The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-21
NINETY GATHERED
FOR THE OCCASION
Heads OF the Various De
partments Responded to
the Toast, Our y. NJ. c..
A. and Plans for In
creasing the Membership
Were Discussed - Five
New Directors Elected.

Ninety men sat down at the Y. NJ
G. A. annual banquet last night anu
spent several hours most pleasantly.
The room was tastefully decorated
with American colors and college PEN
nants. After partaking of fish chow
der fruit, salad, coffee and cakes,
mingled with delightful music by
mixed orchestra, consisting of Misses
Dorothy osgood and Agnes Wolfe. first
and second violin; Mrs. G. A. Burn
ham, pianist, and Robert Diaz, cornet.
Vice President Ferriss announced the
toast "Our Y. NJ c. A." to which
Roscoe Wallace replied for the physical
depar tment, showing that almost two
hundred men and boys are constantly
using athe department, and urging the
balance of the membership to partiCl-
pate hpr their own good. He also re-
queste6 the support and encoura cement
of the general membership for the
basketball league.
J. F. D. Yonge responded for the
educational department. and showed
the vaiIfe. of the Y. NJ. G. 4. night
cation to those who otherwise would
be unable to have it. He stated that
it was as important TO employers to
encourage their boys IN edacatlonaf
endeavor on account of the increased
efficiency. as for the boys themselves.
Mr.. Yonge Indicated that courses for
advanced students in salesmanship.
advertising and Spanish would be put
on if demand is made.
e. W. Roberts responded for the
dormitory department and related his
experience in the Panama, canal zone.
He stated as his candid belief that it
would be inpossi bic to have built the
canal in a given length of time with
out the influence and environment Of
New Directors Elected.
w. A. Smith, recording secretary,
read the report of the nominating
committee. which upon motion was ac-
cepted and by unanimous ballot II. 3.
Allison, J. B. Perkins, c. e. Hutchin-
son, w. B. Ferriss and J. IT. Sheriff.
were elected directors for a term Of
three years.
The speaker Of the evening was T.
w Evans of Mobile, who stated that
he believed the south is the greatest.
part of the United States for the youGS.
man; the greatest part of the south is
The gulf coast, and that the growth OF
Pensacola and It's :. NJ c. \. are
synonymous. Furthermore. that its
budget, requiring but subscription Of
$4,000 annually. was not to be com
pared in it's forming influence with
the outlay for police, county Jail. and
county aims house. He pleaded for
forward movement on the part Of the
Y NJ. c. A. which would so increase
the membership as to make the build
ing inadequate to supply present needs
and compel the directors to look for Il
larger proposition.
Lieut.. F. H. Young, speaking for D
boys department of the local y. u. =.
A, stated that there were but IL y
members in the boys depaTtmeu .
when there should be 500. He belieyi
that there was much need Of bOost.T
and putting self into the work.
Vice President FerriSs outlined he
plan OF a membership campaign to hs
given Nov. q to %.
A call was made for Mr.. Sheriff., the
newly elected director, to make a short
address, which he did with. much feel
ing He was followed by w. Y. Rob-
erts and ". P. Cunningham
rising vote of thanks was given
to the orchestra and a very pleasant
social time was had after
breaking away from the tables. Alto
gether it was the most successful an
nuaI meeting in the history Of the Pen
sacola Y. NJ. G. A.