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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
West Sumner.

Mrs. T. w. Bisbee is able to walk out
and make few calls but she looks very
feeble.
July 6, Harry Crockett and family
started for Wsusau, Wis, where he has q
position as assistant superintendent In
the new spool mill.
Mrs. P. G. Barrett has gone to Dixfield
to see her mother, Mrs. Holman, who is
in poor health.
Annie Barrows Is working for Mrs.
Frank Ryerson at Hartford.
Bert Chandler and family of Massa.
chusetts spent the week of the Fourth
with his sisters.
Arthur Chandler has sold seventy
chickens at21 cents per pound on account
of high cost of feed.
Mrs. James Tuell is suffering from
neuritis In her arm.
Mrs. Alvin Gerry has gone to Hartford
to care for Mrs. Percy Davenport.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
AndOVer.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Akers and chill
dren of Rumford are visiting relatives In
town.
A number from this place attended
the circus at Rumford Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoover and
daughter are guests ct Bluemont Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thomas have been
at their camp at Hanover for the past
week.
Edward Stuart, who has been at biz
home for the past two weeks, has re-
turned to bis work In Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsley from Worcester
Mass, are boarding at Hotel Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Mills and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Learned went to the Balsama
Sunday by auto.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
South Sumner.

Miss Charlotte Cobb has returned
home from two weeks visit with rela
tives in New Hampshire and Massaohu
sets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath OF Danville, N. a..
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cobb.
Eugene Chafin is working for Pau
Stevens through haying.
Miss Carolyn futile has been visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Whitman Of Buck6eld.
Henry Cobb, Paul Stevens and George
Brsdeen have had lightning rods placed
on their buildings.
Lester Merrill is working for James
Heald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Norway Lake.

Miss Ethel Lspham 10 visiting her
aunt and family In Augusta, also her
brother who 10 In camp there.
Misses Ruth and Doris Stiles of New
Hampshire, granddaughter Of B. Tuck.
or, are visiting the fuckers here.
Seymour Smith OF Boston is stopping
with his family at j. s. Smiths for q
while.
Miss Edith Wood Of Bridgton Center
10 visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Frost.
Miss Belle Pennock of North Water.
ford visited her cousin, Clarissa Ohm.
stead, for week or moro.
Mrs. Carl Boynton Of Portland, who has
been visiting at the home Of her father,
DR.. G. A. Stephens, returned to her
home the 18th.
Guy Ingalls, and A. D. Kilgore are
building garage for their automobile.
Mrs. Will Psrham, who visited at Mr..
Wits for about week, left here for
Portland the 9th.
Mrs. Guild Of Augusta, who came to
visit Mrs. Witt the 9th, returned home
the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Witt, Miss Lucy and
Miss Ethel Laphsm, with Mrs. Perham,
also Miss Georgiana Harwood, Mics
Lucy's cousin, took an auto ride to Au-
gusta Sunday, the 9Th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
North Buckfleld.

The dance 1t Grange Hall was July Is
instead Of July 20 - reported.
Judith and Clithroe Warren are visit.
Ing relatives In Connecticut.
d. B. Hayden has recently purchased
. plano.
Mrs. g. II. Warren returned with Mr..
and Nrs. ]. =. Turner 70 their homo In
Auburn.
Mrs. Ines Spauldlng hes purchased "a
outdoor cooker for canning.
There will BE- special meeting Of
Nountaln Grange July IA In the evening,
@ confer tho flsst and second degrees. "
Mrs.. Hiosinda Rasrar b ct B. 8. REQ.
[oed's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

At The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
rooms roc July ilth, i5i7, the following board o.
directors was elected. VIZ: Periey r. Ripley
Alton Q. Wheeler, Geo. NJ. Atwood, VIM: o.
Wheeler, n. Dayton Bolster, Del6ert ~ stewart
Newell, d. Henry Fifeld, John B. Robinson
Charles B. Tebbets, Leslie L. Mason. Benz. 4
Billings. Herbert g. Fletcher. John A; Titus
Executive Committee: Periey r. hipey, Al
Wheeler, N. Dayton Bolster, Delbert N. stew
art. Fred N. Wright.
The board Of directors elected the following
Perley F. Ripley, Presidenti Alton 2; Wheeler
Vice President; Irving o. Barrows, treasurer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Hanover.

