Evening star., 1915-06-10
LAUDS WORK
0FY. N. c. A. IN AMERICA
Mr.. Wilson Sends Letter to Terminal
Branch Seventh Annual
Supper.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson Addresses
Meeting, Telling Of Efforts Of
His Department. .--..,

Guests at the seventh anniversary
supper of thhe Terminal Railroad de-
partment Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. held last evening in the
gymnasium of the association, in the
west wing Of the Union station, were
addressed by William B. Wilson, Sec
retary Of Labor: Franklin D. Roose-
welt. assistant secretary Of the navy,
and District Commissioner Louis
Brownlow as the principal speakers of
tho evening. 3. r. Tolson, chairman of
the board of managers. was toastmas-
ter. President Wilson sent a letter
lauding tho work Of the Y. M. c. A.
Secretary Wilson spoke of the work
Of the department Of which he 10 the
head. and told how the problem of
bringing the jobless man and the man
less job together is being accomplished
The solution. which has taken the form
of a nationwide labor exchange, while
first conceived by the Department OF
Labor, has met with the hearty co-op-
Grafton Of other branches of the gov
ernment.
Secretary Wilson's Remarks.
The hrst great efforts that we made
in solving the problems Of the unem-
ployed and the problems Of the work
to be accomplished" said Secretary
Wilson, came just about q year ago,
when the harvest IN the wheat belt
was about to be reaped, and the state
labor commissioners informed US that
10000 men would be required to har-
vest the wheat crop Of last year We
utilized post Offices for the purpose OF
conveying the information to ali OF
those who desired employment that
work could be had in the wheat belt.
Within three weeks after our first bull
tion from the state labor Commission
ers that they had secured q sufficienf
number of workmen to harvest the
wheat crop of last year"
President Sends Letter,
Six hundred members Of the assoc,a.
tion and their guests were seated a,
the tables when Rev. A. E. Barrow,
opened the banquet with a prayer. A
letter was read from President VIII
son, expressing his regret at his in.
ability to be present. DR.. ]. T. Mum
of New York. general chairman of th1
tional committee of the 7. M. G. A.
spoke briefly of the splendid work tn.
association is doing throughout tn,
| world.
President WlNOnS letter read, in mart
az follows: II believe in the Youna
| Mems Christian Association because
believe in the progress Of moral ideas ir
the world It can point out to It's mem.
bers the things that are wrong. It car
| xuide the feet Of those who are coins
astray: and when its members haye
realized the power Of tho Christian prin.
cipie then they will not be men IL they
do not unite to SEQ that the rest Of ths
world experiences the same anticipation
and reaches the same happiness Of re.
lease
Reports Of o. J. Ridder. treasurer;
lG. II. Winslow. secretary, and f. Foulke
chairman Of the auditing committee
showed the association to be in the
most fiourishing condition since its in
ception. Mr.. Winslow spoke warm words
Of praise for A. M Keppel. chairman OF
the advisory COMMITTEES for the associa-
ton and superintendent Of the Washing
ton Terminal Company. without whose
interest and assistance many of the i'm.
provements which have been made dur.
ing the past years would have been i'm
possible, he said. 1t was shown that the
coveted 1000 mark has been passed In
the campaign for new members.
| vaudeville entertainment was fur.
nished by George H. OConnor, Martir
Horn, Frank Green, Burton Corning and
Sickles and Allen. Music was furnished
by the Terminal Railroad Y. M. C. A
| Orchestra under the direction Of C. W
Guest.