The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-20

heard rcports by II. T. Baker, sec
re;ary of boys' work. W. q. McCarfy.
( secretary or Southwest Virginia, j, T..
Peasants secretary for the CORE
spending mem Der department. and DIR
Kent, acting for NJ ". Lee. student
secretary. who was attending the sess
sions Of the student convention a,
covered association activities In the va
rious departments Of Eervice during
the first six months OF the fisca!
year, which began April l.
DR.. Kent referred to the enter:ns
OF the territory OF Southwest Vir-
sinia and to the rafsing Of $1,000 at
Washington and Lee As q three-year
budget to defray expenses Of putting
a student secretary In the foreign field
as two Significant accomplishments.
State Secretary Ackley presented
financial statements she wing the con-
dition of the committees finances.
The report showed the following
items: Indebtedness carried for sew
cral years, $2.250: arrearages on this
years business. $3.50; defict on
State boys camp. $500: purchase OF
additional equipment. $1,000; compile
ton OF dam at camp site. $500: total
$4,000.
Recommendations Adopted.
The five recommendations present
ed and adopted b. the convention
are:
Il. That the State committee be
instructed to proceed with the rails
ing of $4,000 for the purpose as
above indicated.
20. That inasmuch as the meeting
of our State convention does not CO.
incide with our fiscal year and mas
much as there is likely to be an
INT M tytn hafnra
convention will be held. we would
recommend that the State commit
tee be authorized to use ita discretion
as to the amount and distribution OF
its budget between now and the meet
ing of our next convention.
-. We would reiterate our interest
in the foreign work program and
recommend that we keep before us
the goal OF at least five or more full
paid secretaries in the foreign field
/ from the Virginia associations.
~. That in view OF the unprece-
denied opportunities in our State for
association organization and develop
ment, that the State committee pur-
sue its present aggressive policy.
70. We believe that the time has
come when the state committee
should undertake policy of inten-
sive work assisting the local associa-
tons to an all-around program with
special emphasis on religious work"
Place Y. NJ. G. A. Before Stranger.
The convention acted favorably
upon the suggestion presented by
General Secretary A. w. Walch. OF the
Petersburg Y. NJ. c. A, that placards
be placed in railway stations post
Office Hobbies, hotel Hobbies and va
rious other public and semi-pub1ic
places, indicating the location OF the
nearest Y. M. c. A., and assuring
strangers and those in need OF infor-
nation or assistance that they will be
welcomed and served at the associa-
ton buildings. DR.. Fisher, OF the in
ternational committee. also approved
the suggestion and indicated that the
matter will be placed before the larger
body, that associations throughout the
country may be similarly placed be-
fore the public.
"A country boy in the city is no
greener than the city boy in the coun-
try" 1t was pointed out but he Is
ten times more helpless"
Students Convention On.
At the sessions of the students con-
vention at Richmond College yes,-r-
day. leading addresses were made by
DR.. w. d. Weatherford, student secre-
tary of the South, and by DR.. Kent
and Fisher Student Secretary M.
W. Lee is presiding. Sessions will be
held tomorrow morning, afternoon
and night today and Sunday.
There are In attendance represen-
.atives from v. NJ. /, V. r. T., Hamp-
en-Sidney, Randolph Macon, Wash
ington and Lee. william and Mary.
Staunton Military Academy and other
schools and colleges in the State.