The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-03
Y. M. G. A. DIRECTORS
MET LAST EVENING
What They Did-The Batey Meetings
and the Church League
Games Last Night.

Games Last Night.
/ The board of directors of the Young
+, Mems Christian association held Its
\ monthly meeting last evening at the
4 residence of Mr.. c. E. Durgee, general
secretary of the local association,
where a most pleasing social event was
enjoyed as a prelude to the business
session which included luncheon.
| tempting and attractive IN its plea
sing feature. 1t presented princely
menu which was appreciated by those
1 who sat around the hospitable board.
/ Among those present we're Messrs.
H. G. Brown, president of the local
association: P. G.. Benner, A. w. HUI
son, Cephas Harrison, Leonard Mat
less, G. collingwood Tucker, AID H.
! S. Walker. directors, and the agree
able host, General Secretary Durgee.
The various official reports were
| read when the business session was
called to order.
Boys Work.
The boys work committees report
showed gratifying increases in the
various divisions and classes, espe-
/ cially in the organization of commun-
lily clubs.
Membership.
/ The report of the membership COM
! mittee showed that the membership
! Of the local association had risen to
/ be 563, gradually approaching the goal
/ of 600 members which the workers
! started out to obtain.
Religious Committee.
! Mr.. A. w. Hudson presented the re-
tport Of the religious committee which
! discussed the meetings that had been
held during the month and the Batey
meeting held last Sunday afternoon
which was the largest Sunday meet
ing held during the season The re-
port also referred to plans being made
for an address by Prof. E. A. Schall,
i president Of the Iowa Wesleyan col.
/, lege, and also for an address by Mr..
w. A. Shuman, general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.. on Buenos Aires,
South America, and an official Of the
international association.
Social Work.
The report Of the social work
committee read by Mr.. G. Collingwood
4 Tucker, showed that interest is
4 oCAil Ii SilCShSAo SASoo'
ibilliards and pool: that four hundred
and twenty-five persons hac used the
/ tables in these departments last
month. During the past month the
building had a number of visitors
from various associations throughout
the United States and other countries.
/ Among these were Mr. H w. White Of
Palemcottah, South India, secretary Of
/ the international committee Of the Y.
NJ. G. A; also Mr.. Larz Berg Of Ber-
gen. Norway, There was also space
devoted to the colonial party given
i jointly by the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w.
C. A., February %, at which there
were one hundred and fifty present.
Plans are being made for the social
jeue1ts for March and April, not def
mite enough to report.
! Physical Department.
! The report of the physical commit
tee was read by MI. Cephas Harrison,
! showing nearly four hundred percent
!, increas, In attendance at the classes.
Glass attendance among business men,
seniors, intermediate, student, inter
mediate employed, and junior employ
ed were given in tabulated form and
showed gratifying activity
| The church basket bali league was
opened February 2. eight teams hav-
ing entered: ST. Paul's, st. Peters,
Baptist. Christian. CONGREGATIONAL,
United Presbyterian, Westminster
Presbyterian, and Trinity NJ. E. The
interest has been keen and good bas-
ket ball has been played.
Batey Meetings.
| There was well attended, noon
meeting held at Harrison's box fac
/ tory on the south side. at noon today
at which there was shown lively in
terest.
The meeting at the Y. w. C. A..
building was attended, by a large num-
Der Of women and girls, yesterday
afternoon, who appeared much inter
ested.
| Last night big meeting was held
at the Second Presbyterian church, on
! the south side, one of the largest
gatherings especially of men. that has
been seen there for some time. So
much genuine interest was shown
that the matter Of holding another
meeting there Friday night was
/ thought advisable. But after this de-
cision. the matter was put to the con-
gregation Those in favor of the SIC
ond meetings were requestetN to rise
to their feet And all of that large
congregation rose and made it unani-
| nous
Educational
! Tt, educational committee report
ed the lecture of Edwin A. Shortess
i which was given February 10, to
| packed house at the Y. NJ. G. A. audi
forum. his subject being on the Philip
! pine islands.
Treasurers Report.
| The treasurer's report read by Mr..
! leonard Matless, which showed a
very healthy condition of the finances