The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-12-31

25TH ANNIVERSARY
Will Be Celebrated by Bennington
" M c. A.

|
Beginning with New Years day the
| local Y. NJ. c. A. will have a series OF
events which will include the various
phases of the activities and the diff
ferent workers including the woman s
| auxiliary which has played such an
| important part in the early history OF
| the association as well as of the more
recent life of the work. The usual
| open house will be observed on Fri
| day, in the o.ning for all classes of
| boys under IA years who will be per
mitted to use the privileges of the
gymnasium and baths in groups as
may be selected according to the ar
| rival of the boys at the building. In
the afternoon there will be group
games and various activities in the
gym and elsewhere by the members
of the Association and all friends and
parents of the boys will be welcome
| to come and enjoy the day with the
boys On Saturday there will be a
basketball game between the local.
players and team from the POUCH.
keepsie Y. NJ. c. A. composed of
High school boys. They will be ac-
companied by Corbett T. Arnold, a
| former physical director in this as
ISOLATION, but now associate director
at the Poughkeepsie association
where he has been for more than two
years.
Sunday, January Ord will be big
day and will include meeting for
men and older boys in the afternoon
at $50 which vii be in the nature
of reminiscent gathering and all of
the older members are expected to
be present and participate in some
way as far as is possible. The pres
ence is the main point. however, as
A. F. LOOMS and r. T. Griswold
will plan the details of the meeting.
The association orchestra will be
present and render music before and
after the meeting and assist in the
singing. A male quartette is being
planned to sing and a gathering long
to be remembered will without doubt
be the result of the present plan
ming. In the evening a union public
meeting is TO be held in the Second
Congregational rhurch, which seems
very appropriate. as the pastor of
that church at the time the organiza-
ton was launched was one of the
very potent influences in its success
f1tl haninnipO N in n laffar u.rft 4
ten within the past fortnight by
Louis p. Haigh; another of the fore
most ones ~ the inception of the To-
cal work, he speaks OF Rev. Chas. r.
Seymour as the one most instrument
al in bringing the association into
existence The speaker for that
event will be Rev. j. Foster Wilcox,
of North Adams, pastor OF the First
Baptist church there who will take
as his topic. THE Man Four-Square'
Mr.. Wilcox is man OF great influ
ence and a most popular speaker and
everyone interested in good things
will do well to plan to be present at
that meeting Special singing is be-
ing arranged for that meeting.
On Monday January 4th. which is
the date OF the elimination OF the or
ganization when officers are elected
etc. there will be an illustrated talk
ington, who will show stereoptican
views of Association Work in Yer
mont There will be an interesting
review of the large work being done
in this state and no one can apprec-
late how much is done until this lect.
ure has been heard and views seen
upon the screen. Everyone will be
welcome to attend this meeting which
will probably be in the association
gymnasium
The woman's auxiliary will be Civ
en- a reception on Wednesday after.
noon and all members and former
members will be welcome to come
and renew old acquaintance and see
what is being done at this time by
the workers in this branch of the
work for and with young men in Ben
nington. Fuller announcement will
be made of this affair later, but il is
hoped that all who can plan ahead
will make arrangements to be pres
ent from to 4:3O.
The Founders Day dinnef will be
held later to be Incorporated in with
the usual annual meeting OF the local
association and on Jan. 18th it is plan
ned to have a dinner for the senior
members and friends and the chief
speaker is to be DR.. John Brown. Jr..
one Of the secretaries OF the interna
tional committee of New York city.
DR.. Browns specially is rural play
work and he has Travelled all over
the country demonstrating the value
and possibility Of the play life and its
effect on character and other vital
forces in young life. This also prom
Uses TO be one Of the big gatherings Of
the celebration and will doubtless be
the climax OF the 25th Anniversary.
An Understanding Wanted.
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