Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-08
BIG PROBLEMS FOR
Y. M. c. A. MEETING
Two Thousand Delegates Will At.
tend International Convention
at Cleveland.
BRANCHES IN NEARLY ALL LANDS

CLEVELAND, o.. May IA mum
Der OF important matters affecting
the administration OF the Young
Mems Christian associations OF North
America will come before the inter.
national triennial conyention--the
legislative body OF the brotherhood
which will be held in Cleveland May
~, continuing through May is. II
Is said that the meeting will be one
OF the most significant Of any OF the
previous thirty-nine meetings that
have been held. There will be 1000
guests OF the convention, in addition
10 the 1000 accredited delegates and
many hundreds OF corresponding
members" The associations eligible
to representation include TOO city
associations, $50 railroad, 500 col
lege and 500 county or rural asso-
Citations, as well as the army and
navy branches.
The convention marks itA fiftieth an
nivorsary Of the establishment Of the
international committee. and the change
in Leadership Of the committee from
Richard G. Morse. who for forty-six
years was ia general secretary. and who
IL now retiring, 10 John n. Mott, ro-
oently-electsd general secretary.
Question of Supervision.
One Of the questions 10 be voted upon
IL q proposal 20 increase the element Of
democracy IN tho supervision OF the
brotherhood, On an initiative resolution
which has been approved by an over.
whelmlng vote Of the directors Of the
associations in all parts Of the United
States and Canada, II Ia proposed that
tho lay delegates will hereafter have a
much larger proportion OF the conven-
ton devoted 10 discussions from the floor.
with fewer addresses from the platform.
While the large assembly Of the eonven-
ton will be In oray's armory, there will
be this year q greater number Of smaller
sectional meetings with greatly in
creased opportunity for discussion and
legislation. The hall OF the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and various
Cleveland churches will be the places Of
holding these sectional meetings, The
Cleveland association Ia also dismantlins
the second floor OF rs large building 10
accommodate an exhibit Of Young Mems
Christian association buildings, equip
ment and efficiency.
The Importance Of the association
work with the armies in Europe will have
special attention. Hundreds Of trained
secretaries who have been sent over
from the United States and Canada and
who have been at work in the trenches
as we'll az with the prisoners on both
sides Of the lines. will report on this
phase Of Young Mems Christian asso-
citation work
The question Of the supervision Of the
associations IN foreign lands such al
China, Korea Japan, India Philippines
Cubs. Argentine. Brazil. Chile. Uruguay
and other countries will also be oonsid.
cred. A special commission has beer
studying for three years the tremendous
expansion Of the association movement
abroad, and the fndings Of this commits
sion will be presented by L. Wilbur
Messer OF Chicago as chairman.
WIN Discuss Retirement Fund.
The convention viii he called upon 10
decide whether or not Il will capitalize
retirement fund for secretaries. who
have practically completed their life
time OF service. This commission Il
headed by r. w. Aver Of Philadelphia lie
VIII probably ask that the fund be cap
ltalized to begin with at Hiooo.ooo per
haps more. II depends upon the actu.
Nrial studies which he is now havinn
made. This retirement fund win paral.
lei that provided by many OF the denoml,
nations for ciergymen, by tho Carnegie
fund for professors IN colleges. and such
retirement funds a. the Pennsylvania
railroad, as we'll as government services
SO far the Young Mems Christian a.
sociatlon has had nothing Of this kind
Another important discussion Is 70 h
the extent 70 which the association should
enter the educational field lake IN,
public schools. Il has inauEurAted sum.
mer institutes for the training 81 ~
younger secretaries and has bought prop
critics In Estes Park, nsar Colorado
springs; Lake Geneva in Wisconsin si
yer nay on Lake George, and plhol
Mountain In North Carolina. where 4
assemblies fer training purposes its lesi
experienced seereiarial candidates am