The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-18


Employed officers OF the Young
Mems Christian Association to the
number of a hundred representing
every large town and city in Virginia.
convened in the Assembly room OF
the Central Y. NJ. c. A yesterday
morning III annual convention.
There were three sessions OF the
organization yesterday, concluding
last night with the election X officers
for the ensuing year. The new officers
secretary Railroad Y. M. c. A. Of
Clifton Forge. chairman: J. y. Ford.
physical director Of the Central Y.
NJ c. A.. Richmond, vice. Chairman.
and secrctary-treasurer, p. c. Bond,
secretary of the Navy Y. NJ. G. A.
who declined to stand for reelection
~ chairman.
banquet Tonight
Today there will be two sessions OF
the conference, morning and after
noon. beginning at s:30 O'Clock IN
the Central Y. Nj. c. A. building. and
a banquet this afternoon at $50
clock at the Business Mems Club.
AT O'Clock tonight the State COM
mittee will hold an executive session
and at the same hour the conference
OF college secretaries, which Il an ad-
tunct Of the convention. will begin
it's sessions at Richmond College,
these to continue through Sunday.
Another auxiliary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association--the busi-
ness mems brancf--wiil hold two ses-
sions tomorrow, Friday. at the Cen
trail Y II. c. A. At the morning SEES
sion, which will be convened at 10
P NJ. Haisey Hammond. OF Brooklyn.
viii, address the business men OF the
association on the Problems OF
Boards Of Directors" and In the after
noon DR. Charles W. Kent. chairman
of the State executive committee, viii
talk on State Committee Problems
and achievements"
At $50 Friday night the business
men will tender a banquet at the Bust
ness Mems Club 10 all the visiting
delegates
Three Sessions Yesterday.
The convention opened yesterday
morning with devotional exercises by
c. b. Love, and he was followed with
an address on The Ehicient Admin
istration," by w HI. Morris, general
secretary Of the Baltimore Young
Mems Christian Association.
At the afternoon session the dele
gates heard Secretary Halsey Branch.
OF the Bedford branch OF the Y. N.
G. A.. Brooklyn, N. r., on "Eficient
Administration" DR..
Edward Mack, OF Union Theological
conducted the devotional
exercises in the afternoon.
The evening session was devoted
to business. which embraced
OF matters submitted TO
the question box. and the election OF
officers.
Attendance Small.
Though the attendance il not AZ
large as expected, It IL hoped that
other members of the conference Will
arrive In the. city this morning to at
tend the concluding sessions Of the
and II IL expected that
there will be even q larger number OF
delegates present when the studentS
IL called to order tonight.
Many OF the delegates to the employ
ed ofYfcers' conference and all those
here for The student conference. will
be special guests OF the business men
at q banquet to be given Friday night
At the Business Mems Club by that
branch OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
The former officers Of the Employ
ed OfYlcers Association were: B. c.
Pond, Norfolk branch OF the Navy
Y. NJ. c. A.. chairman; J. F. Pleas
ants. OF the State COMMITTEES. vice.
and ]. H. Creighton. of the
Roanoke Y. NJ. C. A., secretary and
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