Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-23


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Will be an organization wherein boys
will seek to help one another in hold
ing down their Jobs. in becoming more
efficient in their work and in getting
real JOY out OF their daily tasks. At
club meetings boys will discuss their
work, and when any one OF the
brotherhood is out of employment II
will be the obligation of the others
to help him find work,
A training class for older poy.y
boys of high school age, will prepare
them to act as Y. NJ c. A. voluntary
helpers In all departments. A ne,
feature Of this club will be the posi-
bility of boys who show promise hav-
Ing their expenses paid for months
intensive training in one Of the a5so-
cations war work schools.
The Patriotic Service league will
also be encouraged and the govern
ment's idea OF having every boy feed
soldier will be greatly stressed.
Where it is impossible for one boy to
perform this service they will pv
grouped and each group will pledge
Itself to do so. These will also be
older boys, between 10 and 21 years.
To Preach Patriotism.
Preponderant consideration will be
given in all lines of work to war
time activities and the duties ana op-
legations Of American citizens in war
time will be kept constantly upper
most in the boys mind.
The Y. NJ. c. A. forum will worn
along the same general lines as las,
year, with the exception that 1t also
will stress war work and war think
ing.
Its opening date As Sunday after
| noon, October 7. when Billy Williams.
well-known evangelist. will make the
first talk Of the season on the life
OF travelling salesman.
Other speakers who will come at
the invitation of the association to
take part in their Sunday prosram-
are Thomas L. Greene and N G.
Poon Chu.
The forum gatherings will be nein
cn Sunday afternoon from to 5
O'Clock. beginning with a short musi-
cal program of about ten minutes,
giving thirty minutes for the lecture
and twenty minutes TO discussion. The
musical part OF the program will be
directed by ]. Allen Yeager.
Ralph o. Won Thurn. who is physi
cal director, will this year be ably
assisted by Leroy Hobbs, who comes
to Tulsa from Louisville, Ky, where
he has been doing excellent work in
the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium.
Hobbs Is Assistant.
"Mr. Hobbs" said Secretary Buch-
rer, "was the outstanding man In
swimming, gymnasium and athletics
at the Lake Geneva school this sum-
mer and several of our men who saw
him there all agreed that the Tulsa
association must make an effort to
add him to our staff We are very
happy indeed to have been able to
do so and regard him as distinct
acquisition"
The physical directors department
announces the fall and winter sched-
ule in the gymnasium to be as for
lows:
Tuesday and Thursday morning at
1920. night shift men; Monday
Wednesday and Friday afternoon III.
3:15, students; Tuesday and Thursday
at s;15 and Saturday at $3.50. Junior
boys: Monday, Wednesday and rri-
day at 4:15, Junior athletes; Tuesday
at 4:15 and Saturday at 1890, preps,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Sis, b. NJ. c.; Tuesday and Thursday
at Sis, older men; Monday and
Thursday at 7, older employed men;
Tuesday and Friday at 7. young en-
ployed men: Wednesday at 7, s,u-
dents and employed leaders; Mon6ay
ana wednesday at S:lo, DoXlnR, IueS-
day and Thursday at S:15. young men
wrestling class; Friday, S:15, features;
Saturday to 9:30, boys department.;
500 to $50. boys department. :.
Interesting Plans.
The dormitory committee Is plan
ming all sorts OF interesting house
plans for the year and every effort
will be made to surround the boys
who live at the building with a home
like atmosphere. Special stress wn,
be laid upon the needs of the younger
man and he will be given preference
in the matter Of accommodations.
Regularly scheduled church parties
to Sunday morning and evening serv-
ices and to weekly prayer meetings
will be organized at the building so
that any man or boy who wishes to
attepd church need not start out from
home alone.
The membership secretary Is plan
ming to keep the membership up TO
two thousand in spite of the devasta-
ton wrought in the ranks of the
members by the war program. Spe-
cial appeals will be launched to diff
ferent groups of men and boys each
month.