New Britain herald., 1916-03-21
HUMAS0N RESIGNS /
 ASY. M. L. A. TREAS.
Pressure Of Business Leads Him
 to Give Up Position

] At meeting of the Y. M. c. X. 1 board of directors held ih the asso-
 citation building last nigh, the reslg-
 nation of Fl. B. Humaso:l as treasurer | was rendered and accepted With re- gret. Mir. HumasOn'S business duties 1 make it necessary for n,m to be out l of the city a great part of tho time 1 The matter of choosing q successor
 was held in abeyance until the annual
 meeting, which will be held Thurs 1 day evening.
 President F. M. WigItn,an ap- pointed the following committee to nominate new directors to fill the
 places of those whose terms expire Tt
 that time: George S T&lcott F. J. Skinner, F. G. Platt A. T. S.oper and
 F. NJ. Wightman. The terms Of C. J. Parker, R. N. Peck F., E. Eddy. IT. c. NJ. Thomson, H. ;. Wai-er and C. r. Smith, expire.
 The anniversary of the association will be observed Sunday e;enin-, May ', when Sherwood Eddy, the ceo- hrated missionary, will deliver the ad- dress of the evening. Mr Eddy is a member of the Y. M. C. 4. intcrna- tiOnal committee
 The report of Secretary c. IT. Barnes. presented to the board oe d. rectors at it's meeting last night, shows the activities of the association are ever on the increase. The report fol- lows:
 Gentlemen: The end of this month will mark the close of our fiscal year, review of which shows a larger participation in the privileges If t1n More members were served and members were served more times by the association this year than last It has been aimed in all depart ments to adjust the activities t o ! boys as possible. and to use the l equipment to the best advantage. Ihls has meant more gymnasium l classes and more individual instruc- 1 ton Tn the physical department, par tlcular courses of study in the edu- cation department, increased social | features and an adapted program of religious work. The employed force 1 IS bending it's efforts not only to serve the membership through the lsual channels, but also seeks. l through personal interviews, to aid l men and boys in their individual problems.
 Physical Department.
 SeVenty-tWo gymnasium classes at racted an attendance of 1,7S6, an in- ,rease of 564 over same month last ear. Total attendance in physical l department was 4,O63 as compared l with 2,171 for last year
 Eight bowling matches were con- 9 cams. S52 games were rolled. At he exhibition given for mothers of Y. M. C. A. boys, gold and silver medals were awarded to the cham oion, bowlers of the boys department.
 Twenty match games of basketball 1 were played in the Saturday night and the Sunday school leagues Eighty-six men and boys are mem bers of these teams. The players of l the Saturday night league held a fel- lowship supper February 17th, when they entertained the Delphi team of l Hartford. Later in the evening d picked team played the visitors a | game of basketball.
 The all around athletic contests | enrolled 156 different men and boys l in five different classes. Fortyona 1 emblems were awarded to the boys 1 The ten men scoring the highest 1 mum r" of points were awarded | medals, the gift of MT. Wm1. IT. Judd. chairman of the physical department committee. Two association records were broken in these contests-the shot put and the standing broad jump.
 Handball. wrestling and swimming have attra cted many men-the hand ball court being especially in de- mand.
 Nineteen physical examinations were given in addition to special examinations of Boy Scouts
 Educational Department
 The educational department not only enrolls members for night