Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01
Y. M. c. A. WORK IN VERMONT
Fifteen Associations Have Total
Membership of 3,777.
Reports Presented and Officers Elected
at Business Session of state Con-
vention, Concentrating state
and Local Anniversaries.

and Local Anniversaries.
The forty-fourth State convention Of the
Young Mems Christian associations OF
Vermont, concentrating the forty-ninth
anniversary of the state committee and
the fftieth anniversary of the Burlington
! association, whose sessions began Satur-
day morning, closed Sunday with the
union service of the churches at the
! Baptist Church 1t was one of the most
largely attended and best conventions
| ever held by the association. About forty
delegates from city, town. county and
university Y NJ. C. a. organizations at
| tended the convention. in addition to the
| Burlington Y. NJ. c. A. delegates and
delegates representing the various
churches Of the city. The principal bust
ness session was held Saturday morning,
when William II. Wood of this city was
| elected president of the convention and
| the Rev S. p. Cook of Fittsfield, Mass,
| vicc-president Mr. Cook was State secre-
! tary for Vermont in 1876 and did a great
! deal of the early evangelistic work
! throughout the State. +. u. Pead of
! Manchester was elected secretary. The
saturday afternoon session WAS also
given up to business and in the evening
the session was devoted 70 "reminiscences
of the associations work In the state. A
quiet hour service was held sunday morn
ing at the Y NJ G. \. building, after
which the delegates attended the usual
services at the various churches in the
city. number of which we're addressed
by speakers in attendance on the con-
vention. The histor,' and growth Of the
! Burlington Y. NJ. G. y. was the theme
OF the service held SUNDAY afternoon at
the Y. NJ. c. \. rooms, and in the eve
ming the delegates attended the union
service at the Baptist Church, where the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic were guests Of honor.
BUSINESS SESSIONS.
The Saturday morning session was
opened with a song service conducted
by Edward X. Allen, secretary of the
burlington y NJ G. A., as We're the re-
naming sessions, and the Rev. j. S.
BraEer, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, held a brief devotional service.
Following the election Of officers the fol-
lowing committees We're chosen: Com
mittec on State committees report. f.
X Allen of Burline.ton. = 7 Tabor or
Montpelier and J. V. Cobleigh of Bur
lnEton; resolutions, II. A. Wilkinson Of
Bennington. Leslie NJ. Shedd of Middle
| bury College and Clarence Pierce. Jr. of
the University Of Vermont: credentials.
Leslie Elliott of Barton: Ernest Cook of
Norwich and Harold p. Bennett of Man
chester. Tn reports Of these committees
were read and accepted Sunday evening
9t the meeting at the baptist Church.
The annual report of the State COM
mlttee of the Young Mems Christian
ending March 81. 1916, was then read by
the state secretary, Byron y. Clark
There are ID associations in the State
with total membership of 3,777. having
p employed officers and owning prop
erty valued at s2sl,1S3 The current
expense budget Is sss577. Associa tions
nave been organized In six different
towns during the past year and are
oo'hs COCO work Inc report discussed
III ue'"'I the work peine zone by the
. N"ii'.'S "sSoc'a''oh anu stated 'ha'
SATISFACTORY progress was nelnE made
ny an VI '"''i'' ne WORK zone at the
o'a'e COM eien'eS' ''e militia camp ana
:
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"'''''S '"c p'''u oi'"e'S ol 'he
"'s'' !" '.o'H "ui'".' ''t past year were
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e''e'"'S "t -No"'ie''ei ''s' ->oNenl"er
"e'ie''rS H. a. -Norhous Oh hoo'sor
county mas res'Sheo ana pans lot MS
| successor are uhoer way several YER
iloht ooHs nave uec'ueu III 'he past year
S 10 make l. W. - "A WORK their Nte
I work y" after Il Baker Formerly OF
t thls city mas peeh made boys WORK
secretary AT Nle'eiano' oh>o' MOTIFS X
e " HcoN phFslcal ulrector at burlington
n ana oscar Ei"eii Phvsicai director ane
! BOYS work secretary at bennington. q
= harmon OF bennington ana waiter j
e oaruer OF burlington are preparing FOL
e ASSOCIATION work at the Springfield
t !. Nj. C. A ColleEe and James McGib
ney Mt Mount Hermon, while severa
others are making plans for 1t.