Lester Inman and Duncan Mcpherson
are peeling pulp for Don Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Warren and
little daughter Roma spent Sunday with
Mr.. Warren's sister, Mrs. e. D. Ham
mon.
G.. n. Kimbsll and his sister, Mrs..
Nancy MsyConnell, spsnt last week with
their brother, Charles Kimball, and wife,
at South Paris.
Leon Roberts has purchased . new
Overland car.
Henry Stsarns and E. d. Hammou
have taken pulp job Of HI Stearns.
The most OF the farmers crops In this
vicinity are looking good.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Albany.


G. G. Becker and Ben Inman are
working on the road. 1t q slow work.
can't get any crew TO help.
Mrs. Lucinda Andrews 10 helping hez
sister, Mrs.. W. /. Bscklsr, take care u
her aunt, who does mot gain % fast q
her friends wish she might.
Calvin Cummings 10 helping bis broth.
or Lincoln put up . barn for Ernest
Gross.
Miss Myrtle Becker d knitting {
sweater for her brother. She makes
very pretty tatting. and does embroid-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur D. Bean, ]. K.
Wheeler, 8. G. and Estslla Bean, Johnnie
and father and Made and Ida Hasslton
went 10 Poland Spring last Sunday. A
very pretty placer and nice ride. The
crops did not look any better that way
than this.
A few are hsying.
A cold waSe just now.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
sHIP TIMBER.

Owners Of ship timber, cut
or standing, wishing to get in
communication with ship build
ers, can do so by submitting to
the undersigned a schedule OF
their timber. The Maine Ship
Building Committee wishes to
assist in bringing sellers and
buyers together, no cost beng
incurred by either party. Ad-
dress
James w. Sewau,
Maine Ship Building COMMITTEES,
Old Town, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
SINGLE COPIES.

Single copies Of TEE DEMOCRAT are four cents
esch. They Win be mailed on receipt OF price by
he publishers or for the convenience OF pasIons
IN gse eopies Of each Issue have been placed on
sale at the following places In the County:
South Psris, Towards Drug Store
Shurtlef's Drug Store
NORWAY. Noyes Drug Store
stones Drug Store.
Ruekdeld. A. L. Newton. Postmaster.
Psris Hili. Helen e. Cole, Post Once.
West Paris, Samuel I. White.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

Rev. W. 81. Lakiu va away Owl
Sunday, and Mrs. Lakin carried on The
services here and ct sumner very enacient
/. DR.. and Mrs. b. q. Ulrich VI Balti.
more, Nd. are with Mrs.. Eva Lunt.
Miss Amy Shaw 10 in Boston for few
lMrs. Luther Irish and daughter Eliza
beth are In Boston with friends for
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Ellingwood. are In
Newark, N. j., for visit With relatives
Very little haying has been done II
this locality - yet.
B. e. Gerrish was In Augusta Friday
Mrs. Eunice Prince has returned t
her rooms With MIss Barrett, after being
with her people In Portland and Water
vile for some weeks.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

The crop reports look different now
from what they did when verybody wa
being urged to plant every possible inch.
Then the wheat crop was partial failure,
and we were almost facing famine. Now
We are going to have . billion bushels
increase In al the principal food crops
over last year. But We may be- facing
famine for oil that, and there 10 no
danger Of raising too much.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

A recent obituary notice of an old-tims
nce-track msgnats says that he had
survived "ths palsying Of . great sport
through the crusade Of Governor
Hughes" also that on his record there
was no stain Of track scandal. A the
sgreat SPORT which Governor Hughes
destroyed was the sport Of gambling on
races. u appears that the obituary TO
ferred to 70 the obituary Of gambler,
whose notable virtue yas that be was .
'squars'' gambler.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Coming Events.

july d - Aug. - Community Chsuauqua'
county fair grounds.
Aug. IL To- Csmpmeeting. Empire Grove, East
Poland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
ESTABLISHED Isss.
ATWOOD 6 FORBES,
Kdssors sad Proprs3ors.
GEORGE II. ATWOOD. A. Is. FORBES

rxsns 81 50 year II paid strictly In advance.
Othorw1ss es-o0 year. Single copies = cen~'
ApyrRrIsR,rxNrs: An legal advertisements
are given three consecutive Insertions TOT tl.oo
per Inch In length Of column. Special con
tracts made with local. ransiens ana yesry
advertisers.
Jon PRINTING New type, rass presses, electric
power experienced workmen and low prices
Combine 10 make this department Of our busi-
ness complete and popular.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

According 10 some Of the latest reports,
along with In other shortages Germany
be- shortage Of tobacco. II that dossn'i
bred diseontsnt In the trenches. moth
In VIII.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Here and There.

