. A. basket ball
team closed the season at hannibal,
Mo, March s, with a clean record of
four games won and none lost.
The membership committee report
ed seven new members in the senior
department and two in the boys de-
partment Four members dropped out
of the senior department and two
from the boys department
The social work committee reported
the minstrel entertainment given
March 4 under the supervision of the
physical department and the boys
department, which was success.
comparative statement was pre-
scented as 10 the number playing
pocket billiards and the receipts
therefrom In 1913 the number play
ing is given at 634; in 1912. $40. Re
oeipts for March, 1918, s4o.05; re
ceipts for the same month, 1912
$4,000.
The treasurers' report showed th'
receipts for the month TO be 81. 2o9.4 40
disbursements. sl72.ss; unpaid bills
S192.3S.
In the religious work department
II. C. Brown. chairman OF the com
mittee, reported that a conference
had been held Sunday afternoon
March 30, and was attended by eigh
teen men Several plans were consid
cred and the religious work commit
tee of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION was asked to form polio
for definite religious work In the city
General Secretary Burns called tn
attention of the board to the comm
thirty-eighth national convention /.
the Young Mems Christian Associ;
ton to be held at Cincinnati, May il
Is and the representation to whic
the local association is entitled. Tn
board selected General Secretar
Henry F Burns 10 represent them Z
the convention. The local associ