New Britain herald., 1916-02-15

tators, who come to see the teams play.
 Next Thursday evening a supper will be given to the league players and a team from Hartford, which will be guests of the association.
 The attendance in the business mems gymnasium class has steadily increased until the enrolment has grown to over fifty. Each month this class meets for a supper, and at the last one, held Wednesday, evening. As sistant Corporation Counsel ". J. Hammersley of Hartford spoke on "Plattsburg.'
 Religious Work
 Four sessions of the Bible study clubs were held, preceded by suppers. The Right Living club conducted by MT. Washburn and MT. Slater, pro- vides a speaker each week on some subject of practical importance to right living. This class attracts many young men who would not enroll in a regular Bible study class The speak CTS for the past four weeks were pr. Hill, Secretary Andrews of the Cham Der of Commerce Educational Secre- tary Stuart and MT. Bockman of the Hartford Y. M. c. A.
 A Sunday afternoon program has been worked out, which has met the approval of the members, and we have from seventy-five to one hundred men here Sunday afternoons. A program is rendered by the orchestra. followed by a short talk by some interesting speaker, and then light refreshments are served. During the past four weeks talks were given by Rev. T. w. Denton, Chandler Bennett, a. Yale crew man; Miss Caroline E Bartlett of the Cit yMission and MT. c. S. Os- born, a Yale football man.
 Social Work
 A stag social for members and prospective members was given bv Warren Richards with a program of character sketches in the reading rooms, February 3
 The next members special privilege entertainment will be given this eve- ming by Pitt Parker, cartoonist These monthly entertainments have attract ed audiences that have filled the gym nasium.
 The building has been used for meetings by the Commonwe club Boy Scouts, and the Radio club
 Boys Department.
 A series of success talks is being given on Friday evenings for the om- ployed boys. E. w. Christ of the Stanley Works gave the first talk on Successful Office Boys" and F. J. Trinder of Hartford gave the second talk on Opportunities of a Trade School Education
 Twenty-seven boys are enrolled in our Boy Scout troop and hold meet ings each week. Instruction is given in first aid and other subjects which are of value to the boys in securing their badges.
 The association acted as host at the anniversary meeting of the Boy Scouts, when all the troops of the city com bined for a celebration of the event. Rev. J. w. Denton gave a, very ln- structive talk, taking for his subject the Scout Motto Be Prepared".
 Sunday afternoons tireside groups gather for informal meetings. Boys Secretary Cope of the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A, spoke to one of these groups.
 A group of eighteen boys from the Hartford association were entertained by the boys department January 26
 A father and son banquet will be held Friday evening, March 10. Dr. F. N. Seerley of the Y. M. c. A. college will be the principal speaker, while Mr. Christ will act as toastmas- ter. A similar event-the first of it's kind-was held by the boys depart ment last year, and proved to be one of the best affairs of the year .
 The membership is made up as fol- lows:
 SenlOrS ........'. '..'''' ooV
 Sustaining g............ llO
 Boys Ao'
 Total 10S7