This tale about Charlie Chaplin getting
over million dollars for eight movies"
u reminder that George Washington's
birthday 10 ~ the other side of the year.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

At the UniversalIst church the morn
ing service will continue at 10:45 each
Sunday through July, and the Sunday
School will meet ut tho close of the
morning service. The meetings Of the
Y.P. G. q. will be omitted until Sep
tember.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universalist
parish will hold their annual fair and
supper Wednesday, July Is.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
nefhel.

The people appreciate tho return OF
the mail service TO the former schedule.
The W. G. T. u. hold su interesting
meeting with Mrs.. O. n. Mason Tues
day:
The correspondent asks for . correc-
ton, q the name Of the wedding party
reported Herriok- Benson should hsve
been Herrick. Norton. Mr.. Benson Nor
ton ID tho son Of John Norton Of Levsnt,
and the couple are to reside In Exeter,
Maine. No fault of the printer,
DR.. Austin Tenney made business
trip to Bethel Thursday and Friday Of
this week.
Harold W. Chandler, who enlisted -
bookkeeper In tho qusrtermaster's corps,
and has been ct Fort Slocum, N. T.,
has been assigned to Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, and left Fort Slocum July 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Lovejoy are spend
Ing . week with Mrs. Bertrsm Packard
ut Litchfield, where Mr.. and Mrs. Pack
ard and little daughter Martha are
spending the summer ut their camp.
Everett Smith and family and Mrs.
Abbie Taylor and son Harold have NOV
cd to Portland.
Word has been received of the critical
illness at the Central Maine General
Hospital of Mr.. Raymond Ferguson.
Mrs. Ferguson 10 the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred p. Chandler.
Algernon 8. Chapman, one Of Bethels
oldest and most respected citizens,
passed away at bis homo last Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Chapman was q veteran
of tho Civil War, and loyal member OF
Brown Post. The funeral was held at
the Congregational church Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Chapman had been IN
active member of this church many
years. He leaves two sons and two
daughters, and three grandchildren. Mr..
Chapman will be missed by large circle
of friends.
An entertainment for the benefit OF
the Red Cross will be held at Mr.. Up
sons music room July 18th.
John V. Holt and family Of Andover,
Mass, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. q.
Purington.
Marx W. Chandler of Portland, who
will be remembered ~ . station agent
for nearly City years on the Grand
Trunk, was calling upon Bethel friends
last Monday.
Mrs. Sanborn and Mrs. Dearborn are
10 Bethel caring for Mrs. Horace An
drews, who IL Ill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.


DISTRICT OF MAINE, %.
On tbis 18th day of July, A. D. 1917, on read.
ordered 6y the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the a4th day Of August A NJ, "
tricf nj 10 O'clock in the forenoon; and that no.
ice thereof be published in the Oxford Demo;
crst, newspaper printed In said District, s1 70
interest. NAV appear at the said time and place.
and show cause, II any they haye, why tne
prayer Of said petitioner should not Be gTansSea;
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known cred
itors copies Of said petition and this order. az
dressed 70 them at their places Of residence u
j stated. -,
the said Court, and the seal thereof, at Portian9
IN said District, on the 14th day OF July, a.
1917. QUO c,.-.
| A true COPY of petition and order thereon.
1881 Attest: FRANK FELLOWS, Cierk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

Since the above was written, announce
ment ID made Of the net quotas from
each state. Allowance 10 made each
state for the total strength of the
National Guard Of the state, and the war
enlistments In the regular army since
the first of April. With these credits
given, the net number OF men to be fur
nIshed BY Maine through the draft 10
1891. On this basis, Oxford County will
have to furnish probably between 90 and
100 men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Bankrupt. Petition for Discharge.

In the matter Of
Bankrupt
To the Hon. CLARENCE HALF, Judge OF ne De
trict Court Of the United States Tor tne D'su'c'
Of Maine:
John NJ. DOLBIER Of AsxicS' In ~ the 9e
said District, respectfully represents that on the
5th day Of Nay, last past. he was duly adlndgeo
banEruupt under the Acts Of Congress relating g
Bankruptcy; that he has duly surrenasrSedh 81
his properly and rights OF properly. an ~ AID s
Acts and Of the orders Of Court touching dis
wherefore he prays. Tha, be may be Sscre 81
by the Court 70 have fuh discnargod tro" s.;d
Ssnfruptcy Acts, except such debts a. are ex'
cepted 81 law from such discharge. ,,,,
Dated this 30th day Of June, A: u. lSiI;
JOHNM. DOLBIER, Bankrupt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

