Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
YEARS WORK OF Y. NJ. CA.
SHOWS ENLARGED SCOPE
Association Here Confronted WITT,
Big Problems as Result
of War.
ALL OFFICERS REELECTED
w. ID. Duke Again Named as Hend.
Faciutfcs Have Been Greatly En-
iarged to Accommodate Soldiers Mt
Central Building.

survey of the report OF the gen.
eral secretary OF the Young Mems
Christian Association to the board Of
directors at it's annual meeting FRI
hay night showed that the association
was doing great work. and that
much progress had been made during
the past year toward increasing the
scope and activity OF the organization.
me association was confronted with a
great problem In taking care OF tho
number OF men desiring admittance az
Il result Of the opening of Camp Lee,
and the manner in which the associa-
tion has taken care Of these men was
regarded as commendablc.
The meeting OF the board was held
In the Office with fifteen directors pres
ent. The president. w. d. Duke, pre-
sided and the meeting was opened with
prayer by C. 3. Richardson. Those
present we're: w. D. Duke. w. J..
Whitchurst, O. J. SANDS. j. L. Ander
son. c. y. Richardson. G. 6. Taylor. Jr.
c. ]. Binups. Jacob Urnlaur, ]. II. Jones.
i. c. Hawkins. Jr.. IL G. Robelen. f..
w. Laughton e. w. Farley. L. II. Dun
ford. Charles j. Anderson ard General
Secretary Mckee.
Reports from the treasurcr, Mr..
Sands. and the general secretary show
ed clearly this to have been the best
summer IN the association. Including
supervised ~ f. w. Conway: boys
supervised by II. c. Johnson, and mem
bershlp, supervised by -. l.. buchanan.
ALL OFFICERS ARE
UNANIMOUSLY REELECTED
All of the officers who have served
the association were unanimously re-
elected and entered upon their respec-
tive terms as follows: president, w. ID.
Duke; first vice president. w. j. white
l,,ra Il
Jones: third vice-president, j. l.. An
derson: recording secretary, G. G. Tay-
lor, Jr.; treasurer. O. j. Sands, and
general secretary. s. x. Mckee.
The report of the general secretary
contained much valuable information
and important recommendations among
which were he following:
80, The International organ OF the
,.Touny Mems Christian Association. AS
Mediation Men. Issued In New York is
being sent through the courtesy OF the
Richmond hoard OF directors to leading
ministers and !ayrnen OF our city. thus
Keeping them officially informed as TO
,. the great work OF the association in It's
worldly scope. especially among the
American soldiers in our own and other
lands under the auspices Of the Ma
:, iuonal War Work Council"
According TO previous action Of the
board. the uniform has been honored
4, Iion building since The days Of Camp
:, stuart. the soldier boys being
Enlarged the same As members for
towels. Thousands have visited the
building. While some days there have
been as many 800 using the privi-
leges at one time Recently General
Secretary Mckee visited Camp Lee and
y Had a conference with Judge Ad-
4, Tooate Hunt concerning the possibility
OF service TO tho soldiers at this end.
CAN ACCOMMODATE 200
SOLDIERS N BUILDING
IN keeping with the action OF execu-
Z live committee at n previous meeting
held at the Business Mems Club. the
sleeping equipment, which had been
brought up TO 40 IN order to accommo-
State Fair. Was Increased 10 200. Under
committee last Monday owning seventy
! additional beds have hGen ordered.
I Thus. under ordinary circumstances. al
most 200 soldiers can bs accommodated
in the association building, in adhi-
ton to the members who occupy the
regular ninetytwo dorm!tory rooms.
The directors adopted resolution
expressing their hearty interest in the
coming campaign Of the National War
4 Council for 100000 for work among
the soldiers, In America and on the
other side of the sea, and rendered the
cooperation OF tho directors and the
executive force to the special commit
/ tee on war work OF the nation. State
and city.