The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-26
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IN EXCELLENT SHAPE
According TO Annual Report, Fiscal
Year just Completed Proved
Most Successful.
SHOW INCREASED MEMBERSHIP
More Than 1000 Men and Boys Now
On Roll--45,620 Attend Meetings
During Year Under Auspices of the
Association.

pleted to be the best in the history OF
the organization. the sixty-third an
nual report of the Richmond Young
Mems Christian association has just
been submitted to the officers and di-
rectors The report Shows the as
ISOLATION to be in a good financial
condition, while the years work has
been success from every stand
point.
Among the outstanding features of
the work is the membership record,
presented by General Secretary s. X.
Mckee in his report. This report
showed a total membership at this
time Of 2.oos. against 1897 for the
previous year. Twenty years ago the
total enrolment was $40. The mem
bership at present includes forty
house members, 1906 fun members
1913 sustaining. Al business men, 10
contributing and 314 boys.
The report shows that no less than
4b,629 persons attended meetings held
during the year under the auspices of
the Y NJ. G.. A. The meetings were
as follows: Mems meetings, 1891;
N'uilE ilcIr $50 SIpp. Gbroapt mrs
departments. $780, jails and mis-
sions, 93s; schools and colleges, els;
Boys Sunday Afternoon club. 2,s4s;
watch night, -f25; Mems Bible class
2,99s; Bible meetings in fire depart
mcnts, LISP. boys meetings, 272;
church meetings, S,l66. which is an
average or ST7 a week.
The present officers and directors OF
the Y, NJ G A are:
II r
Whitehurst. first vice president; j. P
Jones. second vice president J. l.
Anderson, third vice president; o. J.
Sands. treasurer G. @. Taylor. Jr., re-
cording secretary; s. X. Mckee, gen
erai secretary. ard W. -. Duke, ". j
Whitehurst, O. A Hawkins, l. NJ
Williams. o J. Sands, J. L. Ander-
son. G. 3, Richardson. {, q. Taylor
Jr.. y n. Stills, Or. r. ;. Bosher. Jr
e, ] BiIlups Jacob Umlauf }. P
Jones r. {. Hawkins, Jr-, Ii e.
Robelen, w. f. Crawford, F. W
ieaughon r. W. Farley, F. Il. Dun
ford. W. X Murphy and c J Ander-
son. directors
The following gives an idea Of the
things being done hv the association:
Outstanding Features
W. 7, Mills in Cnina-The support
by the Twenty -Four Hour-a Day club
Of NJ. " T. Mills Richmond associa-
lions representative at Picking, China.
Civic and Church Center-The use
OF the association building In the
heart OF the city by twenty mine or
ganixstioDs for III meetings. with an
attendance OF five thousand eight hun
dred and hfty-nine.
Increased Mem bership-The year
closed with a. largely increased mem
hership. During the year total OF
2.515 men and se2 boys held mem
/ bership tickets for long or short
periods.
Extension Work Meetings or Bible
classes in thirty-s5ven different shops.
factories and Are department houses.
with an attendance of 26,5I6. SIS diff
serent meetings being held,
DormItory--Our ninetY-tV-o living
rooms were occupied during the year
by "a different mem beTs and 1851
visiting members
Get-To- Gether- Club-The organiza-
ton OF the Celtic set her club . for
association fellowship and putting
things across Under the auspices of
this club the association work OF the
past year has been the strongest and
best since we entered The new build
ing
Simultaneous EvangeIistic Cam
paign-Hearty cooperation on the
part Of the officers OF the association
| in the second annual simultaneous
evangelistic campaign, which head
quartered in our building and resulted
In approximately 1900 accessions 10
the Protestant evangelical churches
of our city.
S.ereopticon Service-Through the
equipment owned by the Boys Bible
Study club we have been enabled to
serve churches and philanthropic or
CARNATIONS in most satisfactory
manner with our stereoptieon sIides
and lantern service.
Delegates to the International Con-
vention-The association was repre-
scented at the international convention
OF the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION of North America, held at
Cleveland, by X. c. Hawkins. Jr. A
Harrison Saunders. d, l.. buchanan,
and the general secretary.
Soldier Boys-Hundreds OF soldier
boys in camp and while here mobiliz-
ing and dcmoboilizing were gladly
given free full privileges by the as
ISOLATION on the same basis as our
own members. Hundreds enjoyed the
swim ming pool and lobby and the OPP
portunity of writing home from the
association building.
Appreciation-The heartfelt thanks
OF the directors and officers Of the
association is extended to the press
and pastors of our city and to the
members OF the executive staff for
their cooperation in making possible
the splendid results of the year, and
TO our contributing friends for making
possible the close of the seventh year
in the new building without one cent
OF current indebtedness, with the
interest charges on the mortgage and
insurance on the building fully paid.
Also to the Reds, Whites and Blues
teams of the mems and boys mem
bership campaigns for the splendid
record made in the recent campaigns
Eighth Year~-The association en-
ters its eighth year In the new build
ing i'll the confident expectation that
through the blessing of God and CO.
operation of steadfast friends and
members the eighth year will exceed
in efficiency and results any previous
year and work prove more than
blessing to our young men and boys.
and the stranger within our gates not
only for a time, but for eternity, too.
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL
SCHOOL GETS &3s0.0o0.