To raise the first army 1t Is said that
the proportion will be two-thirds of one
per cent OF the population, as estimated
BY the census bureau for registration
Purposes. On this basis the number
required from Oxford County for actual
service will be between 260 and 270
The drawing, 1t 10 understood, will be
from the county ~ q unit, and there will
be no spportionment from the towns.
All this 10 according to information
made public, but 10 not to be accepted
% IN official statement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17


be exempted from the conscript army
by local exemption boards:
Officers of the United States and OF
the several states and territories and the
District of Columbia.
Regularly ordained ministers Of re-
ligion.
All students OF divinity preparing for
the ministry on May Is, 1917.
Persons In the military or naval service
Of the United States.
Subjects Of Germany residing In this
country.
All other resident aliens who have not
taken out their first papers.
The following persons will be dis
charged by local exemption boards, up
on Investigation:
County and municipal officers.
Custom house clerks.
Persons employed In the transmission
Of the mails.
Workmsn employed in the arsenals,
navy yards and armoriss OF the United
States.
Persons employed by the United States
designated az exempts by the President.
Steamship pilots.
msrinoTu aCtuaiiy employed IN sea
service of any citizen or merchant with
In the United States.
Any married man whose wife or child
10 solely dependent upon his labor for
support.
Any son Of widow solely dependent
upon his labor for support.
Father OF motherless child or chill
dren under Is years OF age solely de-
pendent upon his labor for support.
Brother of . child or children under
10 years Of age, who has or have neither
father nor mother and Is or are solely
dependent upon his labor for support.
Any person who 10 q member of we'll.
recognized religious sect organized or
existing May Is, 1917, whose creed for
bids Its members to participate in war.
All persons morally deficient, such as
criminals.
All claims for exemption must be sup
ported by affidavits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
The Draft Plan.

A plan has been formulated for the
selective draft for the new national army
which will make only one drawing neces-
sary for the whole list Of nearly ten
million names, and only about 1000 num-
bers will have to be drawn.
As is generally understood, the coun-
try is divided into districts for registra-
ton purposes, mainly following county
or city lines or other political divisions.
In each district the names are numbered
serially from l up, with what Is officially
known as Q red figure number. The
number In district varies from . very
small number up to something like 1000.
In the drawing numbers up to the lsrg-
est In any district will be used, and the
first number drawn will represent in each
district the first man to be called. The
second number will represent the second
man to be called, and so on through the
list.
Numbers higher than those which sp-
pear 10 any district will operate as
blanks for that district.
For illustration, Oxford County COM
prisss one district, and Its registered
men are numbered from ! to S0SS. Sup
posing the first four numbers drawn are
4857, 71S, 1888 and $40. Then the frs,
man to be called from Oxford County
would be the one who has the number
713, and the second the one with the
number SAC, and so on through the list
It 10 doubtful II everything will be
complete and ready for the draft before
next week.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
CITYS GROWTH
SHOWN BY gain
INEXPENDIIURE

Deputy City Auditor James Lloyd
has compiled some timely figures
showing how the growth of the city
and county is reflected in the increas'
ed cost Of certain governmental act
iVities. The figures are as follows:
Protection to Life and Property
Fire department, police department,
police and fire alarm system, jails,
and prisoners, 1912 1927, 4S5.1S; 1916,
$274,269.21.
Sanitation
Garbage collection, building, meat
and food inspection, hospital expense,
etc, 1912, $75,444.S3; 1916, $76,7S2.42.
Recreation
. Parks, public baths, Hawaiian band,
1912, $40,717.45; 1915, $60,044.40.
The Public Schools
Repairs and maintenance, janitors'
service and supplies, furniture and
fixtures, new buildings, 1912, 5000;
1916, $S1, loo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

