Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
YEAR Of LOCAL Y. N. CA. WORK
Reports Presented at 5Oth An
nual Meeting Tuesday.
org nnizatiOn Has Membership Of 825,
Largest in Its Ulcers md
Working Secretaries All
Reelected.

The Young Mems Christian association
of Burlington held it's annual meeting for
the jubilee year, the 5oth of the associa-
ton. at its rooms Tuesday, with an
attendance of IS members. A committee
of the Women's Auxiliary. of which Mrs.
T.. c.. Stafford was chairman, served a
bountiful supper at 6:15 O'Clock, which
was followed by the annual business
meeting, at which officers and directors
were reelected as follows: President,
G. =. Cowles: vice-president, c. F. Purin-
ton: recording secretary, J. T.. Tracy;
treasurer, George l.. pease: directors for
two years, l.. +. Smith, A.. l.. Whiting,
Roy Il. Sawyer. c.. G.. Hammond and j. d.
Tousley. The general officers OF the asso-
citation will also remain MS they are at
present: r. *. Allen, general secretary;
James G.. Loop, boys secretary, and Nor
ris r. Wilcox. physical director. The re-
ports OF the officers and chairmen of the
standing committees which were read
and accented showed the association to be
in the best condition which it has ever
attained, with a very encouraging out
look for the future; while several mem
bers who had attended numerous annual
meetings declared the one Tuesday
to have been the most enthusiastic ami
successful they had ever witnessed. The
new seven foot electric sign. with the
letters Y. NJ. c. A. on 1t. which has beer
placed on the northwest corner Of the
building, was lighted for the first time at
the beginning of the meeting.
Following the supper, at which grace
was asked by the Rev. s. G. Barnes. the
post-prandial exercises were opened by
the singing Of the hymn, THE Son of
God Goes Forth to War" after which the
Rev. Clifford II. Smith read a passage
from the Scripture and the Rev. c. C.
Adams led in prayer. The presiding Off
Ger, c =. Cowles, first called upon w. J.
Van Pat,en. chairman of the State COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation of Vermont, who praised the
leadership Of the Burlington association
in all movements for the betterment of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. throughout the state and
spoke of his pleasure at attending the
meeting. The record of the last annual
meeting was read by the recording sec
who was reelected to a third term as
president of the association, read n brief
and comprehensive report of the years
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fact that the association during the past
year had had the largest membership of
its history, G25. besides enjoying substan.
tial growth and development in other
lines. He paid a high compliment to the
members Of the secretarial force, Mr..
Allen, Mr.. Loop and Mr.. Wilcox. and
thanked the Women's Auxiliary for their
efficient aid. The associations assistance
In support of the Y. NJ. c. A. work being
carried on by Mr.. Bristol among the con-
valescent French wounded soldiers a,
Lyons. France, was also dwelt upon. The
plans for the jut lice anniversary on May
n, q and 2, when the State convention
will hold its biennial convention here. and
the plans for the older boys conference
in Burlington mex. winter were outlined
while the report closed with the promise
of a brilliant outlook for the future.
Tho report of the treasurer, George
l.. Pease. showed total receipts for the
past year of sG,50273, with expendi.
lures of SG,496.33, leaving a balance or
hand Of s6.40. The report of the audi,
tor, o. 7. Ray, complimented Z. X. AL.
Zen, general secretary, uron his method
of keeping the accounts of the asso,
citation and also upon the care and fidel,
lty with which he has guarded the ex.
penditures of the association during
the past year. The reports of the gen.
eral secretary, f.. X. Allen, the boys
secretary, James G.. Loop, and Morri:
+. wilcox. head of the physical de.
partment, We're also read, while J. T.
Tracy. recording secretary, read tht
report of the board of trustees in the
absence of the chairman, c. L. Smith
The report of Mrs. s. l.. Platka. presi
dent of the woman's auxiliary, was
read by w. II. Wood. chairman of tht
committee on woman's auxiliary.
In connection with the reading of his
report as chairman of the committee
on boys work, Ernest l.. Rand pre-
scented certificates from the information
al committee of Y. NJ. {. A. Bible study
to the following boys who have sue
cessfully passed the examination il
this course of Bible study: Raymond
Guyette. Dudley Platka, Charles Tous
ley, and Hugh Sinclair. The following
chairmen of various standing commit
tees read reports: f. w. Perry, execu
tive; DR.. G.. A. Pease, finance: +. S
Pease, religious: j. T.. Tracy, Bibl
study; r. ID, Sawyer, physical; a. NJ
Chilson, working boys gymnasium
class; William Laughton, social; C. +
P%urinton, membership, and A.. S. Gal
lup, foreign work. Announcements o
the Cleveland Y. NJ. c, A. convention
which is to be held from May 10 to 16
and of the plans for the jubilee ami
versary celebration in this city on Ma!
26, p and rs, were made. while report
for the boys store and the boys de
partmcnt president were given by Lee
Ramsey n Charles Tousley. TIL
meeting adjourned with the singing o