Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-25
M. 6. A. ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
General Secretary Hill Reported Successful Work of the Past Years Outlined Needs fer the Future Fred ". Smith of New York and F. [. Wllis of Worcester Made Speeches -Work Genuins and Ehicient

tons that we need new building.
 Our membership numbers 7sS and comprises men and boys from all walks of life and all meet en e com-' mon plane: the young man or boy. who IS plainly dressed is just as well come as the one who. wears the finest clothes and am sure we all desire It 70.
 We wish to emphasizs the fact that M ntsr men sa nass asys so s5 sSGa sn ns tion; the annual dues are small enough to be within the reach of all.
 Needs That Are Seen.
 Just as each individual has his needs, so every institution has its needs; we have ours. We need, first of all, a larger force of volunteer work erse in the different lines of activity; indeed the strength of any institution depends very largely upon the rank and file rather than upon the few paid off ciais; we therefore urge upon the
 members the need of their real ser vice for their fellows. for the work of the Young Mems Christian associa-
 ton is not thing to play with, but
 it is mans job, and Its success de-
 bends on manly fellows who have a
 vision of the possibilities of work like ours.
 Then we greatly need swimming
 pool; but under present conditions we
 
 leys, but have no room for them; we
 need increased bathing facilities. but
 lack of space blocks the possibility Of
 securing them. We need better ven-
 tilation in our entire physical depart
 ment, most of which is under ground. We need more sleeping rooms to ac- commodate the increasing number of applicants.
 If we. are to successfully compete
 with the saloon for the young men,
 we must have our social rooms reach able without climbing long, tiresome flight of stairs. We ofttimes need more room for various occasions. Hope for New Building. We also have fond hopes and the che needs we have mentioned; these hopes reduced to three words spell A New Building. The question is Can we have one? The answer is. We can If we win.
 Generally speaking, anything that needs to be done can be done, and this thing is not an exception to the rule. One of the most important things for us to do is to put ourselves with all of our enthusiasm into the work and with
 tho cooperation of our loyal auxiliary, over 300 strong, and with the leader ship of such men as constitute our dt- rectorate. and God back of it all. who would dare say 1t Is impossible? Let our motto be Cooperation, de- | termination, enthusiasm.
 To Those Who Have Helped. One of the most practical improve ments in the building was made pos sible by the ladies of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, who most generously contributed beautiful sanitary drinking fountain for the lob- by.
 I desire to thank the members oi | the employed force for their faithful ness to duty and what success we have had is due in no small measure to their , honest service. One of the pleasant 1 things has been the cordial co-opera- ton of the ministers of the city, and we gratefully extend to them oul hearty thanks for their services dur | ing the year.
 played an important part in keeping eur work before the public. and we ap- preciate the help they have given us | and extend to the editors and report CTS our sincere thanks. To every in- | dividual who has in any way assisted | us during the year we desire to ex- | press eur appreciation, and it will bt | our constant aim to so conduct the work as to merit the support and CO operation of all the people of the com munity.
 | For the Future. | We are tonight standing on a thresh. ! hold between a year of service rem | dered and a year of unknown duties | and privileges; that these will be many and large no enc can doubt. Int ! question is, Will we measure up to thu | expectations of Him whose we are ana | whom we serve? We certainly wio | | we just now. catch the vision in al J of it's breadth of possibility, remem. | boring that every young man and boy | in Norwich is included in our field o | endeavor and has a right to claim oul | friendship. our love and our service | and our aim must be to influence then | to follow the Man of Nazareth wht alone is worthy to be followed and wnt alone is competent to lead. | Fred w. Smith Spoke. | Following hymn. President Gas | introduced Fred w. Smith of Nev York city who made a brief addres on the merits of the Y. M c. A, fl | which he said that has been identi
 lied with the Y. M. c. A. for 25 year
 come convinced that the Y. Nj. c. A
 work is thoroughly genuine. | Secretary Willie of Worcester. Secretary F. l.. Willis of the Werces ter association was then introduce by President Case and he delivered
 highly interesting address on Elf | ficieney, Efficiency, he said. build up things that are eternal He call
 ed attention to five of the factors t | which the cfency of the Y. M. | A. is due, viz;
 F1rse-Because 1t is a success: sec ond Because it has tested methods third-Because it has trained leaders fourth-Because 1t has the favor o God and Man: fifth-Because it Is | world wide force.
 ollowing the singing of a hymn ben | ediction was pronounced by Rev. Nil 1 Worcester. The offering taken uI according to the annual custom. Is fo the suppore Of the Y. M c. A worl
 Booklets containing a brief repor
 of the year ending May 1, 1914. fo
 the Norwich association were place
 in each pew.