The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-05-27
BOYS Y.M.C.A.
AT STOCKTON

ty to meet as a Y. NJ. C. A. group was
organized in Stockton on May 21st,
at the home of Miss Edith Palmer.
Thirty boys were present at this first
meeting, ranging in age from twelve
to nineteen. Lewis Hildebrand, of
Stockton, has been definitely appoint
ed as leader for this group and the
County Secretary of the Association
was present to assist in the organic
ing. After the presentation of the
work by the County Secretary, a vote
was passed to organize as boys
group of the Y. NJ. C. A. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Robert Lines.
Vice President-John Corlson.
Secretary-Russell Dean.
Treasurer-Carroll Allen.
After the business meeting was
over, the boys listened to story told
by the County Secretary. There was
great deal of enthusiasm shown by
the boys for the work and it is anti
cipated that a great work will be
accomplished through the medium of
this group work.
The leader is a young man who has
recently come to Stockton from the
South and is employed at the Stan
dard Oil Pumping Station. He is
very much in earnest in his desire to
be of service to the boys of Stockton
and desire for service of this kind
cannot help but produce large results
in the lives of the boys with whom
he comes in contact. He is a COM
petent leader of boys and is capable
of doing splendid work in the town.
The citizens of the town are much in
terested in this movement and have
pledged their support for it. William
Mason has offered to make arrange
ments for these boys to use the room
over his store if need be and consid-
ering the large number of boys who
desire to be members of this group,
it is believed that this large room
will be needed for the work.
AS this is the first group to organ
ize under the Y. M. C. A., the boys
feel the responsibility of setting high
standards in their activities. The
cabinet, composed of the officers and
the leader, held meeting directly af-
ter the business meeting of the group
and drew up a plan for a constitution
and some suggestions for activities.
Among the regular activities of the
group will be weekly Bible Study for
the present. The boys will take up
the current Sunday School lessons,
studying the lessons of the week in
advance and thus it is believed they
will be prepared in Sunday School,
and the work will be more interesting
than it otherwise could be. Later it
may be that the boys will take up
definite boys course of Bible Study
which is adapted to their life prob
lens and needs. Among the other
activities of the group is minstrel
show to be given early in the Fall.
Practical talks by several men who
are interested in special lines of work
and physical activities such as base
ball, basket ball, volley ball, athletics
and games of all sorts are also among
the proposed activities.
If the group should grow any larg-
er, it will probably be necessary to
divide it and organize two groups, in
which case it will be necessary to Sc
cure a second leader.
Those in charge of the work in
Stockton are anticipating some splen-
did results from this organization,
especially as it has the support of
all the citizens of the town.