The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-21

!. 1taason, recently submitted by the
II management:
From a single organization at
Bridgewater, England. with twelve
I. young men as members, TO world
4. eucircling- chain Of almost 5000 as
. eociatfons. with over 100000 mem
&. bers, is the record made by the
Young Mems Christian Association in
ite seventy-two years Of fascinating
history. In the United states and
Canada, where the association has had
Its largest growth. there are now over
a.5oo associations with almost three
quarters Of a million members, with
n daily attendance at the buildings OF
over 2-o. 600 men and boys From a
work organized among few young
II. clerks, the association has steadily
moved forward until Il takes within
ats special departments not only the
- men Of the cities. but also of the rail-
4 roads. street cars Industrial institu-
~ Hons, colleges. lumber camps, mining
AZ camps. army and navy. and in large
y and most effective way the boys OF
- our cities.
ess@ One Of the first associations IN this
Z world chain was our own home as
asociation, organized stxty-two years
ago. and which has tust Completed its
sixth year in the big building al Grace
and Seventh Streets. the gift OF Rich
mond's best citizenship. The record
is one that will rejoice the heart OF
every friend OF the association.
Officers and Directors.
The work Of the association has AL
ways been entrusted 10 leading Chris
sffan citizens OF Richmond. who give
Of their time md means 10 the direc~
ton and maintenance OF this great
work.
w.D Duke. president; w. J. White
hurst, first vtce-president; J. P. Jones.
4 second vice president: J. l. Ander-
: ron, third vice. president; o. J. Sands,
-freasurer: c. 6. Taylor. Jr, recording
secretary: s K Mckee, general sec
Rotary.
w. d. Duke, l. NJ. Williams c. b.
Richardson. DR.. r. g. Bosher. ]. r.
Jones. w r. Crawford. c. J. Ander-
son w. ]. whitehurst. 0. J. Sands.
& c. @. Taylor. Jr.. c. j. Biliups. r, c.
Hawkins, Jr, F. w. Laughton, w. r.
Murphy. O. a. Hawkins, J. L. Ander-
& son, ". d Stills. Jacob Umlauf, II. c.
Rohelen, E. W. Farley. F. b. Dun
ford.
Among the outstanding features Of
the yearss work that will be pre-
scented to the board OF directors in ii .
report OF the general secretary. who
u AZ just completing his twentieth year
with the Richmond association. are
IN the following:
Religious.
sa-akerarr=s rzesttngr.-- - - attendance,
1910.
{ Young mems meetings, 30: attend
ance, 2ss.
Mems shop meetings. sss; attend
ance 20.o72
Extension jail missions. eto,. 80;
attendance, 1.o4l.
Colleges. schools, etc. Z; attend
ance. 94s.
Total-Meetings AL; attendance
s2.7s5
Boys sunday Afternoon Club. So
attendance, 3,b2T.
Grand Total-Meettnss 4s4; at
- tendance. 3s,2s2.
:. Boys Bible Ciasses-Buflding, 1886
3,16A.
& Mems Bible Classes-shops, %; at
e~skerdance, SIT.
x NJ Bos' Bible Ciasscs-BEilding. 1875: at
- tendance, S164.
81, Total, slo: attendance. 1881.
Total at all meetings and Bible
classes, 1,l04; attendance, 4s,sls.
Average per week, meetings ana 81.
: bic classes. s4e,
Phsical.
sss Mems gymnasium classes, $50; at
tendance, 1850.
Mems games and grounds $50; at
j. tendance, $3.50.
Boys gymnasium classes, 44s; at
tendance, 1880.
Bowling Alleys-Garnes, 1899
Mon Estimated attendance. S.
i42
Boys Estimated attendance, H.
e27
/ Social.
# Mems events, attendance 1877.
~ Boys events atten dance 2.4eS.
Boys-Association groups, 16: at
: tendance. J., 3o4,
Summer camp, attendance II.
- General
s.. Committee Meetings-Men. 10; at
Committee Meetings-Boys. "a at
tendance, 149,
Situations secured. Al.
fA Meetings held in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
rum, "a attendance 4,63b. Other
rooma &C. attendance. 1.T21.
Attendsnce-Daily Average-Esti-
mated. $50.
= Membership.
Twenty Years Ago-Men: Limited
$500, BAG; fun 400, 12e; library
400. 2: sustaining $1,000. fsf. Boys
Z $500, ~ Total. e2s.
1s14-1s1b-Men: House $500, ~:
full s12oo, s25; sustaining 5000,
! 1s4; business men $4,000. go; con-
= trfbutfne "a. Boys, $500 or $500.
d $40. Total, 1853.
s---Men: House. AZ; full.
1885; sustaining. 215: business men,
46; contributing, 70. Boys, BIT. To-
tai. 1897.
The report OF the treasurer, Mr.. o,
J. Sands summarized gives the fol-
lowing facts for the year. and makes
a splendid showing:
Year. May l. 1sl5-April 30, 1918.
Receipts.
Mem bershfp-Men: Business men,
sl.l5e25: sustaining. s4,11375: full,
3s.5752a: house, 3lsb. Total s14,-
4 030.2e
Membership - Boys: Employed.
4 1850; Junior. sls5.ls: "A" and 'B. -
$6sT; house. SO. Total, s1,fe3.65
Miecelloneous-I>ocke $l,6es.25:
towels. ss3sss: bowling alleys
s4s2a4; billiard and pool. $75414:
I dorrnitories, sl3.s75s3: key deposits.
1853: auditorium and other rooms,
31fs.5e. .sRichmond's Young Men"
II: other items. s17oss: contribu-