The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-30
Membership, Attendance and
Work Done BY BraRch Out
strip Previous Period
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
1 SCOPE INCREASING FAST
Physical Department Figures In
'dicate MARKED Growth 81
Interest In Gym

The annual report of the Young
Mems Christian Association for the
year ending April 30, has just been
issued and shows Substantial growth
in all departments. There are f764
members this year against 1853 at the
close Of the last fiscal year. Proper
tionate gains are noted all along the
line. 80 Iii
The average daily attendance at the
building was 929 this year, an increase
of 269 over last year. Three hundred
and three members served on commit
ices during the current year, a gain of
sixty. The association property is
valued at S242, 200 intending land,
building and equipment. ea
More Gains Expected
A marked growth in the educational
department was recorded. There were
524 students during the past year in
Feducational classes, ninety.seven more
than IN the previous year. With the
cooperative trade schools to open a
few weeks, another substantial gain is
expected during the coming year.
The number Of men and boys enrolled
in Bible CLASSES increased from 1926 to
AT. Attendance at religious meetings
held in the association building showed
q marked increase. The number of re-
ligious interviews was 6o3 this year,
ms against PAP last year. The number
Of men referred to pastors showed an
other large gain. 4 +. {.
Statistics showed practically every
thing in the physical department to
have grown over the proceeding year.
Seven hundred and sixty-fye members
used this department as against $50
during the previous year. There were
more gym classes and larger at
tendance, more; athletic teams, with
more participants, more phyaieal exam
inatiops, more games bowled and a
greater number Of baths taken during
the year just closed. Is 4fsq.s ia 3 81.
Many Entertainments aJtyUL.g
! This year g report shows ninety five
social entertainments, q gain of TWEEN
ty-three. Nine thousand fifty-two games
of billiards were played against 7173.
Situations were secured for 23l men
and boys, more than double last year Is
figures. The Prison Aid Society found
work, for ffty-two men, and ,aided ls7
with loans. ~ s.st% #ri.
Boys Clubs were conducted at eight
points throughout the city, with AGO
boys as members. This is gain of
seventy boys and the work conducted
was much more elaborate. "sfEs.s
Citizenship education work was be-
gun, two clubs of Japanese with forty.
eight members and one Filipino club
with sixty-eight members, fiourished
throughout the year. Seventy-six edu-
cational lectures were givon to q total
of 2050 people. Valuable publications
were distributed to over 5000 new and
prospective voters. 4, 's}A r-., rs
The Japanese Y. NJ. G. A. reports
300 members, 10l students in education
al classes, -four weekly Bible jclasses and
seventy members in the Sunday after
.Roou club. Twenty-six are enrolled in
the boy scott troop and the average
daily attendance mt the rooms was 149
Good All Round Work nv
| {, a good allTnund work was done at
the Korean Y. NJ. G. A. with eighty-six
| members. Bible classes, educational lee.
lures, religious meetings, gymnasium
clubs and sOcials were conducted. The
Filipino Y. NJ. G. A. has fifty.fye mem
beers with a strong religious, employ
ment' and citizenship work. The Chi
nese Y. M. c., A.. has re-organized and
ID engaging a full time secretary, who
| will begin active work in the fall.
Summary of the leading statistics OF
Hha " NJ A annraI A. rFea.