Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-18
NEW Y. N. c. A. HEAD
SENT TO ROOSEVELT
J. D. EImendorf, of Derby, in
Charge of ASsoCiatiOn-IS
Well Fitted for Position.
Special to the EVENING NEWS


Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, Sept. 18.-The follow
ing is a clipping taken from the
Evening Sentinel" Ansonia, Conn,
that will be of interest to many OF
the citizens of this community, es-
pecially by the members and friends
of the local Y. M. c. A.:
u. d. Elmendorf, assistant secre-
tary of the Derby and Shelton Young
Mems Christian Association. has ten
dered his resignation to accept the
position of general secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Roosevelt, New Jer-
sey. Mr. Elmendorf came to Derby
little more than four years ago, to
succeed Calvin Ballard, who went to
Waterbury. Previous to coming to
Derby he was a student in Taylor
University, Indiana, graduating from
there in 1911. His work In connec-
tion with the local association has
been of high order and has meant
much to the development of all the
departmental activities of the organ
ization. His appreciation has been
strong of the all around work that
an up-to-date association should do
and he has co-operated fully and en-
Enthusiastically with all the depart
ments and committees, and auxilia-
ries in the working out of plans and
then securing the results.
"Mr. Elmendorf has also had a
deep interest in every thing which
has been for the good of the COM
munity. During the past year he
was president of the Derby Civic
Club and gave much time and
thought to that organization. He
was leader in the work of the Der
by M. E. church, of which he was
member, especially in the Epworth
League and the Sunday school Many
of the churches and their subsidiary
societies have called upon him for
advice and assistance Throughout
his whole time In this field, his ser
vice has been marked with a spirit
of earnestness and zeal and the de-
sire to be Of the largest value in
every possible way, especially to
older boys and young men.
HE has very large acquaintance
in this community and all who know
him will be interested in his success
in the new field where he is to be To-
Gated. He has the best wishes of
the people of Derby and Shelton"
Recent activities at the Y. M. C.
A:
Atfictlce.f ..-
The track team of the Roosevelt
Y. M. c. A. on Labor Day at the meet
in Milltown captured a few more
honors and trophies. The following
members were entered in the meet:
Messrs. Janovsik, Young, Cutter,
Fitzgerald, Kapushy, Price, Carleton
and Nuguy. Clayton Young carried
the field in the 440-yard dash, finish
ing strong although he was handi-
capped fifteen yards. Henry Carle-
ton won third place in the one-mile
race and Price finished a close
fourth George Janovsik in the FIVE
mile run finished eighth, but made
strong race, losing the prize hon
ors because of the liberal handicap
the other competitors were given
over him. There were one hundred
men who started In the fve-mile
race and when Fitzgerald finished
eighteenth 1t was considered re-
markably we'll and his admirers
look for better showing from him
In the coming meets.
The track team is growing and at
the present time twenty members
are on the team Plans are now in
the works for special activities this
fall and winter that when the out
door season opens next spring the
men will be in strong condition
Last Saturday Manager Goderstad
saw his men add two more silver
cups to their collection. Accompa-
MED by a few friends the team en-
tered the athletic meet in Newark.
Janoysik won first place in the mile
and Cutter came in third in the final
heat in the 100 yard dash. The
time for the mile was minutes Il
seconds, and Cutters time in the 100
was 10 3-5, which was one-ffth
slower than first. Nuguy finished
fourth in the one-mile walk. Young
running scratch, allowing a twenty
yard handicap in the 440, took the
fourth place honors, however, de-
feating Mccormick, from Perth Am
boy, who also ran from scratch.
The next meet will be held in
Newark today and the Y. men are
hoping to make an equal if not
still better showing.
Tennis.
On the return in tennis with the
Perth Amboy players, the Roosevelt
men were the victors and therefore
winning the tournament The first
match on the Amboy courts resulted
in a clean sweep for the local men,
but the match last Saturday was
well contested and the visitors we're
not easily defeated. However, vic
tory finally came to the home play
ers by 4 u points to u. 1t is ex-
pected that the Roosevelt Y. M. G. A.
may have again the privilege of
meeting the Amboy association for
othes friendly competitive matches
and tournaments.
Committee Work
The new general secretary is max
ing appointments with the various
committees for the purpose of begin
ming very shortly the departmental
activities of the association. Mem
bers of the Y. and those on the COM
mittees are requested to watch the
bulletin board for special announce
ments and to keep in touch with Mr..
regarding the coming i'm
portant meetings when the commit
tees will be called so as to draw up
the plans and policies for their re-
spective departments for the coming