The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-19

ed BY employed officers and commit
teemen. Very good reception work
has been accomplished by volunteer
service. This is especially noticeable
on the boys side and among the gas
tractor and resident members. TINS
work can still be better organized
and much more accomplished. Eighty
eight are serving on our committees
on the mems side alone.
Resident Department.
Although the social activities in the
resident department have been lew,
vet the spirit in this department has
been exceptionally good. 1t is quite
2, problem to supervise the night HE
of from fifty to SiXty-fiVe young men
who are residents of our forty rooms.
Although three were elected from the
building, the department this year
was better than any previous year.
One advantage we have is that we
have never placed our rooms on The
basis as merely renting rooms. We
are running primarily an association,
and each roomer must be a member
and we expect him to contribute
some service to the welfare of the as
ISOLATION. Although the Resident
department is considered an endoW-
ment feature to the association, yet
as an actual investment it has never
made over 5 IL per cent. When we
consider the association is carrying a
mortgage Of $4,000 at a much higher
rate, this cannot be considered an eX-
c~eptionaIly profitable investment.
In some of the eastern states, X
have forced the association to open
practically mems hotels. This is e
-4~1t 1-fnFt11rnfn condition as IL
places the association on a semi
business basis, which takes away much
of the working spirit of fraternity,
fellowship and benevolence.
All the resident rooms save four
have Deer refinished. All have been
newly equipped with springs and mat
tresses except four.
Religious Department
Early in the year the associations
religious work was managed under
the direction of the e~vangelistic com
mittee of the Personal Workers
league. AS this organization Is no
longer active the association has
gradually assumed the responsibility
of these meetings and it looks as II
next year the meetings would be
handled entirely by the religious work
committee of the association proper.
The evangelistic committee of the
league have been faithful in their
cooperation and in advice n have
had a strong influence in the policy
Of his work. There were thirty-two
men who made confessions Of faith
during the Mason meetings. Many
men learned to do personal work then,
and have continued to do so through
out the year. In all there. have been
forty nine conversions of faith at all
religious meetings. We have had the
strongest list of platform speakers
this year that has ever been presented
at the association. Next year we are
planning to cooperate with the Agri-
cultural College association and bring
in more outside speakers and these
with the city's corps of pastors, this
will enable us to place a most attrac-
tive program before our men. These
meetings we continued all through last
summer and win continue this sum-
mer if the same support is given. II
not we will close them the last sun
day in May, to be again opened as
usual early next fall. Five Bible
classes were conducted, four for as
sociation men, and one for the I'M
ployed officers. The total attendance
was 11S, average attendance eight.
We are much indebted to the First
Methodist, Baptist,
and Presbyterian churches for their
support of the Mason meetings.
The total attendance at all mems
meetings was $3.50, and exceeded that
of last year by 691:
Foreign Work
The B. A. Shuman club, ESQ called
had an exceptionally strong years
work. This work has been under the
direction of Mr.. Boerth and Mr..
futile. Four visiting international
secretaries gave notable addresses
during the year. These were Messrs.
Rugh, Conard, Whitehair and Childs,
There is a strong movement on foot
to transfer the support of this associa-
ton from MI. Shuman to Mr.. Childs.
The reasons for this are: The work
represented by Mr.. huma is
thoroughly established and the need
is not near so great as that OF North
China, where Mr.. Childs expects to go;
next and possibly the most important,
is that the college associations of
Minneapolis, wisconsin, North and
South Dakota will come nearer unit
ON Mr.. ChiIds than on any other
He is also well known and low
ed by all. He is a strong mar and
will make us a strong representa-
tive.
Employment Work
Ninety yo1ng men and boys secured
the association.
House COMMITTEES
The carpenter shop was moved into
smaller quarters near the heater room