letin office yesterday. It's date is
June s, 1888, and the paper is the
Honolulu Daily Bulletin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green were living at
hotel in New Plymouth, New Tea
land, when a friend of theirs named
Corkle, one of the city's most promi-
nent citizens and dairy ranchers, told
them he had a Honolulu newspaper
for them, which might interest them
even if the news were a little belated.
New Plymouth is the center Of a big
butter producing section.
He brought the ancient paper to
them. 1t was a copy he had preserved
because in that year the first ship
ment of New Zealand butter was made
to Honolulu from the Taranaki dairies,
In which he was interested The item
>referring to the butter reads as fol-
lows:
Lovers OF good butter and cheese
should call on Mr.. L. J. Levey at his
office, and there they will find a
consignment of fresh butter and
cheese from the Taranah Diaries,
New Zealand. The butter is done up
in neat tins and is a very superior
article. Try it and see for yourselves. I"
= About the most interesting news
story in the paper, which has adver-
tisements all over the first page and
carries it's news on the inside pages,
is the following item:
1.-THE schooner Equator, which ar
rived at San Francisco May Il from
Apia, will shortly touch at Honolulu
and take Robert Louis Stevenson and
wife to Butaritaria, and thence around
the Gilbert group, bringing them back
to tButaritari."
An advertisement In the same is
sue offers the Emerson Homestead at
Wajalua to let. This is today the
Haleiwa Hotel
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

though We began the operation Of our
cars on .sngust 81, 1901, the stock
holders, did not receive any dividend
until 1903, when 6 per cent was paid
TO the holders Of $3.50, 600 Of preferTe:
stock and / per cent to the holders
of $500 900 common stock In 1894
and 1906 4 per cent was paid on CON-
mon stock and per cent on preferred
stock. In 1906 6 per cent was paid on
preferred stock and 8 IA per cent on
common stock. In 1907 6 per cent was
paid on preferred stock and 3 per cent
on common stock. In 1905, 1903 and
1910 6 per cent was paid on preferred
stock and per cent on common stock.
In 1911 and 1912 both the preferred
and commol stock the latter increas-
ed to $S5TQ00, received 6 per cent
In 1913 the outstanding preferred
stock was converted to common, the
latter by this transfer being increased
to $1,207 SEQ, upon which per cent
was paid On the same, the same rate
of dividend continuing in 1914, 1915
and 1916.
In August, 1915, the stock was fur
Their increased to $1,600, 900, and again
III AUEll VI LulB year was IuSLSoSC W
$4,000, 900, the proceeds OF the latter
increase 100000, being used in part
to retire the then outstanding bonds
due for payment on May /, last,
improvements Now Planned
During the latter part OF the yeac
1916 the directors authorized the con-
struction Of the double track for the
entire length of the King street line
and the extension Of line up Liliha
street from King to School street, and
along School street into the upper
Kalihi district. They also authorized
the purchase Of ten additional cars
somewhat after the style OF the large
cars operating on King street. Inabil-
ity to get any of the material neces-
sary for this work on account Of the
present congested market conditions.
has so far made 1t impossible to pro-
coed with these extensions, which.
when completed, will give a good ser
vice to every part of the city and
with the rerouting of the cars on some
OF the lines, will provide five minute
service on the King street line from
Fort Shafter to McCully street, with
the exception Of that portion lying
between Alakea and Liliha streets, on
which there will be a three and one
third minute service.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
DAILY BULLETIN, 1889,
is CURIOSITY HERE ON
NEWSPAPER BIRTHDAY

A pleasant little incident OF the
Star.B Bulletins fifth birthday was to
receive on Friday Daily Bulletin of
1888. - : ~
To be told by friend at the New
Zealand city where he was staying
that he had a Honolulu newspaper for
him, which when delivered proved to
be 2SI years old, was the unusual ex'
perience which befell Francis J. Green
a few months ago.
Green, who Is executive officer of
the selective draft registration board,
brought the paper into the Star-Bul'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30

Miss Rachel Hayselden of the Sac
red Heart Academy, who. has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Gleason
of Kaimuki, left yesterday for her
home in Waiohinu, Kau, to spend her
summer vacation. She was accom-
panied by her two brothers. Claus and
Waller, both st. Louis College stu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
Y. N.
MAKES STRIDES
IN five YEARS

Among Honolulu's institutions that
have shown marked progress during
the past five years, the Young Mems
Christian Association stands out pre-
eminently. In the summer Of 1912
the first year in tho new building had
Just been completed.
Today the main building is teeming
with life in every department. There
are branch associations for Japanese,
Koreans and Filipinos with a new as
sociation under lay TO meet the needs
Of the American.0orn boys and stu.
dents of various races.
Boys club work is firmly establish
ed at various points in the city. The
Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. is now
assured and will serve the thousands
Of enlisted men stationed here.
A comparison Of the annual report
just issued and the report Of five years
ago shows striking gains. Today there
are 1927 members in the Honolulu
Central Y. NJ. c. A., while there were
1860 five years ago.
Some comparative figures follow: