Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-01
Y.M.C.A.ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR WINTER
Season 1914-l5 Promises to Be
Most Successful in Associa-
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The Harrisburg Young Mems Chris
tian Association, Second and Locust
streets, ought to be n popular place
with the men and boys during the
Fall and winter seasons. Carefully
worked out plans have been laid that
will attract large numbers to the
splendidly equipped building, one of
the best in the State. Already there
has been an influx of new members
and renewals have come in steadily.
The gymnasium has been thoroughly
cleaned, painted and all of the appara-
tus carefully gone over and put in
excellent shape. The department re-
opened September for open hoor
work with two physical directors in
charge. Frank G.. Roth. Jr., and Ed
ward b. Roth, the former a graduate
Iof Yale and now connected with the
| high school faculty, will have charge
of the business men, and the latter of
the juniors and older boys. They are
products of the local Y. NJ. c. A. All
class work will commence october /,
with special attention given to body
building work both for men and boys,
with regular periods for games, such
as valleyball. handball, basketball and
so forth A new volleyball court has
been added.
| There will be athletic contests for
| boys who are members of the junior
departments, between the ages of ten
land sixteen years, with awards to sue
ceSSful contestants. The class Sched-
Iule will be as follows: For business
men Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
I430 to p. m. For boys Tuesday
and Thursday, 4.3O to p. III. and
Saturday from 10 a. m. to 2 m.
| The sium will he accessible for
open floor work every day except Sat
urday. from 10 a. m, to p. m, and on
Saturday fTGm to ''gS iocRer ?; m room in
which are located the shower and
needle baths. is always open to mem
bers, every week day in the year. holi-
days included, from 10 a. IN. to $3.50 p III.
Bowling Alleys IN Feature
The Brunswick Bake Collander
bowling alleys. laid on concrete base of
| standard size, well located where there
is light and air, ought to be generously
used by the members and their friends.
Bowling tournaments will be pleasant
diversion.
fine list of entertainments will be
offered at popular prices. The opening
entertainment will be given February
2 1915, by Miss Lucille Landes, of Bos-
ton. a pupil of the Leland II; Powers
| School Miss Landes' specialties are
readings and folk songs The second
attraction will be Ambrose Jeffries, a
clever magician, in program to include
magic, mirth and mystery, FeDfuafN y.
The closing number will be Miss Lillian
Leighton Damson, favorite impersona-
tor. in a return engagement MISS Lam /
son will impersonate the characters in
the great New York success, TOO Many
Cooks" February 10. Course tickets
for the three entertainments, 81. for
sale at the association building Janu-
airy |; no reserved seats.
New Years Entertainment
The siXtieth annual New Years en-
tertainment in honor of the members
baiY fria uri1 no Erilu v
evening, January l, 1915, in Fahnestock
Hall. Dewitt Paxton, noted enter
tainer, known as the funniest man on
the platform" has been engaged; Dur
ing the day there will be the usual open
house celebration, from IL a. m. to . p.
m. to which the public will be in
The association maintains a Junior
Department for boys. Any boy of good
moral character between the ages of
10 and 16 years. may become a mem
ber, upon filling out an application
blank at the association building ana
taking out a membership ticket. Mem
bers of this department are privileged
to come to the building daily between
the hours of . a. m. and p. m. The
reading-room, library rooms and bowl
ing alleys are at their disposal. Gym
| nasium classes will be conducted for
their benefit. as outlined in the schedule
of the physical department. They VIII
enjoy the special entertainment and
Bible classes.
Delinquent Boys
For several years past the association
: has undertaken to help delinquent
| boys Formerly they came every Mon
day evening to meet the probation Of
ficer, and a committee of young men
| from the association was present. The
same committee will be in charge this
year A series of talks for the benefit
of the boys will be given by leading
citizens and professional men. There
will be games, including bowling, ano
they will have the use of library books
I IL, l., flN.AfN aNN
special room, and will enjoy specia
privileges.
1t is the desire of the association
management now. as heretofore, tC
reach these boys and help them in theil
fight for character and manhood.
The annual engagement of the Rey
conference work, will doubtless NEE
onl.., great, but he is a fayorit, t,
friends in this city and the surrounding
towns. He is the, editor of the Scoiiel l.
Reference Bible, author of Rightly Di
viding the Word of Truth etc. Th'
conference will be held January to 10
in Fahnestock Hail. sessions every
, evening, commencing January 4, up t.
and including January =. January am am
10 he will occupy city pulptts and VII
address mass meetings for men only II
x Fahnestock Hall.
r The association will conduct serle
r of meetings for men only to be heit
every Sunday afternoon, at 1880 O'Clock
: of an evangelistic character. with ad
4 dresses by local ministers chiefly ant
}. evangelists. A weekly Bible class 70
I | the devotional study of Luke Will b.
i conducted b. the general secretary
= Homer Black. every Friday evening, a
s o'clock, commencing october 10.
! Bible class for boys between the age
of 10 and 16 years. will be conducte'
| every Saturday morning, at ga
o'clock, in the gymnasium. gospe
:. meeting in the county prison Will b
conducted every Sunday morning, at
o'clock, under the direction of Charlie
A Kunkel, president of the associa
tion, and committee, and gospel meet
= ing in the Harrisburg Hospital ever
i Sunday evening, at 6 o'clock. under tn
g direction of w. II. Davidson and com
mittee The week of prayer for youn
: men all over the world Will be OBJ
:. served in January.
70 Not the least attractive department
n of the work of the Young Mems chris
), tian Association comes under the hea
= of the dormitory system for men ava
IS from home. The association maintain
n thirty three bedrooms, comfortably fur
nished in mission style. They are rent
; ed at moderate prices. and the tenant
e in every instance are self-supportint
They are all strangers, and the build
y ing is in the right sense their hom'
: The moral influence with which the
r. are surrounded makes it, to say tn
| least a safe place for a young man
) reside. The rooms are equipped wit
LS steam heat and electric light. Ther
d is elevator service The Harrisburg as
is ISOLATION was one of the first in tn
- country to inaugurate the system. No
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