Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-07
DINNER BEGINS
NEW SEASON
Y. N. c. A. Business Men Enjoy Even
ing Together. Sec. Ogden, Pres. TobOY
and u. ID. Jones Give Addresses
Ten Days Membership Campaign On.

A very successful dinner, held last
Tuesday evening at the Y. NJ. G. A.,
inaugurated the coming season, which
1T is hoped, will be one of the most
prosperous ever enjoyed by the associ-
alton. The banquet was booster
and one hundred and seventy-fiye
business men of our city were in at
tendance when the evening was
opened with hymn of praise. After
most delicious repast, for which
the ladies auxiliary of the ''Y'' deserve
the credit, Pres S. B. Tobey of the
association presented a brief address
in which he gave an excellent sum-
mary of the good work accomplished
during the past year. The member
ship, he said, had been increased
through the campaign of year ago
to 629, over three hundred and fifty
of whom were adults while about PAS
were boys. A large attendance had
come to the gymnasium classes regu-
larly. One hundred and thirty-five
boys and girls had been given instruc-
tions, many at no cost, and had sue
ceeded in learning how to swim. Mr.
Tobey said that one cannot see now
how many lives that free instruction
may save. Then he gave an account
of the association work with men.
boys and young men and of the inter
esting Valley Forum debating clubs
meetings, of the fire side Sunday az
ternoon gatherings, of the skating
rink, etc. His speech continued and
he told of the boys club rooms ON the
second floor, newly decorated and
fixed up to meet the requirements of
the high school students and he also
the new hot water system
installed last year for the shower
baths.
The president was followed by G.
f. Ogden, general secretary, and the
evenings second speaker proceeded
to enumerate part, only a small
portion, of the countless activities of
the mems department as well as the
younger members of the association
He spoke of the wonderful strides in
the boys department since the arrival
of E. W. Brandenburg, the present
executive of that branch. In speak
ing of the recently acquired piano,
the new combination pool and billiard
table, secured at cost of over three
hundred dollars, all secured by the
boys. This certainly gives us a splen-
did idea of what a boy can do and
shows us that in the "Y" not only
the men are working for its upbuild-
ing but also their younger followers.
A ttention was called toward the end
Of the second address to the fact that
nearly five hundred boys will gather
after Thanksgiving in this city for
several days and that Wausau people
are expected to entertain them dur
ing their short stay. This is just a
state convention. The talk was con-
cluded by notice of the ten days
on now for new members
and Sec. Ogden urged that every
available person be made, a member
of the Wausau "Y."
The last speaker of the evening
was G. ID. Jones, who closed most
pleasant evening with a very sincere
Mr.. Jones gave his version
of the Y NJ. G. A, when he said it
was a wonderful unifying force for
the man, the youth and the boy and
one which brings these indi-
viduals into mutual contact with
each other The talk was greatly ap-
preciated by all of those present. G.
B. Bird was also to have given brief
address at the banquet but was unex-
pectedly called out of the city on
urgent business.
All joined in singing America"
which closed the evenings pleasures
and exercises.
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