Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16
PREPARES FOR NEW BUILDING
BY HIRING PHYSICAL DiREC.
TOR AND SECRETARY.
THEY ARE G. z. GILMAN
AND PAUL n. M'KEE
Mr.. Gilman, Physical Director. Comes
From kankakee, ILL.,, Y. N. G. A.
Mckee, Boys Secretary, Now Assist.
an. in Boys Department Of oes
Moines Association.

In order that the ney Y. ". c. a.
building and its splendid equipment
may be used 10 the utmost advantage
and produce the results expected tae
board OF directors has increased the
list of paid officers from shEes TO four
by employing boys secretary Axe
other addition has oeen made N the
officers by the employment Of an eS-
periencee physical director 10 succeed
Elmer z. psYkins
The new physical director IS { :.
Gilman. of kankakee. II. The boys
secretary is Paul H. Mckee. o. pes
Moines. Both are now employed oy
the associations of their respective
cities.
To Come Here Sept. I.
Both vii. begin their worK here Sept.
!. They were engaged at this time
under three-year contracts for Two
reasons Il is at this time Of the year
that association department heads are
engaged. IN the fall they have all
been located tor work. The prtncipa!
reason is that the new men are wanted
a. The opening OF the fall and winter
season 10 prepare their department
work and get II started in the OLD
building. so that il may be put under
full Roadway as soon as the new
building IS opened il the winter.
Gilman Experienced Man.
Mr.. Gilman has had Ave years ex-
perlence in Y. VI. c. A. work in Rock
Island and kankakee. He las been in
his present place for three years and
was induced to come here over the
wishes Of the kankakee association 10
keep him because OF the new building
and equipment and the larger oppor-
iuniIy.
Mr.. Gilman IS a Beloit, Wis, man.
He is a high school but not a college
{ graduate bug for six or seven sum-
nners he has been attending the Y. NJ.
&c. a training school al Lake Geneva
! Viz He has been most successful
IN his work at kankakse, both within
and outside OF the association mem
be-ship His method Of physical train
ing is 10 develop wellTounded pro-
gram without speciaities. He is IS and
is married.
| Mckee Now Assistant.
| MI Mckee is assistant boys secre-
tarv Of the association Of which J. H.
F'ellingham IS secretary His home Is
in Mason City, and he Is al aIunlnus
Of the University Of Illinois. class OF
I IL. He has been with the Des Moines
assoc!s ton for one year. hut he was
active in association work ar Cham
paign and was president Of the Uni
/ yersity Y. NJ. c. a. His -ecCmmenda-
tions are Of the highest type. He ac-
( cepted the offer here in preference 20
one from Wausau. Wis
To Boom Boys Work.
Without any special equipment, or
privileges and without special de-
partment head. the local boys depart
rnent Is the fifth largest in the state
It has 20G members.
VITA the separate apartments and
equipment and enlarged facilities the
association IS in q position greatly Il
increase its activities among the boys
of the city as well as the associa ton
Because the opportunity VIII De a;
hand a soon as the new building is
ready, the association needed q sec
rotary 70 direct this work.
Ir. Mckee is IS, six feet and three
inches tall, and is unmarried.