The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-03
TEMPORARY PLAN OF CUR
TAILMENT ADOPTED by
THE DIRECTORS
SECY. BURNETT
HAS RESIGNED
VIII Take Up Other Work IA a
Larger Field-coranunity
Boy Work to be Carried
on.,-Home is Closed

Conditions throughout the business
world generally having forced upon
practically all Institutions operating
upon financial basis a policy of re.
trenchment the Anderson Young
Mems Christian Association .direc.
tors. after mature deliberation anu
with future welfare of the work in
view. have decided upon temporary
plan of curtailment, and, following q
meeting last night, In which they had
tie counsel of Mr.. e. @. Wilson, m
ter1tate Y. NJ. G. A. secretary for
the Carolinas, announced certain
changes in the mode OF conductirR
the work here, which will be In ef-
feet for the next few months, or Until
financial conditions are Improved.
Foremost In Importance and inter-
est to the general public OF the an
ncuncemonts made by the directors
was the resignation OF General Secre-
tary r. NJ. Burnett, who has seryas>
the association splendidiy in all re-
:pects since he became AFFILIATED
with the association more than year
ago. MIR, Burnett's resignation, how-
aver, wa, placed before the directors
in order that he might be free tG ac-
cept another position In d larger field,
though OF different nature from Y.
NJ. G.. A. work. where the oppor.
tunitics are greater and the demand
for ability larger. The nature OF the
new work Mr.. Burnett Is tn take up
cannot be announced just at this time.
TO say that the directors OF the y,
| NJ. c.. A. accepted Mp. Bnynett's res
signation With keenest OF regret is
Ia.
hi0 record are too we'll known 10
every citizen of Anaerscf for retnarlta
of this nature to be indalged 81 in.
this connection.
Report Of work.
At the meeting OF the directors;
Friday night General Secretary Bur-
nett submitted report of the ass I {
| citation work. which included q stal e.
ment as 20 finances. After q full aiJ
frank discussion Of the report 70 was
| unanimously decided that the work
Of the association would not be Rban-
doned. but that policy OF retreneh-
ment to reduce expenses TO d mini-
mum would have tn be followed for
the next few months. or until con-
dition5 In the business world have
undergone q change for the better
Close Up Building.
To this end It was decided thnt the
association home, on West Earle
i street. would be closed Immediately
and that successor to Mr.. Burnett
would not be chosen far the present.
Mr.. Wilson. Interstate secretary.
suggested that until financial c0ndf-
tions would warrant canvasE for
funds for the associations own
building, the work OF the association
in Anderson be limited TO work
primarily for boys, an dthe present
work be merged into what is gem
orally known as Community Boys
Work" Mr.. Wilson recommended
that this arrangement be perfected as
early as practicable. The suggestion,
met with the unanimous approval oil
the board OF directors. and such "a
policy will be pursued until funds can
be raised for an association building
in Andersen commensurate with the
size and the Importance OF the town
| and for again employing a general
secretary
Community Boys' work.
The plan OF the Bommunity Boys'
| Work." az outlined by SIR. Wilson, is
| 10 have a trained secretary exper
fenced in work witt, boys. The aim
of the work Is to cooperate With the
existing agencies that meet th6 needs
OF boy life In community. eafnely.
the home, the church. the schet. and
the municipality. 3
The work is done withotsS equip
ment by using the equipment OF tn,
cooperating agencies. The community
secretary dcvotes his time to pFDmot. :.
ing 2 program of activities designed
to devei. p boy life as well as u study
OF tho causes of misery and WRONG
as they AFFECT boy life, and to bring
into existence such forces as will
hasten their. elimination
This type OF work, Mr. WflsGn stat
ed, has been ceaduated for the nssf
twn years ia Rock Hill and with
phenomenal success, and the peoph
of that good town are cnthu siastic
over this type of work.
As an evidence of Rock Hills ap.
probation cf this work, Mr.. Wilson
pointed ont. in recene fhEea-day
campaign the Bum OF 81. 900 was con-
trtbnted for the support of the work
standing the financial
for the next two years, nntWith-
standing tho financial depression sg-
listing there as elsawhsse over the
country and the addIsionhi ccnff-
tons brought about BY. . severe hall
storm over that section of the: stsse
tcoNTnSuEp ON PACE Tggos