Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-14
YEARS WORK At
The CITY Y.N.C.A.
Receipts During the Period
Amount S28,697.79;
Other Finances
MUCH WORK DONE
DURING THE YEAR

The annual report OF the Dung
Mems Christian Association for the /
year 1913-1914. which closed septem-
Der 80, and just made public shows
some very interesting figures and |
statistics. During the year the re-
ceipts were s2s,69479. with expendi- |
lures amounting 70 the same. The liza
bilities OF the association on Septem-
her 30, were S1,55379, with assets
OF s527.47. Through the sale of real
estate during the year, the mortgage
Indebtedness of tho building was re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000
Tho following statistics are included
in the pamphlet containing the an
nual statement:
General 147,825 men and boys Wis
tied the building during the year, an
average of 405 daily: 164l men and
boys have held membership in the as
ISOLATION during the year; LIZ mcm-
bcrs September 30, 1914; 139 men have
lived i'm association dormitories perm
anently; 1886 men have lived in assoc
citation dormitories temporarily; 13i
men directed TO rooms outside build
ing
! Religious 2,556 men attended &c
mems meetings. 11.274 men attended
4 1913 shop meetings: l13O men attended
Bible classes; 1851 boys attended
/ Bible classes; 1l2 men enrolled in
nine Bible classes, 1913 boys enrolled
in 81 Bible classes; II visits to the
sick
Educational 1883 moa and boys
attended Educational Glasses: 374
men and boys enrolled; l,0O1 class
sessions held. % teachers employed;
402 men and boys attended Educa
tional Lectures; "a. subjects taught
including: Algebra, Arithmetic,
Business English Chemistry, Archi-
tectural and Mechanical Drawing.
Marine Engineering, English for
Foreigners. Electricity. First Aid to
Injured, Geometry. Law, Mechanics
Penmanship. Stenography, shop
Mathematics, Spanish, Spelling, Tel
egraphy. Trigonometry; 1900 vol
umes Richard p. Gibbons Memorial
Library and 81 periodicals reading
room.
Social-2223 attendance socials
and receptions Ice attendance 4
entertainments; 246 attendance An
nual Banquet 156 attendance Edu-
cational, Physical and Dormitory
Department dinners; III attendance
% Bible Glass suppers.
Physical-2O4 S3 total attendance
Gymnasium; 1882 attendance; 552
classes; ABB men and boys enrolled I:
81 men and boys organized in Ath-
letic, Baseball. Basketball, Bowling
and Gymnastic teams 1898 games
in Bowling Alleys: 22,7S7 baths and
swimming pool; 1,O49 attendance 3
Gymnastic Exhibitions; LISA attend
4 ance Athletic held-Tennis, Baseball
( etc.
. Boys ~ 2S,O1O attendance Boy,
Club Rooms; 342 attendance 20 ous.
{ door hikes; 1.164 attendance IS
socials; 439 attendance II Bible Glass
Suppers.
The following table also shows tbs
progress OF the association in four
years from 1901 to 1914.
Men and Boys Visited Building
E 1910. 71,175; 1914, 147,S25; increase
! one hundred and seven per cent
Held Membership During the year
3 1910, 1,159; 1914, 1,641, forty-on'
; per cent
Lived in Association Dormitories-
b 1910, 1874: 1914, 534, one hundred an,
ninety per cent
Attendance Mems Meetings-1910
= lisa; 1914, 1856, one hundred ant
fifteen per cent
d Attendance shop Meetings-19lC
e 1868; 1914, 11,274. ninety-nine pc
e cent
s. Enrolled in Bible Classes-191(
l03 1914, BOO, one hundred an
q ninety-seven per cent
$. Calls to Sick-191O, %; 1914, n
l. one hundred and sixty-three per cen
n, Attendance Educational Lectures
r, 1910, 21O; 1914, 402, ninety-one pc
Ell cent
IS Enrolled in Educational Classes
ID 1910, 220; 1914. 374. seventy per cen
n, Teachers Employed 16
r 1914, %. forty-three per cent.
rt Attendance Educational Classes
1910, 5.S37; 1914, $3.50 forty-seve
per cent
Attendance Gymnasium Classes
a 1910, 1896; 1914. 1882, sixty-nir
at per cent
1t. Enrolled in Gymnasium Glasses
ra 1910, 222 1914. 433, ninety-five p'
n, cent.
n Attendance DdtuS anu SWiuilnll
IN. Pool-1910. 11.O64, 1914, 22,7S7, OF
ed hundred and FIVE per cent.
M Attendance Athletic Field-l9l
ell, 1.079: 1914, 1884. siXty-iive per cer
la Games Bowling Alleys-1910, 9,2S
lie, 1914, 1898, one per cent.
Al Attendance Socials-19l0, 1,61
il 1914. 1928, thirty-sevep per cent
on, Attendance Entertainments-19l
hit, S52; 1914. 1.163, thirty-six per cent.
an, Attendance Department Dinners
lei. 1910. 42O; 1914, S7S, one hundred a
or seven per cent.
ler Attendance Boys Club Rooms
1910, 1925; 1914, 2S,O10, sixty-sev
per cent
Attendance Outdoor Hikes-Boys
III 1910, l16; 1914, 342, one hundred a
am ninety-four per cent.
nte Attendance SOcials and Enterta
ith ments- Boys-19l0 1903: 1914. 1.6
nv. ffty-four per cent.
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